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

Section l The judicial power Of
he State shall be vested in Supreme
Court, and such other courts Of law
and equity as are hereafter provided
for in this constitution.
Sec, 2. Tho Supreme Ceurt shall
consist Of three judges, who shall bo
appointed by the Governor, by and
withthe advice and consent Of the
Senate, any two Of whom, when con.
vened, shall form quorum. The
Legislature shall divide the State into
three, Districts, and the Governor. hy
and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, shall appoint one Judge
for each District. .aai q.
See. 3, The Office of one of said
Judges shall be vacated in three years;
one in six years and one in nine years,
SO 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 Supreme Court.
Sec, 5. All vacancies which may
occur in said court, from death, re.
siguation or removal, 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. a
Sec. 6. No person sail be eligible
to the Office of Judge ofthe Supreme
Court who shall not have attained the
age of thirty years at the time of his
appointment, and who shall not have
been for two years Immediately pre-,
ceding citizen of the State.
Sec.7. The Supreme Court shall
be held twice in each year, at the
seat Of Government, at 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
Of the Senate ard Secretary of State
shall determine By lot, which of said
Judges, shall serve for the term oi
three years, and which shall serve fol
six years, aud which shall serve fol
the term Of nine years; and it shal
be the duty Of the Governor to issue
commission accordingly, sal s
Sec. 8, No judge Of said court shall
Isit on the trial of any cause wher,
the parties, or either Of them, shall
be connected with him by affinity o.
consanguinity or where he may b,
interested in the same, except by tn,
consent Of tie judges and of the par,
ties, and whenever a quorum Of saiC
Court are situated as aforesaid, thO
Governor of the State shall, in sucl
cases, specially commission two o
more men of law knowledge, for thl
determination thereof.
Sec. TO- The judges Of said cour
shall receive for their services a com
pensation to be fixed by law, whicl
shall not be diminished during thei
continuance in office.
Sec. II. The judges Of the Circui
Court shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor, with the advice and consent q
the Senate, and shall hold their oiic
for the term Of six years,
Sec, IL. No person shall be eligi
Bile to the Office Of Judge Of the eli
cult court, who shall not, at the tim
Of his appointment, have attained Ii
age Of twenty-six years, aud sha
have been two years a citizen Of th
State.
| Sec. 1S. The State shah be a
yided into convenient judicial dis
tricts. ed
Sec, IA. Circuit courts shall hay
original jurisdiction in all ,mattet
civil and criminal, within this State
but in civil cases, only when the priI
eipal of the amount in controvers
exceeds one hundred and fifty dollar
Sec. -. A circuit court shall |
held at least twice a year, and Il