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90 clcl House. AuH II u4oe Ne''tNe- =.
legislature may De about % proceed, shall re-
o..ys notice thereof, accorlpauled with me
cause ALLEGED Tor his relnIval, i; least t"enty
DAYS before tae iAy on which esther House Of
Tie legislature sill act iheFenpon.
DO. The yfsrs ID each cJuaty SHAH elect
C.c.s OF the Circuit Curt Whose term OF ONCE
shall bc s,Xyclr,; lis duties and compensation
,a.l the ni9je oi removing him from ONCE
,liI 90 prescribed by Jaw; ana when q Facah-
ry shall occur in che o'ii.r, tue Judge OF tne
CIrrri. Ciuf. saa.! l7plia- Clerk who shalt
.l,,h,~..e the duties ui tue ollie. uatI the va
..ncv s.mil De f.b,l D. election. In any
l.,... iu rc,pc.t % which tie Clerk shall be 50
,itnl,eI as o. make 10 i,cpropcr Tor Inn u act,
Che C5ar; shall app .ut Substitute.
30 The Clerks I'd the Circuit Courts, and
Che Clerk uf th- Stprems C]nrt oi Appeals
,bal rnler so .h regulations ~ may be pre-
scrihr.l bv ,iw. make an annual report to the
arlitor. exhibiting toe number Of suits Jom-
ueuccl pending aul dcciied IA tlc.r respec-
t.ve courts. aud the number &c DAYS the courts
were 10 session during ne year which shall
he CONDENSED by s4.l Auditor aud made part
Of his aunua, lcpog. O. the Legislature.
Il. Wherever the legislature Is expressly
pr5bipited bv this Constellation, from doing
any plrticulsr act aal IRE same shall be done,
in violation ci scca Prohibition, u shall DC the
lcty q The courts, upon proper case present
c3 6eioro them, ~ declare such a-l nuII anu
void
-. The legislature may establish courts OF
limited jurisdiction within any Incorporated
town or city, subject 10 such appeal as now IS,
OF may hereafter be, prescribed by law.
COUNTY COURTS.
% There shall BE ia each county OF the
State. a county court, winch shai! be composed
of a President aad two justices Of the Peace,
except when. by thiz Constitution, the presence
ia Greater number is required. IL shall hold
six sessions during the year, az times to be pre-
s,ribei by law. TWO % which shall be limited
70 matters connected with the police and hscal
affairs o. che county; the other luur shall be
hgll fer a.. tral OF causes and FOR the transac-
tion of al. other business within tie general u
rsdictiOu Of the court, except an assessment
or levy up5u the property Of the county. Ia
al cases where levy Of the county Is lad,
majority OF al the Justices elected 10 the couh-
o. shall be necessary 10 constitute a quorum
fr the transaction % ;h1t business.
81 The President Of the Court shall be elect
ed by the voter, Of ;Ae county, and shall hold
his office f5r the term of four years. IL shall
De bis duty % attend each term OF the SAID
Court. and be shall receive for such service four
dollars ior every day be prcsldes 10 court to be
paid from the county treasury. lie shall also
perform such other duties, and receive such
compensation therefor, Is may be prescribed by
law. evceu. that Dc shall not be authorized to
.~v caeses out VI court. When from any cause
be Is unable 90 attend rs PEgsiieG; Of tho Court,
any Justice may De added 10 make the court,
who. in conjunction with the other two, may
9e,,,uate ole Il their own nU@ber to pre-
sileiu his absence
IS. Zach county shall lie lad Of into dis
tricts not less in number than three, nor more
than ten. as neatly equal as may be IN terrific
rv aud population. 10 each district there shall
DO elected bv .lc voters thereof one, and not
more than two. Justices Of tAe Peace, who shall
reside IN their respective districts, and hold
their Office 1r the term % ioug years. The
nreseat subdivisions % the counties by town
Ships shall constitute such districts until chang
ed by court constituted oi q majority OF the
justices % the county.
25. IEc Justices 81 lie Peace shall be clas-
ztel by law, for tie performance OF their tu-
Ties .u court, they s.l. receive a compensa-
u0u @; three dollars Vcy LAY, Tor their service
10 court, 60 De paid on, Of tie county treasury
and they NAV receive fees fJr ether official du-
ties. 90 lie prescribed by law, and paid by the
parties log whom ,.c service sAal. be rendered.
~ The county cy-,. shal. have original ju-
r:sl.-..au .u .,l actions 20 law, where the a.
mount "a controversy exceeds twenty dollars ;
aud also BOB al. cases % h1't1S corpus, geo r0'-
rllio, nll. IaiHs lIet.1t'oH, aiI cer'JFdit,
aud il a.i suits iu equity. y; shall. have urls
d.ctiou ID al. matters 9. PROBATE the appoint
men, aai qualification % personal representa-,
usc-, guardians. committees Su1 elI"'o!S' anu
,uc s-.,.eGta,o. ,.eir sccouats. aud ~ a.. mat
;,-s relating 10 apprentices and OF al criminal
cases under The graic % ie.0iy, except rs
uereubeioc provided But ,le jurisdiction o.!
che county court sla'. De subject TO such i:nl-
tatious as may ls prescribed by law They
shall have tie custody. through their clerks, OF
IL. wills. G.e,!s aul ether papers presented for
rrlls,e OF record iu said county, which shall
. b.. DISPOSED cf ov preserved as required ~ law.
IS. l slell also have %. slplriuteudeucc
AUD administration " ,hc jaterual police and
ls-Il at...rs yl ;Hc county 1..adins the estao-
IisLmcut aud equation Of roads, Was, bridges,
public landings ferries oai ui.lS, with author
Try Do lly and G.stgrse tie county leyics -
Prarii3, TIA. ID license shall he granted II
any CITY. town ol village, without tae consent
el The authorities % tle same FIRST had and ob-
taiucj. !: shall {. a'i contested cases, Judge
of tle election, qualification and returns q rs
owu members, ANA o. al county and district