The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-06-20
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY

oectlon 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 be
appointed by the Governor, by and
with the 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, by
and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, shall appoint one Judge
for each District.
Sec. 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.
signation 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.
Sec. 6. No person sail be eligible
to the Office of Judge of the 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 pres
eeding citizen of the State.
Sec. Z, 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 of
three years, and which shall serve for
six years, and which shall serve for
the term of nine years; and it shall
be the duty Of the Governor to issue
commission accordingly.
Sec. g. No judge ofsaid court shall
sit on the trial Of any cause where
the parties, or either of them, shall
be connected With him by affinity or
consanguinity, or where he may be
interested in the same, except by the
consent of the judges and of the par-
~.
ties, and whenever a quorum of said
Court are situated as aforesaid, the
Governor of the State shall, in such
cases, specially commission two OF
more men of law knowledge, for the
determination thereof.
i Sec. 10. The judges Of said couri
shall receive for their services a com,
pensation to be fixed by law, which
shall not be diminished during theil
continuance in office.
( Sec. II. The judges of the Circuit
!. Court shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor, with the advice and consent .
the Senate, and shall hold their ofic,
for the term Of six years.
See. II. No person shall be eligi
BILE to the Office Of judge Of the cir
cult court, who shall not, at the tim
Of his appointment, have attained tn
age Of twenty-six years, and shal
have been two years citizen of th
/ Estate.
Sec. ID. The State shall be al
vided into convenient judicial dis
tricts.
Sec. Ia. Circuit courts shall hav
original jurisdiction in all matters
! civil and criminal, within this State
but in civil cases, only when the prir
{ cipal Of the amount in controyers
exceeds one hundred and fifty dollar
el Sec. Is. A circuit court shall
lheld at least twice . year, and I'll