Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-25


iurisdiclion in corporation courts as may
be deemed necessary. Courts to b
holden by Justices Of the Peace may
also be established.
$40. 2 The Supreme Court shall con
sist offre Judges, Of schom not more
| than fspo hdiIreside in any one of ht
GRAND divisions ofthe State The Judges
shan designate one of their oscn numbe,
who shall preside as Chief Justice.
The concurrence Of three of the Judges
shall iu every case be necessary TO de-
cisiou.
SEC. g. The Governor of the STATE
shall nominate and By and Nth Tho
adpice and consent of The Senate, shat
| appoint the Judges Of the Supreme
Court.
The consent of the Senate TO such
sominations shall require the concur
renee of tpo thirds Of The ichoic mum :
Der required by laT 10 compose that
body.
Every Judge of the Supreme Court
shall be thirty.6ve years of age, and
shall, before his appointment haze been
a resident of the State fire years. His
term of service shall be ticelre years
SEC 4. The Judges of the Circuit and
Chancery and other inferior courts shall
be elected by the qualified voters OF the
district or circuit to which they are 10
be assigned
Every Judge Of such court shall be
thirty years of age, and shall before his
appointment have been resident of the
State for foe years His term Of office
shall be for ten years.
SIC. s, An Attorney General and Re-
porter for the State shall be appointed by
The Judges of the Supreme Court, and
shall hold his Office for the term of twelve
years.
An Attorney General for the State for
apy circuit or district for which Judge
haring criminal Jurisdiction, shall De
provided by la,o. he shall be elected by
the qualified voters Of such circuit or
district, aud shall hold his Office for a
term of six years. Here follows the re-
msinder of section FIVE and sections six
and seven as iu the present Contribution
SEC. 8. The jurisdiction Of the Cir
cult, Chancery and other inferior courts
shall be as nop established by taao until
changed by the Legislature.
[Here follows Section 9 as in the pres
ent Constitution.
SEo. TO- The judges or justices of infe,
rior courts of law shall have power in all
civil cases to Issue wrts of certiordri to
remove any cause or the transcript OF
the record thereof from any inferior
jurisdiction into such court on sufficient
cause, supported by oath or affirmation.
There follows Section IL as in the
present Constitution, to the latter clause
of which is added
The Legislature may, by general laws,
make provision that special judges may
be appointed to hsld any courts, the
Judges of which shall be unable, or fail
to attend, or sit, or to hear any cause in
which the judge may be incompetent.
Here follow sections IL, IL. Ia and Is
as in the present Constitution.
SCHEDULE.
SFcrIoNsl. That no Inconvenience
may arise from change of the Constitu-
ton. it is declared that all civil officers,
except the Attorney-G General for the
State and the Judges of the several
courts, shall hold their offices until the
expiration of the present term of SER
vice.
SO much of this Constitution as pro-
vides for the appointment OF The per-
manent judges Of the Supreme Court
shall not go into operation until the first
day of November, 1871.
Immediately after the ratification OF
this Constitution, the Governor ahall
nominate, and by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall appoint
four additional Judges, who, together
9Th the judges of the present Supreme
Court, shall constitute the Supreme Court
until the lst Of November, 1871, and
until the appointment aud. qualification
of the Supreme Court provided for in
this Constitution. The compensation of
each of the four additional Judges shall
be $4,000 annually Said judges may sit
in two sections, and hear and determine
causes at the same time. But they shall
not so sit in different grand divisions at
the same time.
An Attorney General for the State shall
be appointed after the appointment and
qualification OF the four additional Judges
Of the Supreme Court herein provided
for.
The present Judges of the Circuit,
chsncery and other inferior courts shall
hold their Offices until their successors
are elected under this schedule.
The elections for Judges of said infe.
rior courts shall be held on the - day
of ---, 1870, by the Sseriffs Of the sew.
eral counties, in ths manner prescribed
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