The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-05-23
ARTICLE VI

oection l. Ihe Judlcial power 0I
he State shall be vested in a 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 a 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 a 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 proyid-
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.
4 Sec. 6. No person sail be eligible
to the office Of Judge Of the Supreme
Court who shall not have attained tht
age of thirty years at the time Of hi
appointment, and who shall not hav'
been for two years Immediately pre-
eeding citizen Of the State.
Sec. Z. The Supreme Court shal
be held twice in each year, at tn
seat of Government, at such times a
! the Legislature may prescribe.
} Sec. s. Immediately upon the frs
: appointment Of judges, as aforesaid
the Governor, in the presence of, an
with the assistance Of the Presiden
of the Senate ard Secretary of Statt
/ shall determine by lot, which Of sal
i, Judges, shall serve for the term {
. three years, and which shall serve fc
six years, and which shall serve fc
9 the term Of nine years; and it sha
be the duty of the Governor to issu
3 commission accordingly,
e Sec. 9. No Judge ofsaid court sha
sit on the trial Of any cause whei
!. the parties, or either of them, sha
b be connected with him by affinity
/. eonsanguinity, or where he may
Z interested in the same, except by Il
d consent Of tie judges and Of the pa
g ties, and whenever quorum Of So
e Court are situated as aforesaid, b
II Governor of the State shall, in So,
Ie cases, specially commission two
le more, men of law knowledge, for t
1T determination thereof.
ID Sec, 10. The Judges Of said cot
l. shall receive for their services a COZ
,e pensation to be fixed By law, viii
N shall not be diminished during tn,
d, continuance in Office,
Of Sec, IL. The judges Of the Circl
b. Court shall be appointed by the Gt
Of ernor, with the advice and consent
in the Senate, and shall hold their of
III for the term Of six years.
~ Sec. IL. No person shall BE- eli
be BE to the Office Of Judge Of the (
Sc cult court, who shall not, at the i
he of his appointment, have attained
i'd age Of twenty-six years, and 81
n have been two years citizen Of
of State.
RS Sec. 10. The State shall be
on, vided into convenient judicial
me tricts.
70. Sec. Ia. Circuit courts shall i
original jurisdiction in ali matt
for civil and criminal, within this 81
ST. but IN civil cases, only when the b
me cipal Of She amount il oontrovt
exceeds one hundred andtifty doll
ate Sec. is. a circuit court shall
90. lnla AZ least twice q wear. and