Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-08-14


a. TIE legislature may rearrarse The
circuits herein provided Tor at any session
thereof next preceding any neral election
Of the Judges of said circuits and alter The
wear one thousand eight hundred and
cirhtv-eight, may at any such session, IN
crease or diminish tie number thereof.
rs The legislature shall provide lay lew
lar holding regular and special terms OF
,be circuit courts. where from any caus"
the Judge shall fail TO attend, or, Il III
attendance, canno, properly preside
GENERAL PROVISIONS
16. All Judges shall be commissioned 10y
,he Governor. The salary Of a Judge Of the
s,,prrme cour. Of appeals shall he two
thousand two hundred dollars per annum,
and that Of judge Of the circuit court
shall be one thousand eight hundred dol
lars per anLum and each shall receive The
came mileage as members OF The legislature.
Provided. That Ohio county may pay an
additional sum PER annlln to the judges Of
the circuit court thereof; bur such allow
ance shall not be increased or diminished
dpring the term Of office OF the judges To
whom il may have been made. NJ Judge
5uring Lis term Of Office shall practice the
,rolession of law or hold any other Office,
sppointment or public trust, under this or
any other government, and the acceptance
thereof she'll vacate his judicial Office. Nor
shaII he during his continuance therein be
eligible 20 any political oiice,
II Judges may he removed from Office
hv concurrent vote OF both hOd'os OF the
legislature. when from age, disease mental
az bodily inffmiiy or intenpeTance they
arc incapable Of dischar- ing the duties o.
their Office. But tW0-tidgds OF all the
members elected 10 each house must con-
chr I'm such vote, end the c1use OF removal
shall De entered upon the journal OF eHch
house. The Judge against whom the lesiS-
lature NAV be about 70 proceed SHAH re-
ceive notice thereof, Ccompa'led with the
cause ALLEGED for his removal, at least
twenty DAYS before the day on which action
is proposed 20 he taken therein
is The voters of each county shall elect
Il clerk OF The circuit court, whose term oil
Office shall be six wears; his duties and
COMPENSATION and the manner o. removing
him from Office shall be prescribed By law (;
and when vacancy shall occur IN tie
Office. the circuit court or the Judge thereof
in vacation shall al the same by appoint
ment until the next general election. In
any case i'm respect TO which the clerk shall
baso situated AS tomgke il improper fOr him
To act. the said court shall appoint clerk
10 act therein. The clerks OF said courts
I'm office when this Article takes effect, shall
remain therein for the term for which they
were elected, unless sooner removed IN he
manner prescribed by law.
10. The legislature msy establish courts
/ If limited jurisdiction within any county,
INCORPORATED city, town or village, with the
right Of appeal to the circuit court, sub
iect 10 such limitations as may be pre-
scribed by law; and all courts Of limited
jurisdiction heretofore established in any
county, incorporated city, town or village,
shall remain as at present constituted until
otherwise provided hy 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 the powers and jurisdiction heretofore
conferred upon them and appeals in civil
I eases from said court shall lie directly 10
the supreme court OF appeals.
%. 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
/ he liable in any proceeding, civil or GRIM
inal; nor shall his property be seized or
sold under final process Issued upon judg-
ments or DEGREES heretofore rendered, or
otherwise, because Of any act done in
accordance with the usaees Of civilized
warfare in the prosecution Of said way
The legislature shall provide 10y general
laws, Tor gi7ing full force and eGcct to this
/ section.
y. Such parts Of the common law, and
Of the laws of this State as are in force
I when this article goes into operation, and
are not rcpucuart thereto, shall be and
continue the law OF the State until altered
or repealed 10y the legislatures. All civil
and criminal suits and proceedings pending
in .he former circrit counts Of tins State,
shall remain End be proceeded in before the
circuit courts Of the counties in which they
we've pending.