The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-05-31
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY DEPAETEENT.

SEcrloSl. The judicial power Of this State
sirali be vested III supreme court, in
circuit courts, in county courts) all of
which shall be courts Of record) and in
justices of the peace.
SEC. = The supreme court shall consist
of three judges, two of whom shall form
/ quorum, ana the concurrence of two OF
said judges shall, in all cases, be neces-
sary TO a decision.
SEC. ). The supreme court shall exer-
else no original jurisdiction. except in
cases OF n,anoan.us, kobeas corpus and certo.
rar', but shall have appellate jurisdiction
in all cases provided in this constitution
and laws OF this State, hereafter to be
enacted.
SEC. 4. The judges OF the supreme court
shall hold their Office for the term Of
nine years, and until their successors shall
be elected and qualified; except that
after the first election under this consti-
tuition, the office of one Of sad judges
shall be vacated in three years. one in six
years and one IN nine years, to be decided
by lot The judge having the longest
time to serve shall be first chief Justice
and afterwards the judge holding the
oldest commission.
SEC. ). oHc or more terms of the su.
prc:ne court shall be held annually at
spring field, Mount Vernon. Ottawa, Chi
cago aud Peoria, and at such times as
: may be provided by law: Trorided, tha.
the State shall be at no expense for
court house or library at the two last
/. named places.
. SEC 6. Divides the Staie into three
; grand divisions as at prcscat, naming the
counties
. SEC J. The following counties shal,
{ compose district, in which courts shall
+ be held al Peoria, viz: Mercer, Stark
! Marshall, Ircguois, Wooiford. Peoria
.. Knox, Warreuderson Mason, Tazewell
and Mclean; and the following counties
shall compose district in which courts
shall be n,!d at Ottawa, viz La Sale.
/. Putnam, Bureau, Kendall, Will Grundy,
, Henry, Rock Island and Livingston.
r SIC. : After the year of our Lord one
t thousand and seyenty, the general assem-
bly, may, IN IT. discretion, provide Tor the
= election OF two additional Judges Of the
: supreme court, in which case the State
y shall be divided into five divisions. for
: purposes OF election only, (the qualified
n electors in each division electinr one OF
=. said iudyes,) and new election OF al! of
said judges shall thereupon take place
i Tho s,id juAgos .l.s.! Lo.d their offices for
4 the term OF ten years, and until their sue
>, cessors are elcctdd and qualified. except
the provisions Of this section, one O. said
?. judges sha.l vacate his office in two one
Il IL four, ane in six, orc in eight. and one
= in ten years, to be determined ly lot
J. The siudce having the longest time to
=. serve shall be chief Justice, and afterwards
r the one iIvlding the oldest commission
= SEC. =. 4 reporter OF the decisions o!
T. the supreme court shall lie elected 10y the
people, and hold his office for six wears
|. and perform such services and receive
e such salary as may be prescribed by law
t The copyright OF all reports OF said de
cIslons and of any notes and references tc
If the same, shall bc vested in the sccretar,
is of State for the benefit Of the people o
% this State.
n SEC. 10. he clerks Of the supreme cour
" shall be elected in each division, and il
re fhe Peoria and Ottawa districts by the
II qualified electors thereof; aud shall hold
II. their offices for the term OF six years. and
" Until their successors shall have been
L. elected and qualified, whose duties ant
v compensation shall be prescribed by law.
le SIC. III. The State shall be divided into
Of sixteen judicial circuits, in each of which
e except the circuit embracing the county
e of Cook, there shall be elected by tn
N qualified Collectors therrof, one circu
ii judge-and in said last named circuit fou
IL
o. said judges shall hold his Office for the
lg term Of six years, and until his successor
Il, shall be commissioned and qualified, ex
r. cept that after the first election held unde
H. this constitution, the office of one of til,
s. judges OF the circuit of Cook county shall
n he vacated in two years one in four years
ie and two in six years, to lie determined
IL by lot
ct SEC IL The general assembly, at th
first session after the expiration of 81!
le years from the adoption of this constItu
III tion and every six years thereafter, and a
n no other time, may increase or dimiiisl
i, the number of circuits but such increas
of or diminution shall not be more than on
circuit by any one session: ProJidrd, n
We such alteration shall affect any judge the
n in office
be SEC l3 There shall be two or NOR
e, terms of the circuit court held held al
rn nually in each county in this State, at sue
in times as shall be prescribed 10y law; ant
le such courts shall have jurisdiction in casr
at at law and in equity, in criminal trials an
to prosecutions and in cases Of appeal fror
n inferior courts except as otherwise herei
rs provided. ..-.
it SIC. IA The judges of the supreme ant
Is, circuit courts shall receive such salarls
III payable quarterly, as shall be prescribe'
ed by law, which sNail not Oe altered eui '';'
it their term of office and said judges shiIi
he receive no other allowance or enoiufheh'
all SEC. I5' The first election for Judges o.
all the supreme and circuit courts, ana Io
be reporter of the supreme court s,aA o'
se held on the first Tuesday after the mrs
re Monday Of November, in tie year OF ou
VS. Lord one thousand eight hundred ant
III 81, I6. All vacancies in the suprem
"a ond c;rcuit courts shall be filled by elec
iy tion. Prorided haDere, that if the uneS
~ ,,;red term does not exceed one year, sucl
ali vacancy may be filed by executive al
ce pointment. fs4i 1a1 ,e a
VS. SEC Il. No person shall be eligible t
the Office of judge Of any court in thi
he State who is not a citizen of the Unite
ld States, and who shall not have resided i
by this State five years next preceding hi
rs election, and who shall not, at the time {
or his election, reside in the division, circui
le or county in which he shall be elected
all No person shall be elected judge of tn
be supreme court who is not, at the time {
his election thirty years of age, nor sha
he any person be elected judge of the circu
Of or county court who shall not have attain
sg- ed the age OF twenty-five years at the tim
ay of his election.
SEC Is. The qualified electors OF eac
MS county in this STAGE shall elect a clerk