Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-04-16


The counties of Frederick, Clarke.
Warren, Shenandoah, aud Page shall
constitute the seventeenth circuit.
The counties of Rockingham.
Augusta, and Rockbridge shall
constitute the eighteenth circuit.
The counties of Highland, Bath,
Allegheny, Craig, and Botetourt,
shall constitute the nineteenth
circuit.
The counties of Bedford, Roanoke.
Montgomery, aud Floyd. and the
city of Roanoke, shall constitute the
twentieth circuit.
The counties of Pulaski, Carroll.
Wythe, and Grayson, shall constitute
the tweuty-6rst circnit
The counties of Bland. Giles. and
Buchanan. shall constitute the
twenty second circuiJ.
The counties of Washington.
Russell, and Smyth, shalt constitute
the twenty circuit.
The counties of Scott. Lee. Wise.
and Dickinson, shall constitute the
twenty fourth circuit.
See. @. The General Assembly
may, from time to time ~ the public
interest may require, re-arrauge the
said circuits aud increas,. or diminish
the number thereof. But no new
circuit shall be created containing
less than 10000 inhabitants. nor
when the effect of creating it will be
To reduce the number of inhabitants
IN amy existing circuit below 10000.
See. 10. For each circuit a Judge
shall be chosen by the JOINT vote Of
the two houses of the General Assem-
hly, who shall, after the first election
hereunder, hold his Office for a term
OF eight years, unless sooner removed
IN the manner prescribed by this
Constitution. he shall. when chosen.
possess the same qualifications as
Judges of the Supreme Court of
Appeals, and during his continuance
IN Office, shall reside in the circuit of
which he is Judge. At the first cleo
tion of SAID judges under this Con-
stltutiou, the General Assembly shall
elect the judges of the districts bear
ing odd numbers for term of four
years and those of the districts bear
ing even numbers for a term of eight
years.
Sec. IL. The number of terms of
the circuit courts which shall be
held for each county and city shall
he such as may be prescribed by law.
But no separate circuit court shall
be held for any city of the second
class (as defined in section u Of this
article) until said city shall abolish
Its existing city court. The Judge
of one circuit may be required or
authorized to hold conrt in any other
circuit or city.
See. u. That for the purpose of a
judicial system, the cities of this
Commonwealth shall be divided into
two classes; the first class shall
include all cities containing, by the
last preceding United States census,
or other census provided by law,
10000 inhabitants, or more, and the
second class shall include all cities
containing according to the same
census) less than 10000 inhabitants.
In every city containing 10000
Inhabitants or more, they may be, in
addition to the circuit court. cor
pOratlon or hustings court. In any
city containing 10000 inhabitants
or more, the General Assembly may
provide for such additional courts as
the public interests may from time
to time require, and in every such
city the city courts, as they now exist,
shall continue until otherwise pro.
vided by law. Every city of the
second class, which, at the time this
Constitution goes into effect, shall
have II corporation or hustings court,
may abolish the same by vote of a
majority of its qualified electors at
an election held for the purpose, and
whenever the office of Judge of a
corporation or hustings court of Il
city of the second class, whose salary
is less than eight hundred dollars,
shall become and remain vacant for
ninety days consecutively, such court
shall thereby cease TO exist. In case
of the abolition of the corporation or