The Kanzas news., 1857-12-19
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Su JUDICIARY.
sould bell. The Judicial powers of this
there need be Vested in one Supreme Court,
count 4,es, Chancery Courts, Courts of
feAmoDsand Justices of the Peace, and such
othe Iefferior courts as the Legislature may
from tine to time ordsin and establish.
Sec, g. The Supreme Court, except in
cases Otherwise directed by this Constitution,
shall have appellate Jurisdiction only, which
! shall be co-extensive with the State, under
such restrictions and regulations, not repug
nant to this Constitution, as may from time
to TINA be prescribed by law Provided,
That tle Supreme Court shall have power to
issue Writs of injunction ma'adaneas gao
aOarrdzto, habeas corpus, and such other
remedial and original writs as may be neces-
saIy tc give it general superintendent and
control of inferior Jurisdictions.
! SEC, 8. There shall be held annually, at
the seat of government, two sessions of the
Supreme Court, at such times as the Legis-
lature may direct.
SEC. 4. The Supreme Court shall consist
of one Chief Justice and two associate JUS
| tices.
SEC. s. The Supreme Court may elect a
clerk and reporter who shall respectively
|
ture may prescribe.
Sec. 6. The State shall be divided into
convenient circuits, and for each circuit
there shall be elected Judge, who shall, at
the time of his election, and as long as he
continues in Office, reside in the circuit for
which he has been elected.
| Sect. The Circuit Courts shall have
original jurisdiction of all matters, civil and
| criminal, within this State, not otherwise
excepted in this Constitution but in civil
cases only where the matters in controversy
shall exceed the sum of one hundred dollars.
| SEC. 8. A Circuit Court shall be held in
each county or district in the State, twice in
every year, at such times and places as may
| be prescribed by law, and the Judges of the
several circuit courts may hold courts for
each other when they may deem it advisable,
and shall do SO when directed by law.
Sec. 9. The Legislature may establish a
court or courts of Chancery, with original
! and appellate equity jurisdiction, and until
| the establishment of such court or courts
| the said jurisdiction shall be vested IN the
judges of the circuit courts respectively;
| but the judges of the several circuit courts
shall have power to issue writs of lnJunc-
! ton returnable to the courts of Chancery.
SEC. 10. The Legislature shall establish.
within each county In the state Court of
Probate for the granting of letters testament
| tary of administration and orphans busi-
ness, and the general superintendent of the
estates of deceased persons. and such 9TH
er duties as may be prescribed by law; but
m no case shall it have jurisdiction IN mat
ters of civil or criminal law.
SIC. IL. A competent number of Justi-
ces Of the Peace, in and for each county,
shall be elected, in such mode and for such
term of Office as the Legislature may direct;
their jurisdiction in civil matters shall be
| limited to cases in which the amount does
not exceed one hundred dollars, and IN all
cases tried by a Justice of the Peace the
right of appeal shall be secured under such
rules and regulations as may be prescribed
by Law. ....s
SIC. H. The Chief Justice and associate
Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges
of the Circuit Court and Courts of Chance
~, shah at stated times receive for their SER
vices a compensation which shall De fixed
by law, and shall not be diminished during
their continuance in office but they sh41i