The Arkansas advocate., 1836-01-15

held: and at all otner tlmeS, wherever III their opinion the public good may require.
 No person shall hold the office of Gov ernor and any other office or commission, civil or military. either in this State. or nn- der any State, or the United States, or any other power, at one and the same time.
 A Sheriff shall be elected in each county by the qualified electors thereof, who shall hold his office for the term of two years. nnless sooner removed, and who shall not be eligible to serve either as principal or de- putty for the two succeeding years. Should a vacancy occur subsequent to an election, 1t shall be filled by the Governor, as in other cases; and the person so appointed shall continue in office until the next general cleo ton, when such vacancy shall be filled by the qualified electors; and the Sheriff then elected shall continue in office for two years.
 A Coroner shall be elected in each coun- ty by the qualified voters thereof, and hold his office for the term of two years, unless sooner removed"
 On motion of MT. Smith, the report was laid on the table and committed to a commit tee of the whole, and made the order of the day for Monday next, and ordered to be printed.
 On motion of Mr. Fowler. a standing committee on the Militia was ordered to be appointed.
 On motion of Mir. Marshall, a committee was ordered to be appointed to draft Sche- dule to the Constitution.
 On motion of MT. BaH, the committee on the Judiciary was instructed to inquire into 1 the expediency of abolishing imprisonment for debt within the State of Arkansas.
 Saturday, Jan. 9, 1886.
 MT. Scott, from the committee on the Ju | dietary, made the following report:
 "The Committee on the Judiciary have | had under consideration and gone through the same, and report, as part of the pro- posed Constitution, the following Article on that subject, to wit:
 ARTICLE.
 SECTION 1. The Judicial power of this State shall be vested in one Supreme Court, in Circuit Courts, in such inferior Courts as the Legislature shall from tinae to time or dain and establish, and ia Justices of the Peace. The Legislature nay also vest such jurisdiction as may be deemed neces- sary iR Corporation Courts.
 SECTION 2. The Supreme Court shal, be composed of three Judges, any two of whom shall constitute quorum, and the of two of said Judges shall in every case be necessary to 6 decision. The i Supreme Court, except in cases otherwise directed by this Constitution, shall have ap- pellate jurisdiction only, which shall be CO., extensive with the State, under such restric- tons and regulations as may from time to { time be prescribed by law It shall have general experimenting control over all in- terlor and other Courts of law and equity. { It shall have power to issue writs of error I and supersedeas, of certiorari and habeas corpus, mandamus aud quo warranto, and ( other remedial wr1ts, and to hear and deter I mine the same. Said Judges shall be con [ servators of the peace throughout the State; $ and shall severaIly have power to issue any ( of the aforesaid writs. t
 SECTION 3. The Circuit Court shall have original jurisdiction over ali criminal Z cases which shall not be otherwise provided f for by law; and exclusive original jurisdic- [ t'en of all crimes amounting to felony at the f common law; and original jurisdiction of all ] civll cases which shall not be cognizable be- a fore Justices of the Peace, until otherwise directed by the Legislature; and original ju- c rlsdlcton in all matters of contract where the ( sum in controversy amounts to fifty dollars. S 1t shall hold it's terms in such place in each l s county as may by law be directed. c
 SECTION 4. The State shall be divided f into convenient Circuits, each to consist of p not less than five nor more than seven fl counties contiguous to each other, for each | of which Judge shall be elected, who, du- rlng his continuance in office, shall reside, r and be conseryator of the Peace, within f the Circuit for which he shall have been F elected.
 SECTION 5. The Circuit Courts shall d exercise a experimenting control over all V such inferior tribunals as the Legislature may establish, and over Justices of the V Peace in each county in their respective Circuits; and shall have power to issue all the necessary writs to carry into effect its E general and specific powers.
 SECTION 6. Until the Legislature shall .. deem 1t expedient to establish Courts of ohancery, the Circuit Courts shall have ju- flsaicton in matters of equity, subject to ap- peal to the Supreme Court, in such manner as may be prescribed by law. SECTION '. The Legislature shall, by )oint vote of both Houses, elect all Judges Q. the Supreme, Circuit aud Inferior Courts,