Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-09-10


jority ~ them, shall hive ths pow6r 10 iiiI any
saAssscY IN INV olFco III Clerk cf The Suprclne
co1ft until sfl AlectIDn cdts Ia regularly hid
b Sec. ., The Judges of In Supreme Court
shall be elected ~ the electors 81 the State at
large. and their term OF pfice shall he seyen
years. and until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Sec. Al scha State shall Be divided bY The
Legislature into sx Judicial Districts. which shalt
be composed Of contiguous territory, be bounded
BY county lines, and contain population rs
nearly equal as may be practicable. In each
judicial District, one Judge shall be elected By
( Tho electors thereof, who shall constitute said
Court and whose term of office shall be seven
years Every District Judge shall ..at lie time Of
his election, be resident Of The district forwhic
he shall be elected, and shall reside therein dur
| ing his continuance in office.
Sec, 5. The District Courts shall have original
Jurisdiction in all civil cases, both in law and
/ equity, where the amount in controversy exceeds
ono hundred dollars. and in oil criminal cases
/ where the punishment shall exceed three months
! imprisonment, or fine Of more than one hum
drsd dollars and shall have such appellate jars-
diction as may be prescribed by law The
Legislature may provide BY law that the Judge q
one District may sefye il, another, not his own,
Z. when convenience or the public interest may
/ require it. .55. l
i Sec s. The Judge Of the Supreme, and Dis
trict Courts shall be men learned in the law, and
shall receive such compensation, at stated times,
4 a. may be prescribed BY tina Legislature, which
compensation shall not be diminished daring their
/ continuance in Office. bu, they shall receive no
4 other fes or reward for their services.
y Sec. Z. There shalt he established n each or
ganized county in the State a Probate Court,
4 which shall be a court Of Record, and be held at
such times and places as may he prescribed by
Inv 1t shall be held BY one Judge, who shall
! be elected by the voters Of the county. for the
term of two years. He shall be a resident OF
such county at the time Of his election, and re-
side therein during his continuance in office, and
his compensation shall be provided by lazy. lie
may appoint his own Clerk. where none has been
elected, bat the Legislature may authorize the
election by the eector. of any county, of one
Clerk or Register of Probate for such county
whose powers, duties, term OF Office and campen-
sation shall be prescribed by law. A Probate
Court shah have jurisdiction over the estates o
deceased persnns and persons under guardian,
ship, but no other jurisdiction except prescribed
: by this Constitution.
II Sec S. The Legislature shall provide for thu
. election of a sufficient number of Justices Of The
: Peace In each County, whose term Of Office shal
be two years, and whose duties and compensa
lion Snatl De prescribed Dy law I~TOpfNeh, J.
no Justice Of the Peace shall have Jurisdiction 0
any civil cause, where the amount in cantrovers'
= shall exceed one hundred dollars. nor in crlmi
y nal cause, where the punishment shall exceet
= three months imprisonment. or fine Of over ont
: hundred dollars. nor in any cause involving tn
H title to real estate
= | Sec. 8. All Judges other than those provides
!, I9or in this Constitution shall be elected by III
: electors Of the Judicial district, county OF city
: for which they shall be created, not for longe
e term than seven years.
fl Sec Id. In the case the Office Of any Judg
shall become vacant before the expiration OF tn
reguiar tern for which he was elected, the vacan
= CIV shall be filed hv appointment by the Guverno
c until a successor is elected and qualified. An
1t snch successor shall be elected at The FIRST annui
n eIecticn that occurs more than thirty days aite
! r. the vacancy shall have happened.
:, Sec IL. The Justices Of the Supreme Cou
- and the District Court shall bold no Office uodt
I, tho Unit sSsasas NOR ante tharr "F' sq s
State. sa sgss., votes for eiatefnf them iof an
IN elective efce under this consitasion eSeep,
Judicial Office, given By the Legislature .. !, :,
Ie people, during the continuance in c'ass 7'''A
l., void. sasss
ne Sec r. The Leg isIature may at any tin
% change the number Of Judicial Districts, or the
"" boundaries, when it shall be deemed expedien
but no such change shall raeate the oil ice OF al
-, Judge.
sas Sec. -. There shall be elected in ea
" county where District Court shall be hold, o.
81 ~ Clerk Of said Court. whose qualifications, dutl
az and compensation shall be prescribed by LAY
~ and who 6 term Of off ice shall be four yeats.
s'c Sec H. Legal pleading and proceedings in t
VI Courts Of this Sata SHALL be under the d:rectl
~ of the Legislature The style Of all process sh
.ah be . The State of Minnesota and all midi
ica ments shall conclude t'against the peace a
~ dignity Of the State of Minnesota
nsa sec.#,5. THE Legislature may provide
Wy : the election Of one person in each organic
~ ~ county in this state to be called Commtssion
% with judicial power aud Jurisdiction not exceed
y, the power and jurisdiction Of Judge of the u
~ trict Court at Chambers, the Legislature m
1t'a instead of such election. confer such power
jurisdiction upon Judges Of Probate in the Sta
ARTICLE SEVENTH. Elective Francois
~ Section J. Every male person Of ths age
III twenty -oae years or upwards, belonging 70 cit
@ III the following classes, who shaN have resit
in the United sa les one year and in thus state
81. Iour months naSt preceding any e'echcn. 81
he easiiled 70 vote at any eectlons N t'le eieci
district Of which he shall at that als have b
I'D. ior ten DAYS resident, for all officers that
I, ave-, ct hereafter may be- elective by the peo
Cd. White persons Of foreign birth, who q
~ have dacared ther intention TO become caizs
In conforuabEyto HE laws Of ths uaited st
'na 81 upon the subject Of NATURALIZATION
~, NV 3d. Persons Of mixed white and Indian biz
&C., who have adopted the cpssor1s and habits
III civilization. # 5s
and - 100 ,ha /, 3, J. ,s,
icle, ac.. -. g,;s,.;a, Gnnr, or III s,.,a ~
Z Y. Il manner as may be provided BY law. and !
r.n \, have been pronounced by said Court caPab
WY enjoying the rights Of citizenship within the q
s sso' Sec. 2. No persons not belonging to one q
~ classes specified in the preceding section
e9e person who has been convicted Of treason OF
this w. I'M, ~ ,.S u, "a
cornpos alentis cr insane, shall be entitled Or
rnitted to voted at any election il this state.
a,a,a Sec. g. For the purpose Of voting, no pc