The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-05-30

judges Of said courts may interchange
circuits WITH each other, In such mans
ner as may be prescribed by law
which shall not be diminished during
their continuance in Office.
Sec, l6 Ohancery courts phpllgbe
established in each county ia the
State, with full jurisdiction in an mat- |,
ters Of equity, aud IL divorce and
allmonyS IL matters testainenlary,and
Of administration il minors business
and allotment q dover, and in cases
of idiocy, lunacy and persons non
compus mentiB .@88
Sec. II The Legislature shall d.
vide the State into aoonvenient num-
Der Of Chanoery Districts, To be com,
posed Of not moro than four counties.
Chancellors shall be appointed in the
same manner as the judges Of the,
circuit courts Their qualifications
shall be regulated BY law, and they
shall hold their Office fer the term Of I,
four years. They snail hold 4 court
in each county at least four times in
each year, and shall receive such CONS
pensation as may be provided BY law.
Sec. IS Theastyla Of all process
shall be, "The State Of Mississippi"
and and prosecutions shall BE- carried
on in the name and by the authority
Of "The State Of Mississippi, and
shall conclude gagainst the peace and X
dignity Of the same. Ri
Sec. 49, The clerk Of the Supreme
Court, shall be appointed by sal
court, for the term Of four years
the clerk of the circuit court and ti6
clerk Of the chancery court shalE.lBe
elected by the qualified voters Of their
several counties, and shall hold their
Office for the term Of four years, and
the Legislature shall provide by law,
what duties shall be performed by
the clerks Of the circuit and chaneery
courts, during vacation, subject to
the approval Of the court. Y 94a
Sec. 20 The qualified electors Of
each county shall elect Eve persons,
by districts, for the term Of two years,
who shall constitute board Of SUI
pervisors for each county, majority
Of whom may transact business, which
body shall have full jurisdiction over
roads, ferries and bridges, and per-
form such other duties as shall be
provided by law, and shall order all
county elections, to FIJI vacancies that
may arise in the Offices of their re-
spoctive counties The clerk Of the
ehancery court of each county shall
be the clerk Of such board Of super
visors.
Sec. 21. A competent number of
justices Of the peace and coustabIes
shall be chosen in each county, by
the qualified electors thereof, by dis
tricts, who shall hold their offices for
the term Of two years. The jurisdic-
ton Of justices Of the peace shall be
limited to causes in which the princi-
pal Of the amount in contro-
versy shall not exceed the sum Of one
hundred and fifty dollars. In all
causes tried by a justice Of the peace
the right Of appeal shall be secured,
under such rules aud regulations as
shall be prescribed by law,
Sec. %. The legislature shall, from
time, establish such other inferior
courts as may be necessary, and abol-
ish the same whenever they shal!
deem it expedient,
Sec. 23. There shall be an Attor-
ney General elected BY the qualified
electors Of the state, and a proper
number Of district attorneys shall be
elected by the qualified electors Of
the respective districts, whose term Of
Office shall be four years, and whose
duties and compensation shall be pre-,
seribed by law.
! Sec, "a, Clerks, sheriAs, and other
county officers, for willfuI neglect Of
duty or misdemeanor in office, shall
be liable to presentment or indiot-
ment by grand jury, aud trial by
petit jury, and upon conviction shall
be removed from office.
4 Sec. 25. No person shall be eligible
as member Of said board who shall
not have resided one year in the coane
ty, but this qualification shall not
extend to such new counties as may
hereafter be established, until one
year after their organization, and all
vacancies that may occur in said
board shall be supplied by election.
as aforesaid, to the unexpired term.
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