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

judges Of said courts may intercbo6o
circuits with each other, IL such na5
ner as may be prescribed ~ laV
which shall not BE- diminished durin,
their continuance in office. n
Sec. l6. Chancery courts shall Il
established in each county IL III,
State, with full jurisdiction ii alI Ioat.
ters Of equity, and Of divorce and
allmony; Ia matters testamentary and
OF administrators in minors business
and allotment of dover, and i'll cases
Of idiocy, lunacy, and persons non
compus mentis
Sec. ~. The Legislature shall di-
| vide the State into q convenient nuns
Der Of Ghancery Districts, to Be com,
posed Of not more 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 for the term Of
four years Theyshall hold aeourt
In each county at least four times in
each year, and shallreceiye such com,
pensation as may be provided by law!
Sec. is. The style 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 against the peace and
dignity Of the same"
Sec. 19, The clerk of the Supreme
Court, shall be appointed by said
court, for the term Of four years, and
the clerk Of the circuit court and the
clerk of the chancery court shall be-
elected blythe 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 ehancery
courts, during vacation, subject to
the approval of the court. u
Sec. 20. The qualified electors of
each county shall elect FIVE persons,
by districts, for the term Of two years,
who shall constitute a board of su-
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 ell vacancies that
may arise in the Offices of their res
spoctive counties. The clerk Of the
chancery court Of each county shall
be the clerk of such board Of super
visors.
Sec. 81. 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 their offices for
the term of two years. The jurisdic-
ton Of justices Of the peace shall be
limited to causes in which the prinei-
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 and 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 shall
deem it expedient.
Sec. %. There shall be an Attor-
ney General elected by the qual.fed
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-
scribed by law.
Sec, "a. Clerks, sheriff3, and other
county officers, for Rillful neglect of
duty or misdemeanor in office, shall
be liable to presentment or indiot-
ment by grand jury, and trial by
petit jury, and upon conviction shall
be removed from office.
Sec. %. No person shall be eligible
as a member of said board who shall
not have resided one year in the oounS
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.