Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-09-28
ARTICLE VII.

slgat of said Constjtutisu az it now is be striek-
thereof:
g ARTICLE VIII.
S3DIcIA1 pErARrxEFT.
]. The Judicial power of rho State shall be
yested In . ssprenIs court Of aspsHls, in circuit
tribsnals az are herein Authorised. azd in JUS
ttees Of the peace.
surxEME csusr OF .rrrArs.
>. The supreme court of appeals shall sOn.ist
eusram for the transaction of kRsinsHs. They
held q s On enseo FER sn the term Of sT.iT. s. sra
unioss seeneT removed il the uarner preNerlped
efhos whsn THE .r.isls AXE. sheet ssa 1IIl% remais
therein until the expiration of tasir present
3. 1t shall havo original jarlslistien il cases
ef habe1s corpus. msndamus and prohibition Il
shall have appellate iurisdlstion in evil es.ss
where the matter in controversy, eIcIu.iye Of
%sssts.is eff greater vsirs or aneant THAI one
.ths title sr boundaries of l.ud. the proSsto Of
wills. the appsintnant or saaliacstiss OF .
personal rssre'sntstiys, Guardian. sonnittss
Terry er inndlns: or the right of . eorporAtioa
.. ssantE ts isyy tell. or tssss. and slao IN
eerttorHri and prohibition, and in es.ss Ixyslyinr
1res1en or ths ennstitutieralitv of a iAw. Is
saaiI have appellate jarisaletlsn in erini.sl
eases where there has ssen . conviction fer
1sI:sy OF na.dea saner In a sirs1lt sssrt. ana
wAsre eesTlstlsn las bean bad in any inferior
FL rnrs sss Of a 5s...Ip ,s, Il she Psslis Ts.sau., ~
as the defendant. 1ad such other .pssllata iR-
TIsa'eti"n.I IN both eiyiI ssd criminal eases, As
4. No decision rendered by the srxrene sau-t
81 aPpsais saatl be eensidered \. binding .a-
tserlty nPon any of the inferior coarts sf thfs
State. eIssgt IN Iae partioular case decided nm
three lad s.. of said court.
5. When = juagIaent or dssrso iI rsvs.sed or
aarmsd By tag snPrene csart of a2p-Sis, avery
point fairly arising apoa she record Of :; case
shall be considered and decided and the RES
soas tharsfors shall he eoneiselv stated in ~writinS,
and Preserved vita ths reeari of tia .DS
IL ahsiEbs the duty of the eesrt 90 pre- pare =
eoscarrsa in bv TIRES Of the SadTes thsssof'
whIsh shail be pre11sd to shs Published report
4. A writ of error. supsrs.Geus OF appeal shall
he all""oa only hy she saPrems oourt o: sspaals
orr laaEs tosrenf, aeoH = Petisiea assigning sr-
rer In toe judgment or PraeeSdiRE 60 of tho in
terior courts, and thee oMlv sftcr ssId esurt or
judge shall have sH."ined and eo9sider.d the
that there is error in she snms, OF that 1t pre-
sent. q point proper fer the cOnsidcrftlsn of IKE
supreme court of appeals.
,7.,1f from any cause . vacancy shall os.ariu
the supreme oonFt Of APPEALS. the Governor
shall issue . writ of s'ectier to ELL RHeh W.
sancy at the next general sIestIes for the res
ia1e of the term: and in the nsantiee he shall
NIL sueh vaeansr by appointment until a i udge
IL elected and qRaIihed. Bat if the une1pired
f1TM os Iess tnan TWO years the Governor shall
Hi Sueh VacSaey ey appointment for the une1-
8 The oaee.s of the supreme court Of ap-
psais, except the reporter. shall bn appointed nv
the seurt. or, In vacation hv the indces thereof.
psns.tion shall be nreserihsS BY la "''1 ''"
9. Tbsra shall Do NJ leAst two torres 81 the SUI
times aud places as may b. pressT1sad BIZ law.
CIRCUIT c"Uz-s.
10. The State shall bs divided isto thirteen
circuits. For the oIreEit hereinafter eilIrS the
hrs.. two jadse. snall be slested, anG for rsch
of ths o.ser elrsuits %. Judge shall b. s'.et.S
~ tne voters thereof. EHes of tss jud sr1 80
years. asicss sooner removed IN tn. rrsmROr
plssarIbsd in this constitution. t.. judges Of
the circuit oe2Its 10 ONCE whso IEi. ArtieIs
takes essst shal! rsa:ain therein until The expi-
rattan of shS term for ujlrt Lhey tAvs been
aDsstlve. Y reside .nnlsHs scnnCr remove az efore-
s.ia. A vacancy in the M ga OF = im,tr~ Of the
sirenit =eurt ssall he El.e1 in tbs manner
the o6cs of a jHd es of 'ae Eaprere c"a , OF as-
jadss IF . s,rs.it coaTt .hsil resi-. in thu cir
sait Of "i'loh he is ja9Ee. Tho susi ~. OF I'd.
jadEes thereOf sid sseh jaa gsr ,r.T bod sourts
n inc iaa,e comfy or 10 dLf-rent coEnties
ems tines. as nav be prescribed Sv laT
II. a circuit court shall be held 10 every
county in the Stare At least thre~ tines in zach
year. aud provisions may be mad" hY law FOR
holding special terms of said court. ;udErsf
emf. 40 WA 'n' '''''' III another on
IL. The circuit court aball havs tie srP,rvi-
tees and "thsr inferior tribanale, , msndaiams.
prsu'S:tiea and c"'toruri. They shall except in
eases confined exS!usivslv bv this eonstiEutiou
to ssnh" "thsr tribunal. have original and GER
sral jurisdistion of all matters ar law where tile
cxsssds ATTY dollars, of al eases Of ha5.ss cor
P"s, mH"d,mu': quo t0arranta. and srnriI,iti, IN;
and all cases ir ssHitv. aud of ali erimes and
nltdrneanors. 1hsy shall hnvssspel!:l; jur:a-
dtetion in all osa~s. civil and erinIoaI, where
an appeal writ of error or supsrsthess nav I've al
lowed to the Judgment OF proceedings of any
inferior tribunal. They snail also havr such
ether Jurisdiction; whether supervisory, origi-
nAl appellate. or concurrent, as is or NAV he
prescribed by law.
state sail be divided IL to the folio wing sir
saits; The eountles of Brooke, dane ok Oslo
sad Marshall ai,sli constitute the dr.t sircuit,
the s"uatiss of Non on gaia, MARION aad HarrI-
son the seson6 the csuntIes of Preston, Tav-
the e-s"tre..f wstEeI. Tsler. Ritcchie ana Drod,
drid.s ., tine fourth tho countries OF Wool. Wirt,
eiinsr. Jackson. Rasns q d Calhoun she e Itv
tss roanties Of Putnam. Kan=wtua and M.Ssn,
the ssysnts tho counties OF Cahell. WAYNE.
Lineeln and Logan. th- eighth tne conntIss of
HsborslI. Mercer, Raleigh, Wyoming aud
Alenres. Summers. Fa, .tte and P 'cahnptIs no
tantni the counties of Upshur. Lewis. Bra1ton.
A'sholas ard Wshster. 81. e'rvsrtE the COM.
ties Of arAnt' Hardy. Hampshire. Mineral ond
aS"HRetGn. the tT.,fth; tie cennt'es of .Ieter-
H.. The lsKIslatnr. ms vr.ar7ang the circuit,
herein provided far At any .es,jon Gherrof next
SAID eircaits, and after til. year on. t,onsens
sven s,s-isn. increase or Sinirish the aumeer
IS The Iesislatar. shall provide nv lew for
hiding regular and srscial tern. Of the cirs.it
es1rta. where from any ssrss ths I'D &c ,nsiI
faii to attend. or. if in attendance, .anaos prop
anNEkAL PROVISIONS.
10. All judges shall he commissio7ed by tho
esvernor. The salary Of { juS &C Of ;h- supreme
esurt of appeals shall be two Thousand two
hundred dollars pei AnEEH, and that of 4 iudre
OF tho circuit court shaI be one tkou<auG ,ixLt
hundred de'iars per annHE and sach Saal! re-
eerys the same mileage a. menhsra Of the Ier-
islatuIe. Prorided, That Ohio county m,y nav
an additional sum per amman to tina iudze. Of
the circuit oonrt thereof: but srch allowance
shall not be Increased or diminis' ell during the
tern of office Of tho Jud ses To whom u m.y have
been made. No judge during his term of oflcn
shall Prsstise tho erofeesleu of law or hold any
ether ef1se, R?Dointment or pa bile trusr. under
tins or snE other government. aud the accent.
anee thereof shall vseste his indiclaI nfl.e. Mr.