The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-10-06


ton oftheiudges Of said circuits, aud after
the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-eieht, may at any such session, in
crease or diminish the number thereof.
10. The legislature shall provide BY law
Tor holding regular and special terms OF
the Circuit courts, where from any canse
the judge shall fail 10 attend, or, II in at
tendance, cannot properly preside.
Observation-Disclosures 3
10. All Judges shall be commissioned by
the Governor, The salary OF q Judge OF
OF the supreme court Of appeals shall be
two thousand two hundred dollars per an
nun, and that OF Judge OF the circuit
court shall be one thousand eight hundred
dollars per annum; and each shall receive
the same mileage as members OF the Legis-
lature, Pr0Bided, That Ohio county may
pay an additional sum per annum tosthe
judges Of the circuit court thereof; but
such allowance shall not be increased or
diminished during the term OF office Of the
inages TO whom II may have been made
No judge during his term OF Office shall
practice the profession oflaw or hold any
other Office, appointment or public tiust,
under this or any other government, and
the acceptance thereof shall yacate his ju-
dicial office. Nor shall he during his con-
tinuance therein beeligible to any political
Office.
IL. Judges may be removed from office
bya concurrent yots Of both houses fthe
Legislature when from age, disease, men
tai or bodily infrnity or intemperance,
they are ineapableo OF discharging the dn-
ties OF their Office. But two-thirds OF all
the members elected to each house must
concur IN such vote, and the cause OF re-
smoyal 81 ~ he entered. upon the journalo oil
each house. The judge against whom the
Legislature may be about to proceed shall
receive notice thereof, accompanied with
the cause alleged for his removal, at least
twenty days before the day on which action
is proposed tpsbe taken therein.
is. Theyoters OF each county shall elect
clerk OF the circuit court, whose term Of
Office shall be six years; his duties and
compensation and the manner OF removing
him from Office shall be prescribed by law;
and when q vacancy shall occur in the of
ice, the circuit court or the Judge thereof
in vacation shall fill the same by appoint
ment until the next general election. In
any case in respect TO which the clerk shall
be so situated as to make it improper for
him to act, the said court shall appoint a
clerk to act therein. The clerks OF said
courts in, Office when this article takes eff
feet, shall remain therein for the term for
which they were elected, unless sooner re-
moved in the manner prescribed by law.
10. The Legislature may establish courts
OF limited jurisdiction within any county,
incorporated city, town or village, with the
right OF appeal ID the circuit court, subject
to such limitations as may be prescribed
by law; and all courts oil limited jurisdic-
ton heretofore established in any county,
incorporated city, town or village, shall re-
main as at present constituted until other
wise provided by law. The municipal
court OF Wheeling shall continue in exist
ence until otherwise provided by law, and
said court and the judge thereof, shall ex-
ercise powers and jurisdiction heretofore
conferred upon them; and appeals in civil
cases from said court shall lie directly to
to the supreme court Of appeals.
20. No citizen Of this State who aided or
participated in the late war between the
government OF the United States and part
OF the people thereof on either side, shall
be liable in any proceeding, civil or crimi-
nal; nor shall his property be seized orsold
under final process issued upon judgments
or DEGREES heretofore rendered, or other.
wise, because Of any act done in accord.
ance with the usages OF civil warfare in
the prosecution OF said war. The Legisla-
turc shall provide by general laws, for Civ
ing full force and effect to this section.
81. Such parts OF the common law, and
OF the laws OF this State us are in force
when this article goes into operation, and
are not repugnants thereto, shall be and
continue the law OF the State until altered
or repealed by the Legislature. All civil
and criminal suits and proceedings pend
ing in the former circuit courts OF this
State, shall remain and be proceeded in
before the circuit courts OF the counties in
which they were pending.
COUNTY coURTs.
%. There shall he in each county OF the
State county court, composed OF three
commissioners, and two OF said commits
sioners shall be a quorum for the transac-
ton OF business. 1t shall hold four regu-
lar sessions in each year, OF such times as
may be fixed upon and entered of record
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