Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-02-11

circuit =, IN y may deem it necessary.
&c. -ourt shall be held at least twice in
year, in each county of this state organ
lied Tor judicial purposes. The circuit judges
may bold courts for each other, and shall do
so when required by law.
Sec. Il. There shall be clerk OF the cir
cult court chosen in each county, organized
for Judicial purposes, by the qualified electors
thereof, who shall hold his Office for two
years, subject to removal as shall be provided
by hw.
In case of vacancy, the Judge of the cir
cult court shall have the power to appoint
clerk until the vacancy shall be filed by an
election. TIE clerk thus elected or appoint
ed shall give such security the legislature
NAV require and when elected shall hold his
Office for a full term. And the supreme court
shall appoint its own clerk and the clerk of
a circuit court may be appointed clerk of the
suprems court.
Sec. 13. Any Judge of the supreme or cir
cult court NAV be removed from Office, by
address Of both houses of the legislature, if
two-thirds Of all the members elected TO each
house concur therein bat no removal shall
be made by virtue of this section, unless the
Judge complained of shall have been served
with copy Of the charges against him, as
the ground of address, and shall have had an
opportunity of being heard in his defence on
the question of removal; the ayes and noes
shall be ent red on the journal.
Sec. ID. There shall be chosen by the
qualified electors thereof, judge of probate,
who shall hold his office for three years and
until his successor shall be elected and q,1e,li
fed, and whose jurisdiction, powers ard Gu-
ties shall be prescribed by law, proylde I'd, how
ever, that the legislature shall have ooYer to
abolish the office of Judge Of Probate in any
county and to confer proba.e powers upon
such inferior courts as may be established in
said county.
Sec. Is. The electors ct the several towns
at their annual town meeting. and the elect
of cities and VILLAGES at their charter cleo
ton, shall. IN sncn manner as the legislature
may direct. elect justices of the peace, whose
term OF Office shall be for two years, and I'M
til their successors in Office shall be elected
aud qualified. In case of an election to fill n
vacancy occurring before the expiration Of a
full term the justice elected shall hold for the
residue of the ulexpire term. Their num-
Der and classification shall be regulated BY
law. And the tenure of two years shall in no
case interfere with the classification in the
first instance. The justices thus elected
shall have such civil and criminal jurisdiction
as shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 10. The legislature shall pass laws
for the regulation OF tribunals of coacilgticn
defining their powers and duties. Such tr
bunals may be established in and for any
judgment to be obligatory on the parties,
when they voluntarily submit their matter in
difference for arbitration and agree 10 abide
the jud Lment, or assent thereto in writing.
Sec. II. The style of all writs aud pro
.cesses shall be, b" The state Of Wisconsin -
all criminal prosecutions shall be carried on
IN the name and by the authority otthc same:
and all Indictments shall conclude against the
pence aud dignity of the state.
The legislature shall iDlpaGR :,
tax on all civil suits commentators prosecuted
in the municipal, inferior or circuit courts
which shall constitute fund to be applied to
ward tie payment of the salary of judges.
Sec. 10 The testimony in causes OF equity
sIall be taken in like manner as in cases al
Inv; and the office of master in chancery is
hereby prohibited.
Sec 20. Any sutton in any court of this
state shall have the right to prosecute or de
fead his suit either in his own proper person
or by an attorney or agent Of his choice
Sec. 81. The legislature shall provide by
law for the speedy publication Of all statute
laws, and of such judicial decisions made
within the state, may be deemed cXpedI
ent. And no general law shall be il force IN
ill Published.
Sec -. The legislature at its first session
after the adoption of this constitution, shat
provide for the appointment ofthree commits
sionerS, whose duty 1t shall be to inquire into
revise and simplify the rules of practice, plea
dings forms and proceedings, and arrange
system adapted to the courts Of record Of thj.
state and TO report the same Ia the legisla
ture. subject to their modification and adop-
ton, and such commissioners shall terminate
upon the rendering of the report ualess 9th
erwise provided by law.
Sec. %. The legislature may provide Cor
the appointment of one or more persons II
each organized county. and may vest in suci
person such judicial powers as shall be pre-.
scrlbed by law. Provided that said power
shall not exceed that of circuit Judge al
chambers.
ARTICLE VIII.
FINANCE.