Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-24

resident OFT State i've year
ana oil the circuit or district one year. 7.
an cases where the Attorney for any dis
trlct falls or refuses to attend and proseeu'i
I accOruihg TO law, the Court shall hay
power 10 appoint an attorney pro telaD0yt.
sec .. Judges and Attorneys far til
o'a'e may be removed from Office BIZ a cor.
current vote OF both Houses of the C4ener,
Assembly, each House voting separated,
Dut TWO thirds OF the members 10 vbie
each House may be entitled. must concr
IN such vote; the vote shall be determine
by ayes and noes, and the names of IN
members voting for or against the Judge o.
Attorney for the State, together with III
cause or causes of removal, shall be en-
tered on the journals Of each House re-
speetively. The Judge or Attorney for tia
State, against whom the Legislature may
be about to proceed, shall receive notice
thereof accompanied with a copy of the
causes alleged for his removal, at least tel,
days before the day on which either House
CT the General Assembly shall act here
upon.
Sec. Z. The Judges of the Supreme or
Inferior Courts SHALL at stated times. re-
eelye compensation for their services. to
be ascertained by law, which shall not ba
increased or diminished during the time f1-
winch they are elected They shall not be
allowed any fees or perquisites Of Office.
nor hold any other Office Of trust or profit
under this State, OF the United States.
Sec. $. The jurisdiction of the Circuit
Chancery and other Inferior Courts. shall
be as now established by law until changed
by the Legislature
Sec. 9. Judges shall not charge iuries
with respect TO matters Of fact, but NAV
state the testimony and declare the law.
Sec. 10. Judges or Justices of the IN
terior Courts of Law and Equity shall
have power in all civil cases 10 issue
Wrlts OF ccrtiOrdri to remove any cause
or the transcript of the record thereof
from any inferior jurisdiction into such
Court OF Law on sufficient cause. SUD
ported by oath or affirmation.
Sec. II. No Judge of the Supreme or
Inferior Courts shall preside on the trial
OF any cause in the event Of which he
may be interested, OF where either Of the
parties shall be connected with him By
affinity or consanguinity, within such ue-
grees as may be prescribed by law, or in
which he may have been of counsel. OF
IN which he may have presided in any
inferior court, except by consent Of
All the parties. In case all or any
OF the Judges of the Supreme Corut shall
be thus disqualified from presiding On the
tral OF any cause or causes, the Court or
the Judges thereof, shall certify the
same to the Governor of the State. and
he shall forthwith specially commission
the requisite number of men, of law
knowledge, for the trial and determine
ton thereof. The Legislature NAV. by
general laws, make provision that special
judges may be appointed to hold any
courts the Judge of which shall be uua-
bic or fail to attend or sit, or 10 hear
any cause in which the Judge may be in
Sec. u. Al writs and other process
shall run in the name of the State Of Ten
nessee; and bear test and be signed by
The respective clerks. Indictments shall
against the peace and dig
Mtg Of the State"
Sec. Is. Judges Of the Supreme Court
shall appoint their clerks, who shall hold
heir Offices for six years. Chancell0rs
shall appoint their Clerks and Masters.
who shall hold their offices for six years.
Clerks of the inferior courts holden in the
respective counties or districts shall De
elected by the qualified voters thereof
'or the term of four years. Any clerk
nay be removed from Office for nal
.easance, incompetency OF neglect Of
iuty in such manner as Indy be pre-
cribed by law.
Sec. II. No iue shall be laid on any
,itizen Of this State that shall exceed
fifty dollars, unless it shall be assessed By
jury of his peers, who shall assess
he fine ~ he sisae tl.ey fnd the
act, if they think the fine should be more
han fifty dollars
Sec. 10. The different counties of ibis
states shall be laid off, as the General
Assembly may direct, into districts O.
size, so that the whole number
n each county shall not he more than
twenty-five, or four for every one hun
red square miles. There shall be two
Justices of the Peace and one Constable
lcctCd in each district, by the qualified
-oteTs therein, except districts including
.Ounty towns, which shall elect three
Justices and two Constables. Tie juris-
LECTION of said officers shall be cC-extCn-
eve with the county. Justices O. the
Peace shall be elected for the term rt six,
md COnstables for the term Of two years.
JpOn the removal Of either of said OIL
.crs from the district in which he was
eCtCd, his office shall become vacant
rom the time of such removal. Justices
# the Peace shall be commissioned by
he Governor. The Legislature shall have
'ower to provide for the appointment Of
n additional number of Justices Of the
'eacC in incorporated towns.