The Arkansas advocate., 1836-01-15

the time for which they were elected. They shall not be allowed any fees or per qulsites of office. nor hold any other office ot trust or profit under this. State or the Uni ted States.
 SECTION 9. No Judge shall preside on the trial of any cause in the event of which he may be interested, CT where either of tue parties shall be connected with him by alfi- nity or eonsanggninityy, y, within sach degrees as may be prescribed by law, or in which he may have been of counsel or have presided m any inferior Court, except by consent of all the parties. In case all or any of the Judges of the Supreme Court shall be thus disqualified from presiding on any cause or causes, the Court, or Judges thereof, shall certify the same 10 the Governor of the State, and he shall immediately commission specially the requisite number of men oflaw knowledge, for the trial and determination thereof. The same course shall be pursued Tn the Circuit and other inferior Courts. as prescribed in this section for cases in the Supreme Court. Judges of the Circuit Courts may temporarily exchange Circuits, or hold Courts foraeach other, under such regulations as may be pointed out by law. Judges shall not charge Juries with respect to matters of fact; but may state the testi- mony and declare the law.
 SECTION 10. The Legislature shall, by joint vote of both Houses, elect an Attor- ney for the State, for each Circuit establish ed by law, who shall continue in office four years, and reside within the Circuit for which he was elected. during his continuance in oftlce. In all cases where an Attorney for the State, of any Circuit, fails to attend and prosecute, according to law, the Court shall have power to appoint an attorney pro lem pore Inc Attorney for the Circuit in winch the Supreme Court may hold it's terms, shall attend the Supreme Court, and prosecute for the State.
 SECTION II. All writs and other pro- cess shall run in the name of s.The State of Arkansas" and bear test, and be signed by the Clerks of the respective Courts from which they issue. Indictments shall con- clnde, "agalnst the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas
 SECTION l2. The qualified voters resi- ding in each township shall elect the Just- ces of the Peace for their respective town ships. For every fifty voters there shall be elected one Justice of the Peace: Paors- ded, that each township, however small, shall have two Justices of the Peace. Jus tlces of the Peace shall be elected for the term of two years, and shall be comnis- stoned by the Governor, and reside in the Township for which they were elected, du- ring their continuance in office. They shall nave, individually or two or more of them jointly, exclusive original jurisdiction in all matters of contract, except in actions of Covenant, where the sum Tn controversy IS lnder fifty dollars and concurrent original jurisdiction with the Circuit Court, in ac-
 ions ot debt, in all sums from fifty 10 one hundred dollars inclusive. Justices of the | Peace shall in no case have jurisdiction to 1 ny and determine any criminal case or pe- nal offence against the State; but may sit ] IS examining Courts, and commit, dis ,harge or recognize to the Court having iu- | 'lsdiction, for further trial, offenders against | he peace. For the foregoing purposes they shall have power to issue all necessary pro- l cess. They shall also have power to bind ! o keep the peace, or for good behavior.
 SECTION l3. The qualified voters of each l township sh5i!! cleo; eae Constable, fer the ! erm of two years, who shall, during his con- inuance in office, reside in the Township or which he was elected. Incorporated Towns may have separate Constable, and separate Magistracy.
 SECTION IA. The qualified voters of ach county shall elect one Sheriff and one Coroner, for the term of two years. They hall be commissioned by the Governor, re- idle in their respective counties during their continuance in office, and be disqualified or the office second term, if it should ap- ear that they or either of them are in de- ault for any moneys collected by virtue of heir respective offices"
 Which report was committed to con- nittee of the whole and made the order of | he day for Tuesday next, and ordered to ,e printed.
 MT. Bro,cn, from the committee on Boun- l aries, made report on that subject, which vas ordered to be printed.
 MT. DaUis, from the committee on Re- ,enue, made the following REPORT:
 s.Fhe Committee to whom was referred 10 much of the Constitution as relates to l Revenue, after having the subject under consideration, beg leave to submit the fol- owing Report:
 That all revenue shall be raised by taxa ion, to be fixed by law.
 That all property subject to taxation, shall I xI.