The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-24
COURT BIL
is ADOPTED BY THE BAR
And Committee is Appointed
to Present the Same to
the Legislature.

4 bin providing for the establish
lTlcfft OF a criminal court for Harris
On county, whose judge is to u elect
"a for q term of six years and Is to
receive a SALARY of $2.400Vper annun1.
was adopted by the Clarksburg Bar
Association at a SPECIAL meeting held
II. the court house Monday night. and
a committee was appointed. consisting
OF Raymond Maxwell Charles q.
Cofrnan and John w. Davis, TO pre-
sent the same to the legislature at its
next session.
The bin is modelled after the MinSo
county criminal court act passed 1905
and the Kanayvha cou@ty criminal
court act passed 1905.
Section one OF the bill provides
that a court of limited Jurisdiction be
established in and Cor the county of
Harrison to be held and presided over
by a judge to be appointed by or
elected as provided by the act. which
court shall lie named and designate ted
The Criminal Court of Harrison
County"
Section two provides that the said
court shall have Jurisdiction within
the county concurrent with the cir
cult court of all feiontes and INSIDE
Irleanors committed within the coun-
ty The court shall have the super
vision and control OF criminal pro
cecdings before justices of the county,
the mayor Of any Incorporated city,
town or village. or other police. court
OF any Incorporated city. town or
viilnE.. therein, by appeal. mansiam1Is.
prohibition and certiornri.
Section three Drcscribes that at the
general election to be held Tuesday
next after the first Monday IN NoveHt-
Der, 1910, and every six years there
a fter. there shall he elected by the
- ~,
the said criminal court. who shall he
a resident member of the bar of said
county and who shall be disqualified
from the practice OF law in all of the
courts of the state during his contin-
uauce of Office. He shall be subject
to the laws in force governing circuit
court Judges of the state. The gov
ernor shall appoint and commission
as Judge OF the said criminal court. a
proper person to serve until n sue
cessor is elected and qualified at the
next general election.
According to section four OF the
bin or act. the judge of the criminal
court shall receive $1,000 per an
mum for his services.
Section eight provides that there
shall be four terms OF the said court
in each year. commencing on the
fourth Monday of January. the hrst
Monday of April, the second Monday
OF July and the third Monday of DC
tober.
The criminal court shall impancl
a grand jury at each term thereof,
according to the provisions of sec
ton nine. and the said court may in
his discretion order aS grand jury to
be drawn or summo'~ed to attend nj
any special or Adjourned torn.
| The clerk OF the circuit court of tho
/ county shall be eX-ofIicIo clerk OF tho
! criminal court according to the pro
/ vision of section ten and shall per
! form the same duties and receive thu
same fees allowed by Law as FOR sim
I liar services as clerk OF the circuit
! court.
! Section sixteen provides for the al
/ Eowance of appeals In criminal cases
| from justices and mayors courts In
| the county
! The criminal court judge. according
I to the provision of section twenty-five
/ has the power in vacation to award
writs of habeas corpus and cxtraor-
| binary remedies
The prosecuting attorney of the
county. according to the provisions
I of section twenty-thrce, shall attend
| the terms OF the criminal court and
I perform the duties of his office In con
nection herewith and for such SER
vices he Is allowed $500 per annun
/ in addition to the IA mount received
! for his services as PROSECUTOR ia the
circuit court
AccordIn gto section twenty-six
/ from and after the first term ne the
criminal court, no grand jury shall bc
/ ImpanelIed in the circuit court. un.
less the Judge of the clrcult court dI.
reefs grand jury to be summoned
and impanclled at regular or spe.
| cial term OF that court or by order
( entered OF record.
a vacancy In the criminal court Is
to be filled In the Same manner as II
1.-THE case Of vacancy In the office OF
Judge of the circuit court
An other sections not noted hereir
prescribe all other powers. duties
! Jurisdictions and regulations of tht
criminal court in accordance with thu
laws pertaining to such courts.
William Erskine is here from