The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-06-13

judges Of said courts NAV INTERCHANGE
circuits with each other, IN such mass &
ner as may be prescribed ! by law.
which shall not be diminished DURING
their continuance in Office.
See. l6aChancery courts shall be
established in each county IL the
State, with fplljurisdiction ID All mat
ters of equity, and Of divorce aud
alimony;, in matters testamentary and
of administration ii minors business.
and allotment Of dover, and in cases
Of idioey, lupacy, and persons non
| eompus nentis. e%
Sec. AZ The Legislature shall d.
vide the State into convenientnum-
Der Of Chancery Districts, to be com,
posed Of notmore than four counties.
Chancellors shall he appointed in the
same manner as the judges Of the
circuit courts. Their qualifications
shall be regulated by law, and they
shall hold their Office for the term of \
four years. They shall hold a court
IN each county AT least four tines an
each year, and shall receive such cons
pensation as may be provided by law.
Sec. 18 The style Of all process
shall be, "The State Of Mississippi"
and and prosecutions shall be carried
on in the name and by the authority
of "The State Of Mississippi" and
shall conclude against the peace and
dignity Of the same
Sec. 10. The clerk of the Supreme
Court, shall be appointed by said
court, for the term Of four years, and
the clerk Of the circuit court and tho
clerk Of the ohancery court shall be
elected by the qualified voters Of their
several counties, and shall hold their
office for the term Of four years, and
the Legislature shall provide by law,
what duties shall be performed by
the clerks Of the circuit and chaneery
courts, during vacation, subject to
the approval Of the court.
Sec, 20. The qualified electors of
each county shall elect five persons,
by districts, for the term Of two years,
who shall constitute board Of su-
pervisors for each county, a majority
Of whom may transact business, which
body shall have full jurisdiction over
roads, ferries and bridges, and per-
form such other duties as shah be
provided by law, and shall order all
county elections, to fill vacancies that
may arise in the offices Of their re-
spectiye counties. The clerk Of the
ohancery court of each county shall
be the clerk Of such board Of super
visors. . s0o l I'll
Sec. 21. A competent number Of
justices Of the peace and constables
shall be chosen in each county, by
the qualified electors thereof, by dis
tricts, who shall hold their Offices for
the term Of two years. The jurisdic-
ton Of justices Of the peace shall be
limited to causes in which the princi-
pal of the amount in, cOntro-
versy shall not exceed the sum Of one
hundred and fifty dollars. In all
causes tried bYa Justice Of the peace
the right Of appeal shall be secured,
under such rules and regulations as
shall be prescribed by law.
See. 22. The legislature shall, from
time, establish such other, inferior
courts as may be necessary, and abol-
ish the same whenever they shall
deem it expedient.
Sec. %. There shall be an Attor-
ney General elected BY the qualified
electors Of, the state, and proper
number of district attorneys shall be
elected by the qualified electors Of
the respective districts, whose term of
Office shall be four years, and whose
duties and compensation shall be pre-
scribed by law.
Sec, "a. Clerks, sherifs, and other
county officers, for Willful neglect Of
duty or misdemeanor in office, shall
be liable to presentment or indicts
ment by grand jury, and trial by
petit jury, and upon conviction shall
be removed from Office.
Sec. 25. No person shall be eligible
as a member of said board who shall
not have resided one year in the couns
ty, but this qualification shall not
extend to such new counties as may
hereafter be established, until one
year after their organization, and all
vacancies that may occur in said
board shall be supplied by election
as aforesaid, to the unexpired term,