Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-12-30

legislature shall otherwise provide, the
Judges Of the several circuits courts shall
be judges Of the supreme eourl,a majority
Of whom shall constitute Il quorum, and
the concurrence of majority Of the
j dges present shall he necessary 10 de.
cIsiOn.
Sec. 5. The state shall be divided in
10 five judicial circuits, to be composed
as follows; the first curcuii shall COM
prise the counties Of Racine, Walworlh.
Rock and Green The second circuit,
The counties Of Milwaukee, Waukesha,
Jefferson and Dane the third circui,,ih
c,nnties OF Washington, Dodge, Colum-
bia, Marquette, Sank and Portage /; The
fourth circuit, the counties Of Brown,
Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Fon du Lac,
Winnebago and Calumet and the fifth
circuit shall comprise the counties Of
Iowa, Grant, Crawford aid Richland
and the counties Of Chippewa, ST. Crox
and La Point shall be attached 10 the
county Of Crawford for judicial purpo-
ses until otherwise provided by the legis-
lature.
Sec. The legislature may alter, in
crease or diminish the humber of cir
cults, making them as compact and con-
veuient rs may be, and bounding them
by county lines; but no alteration or d.
minulion Of the number Of circuits shall
have the effect 10 remove a Judge from
office.
Sec. z. For each circuit there shall
he n Judge chosen by the qualified electors
therein, who shall hold his office for the
term Of Eve years, aud until his successor
shall be chosen and qualified; and after
he shall have been elected he shall re.
side in The circuit for which he was Gle
cied. One of said judges shall be desig-
mated as chief justice, in such manner as
The legislature shall provide.
Sec. 8. The cirluit courts shall have
original jurisdiction in all matters civil
and criminal within this state not other
wise excepted in this constitution, and not
hereafter prohibited by Law, and appellate
Jurisdiction from all inferior courts and
tribunals, and a supervisory contro, over
The same. They shall also have power to
issue writs Of habeas corpus, mandamus,
injunction, quo warranto, certorari and
all other wrils necessary to enforce their
own jurisdiction, and give them gene
raj control over inferior courts and luris-
dictions
Sec. 8. When a vacancy shall happec
in the ofice.of n supreme or circuit Judge
such vacancy shall be filled by an appoint
mont by the Governor, which shall con.
lInue until a successor is elected and quail
flied, and when elected, such successor
shall hod his Office for full term. Nc
election for Judges, or for any single jndgt
of the supreme or circuit court shall be hele
within thirty days of any general election
for stale or county officers.
Sc. 10. l. ,ch Of the judges of the su
prene and circuit courts shall receive q
salary Of $500 annulIy. They shall re
ccive no tees Of Office or other compeasa.
ton ihaa heir salaries, ;hey shall holl nc
o;her Office OF public trust, and all vote!
Cor either OF item tor any Office excep
that Of Judge Of tho supreme or circul
court, gwen by the leg slau.e OF toe peo
pie, shll be voi5, II any Judge shall re
sign lis office, he Sh1l not be 81 gible OF
appoinle TO any Office W thin Two year.
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,--e'vsser 20 rrre omce OF Judge who is no
o citizen of the United SAFES, who shall
moi have attained The nge OF twenty five
years, and who shall not have res del with
in this state or Territory Two years pre-
vious 10 his election.
Sec. ii. The supreme court shall hoC
at least one term in each judicial circu
annually, a; such times and places as shall
be provided by law. A circuit court shall
DO held in each county of this state, or
ganlzed for jud ciaI purposes, at least twice
III each year The circuit judges may
hold courts for each other, and shall d. 81
when required by law.
Sec. IL Until the legislature shall
otherwise proyi le, the circuit Judges shall
interchange circuits, and hold courts in
such manner tat no Judge OF either Of said
circuits shall hold court in any one circuit,
for more Than one year in five successive
years, except IN Csc OF vacancy, absence
or OF Inability or disability OF one Of said
judges.
Sec. I3. There shlll be a clerk OF the
circuit chosen in each county organized for
jad cial purposes, by The qualified electors
therein, who shall hold his Office FOR two
years, subject 10 removal, as shall ), pro
videl by law. In case Of vacancy, the
Judge oflhe circuit shall have the power 10
appoln, a clerk until the vacancy shlll he
filled by an election. The clerk Of this
clrcun corr shall perform all the duties oil
ct the office Of register Of deeds On the
Il st Monday in Jnnulry and Jolly in each
yeaf,he shall make statement under GA h,
Of all the fees OF his Office during the halt
year next preceding. and deposie such
statement in the office Of The county treas
urer; when The fees mentioned in such
STA emen, shall exceed the sum of seven
bundled ald fifty dollars, he Shall pay sew
enty-ive per centum of such excess into
the county treasury He may in all cas-
ss demln his fees in advance, and Shall
give such security as tie LEGISLATURE may
require.
The supreme court shall appoint is oy n
clerks, and the clerk Of a circuit court may
DO appointed a clerk Of the s pgeme court.
Sec IA. Any Judge Of the supreme or
circuit court may be removed from office
by address o! both houses Of the leg Stature
il wo,thirds Of all the members elected 10
eabh house concur therein, but no removal
shall be m2de by virtue of IA $ section, an.