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

Judges 4 Hai o8uth hang,
circuits with each otheH II such man,
ner as may be pesc ribed by IaW
which shall pos ba lirs iniShed during
theiF ontippance ip t5Qe
Sed I6 Chanceiy codrts shali b,
established ia each Z 0untv II the
5sate, With fstii urisdio i0Ain sllmat,
ters of equity, and pf dlgore ana
alimony; ID matters tes ahan tarF and
of administration inmn nos busiheaa,
ard allotment N d0Fel- apd SD cases
| of idiocy, ianasy, anlE bSrsons non
c0mpus mentis
Ses. Y The hegNI@ iugp shall di-
I vide the State int0 4 tQ lsyeniep 81 mum.
ber Of Ciansefy BEstllc Ii to be CONS
posed Of not moHA tAan four counties.
Ghapcellors Shall haapE50iAAad " khe
same manner Ill the udges III The
circuit courts. TheH auali Reations
shall be regulated by l@swi they
shall hold their ofdceio Z tha term of
four years Theyshsl hoId court
IN each county at least four times il
each year, and shall rece Iycsuchcoms
psnsatiOn as may BE Mo Vidsa ~ law.
Sec. isl The style Of all process
shall be, The State of Mississippi"
and and prosecutions shallbe carried
On ii the name and by Sc authority
of aThe State Of Miss ssippi " ana
shall conclude aagainst e hepeace and
dignity of the same.
Sec,l9. Theelerk of The Supreme
Court, shall be appoiated by said
court, for the term 81 fo uryears, and
the clerk of the Circuit court and tho
clerk Of the chancery coz1H sball be
elected by the qualifsdvotasafth their
several counties, and sha Il hold their
office for the term Of fou Z wears, and
the Legislature shallpro vide by law,
what duties shall b plerforned by
the clerks Of The circpit =andchancery
courts, during vacation, subject to
the approval Of The cour &.
Sec. 20. The qualified electors Of
each county shall elect 6ge persons.
by districts, for the term oftwo years,
who shall constitute board Of su-
peryisors for each county, majority
Of whom may transactbIR sipess which
body shall have full lpris dichon over
roadg, ferries and bridges, and per-
form such other duties as shall be
provided by law, and shalIcrder I'll all
county elections, to fillvacancies that
may arise in the Offices Of their re.
speetive counties. The cierk Of the
chancery court Of each county shall
be the clerk Of such board cT SUPER
visors.
Sec. 2f. 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 the Offices for
the term Of two years Ehejurisdic-
ton Of justices Of the pc ace shall be
limited to causes ii whis "a the prinei-
pal Of the amount IN contro-
versy shall not exceed the,mm ofone
hundred and fifty dollars. III all
causes tried BY justice ofthe peace
the right Of appeal shaI b secured,
under such rules and regpations as
shall be prescribed byhvz.
Sec. 20, The legislatur 9 shall from
time, establish such other inferior
courts as may be necessary, aud abol-
ish the same whenever they shall
deem itexpedient,
Sec. 20. There shall be an .Attor-
ney General elected BY the qual.fed
electors Of the state and proper
Of district attorn eys shallbe
elected by the qualified electors of
the respective districts, W hose term of
Office shall be four years, and whose
duties and compensation shall be pre-
seribed by law.
Sec, "a. Clerks, sheriff, and other
county officers, for wllfa1 neg 1ect Of
duty Or misdemeanor in Office, shall
be liable to presentmen { or 7ndict-
ment BY grand jury, and trial by
petit jury, and upon eongioton shall
beremoved from Office.
See. 25. No personshallbe eligible
as member Of said board who shall
nothave resided one year iathe couns
ty, but this qualifcatiSn shall not
extend to such new eOuu6ies as may
hereafter be established, until one
year after their organiza lion, and all
vacancies that may occur ia said
board shall be supplied BY election
as aforesaid, to the unezpirsd term