Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-04-04
ARTICLE 5.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.


Courts, and such other Courts inferior tc
the Supreme Court, rs the General As.
sembly may, from time to time establish
| SEC. 9. The Supreme Court shall cen
sist of three Judges, two of whom shall
constitute quorum to hold Court
SEC. 8. The Judges of the Supreme
Court shall be elected by the qualified vo-
ters of the State, and shall hold their
Court at such time and place as the Gen
eral Assembly may prescribe. The Su-
preme Judges SO elected, shall be clasai-
fed SO that one Judge shall 60 out Of
office every two years; and the Judge
holding the shortest term OF Office under
such classification, shall be Chief Justice
of the CourJ during his ,erm, and SO Oh,
In rotation. After the xpiration of their
terms of Office, under such classification,
the term of each Judge Of the Supreme
Court shall be six years, and until his
successor shall have been elected and
qualified. The Judges Of the Supreme
Court shall be ineligible TO any other
office in the State, during the term for
which they shall have been elected.
SEC. 4. The Supreme Court shall have
appellate jurisdiction only in all cases in
chancery, and shall constitute Court for
corporation, unless incurred in time of
war for the benefit of ihe State. 1t shall
have power for the correction of errors at
law, under such restrictions as the Cen
eral Assembly may by law prescribe and
shall have power to issue all writs and
processes necessary TO secure justice to
parties, and exercise supervisory con
trol over all inferior judicial tribunals
throughout the State. .--------.--.-------.--.
SEC. 5. The District Court shall con
sist of a single Judge, who shall be cleo
ted by the qualified voters of the District
in which he resides. The Judge of the
District Court shall hold his office for the
term of four years, and until his success
sor shall have been elected and qualified:
and shall be Ineligible TO any other office
except that of Supreme Judge, during
the term for which he was elected.
SEC. 6. The District Court shall be
Court of law and equity, which shall be
distinct and separate Jurisdictions, and
have jurisdiction in civil and criminal
matters arising in their respective dis
tricts, in such manner as shall be pres
cribed by law.
SEC. Z. The Judges of the Supreme
and District Courts shall be conseryators
of the peace throughout the State.
SEC. 8. The style of all process shall
be The State of Iowa." and all prose
cutions shall be conducted in the name
and by the authority of the same.
Sec. 8. The salary of each Judge Of
the Supreme Court shall be two thousand
dollars per annum and that of each |
District Judge, sixteen hundred dollars
per annum, until the year 1860; after
which time, they shall severally receive
such compensation as the General Assem-
bly, may, by law, prescribe which com
pensation shall not be increased or di- /
during the term for which
they shall have been elected
Sec. 10. The State shall be divided
into eleven judicial districts, and af,er
s-~s 1860, the General Assembly /
may reoraanize nc Jus.Ili.Fi ilisTTIeTs, -;sii1
increase or diminish the number Of dis
tries, OF the number Of Judges of the
said Court, and may increase the number
of Judges of the Supreme Court; but
such increase or diminulion shall not be
more than one District, or one Judge of
either Court, at any one session and no
reorganization of the districts, or dimin
ution of the Judges, shall have the effect
of removing Judge from office. Such
reorganization of the districts, or any
change in the boundaries thereof, or in
crease or diminution of the number of the
Judges, shall take place every four years
thereafter. if necessary, and at no other
time
SEC. IL. The Judges of the Supreme
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general election; and the term of Office
of each Judge shall commence on the
first day of January next after his election
SEC. l2. The General Assembly shall
provide by law, for the election of an
Attorney General by the people, whose
term of Office shall be two years, and un-
til his successor is elected.