Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-02-04

Der OF the court. No judicial officer shall
exercise ms office after he shall have been
lmpeached until his acquittal. Before
The trial OF an impeachment. the members of
the court shall take an oath or affirmation,
truly and impartially to try the impeach-
ment according to evidence and no person
shall be convicted without a concurrence
OF two thirds of the members present.
Judgment III cases of impeachment shall
not extend farther than TO removal from
office, OF removal from Office and disQualif-
cation 10 hold any office of honor profit or
trust under thls state but the party i'm
Peached shall be liable 10 Indictment. trial
and punishment according to law.
Sec. 2. The judicial powerof this state
both as 10 matters of law and equity. shall
be vested in 4 Supreme Court Circuit Courts
Courts OF Probate, and Justices ofthc Peace.
The Legislature may also vest such iurisdic-
ton as shall be deemed necessary in mu-
nicipal courts, and shall havepower to estab-
| llSh inferior courts, in the several counties,
with limited civil and criminal jurisdiction.
Provided that the jurisdiction which may be
vested III municipal courts, shall not exceed,
IN theIrrespectiyem municipalities, that OF circuit
courts,ln their respective circuits, as prescrib-
bednthis constitution. And the Legislature
shall provide as well for the election Of Judg-
es OF the municipal courts, as OF Judges of
the Inferior courts, by the qualified cleo
tors OF the respective jurisdictions. The
, term of office of the Judges of the said
! municipal and inferior courts shall not be
longer than that of the judges of the circuit
court.
Sec. 3. The Supreme Court, except in
cases otherwise provided IN this constitution
shall have appellate jurisdiction only, which
shall be co-cXtensive with The state; but in
no case removed to the Supreme Court
shall a trial by jury be allowed. The
/ Supreme Court shall have a general su-
perinlending controlover all inferior courts :;
it shall have power to issue writs of habeas
corpus, mandamus, injunction,quo wawanto,
certiorari, and other original and remedial
writs and to hear and determine the same.
Sec. 4. For the term of five years, and
thereafter until the legislature shall other
wise provide, the Judges of the several cir
cult courts, shall be judges of the supreme
! court, four of whom shall constitute a quo
rum, and the concurrence of majority of
the Judges present shall be necessary to a
decision. The legislature shall have power,
if they should think it eXpedent and ne
cessary, TO provide by law for the organiza-
! ton Of separate supreme court, with the
/ jurisdiction and powers prescribed in this
/ constitution, to consist Of one Chief Justice
and two Associate Justices, TO be elected by
! the qualified electors of the state. at such
. 4, a, !
! may provide. The separate supreme court,
when so organized, shall not be changed or
! discontinued by the legislature the Judges
! thereof shall be SO classified that but one Of
/ them shall 90 out of Office at the same time,
/ and the term of office shall be the same rs
/ is provided for the judges Of the circuit
! court. And whenever the legislature may
/ consider II necessary TO establish Il sep
! crate supreme court, they shall have pow
/ err to reduce the number of circuit court
I Judges 10 four, and subdiyide The judicial
circuits, but no such subdivision or reduc-
! ton shall take effect till after the expiration
of the term of some one of the said Judges.
| or till avacancy occur by some othermeans
Sec. ). The state shall be divided into
five judicial circuits to be composed as fol-
lows the first circuit shall comprise the
counties Of Racine, Walworth, Rock and
Green; the second circuit the counties of
Milwaukee, Waukcsha, Jefferson and Dane;
the third circuit the counties of Washington,
Dodge, Columbia, Marquette, Sank and
Portage the fourth circuit, the counties of
Brown. Monilouwoc, Sheboygan, Fond du
Lac, Wnncbago and Calumet and the fifth
circuit shall comprise the counties Of iowa,
Lafayette, Grant, Crawford and st. CroiX,
and the county OF Rchland shall be attach
ed TO Iowa; the county OF Chippewa TO the
comfy OF Crawford and the county OF La
Pointe 10 the county of 81. CroiX for Judi
cial purposes uuiI otherwise provided by
the legislature.
Sec. 6. The Legislature may alter the
limits, Or increase the number of circuits,
making them as compact and convenient as
practicable and bounding them by county
lines; but no such alteration or increase
shall have the effect 10 remove a Judge from
Office. In case Of an increase of circuits,
the Judge or Judges shall be elected az proyi-
dcd in this constitution. and receive a sal
arv not less than that herein provided for