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and clerical force in his office shall not cx-
coed six thousand dollars per annum.


cecd six thousand dollars per annuin.
Section H.
Par. !. The Secretary Of State, Comp
trolleT Gcncral and Treasurer shall be elect
ed by the persons qualified 10 vote for mem
bers Of the Gencral Assembly, at the game
same time and in the same manner as the
Governor The provisions Of the Constitu-
ton as to the transmission of the returns Of
election, counting the votes, declaring the
result, deciding when there is no election,
and when there is q contested election, APP
plicable to the election of Governor. shall
apply to the election Of Secretary of State,
Comptroller General and Treasurer they
shall DC commissioned by the Governor and
hold their offices for the same time as the
Governor.
Par. g. The salary Of the Treasurer shall
not exceed two thousand dollars per annum.
The clerical expenses Of his department shall
not exceed sixteen dollars per annum.
Par 3. The salary Of the Secretary OF
State shall not exceed two thousand dollars
per annum. and the clerical expenses Of his
department shall not exceed one thousand
dollars per annum.
Par 4. The salary ~ the Comptroller
General shall not exceed two thousand dol
lars per annum. The clerical expenses Of
his department, including the Insurance
Department ahd Wild Land Clerk, shall not
exceed four thousand dollars per annim.
Par. 8. The Treasurer shall not be allow
ed, directly or indirectly, TO receive any fee,
interest or reward from any person, bank or
corporation for the deposit or use, in any
manner of the public funds, and the Gen
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by suitable penalties.
Par 9. No person shall be eligible TO the
Office Of Secretary ofState, Comptroller Gen.
eral, or Treasurer, unless he shall have been
"a t.iiiZen of the United States for ten years,
and shall have resided in this State for six
years next preceding his election, and shall
be twenty-five years of age when elected,
All Of said officers shall give bond and Sc
curily under regulations to he prescribed
by law, for the faithful discharge Of their
duties.
Par. z. The Secretary of State, the Comp
trolcr General and the Treasurer shall not
be allowed any fee, perquisite or compensa-
ton other than their salaries, as prescribed
by law, except their Necessary expenses
when absent from the seat Of government
on business for the State.
Section III
Par. 1. The Great Seal Of the State shall
be deposited in the Office of she Secretary OF
State. and shall not be affixed TO any instru-
ment of writing except by order Of the Gov
crnor, or General Assembly, and that now
in use shall be the Great Seal of the State
until otherwise provided by law.
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.
Section l.
Par /. The judicial powers of this State
shall be vested in Supreme Court, Superi-
or Courts of Ordinary, Justices Of the Peace,
Notaries Public, and such
other courts rs have been, or may be cstab-
lished by law.
Section III.
Par. T. The Supreme Court shall consist
of n Chief Justice and two Associate Jus
tices. A majority of the court shall consti
tute quorum.
Par. g. When one or more Of the Judges
are disqualified from deciding any case by
interest or otherwise, the Governor shall
designate Judge or Judges, of the Supcri
or Courts to preside in said case.
Par. 3. No Judge of any court shall pre-
side in any case where the validity of any
bond--Fedcral, State, corporation or mu
nicipal--is involved, who holds in his OWL
right. or as the representative of others, any
material interest in the class of bonds upor
which the question to be decided arises.
Par 4. The Chief Justice and Associate
Justices shall hold their offices for six years
and until their successors are qualified A
successor to the incumbent whose term viii
soonest expire, shall be elected by the Gen
cral Assembly in 1880; Il successor to thu
incumbent whose term of Office is next il
duration shall be elected by the General AS
sembly in 1882 and successor to thu
third incumbent shall be elected by thu
General Assembly in 1884 but appoint
ments to fill vacancies shalt only be for the
unexpircd term, or until such vacancies arc
filed bv elections, agrecably to the mode
pointed out by this Constitution.
Par. 5. The Supreme Court shall have nc
original jurisdiction, but shall be a court
alone for the trial and correction of errors
from the Superior Courts and from the City
Courts of Atlanta and Savannah, and such
other like courts as may be hereafter estab-
lished in other cities and shall sit at the
scat of government, ut such times, in each
year, as shall be prescribed by law, for the
trial and determination Of writs of error
from said Superior City Courts.
Par. g. The Supreme Court shall dispose
of every case at the first or second term af-
ter such writ of error is brought and in
case the plaintiff in error shall not be pre-
pared at the first term to prosecute the case
unless prevented by Proyidential cause
it shall be stricken from the docket and
the Judgment below shall stand affirmed.
Par. Z. In any case the court may, in its
discretion, withhold its Judgment until the
next term after the same is argued.
Section ILL.,
Par. /. There shall be Judge of the Su-
perior Courts for each Judicial Circuit, whose
term of office shall be 4 years, and until his
successor is qualified. He may act in other
circuits when authorized by law.
Par. 2. The successors to the present in
cumbents shall be elected by the General
Assembly as follows To the half Gas neal
ms may be, } whose commissions are the Oh
est, in the year 1878; and to the others, in
the year 1880 All subsequent elections
shall be Mt the session of the General Assem-.
bly, next preceding the expiration of terms
of incumbents, except elections to fill va
cancies The day of election may be fixed
by the General Assembly.
Par. 3. The terms of the Judges to be
elected under the Constitution Except to fill
vacancies) shall begin ON the first day Of
January after their elections. But if the
time for the meeting of the General Assem-
bly, shall be changed, the General Assembly
may change the time when the terms OF
Judges thereafter elected shall begin,
SectioR w
Par. /. The Superior Courts shall have
exclusive jurisdiction in cases of divorce F; in
cases where the offender is subject
ed to loss of life, or confinement in the pen
itentiary in cases respecting titles to land;
and equity cases.
Par. 2. The General Assembly may con-
fer upon the Courts of Common Law, all
the powers heretofore exercised by Courts
of Equity in this State.
Par. g. Said courts shall have jurisdiction
in all civil cases, except as hereinafter pro
viied.
Par, 4, They shall have appellate juris-
dction in all such cases rs may be provided
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