Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-01
JURISDICTION OF COURTS.

JURISDICTION OF COURTS.
Sec II. The Supreme Court shall have Appel
late jurisdiction to review aud determine all ques-
tons of law involved in any Order, Proceedings,
Judgment or Decree of the inferior Courts, except
in those cases wherein final jurisdiction is CON
fered upon the inferior Courts. And shall have
power to issue all wrts and process necessary to
the exercise of their jurisdiction. The Legislature
shall prescribe the time and mode of taking and
pertecting Appeals.
SIC. u. The District Churts shall have erclu-
original jursd ction in all civil wherein
the relief sought consists in the recovery OF debt
or debts claimed to exceed in amount the sum OF
two hundred dollars exclusive of interest. Also
for the recovery of personal property claimed TO
exceed in value the sum of two hundred dollars
Also for the recovery of damages where the
amount is claimed to exceed two hundred dollars
Also in actions for the recovery of real property
Also in all vii cases wherein other relief is
sought. What has been hitherto known MS legal
and equitable relief, shall be claimed and granted
in the same action when both pertain to the same
subject matter The term civil Cases, as used
in this Section and in Section 2, of Article / of
the Constitution shall include causes formerly
distinguished as Actions at Law and Suits in
Equity The District Courts shall also have &C.
clQSiUe original jurisdiction in all qui tam and
criminal actions wherein the penalty may exceed
a fue of five hundred dollars or imprisonment
more than six months. They shsll also have a.
cIttsive original jurisdiction in all cases involving
the legality Of the proceedings Of any inferior ri-
bunal, Board or officer but shall not review or
control any discretion with which such tribunal,
Board officer may be vested. They shall also
have oe5Iusige origjadI jurisdiction in all cases
| involving the legality of any tax, assessment or
impost or the right to hold and enjoy any fran
chiSe Office or to receive the tolls, fees, or saa-
| ries thereof.
SEC ID. District Courts shall have final iuris-
dcton to review and determine on appeal all
questions of Ian arising in Justices Courts, and
| IN such municipal Courts as the Legislature may
establish in Incorporated cities. The Legislature
may, IN its discretion, authorize District Courts
to try causes de moro on appeal from said Justi-
| ces and municipal Courts, but this jurisdiction
shall also be faat, except, in of forcbe en-
try or unlawful detaner where the damages and
penalty, or either, shall exceed two hundred dol
lars They shall also have jurisdiction not final,
to hear and determine causes on appeal from Prot
bate Courts. The Legislature may or not limis
the jurisdiction of the District Courts, in cases
arising in Probate Courts to questions of td1o.
Sec. IA. The Probate Courts shall have esc}W-
sire original jurisdiction over Insane persons,
Id lots Lunatics and Infants, and over their prop
erty and estates also, IN matters pertaining to
the management settlement and disposition OF
Estates of deceased persons, aud in all special
cases of Bankruptcy or Insolvency wherein the
proceedings are unknown to the course of the
Common Law
SEc. Is. Justices Courts shall have frcIusiUc
origtnaL jurisdiction in all Civil Cases for the re-
coYery of personal property, debts, damages OF
money demands wherein the value of the proper
ty, debts, damages or demands is not claimed tC
exceed two hundred dollars exclusive of interest
And also in all qui tam and criminal actions anc
proceeding when the penalty provided by Law
cannot exceed either fine of five hundred dollars
or Imprisonment for six months Also IN all ac
, tons OF iorcbe entry, or OF unlawful detalner
, but in such cases the question of title cannot b.
raised or tried. They shall also have such pre-
lminary jurisdiction and powers to enquire mt
Q the commission Of public offenses as the Leglsa
J. tnre may prescribe