The Arkansas advocate., 1836-02-05


 County in their respective Circuits and shall have power to issue all the the necessa- " wrlts to carry into effect their general and specific powers.
 SEc. 6. Until the General Assembly shall deem t expsdient to establish Courts ofghan- cerys the Circuit Courts shall have jurisdic- 1 ton in matters of Equity, subject to appeal to the Supreme Court in such m amer as may prescribed by law.
 sse. '. The General Assembly shall. by joint vote of both Houses, elect the Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts. I majority the whole number in joint vote being necessary to a choice. The Judges of the Supreme Court shall be at least thirty years of age; they shall hold their offices during the term of eight years from the date at 1elr comm !ssiens. Immediately aft ter sihi election by tae first General Assembly the ! fresident of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall proceed by lot to divide the Judges into three classes 1; The commission of the first class shall expire at the end oi four years of the second class at the end ofslx years : and ofthe third class at the end felgnt years so that one third oft Whole number shall be chosen every four, SIX and eight years. Ihe Judges of the Circuit Court shall be at least twenty-five years of age and shall be elected for the term of four years from the date of their commission. The Supreme Court shall appoint it's own 1 Clerk or Clerks for the term of four years. ihe qualified voters ofeaeh county shallelect Clerk of the Circuit Court for their reseec- tive counties, who shall hold his office for the term oftwo years and Courts of Chancary.
 Ii any be established shall appoint their own ] Clerks.
 l SIC. 2. The Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts shall, st stated times, receive a compensation for taeif services to be aseef- ftained by law, which shall not ba diminished during the time for which they are elected
 They shall not De allowed any fees O. paroni :. sites otoiice HOT hold any other office of trust or profit underthis St4te or the United states. fhe States Attornies and Clerks Of the ssu- preme and Circuit Courts and Courts of ,han- ccrg, ifany such be established. shall receive for their serviees such salaries, fees, and per- auisites fo.iice as shall be from time to time uxed oy law.
 5ae. 3. There sh4llbe established in each County in the State | Court to be holden by tae justices ofthc Pence and called the goan- l ty Court, wtiea saaii have jarisdct oa in all ntttsrs felIthg to County Taxes, disburss-
 nents ofmoney for County purposes, and in afefy otaerc 4se tl may Oa necessary to the Internal improvement and local concerns of f8e respective eouf ties.
 e'Eo. l9. iheee shall b. eleeted by the faatiees oftae Tease, oIgae respective eoan- tfes, presiding 1adge 0f the County Court so hc commissioned bY the Governor and l3ld lis o.lee for tiie tefid of two years, and i until his saczessor Is elected and qu tliied lie snail in addition to the duties that may be required of hiul by law, IS a presiding Judge of tle County Court, ba fudge Of l the court of Probate and have gaeh iurisdie- ton III matters rel itiye 10 the Estates of de- ceased persons, Executors, Administrators and GuardiAAs, as may be prescribed by law, until otherwise directed by the General As- jsembiy.
 ssac. II. 'i'he presiding judge of the County Court and Justices of the Peace shall receive for taeir services such compensation and fees as the General Assembly may from to time by Iaw direct.
 s5sc. l2. No Judge shall preside on the trial of any Iase i'll the event of which he nay ba intaf,staI or wnar1 eit1er ofthe par ties shl b connected wiith him by tlftiliity or consanguiEisy wit4in sueh dagfes%3 may he prescribed by law. or in which he may have oeel ofcounsel or have presided in any infe- rior Court, excel,t by consent Of all the par ties. in case ali Q. any ofthe Judges of the Supreme Court shall be thus disqualified from presiding on any cause or c 4ases, the Court of Judges thereof shall certify the same to the Ssogernof of the 5tats, and he sh III inlme- diately commission specially the requsite ndmbss of men of1aw knowledge for the tri- al and dotaralnati0a thereof. The same coHrse shall be pursued ln tae Circuit and O. ther Inferior Courts, us prescribed in this section for cases in tae Supreme Court: Judg- es of' the Circuit Courts may Temporarily ex- 1 chang Circuits or hold Courts for each other, under such regulations as may be pointed out by law. Judges shall not charge Juries with resect to matter Of fact but may state the testimony and decure the law.
 SEC. i2. Ehe General Assembly shall, by | joint vote of both houses, elect an Attorney for the State, for each Circuit established by law who shall continue in office two years and reside within the Circuit for which he was elected at tue time of and during his con tinuance in office. In all cases where sln At torney for the State ofany Circuit fails to att tend and prosecute according to law, the T Court shall have power to appoint an Attor- ney pro tempore. The attorney for the Cir cut n which the Supreme Court may hold it's terms, shall attend the Supreme Court and prosecute for tne State.
 SEc. II. All Wrts and other process shall run in '' The name oftaa State of Arkansas and bear teste and be signed by the Clerks ol the respective Courts from which they issue
 indictments shall conclude against the peace and dignity ofthe State of Arkals. sas.''
 SEC. 15. The qualified voters residing in 1 .clt., Abe L..