Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-27
STATE DEMOCRAT DAVENPORT, IOWA. MARCH 81 1857.
ARTICLE 5.
JUDICIAL DtPARrMENr.


Sec /. the Judicial power shall be yes-
TED ma SUPREME Court, D,siric, Co..tis. and
-uch other Courts inferior 10 the Supreme
Court, ~ the General Assembly may, from
time v time. ssisbi 81.
Sec. 2. The Supreme Court shall cen.
Isl Of three Judges, two OF whome shall
Constitute a quorum 10 hold Court.
Sec. 3. the Judges OF the supreme
Court shsil be elected by the qualified w.
t-rs OF the State. and shall hold IL, il Coatt
at such time aud place as the General As
-en bly, my prescribe. The Surre r Jud.
ges SO elected shall be classified 50 la, one
j. dye shall 20 out Of office every two yeas;
ami The Judge hold ing tie shortest term OF
office under such classification, shall be
Chief Justice Of The Cout during hi tenn,
aid 50 On IN rotation. After the ~xpir alton
RI Their terms ofOfhce, uader such ciasslf
CATION, The term Of each Judge ( the Su.
prehe Court shall be SIX Yeas and uhii.
his Successor shall have been .iec,ed aud
4ua,,hed The Jadg' OF The Supr~m. Cout,
sfiai' be in-ligib.e 10 any other office IN ,h~
STATE, during the FERN for viii b they shall
have been elected.
Sec d. The Supreme Court shall have
appellate jurisdiction o " IN ali cases H.
cnancerv aud shall constitute a Court 70,
he correction of errors a. law. under suci
re friction, as The General Assembly NAV
~ law, prescribe ; AID shall have power 10
i-sdf an wriis and process neccr>sary 10 Sc
7 cuf" justice 10 parties, and -xerrise a sup-r
si-o'y cohtro' over all il f-Ii nr ,ud al hi
/ 1anals ihro,ie .oui the Sale.
Sc b. The District Court shall con.is
/ OF MI" Ju''ga. who shall b. elected b,
the quail Fl d v"'efs If the Di,r,et ,nwhp /
he T".'trs The Ju ige of III. D,sr.c
Co1ri shall hold h 8 office for the ietm Of
fo"i wears, an, anil his successor shat
have been e'"cie'i ami qualified !; and shat
be- ineligible 10 a'y other office, exc-p. ;ha
III pr me Ia e., during the term 10
which he was ci~cisd
Sec. u. The District Cour, shall he
Court OF law aud equity. winch shall b di,
i'hct ahu s'pea'e Jurisdictions, ard ha,.
ll'sh''lioh ~ civii and CrImi .al matter
sfisins IA ihoir respective districts. in sucl
nani"r As shall he prescribed nv law
Sri; The Judges Of The Supreme an,
District Courts shall b- e nserva;or. OF IN
peace throughout The = ale.
Sec. The style Of all PROCESS shsl
be, ''Th" State of Iowa. and all pros.,u
tons shall! be .onduc led in HE name a, b,
The authority of the same.
Sec. The salary of each Judge Of IN
Supreme Court shall he two thousand do!
lar per annum and That Of each Dis,ric
Jnhg', sixteen hnna,ei dollars per annun
UNI 'he year ls6D after winch time IRE
SHAH severallv receive .nch conn .usa,io
a. me General Assembly NAV. hy Law, pre
'c'ihr; which compensation stall not be IN
c ga Ell or d'mini he'd during the term TO
winch they snail have been elected.
Sec. 10. The Safe shall BE- divided i, I
eleven Juiiclol Districts; and afie. he yea
300 The Gen raj Assembly NAV re- orpa. is
N" ladiclal districts. ard ihcrea q or DIM,
lsh the ruHb"i Z districts, or the m.mbp
OF Judges = The said Court, and nav in
crease h. hunhsr of Judges Of The Snprem
Court but an h increase or dimInu'iop =! Al
mol he y nan one district or NJ Jndg
or ehhtr curt, ~ any one session; and II
re-orean'z'tion II the districts. or dirEnn
ton 1T The number of the Judges shall AZ
me effect OF removing Judge from office
such re.organiz 'fion # The districts or Al
change IN The boundaries thereof or in
crease or diminnti.n # the nhmber q
The Judges. shall take place every fou
vr'rs thereafter. il necessary, and a, n
o'her time.
Sec ~ The Sudcrs Of The Supreme ar
District Courts shall he chosen at The ren.,
Al election : and the term Of Office # eac
'n''er shall commence on the first day ,
Janntrv rex. after hi. .lectlor.
SO II. The General Assembly sha
nrovide. nv lhw. for tho election If an A
'ornev General by 'he neorie " hose term :
oti " sl,sll he two years. and until his u,
cossor is elected.
Sec. 10 The qnsi fed electors RI eac
ind'c'a' district shal'. al the 'imn 81 elec'io
g District Judge, elect a ID strict AttGrne
who al he a resident Of The district e.
"h'rh he "a elected. and shall hol' his o'fr
Cor III" term ~ four years. and mil hi
{" c'Ssor shall hay. been elec,e. and Dual
fell.
SEC. 10 II shah be the duty of the (:er
-ra' Assembly 70 provide for the carryin
u'o effect 81 This article, and 10 provide e
general system Of practice in all tn
Courts Of this State.