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

| Judges of SAID courts may Interchange
circuits with eachother, ii such man
ner as may be prescribed by law,
which shall not Be diminished during
their continuance iii office
SEQ, l8. 0hancefy courts shall be
established ii sach coubty ii the
State, with falIiuriaaiationia All msi-
teri of equity, and 81 divorce ana
alimony; IL lnatters testamentary and
of administration ii minors business,
and allotment Of dover ana ID cases
Of idiocy, lunaey, ana persoas non
compua mentis.
Sec III The Legislature shall di-
vide tho Stata into convenient nam-
ber Of Chaucary Districts, to b cons
posed Of notmore than four counties,
Chaucellors shall ~ appointed il ths
same manner as the Judges Of the
circuit courts Their quaiilieatiops
shall be regulated BIZ lag, Ana they
shall hold their Office for the term of
four years. They shalt hold d 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. The style Of al process
shall be, "The State Of Mississippi
and and prosecutions shall be carried
On in the name and BY Tho authority
Of aThe 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, aud
the clerk Of the circuit court and tho
clerk Of the chaneery court shall be
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 chancery
courts, during vacation, subject to
the approval Of the court.
Sec. 20. The qualified electors Of
each county shall elect five persons,
by districts, for the term Of two years,
who shall constitute board Of su-
pervisors for each county, a 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 fill vacancies that
may arise in the Offices Of their re-
spcctive counties. The clerk Of the
chancery court Of each county shall
be the clerk Of such board Of supero
Yisors.
Sec. 21. 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 princi-
pal Of the amount in contro.
versy shall not exceed thesum Of one
hundred and fifty dollars, In all
causes tried by 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 shal!
deem it expedient.
Sec. %. There shall be an Attor-
ney General elected by the qualified
electors Of the state, and 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 shallbe pre-
scribed by law
Sec, "a. Clerks, shsrifs, and other
! county officers, for willful neglect Of
duty or misdemeanor in Office, shall
] be liable to presentment Or indicts
] ment by a grand jury, and trial by
petit jury, and upon conviction shall
be removed from office.
i Sec. %. No person shall be eligible
! as member of said board who shall
! not have resided one year in the coun,
ty, but this qualification shall moi
i extend to such new counties as may
hereafter be established, until one
i year after their organization, and al
t vacancies that may occur in said
J. board shall be supplied by election
a as aforesaid, to the unexpired term,