Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-02-29

ciate Justices first chosen under this Constitution shall serve for four years after the next general election, and two of them for eight years after said elcc- ton, said times to be determined by lot; but thereafter the Associate Jus tices shall be chosen for the full term. SEC. 4. The Supreme Court shall have general supervision and control over all inferior courts of law and equity. It shall have power to issue writs of error, supersedeas, certiorari, habeas corpus, manda nus, quo-war- ranto, and other remedial writes, and to hear and determine the same. Final Judgment in the inferior courts may be brought by writ of error, or by appeal, into the Supreme Court. in such man. ner as may be prescribed by law. SEC. 5. The inferior courts of the State, as now constituted by law, except as hereinafter provided, shall remain with the same jurisdiction as they now possess; Provided that the General Assembly may provide for the establishment of such inferior courts, changes of jurisdiction, or abolition of existing inferior courts, as may be deemed requisite. The Judges of the inferior courts herein provided for, or of such as may hereafter be established by law, shall be appointed by the Cover nor, by and with ahe advice and consent of the Senate, for the term of six years, and until such time as the General Assem-. ply may otherwise direct; Provided that the General Assembly shall not iaterfere with the term of office of any Judge.
 SEC. 6. All writs and othsr process shall run in the name of the State of Ark ansas, and bear taste and be signed by the clerks of the respective courts from which they issue. Indictments shall conclude Against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas"
 SEC. :. No Judge shall preside on the trial of any cause in the event of which he may be interested, Or where either of the parties shall be connected with him by affinity or consanguinity within such de- grees as may be prescribed by law, or in which he may have been counsel, or have presided in any inferior court.
 SEC. 8. In case all or any of the judges of the Supreme Court shall be disqualified from presiding, on any cause or causes, the court or judges thereof shall certify the same to the Governor of the State, and he shall immediately commission, specially, the required number of men learned in the law fow the trial and determination l thereof
 l SEC. 9. Whenever. at ten o'clock, A. M., of the second day of any term of the inferior courts of this State, the judge thereof is not present, or if present and he cannot for any cause properly preside at the trial of any case pending therein, the attorneys of said courts then present may select a special judge, who shall pre- side during the trial of such case or cases, or shall hold said court until the appear ance of the regular judge thereof. The proceedings in such cases shall be entered at large upon the journal.
 l SEC. 10. The judges of the inferior courts may temporarily exchange circuits, or hold courts for each other under such regulations as may be prescribed by law
 SEC. II. Judges shall not charge juries with regard to matters of fact, but shall declare the law. In all trials by jury the judges shall give their instructions and charges in writing; and if the trial is by the court he shall reduce to writing his 1 findings upon the facts in the case, and shall declare the law in the same manner he is required to do when instructing juries.
 SEc. l2. Any judge whose appoint mcnt is herein provided for shall be at least twenty-five years of age, qualified elector of this State, and shall have been for one year an actual resident of the State, and shall reside in the circuit or dis trict to which he may be appointed or elected.
 SEC. l3. The judges of the Supreme or inferior Courts shall at stated times, receive compensation for their services as is now or may hereafter be provided by law, and which shall not be diminished during the respective terms for which they may be elected or appointed
 1 SEC. IA. The inferior courts shall hold annually such terms as the General Assembly may direct.
 SEC. l5. All appeals from inferior Courts shall be taken in such manner and to such Courts as may be provided by law appeals may be taken from courts of justices of the peace to such Courts and iu such manner as may be prescribed by law.
 SEc. l6. When a vacancy occurs in the office of judge of the Supreme, or any of the inferior Courts, it shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, which appointee shall hold his office the residue of the uncxpired term, and until his sue cessor is elected and qualified. | Sec. IT, The supreme court and such other courts as may be established by law shall be courts of record, and shall each have a com mon seal.
 Sec. IS. The supreme court shall appoint clerk of said court, and also reporter of its decisions. The decisions of the supreme court shall be in writing, and signed by the 1 judges concurring therein; any judge dissent i ing therefrom shall give the reasons of such dissent in writing. under his signature; all such decisions shall be fled in the office of the clerk of the supreme court, and be pub l lished in such manner as the General Assem- bly, may direct. The clerk and reporter shall | hold their respective offices for the term of six years. subject to removal by the court for causes
 Sec. l9. A county clerk shall be elected ! by the qualified electors in each organized county in this state, for theterm of four years. and shall perform such duties, and receive such fees as are now or may hereafter be pre- scribed by law.
 1 Sec. 20. In each township iu this stat there shall be elected by the qualified electors thereof two justices of the peace who shall hold their otfces for the term of fosr years: Provided, That in such townships as ma, contain more than two hundred qualified elee tors. an additional justice of the peace ma. be chosen.
 Justices of the peace shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all actions of contract