The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-06-06
ARTICLE VII.
JUDICIARY


Section /. The Judicial power Of
he State shah be vested in Supreme
Court, and such othe courts Of law
and equity as are hereafter provided
foFin this constitution.
Sec, 2. Tho Supreme Ceurt shall
consist Of three judges, who shall be
appointed by the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, any two ofwhom, when con,
yened, shall form quorum The
Legislature shall divide the State into
three Districts, and the Governor, By
and with the advice and consent 81
the Senate, shall appoint one Judge
for each District.
Sec. 3. The Office of one of said
Judges shall be vacated inthree years;
one in six years and one iu nine years,
50 that at the expiration of every
three years, one Of said judges shall
be appointed as aforesaid. The
term Of Office Of the Judge Of the
Supreme Court shall be nine years.
Sec. 4. The Supreme Court shall
have no Jurisdiction but such as pros
perly belongs to a Supreme Court.
Sec. 5. All vacancies which NAV
occur in said court, from death, re-
siguation orremoval, shall be filed
by appointment, as aforesaid provid-
ed, however, that if vacancy shall
occur during the recess of the Legis,
lature, the Governor shall appoint a
successor, who shall hold his Office
until the next meeting Of the Legis,
lature.
Sec. 6. No person sail be eligible
to the Office of Judge fthe Supreme
Court who shall not have attained the
age Of thirty years at the time of bis
appointment, and who shall not have
been for two years Immediately pres
eeding q citizen of the State.
Sec. Z. The Supreme Court shall
be held twice in each year, at the
seat Of Government, ut such times as
the Legislature may prescribe.
Sec. 8. Immediately upon the first
appointment Of judges, as aforesaid
the Governor, in the presence Of, and
with the assistance Of the President
tof the Senate ard Secretary Of State
shall determine by lot, which Of said
Judges, shall serve for the term o.
three years, and which shall serve fol
six years, and which shall serve fol
the term Of nine years; and it sbal
be the duty Of the Governor to lssut
commission accordingly.
Sec. 8. No judge Ofsaid court shal
sit On the trial Of any cause wherr
1.-THE parties, or either Of them, shal
be connected With him by affinity o
consanguinity, or whore he may b
interested in the same, except by th
consent Of tie judges and Of the par
lties, and whenever a quorum Of sal,
| Court are situated as aforesaid, th
Governor Of the State shall, III sue
cases, specially commission two 0
more men Of Law knowledge, for th
determination thereof.
i Sec. 10. The judges Of said cout
shall receive for their services com
pensation tobe fixed by law, whic
shall not be diminished during thei
continuance in Office.
4 Sec. IL. The judges Of the Circui
Court shall be appointed by the Gov
lernor, with the advice and consent
the Senate, and shall hold their ofit
for tho term Of six years.
Sec, II. No person shall be elig
bic to the Office Of Judge Of the cii
cuit court, who shall not, at the tin
Of his appointment, have attained Il
lage Of twenty-six years, and aha
have been two years a citizen Of Il
/ State.
Sec. 13. The State shall be d
, vided into convenient judicial al
} tricts.
Sec, IA. Circuit courts shall ha'
original jurisdiction in all matter
/ civil and criminal, within this Stat
but ii civil cases, only when The pri
J oipal of the amount il controverI
exceeds one HUNDRED and fifty dollal
9 Sec. Is. Acircuit court shall
!. Iheld at least twice . year, and u