The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-08

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pus mandan,us. quo tndrrdnfo, certtoTart,
and other writs necessary to carry into enect
their orders Judgments, and DEGREES, ana give
them general control ever INFERIOR courts ana
tribunals within their respective Jurisdicuohs'
and in other cases provided by law The appel,
late Jurisdiction Of said courts shall hoteAtehd
to any civil case in which the amount or value
of the thing i'm controversy Ii less than TWEEN
ty-fve dollars, exclusive OF costs, except upon
allowance OF an appeal or writ OF ceTf,orars
by a Circuit Court Commissioner or the Judge
OF the court entitled to exercise such appel
late jurisdiction.
Sec. 9. Whenever Judge shall remove beyond
the limits OF the Jurisdiction for which he was
elected or appointed, or a justice OF the peace
from the township in which he was elected, or
by a change in the boundaries OF said township
shall be placed without the same, he shall DE
deemed to have vacated his office.
Sec. 10. When vacancy occurs IN the once
of Judge Of the Supreme, Circuit, or Probate
Court it shall be filed by appointment OF the
Governor, which shall continue until q sue
cessor is elected and qualified. When elected,
such successor shall hold his Office during the
residue of the unexpired term.
Sec. II. The clerk of each county organized
for judicial purposes, shall be Clerk OF the
Circuit Court OF such county. The Judges OF
the Circuit Courts. within their respective
jurisdictions, may fill vacancies in the offices
of county clerk and prosecuting attorney.
DEC. IL. DuTlfR tDelT III oihto.
and for one year thereafter, the Judges OF the
Supreme and Circuit Courts shall be ineligible
to any other than judicial office.
Sec 49, In each county organized for judi
cial purposes there shall be a court of probate.
1t shall have such probate Jurisdiction powers
and duties al shall be prescribed by la~.
Other jurisdiction, civil and criminal, may also
be conferred on courts OF probate. Judges
of Probate shall hold their offices for a term
of four years. and shall be elected by the
electors of their respective counties, az shall
be provided by law.
Sec. IA. The Supreme, Circuit and Probate
Courts shall be courts OF record, and shall
each have a common SEAL
Sec Is. There shall be not exceeding four
Justices Of the peace in each organized town
ship. They shall be elected by the electors
of the townships and shall hold their Offices
for four years, and until their successors are
elected and qualified At the first election in
any township they shall be classified as shall
be prescribed by law. A justice elected to fill
a vacancy shall hold his Office for the residue
of the unexpired term
Sec. 16. In civil cases justices of the peace
shall have exclusive jurisdiction to the
amount of one hundred dollars. and concur
rent jurisdiction to the amount of three hun
dred dollars. which may be increased to five
hundred dollars, with such exceptions and re-
strictions as may be provided by law. They
shall also have such criminal jurisdiction. and
by the Legislature.
Sec. II. Judges OF the Supreme Court, Cir
cult Judges, and justices Of the peace, shall
be conservators of the peace within their re-
spective jurisdictions.
Sec. IS. The style of all process shall be:
'In the name of the People of the State of
Michigan"
NorE.-This article contains 18 sections. The
corresponding article of the present Constitution
contains 80 sections. Eleven of these. namely, "a
M mel AT fO hG n
Rights" The number Of sections is further
duced by the mergence Of sections and
ton 6. and sections and 10 in section s. Four
sections namely, 1G, 20, 81 and 23 omitted from
the amended article, The first of these, relating to
Circuit Court Commissioners, is covered 10y section
of amended article Y. Two others. 20 and o.
relating to the time Of choosing Circuit and Pro-
hate Judges. omitted superfluous. Section
49, relative to courts of conciliation is omitted,
all the power conferred by il is covered by the ast
clause Of section OF the amended article. The
clause also stands in lieu of the last clause of
corresponding section of the present Constitution
which provides that municipal courts of civil and
criminal jurisdiction may be esi ablished by the
Legislature in cities" The principal changes
summarized as follows:
First-Of the Supreme Court: One additional
Judge is provided for and the terms of Judges
tended to ten years. The clauses declaring who
shall be Chief Justice and providing that Supreme
Judges may hold Circuit Courts new. Also,
that part of Section as to the Limitation of ap-
pellae jurisdiction and the last clause of Section
5. Also, the provision authorizing the Supreme
Court to appoint its clerks. BY the present Con-
s,ituton the clerk of each county where the SUI
preme Court is held is clerk of the court
Second-Of the Circuit Courts: TIE present
Constitution allows unlimited increase of cir
cults at any time the amended article permits an
increase only at periods OF six years. Section IL of
the present Constitution requires two terms of the
Circuit Court to be held each year in all organized
countless and four terms in counties of 10000 in
habitants. Amended Section stands in lieu of
cults in case Of vacancy" at the end
of Section 7, is important and
needed addition, 1T having been held
by Of the circuit judges that under the pres
ent Constitution judge cannot be assigned to
hold court in a crcuit where the judgeship is va
can't. The designations Of judges consequent upon
the low salaries cause frequent vacancies, and
terms OF court in important counties have been
thrown for the want of judge. The last
clause of section 2, authorizing judges of the
Supreme Court to hold Circuit Courts is also per-
tinent to this point. The limitation to appellate
jurisdiction in section = is new
Third-Of Probate Courts: The clause in section
ID, which says that "other jurisdiction, civil and
criminal, may also be conferred ON courts of pro-
bate" is new.
Fourth--Of Justice of the Peace: The only
change is the omission from section Is tsection n
present Constitution of the clause permitting an
increase OF the number of justices in cities.
ARTICLE VII.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
Section l. In all elections, every person Of
the age Of twenty-one years who shall have
resided in this State three months, and in the
township or ward in which he offers to vote
ten days next preceding an election. belong
ing to either of the following classes, shall be
an eector and entitled to vote
First. Every male citizen of the United
States.
Second Every male inhabitant of this State.
who shall have resided In the United States
two years and six months, and declared his
intention to become a citizen Of the United
States pursuant to the laws thereof, six
months preceding an election.
Third. Every male inhabitant residing in
this State on the twenty-fourth day of June,
one Thousand eight hundred and thirty-dve.
Sec. 2. In time of war, instruction or re-
bcllion, the right to vote at such place, and
in such manner az shall be prescribed by law,
shall be enjoyed by all persons otherwise en-
titled thereto, who may be in the actual mill
tary or naval service of the United States, or
Of this State, and their votes shall be made to
apply to the township or ward of which they
are residents. The Legislature may provide
by law for allowing townships to hold their
elections in any city wholly or in part within