Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-08-09
Ant. VIII.
JUDICIARY.

JUDICIARY. s
SECTION !. The Court for the trial
Of Impeachnen,s shall be cn,npoe ed OF
the Senate. The HOUSE ii Reptesen,a
tives shall have the power oi nnpeachinr
all civil fiieer~ OF the State, for corrupt
conduct in Office, or for crimes and mis-.
demean"rs; but majority of all the
members elected shall concur ia an i'm.
pearhnent. On trial IL aa impeach.
men. against tn Governor. the Chiti
Justice Of the Supreme C"nrt shall pre-.
side. No judicial officer shall II rcise
his ofiire after he shall be iMpeached
until his acqaittal. Before the trai nfl
an impeachment. the members of the
Court shall take an oath ar siiis matiun,
truly aud inpar,ially 10 try the inpeacl
ment according to thu evii nee; aud 10
person shalt be coMic,ed without the
concurrence OF twoihirds If the mem.
bers elected. Judgment. IN cases Of inn !
pc chment. shall MT extend further |
than removal from ffi.c, or removal
FROM office and disqualification TO hold
any ":lire Of honor pro6t or trust under
the State; tn, this shall not revent the
officer from bin. prosecuted aud luu
Isl, I'd in the Courts according II law.
SEC. 2. The judicial power Ut tho
State. bnth as to matters NJ law AID
equity. shall be vested in Snprsm
Cou.t; C,rcu I Courts; Probate Courts;
Justices af the Peace, and snch inferior
municipal courts Us may be provided BY
law.
| SEC. 8, The Supreme Court. except
in cases otherwise. provided in this Con
s,itu,"n. shall have appellate j,,risdic
tinn in all chancery canes. aud juris>
dictinm in all act ons at law. civil aud
criminal. up,n wrts vt error. which
shall be CO extensive with the State; bui
| in no case removed TO the Supreme
Court. shal! trial by jury be allowed.
: The Supreme C,,urt s,.ah have u gener.
al 'perintnndirg control over all infer.
| ior Courts. under such regulations aud
limitations as may be prescribed By law.
, It shall have y .wer 10 issue wrts If ha
b a- corpus. nandan,us, injunction, qua
warrant'. certlorari, and ether origiual
!, - d remedial wr,s, aud 10 hear and dc
/. ,erniae the same,
= SIC 4. For the term Of Fur years
y and there ,iter, until the Legislature
!. shall otherwise provide. the jules II
r. the several Circuit G uris shall be eT
n oficin Judges "f the Supreme Court, u
nai .ri,y Of " o u sh III m~'itut u quo
@ rnn; aud Il concurrence oi II majority I
I the Judges presen, shall be necessary b.
u decision; proDided. that in the event
/. the Court shall be eqn,lly divided in
opinion. the cause shall be continued
y for re.,-gnment; anl il upon re.arsn
, ment, the Court shall again be cqn.lly
: isidel in opinion, tn. Judgment, below
, shall be "ffir,"ed. The legislature s,al
/ have power, after the expiration Of said
10 term. to provide by law. for the organ
" z,tion Of Separate Supreme Cons,
y with the Jurisdiction aud powers ,re-
-cr,bed by this Constitution; tn cnns,s,
f one Chief Justice. and ,wp A-s,ci,t.
" Justices. to be amp in.rt hy the. Cover
h nor, hy aLi with I'll rdsice AMI cp,,srn
u. of the Senate. The Separate SuIen.
j, Court, wh"n ." organ ze,i shall mt b.
- changed or discontinued BY the I.egis!a
10 iur-; the Judges thereof shall be s.
@ classified that hut one of them shall z,
is ont Of "tfire "a, the same time; anI the
il terms # otfirc shall be the same as. i
~ provided ior Judges Of tie Circui
Courts.
i. SEc. 5. The State shall he divide
Or into three judicial circuits. 10 be can,
s. prs as follows: The irs, circait .l,al
10 COMPRISE all that portion Of The Sta
u lying east of the summit OF the Ca,cad
III meuntains, except the county Of Klicki
in tat.
lit Th, second circuit sh II comprise th
unties ofCheh ,l,s. Clarke, Cowii I
e. KI,ekl'af, Lewis, Mason. Pacific. Sksn'
Il anin. Thurson aud Wahkiaknp,.
ar The third circnit shall cn,nl rise III
in counties OF Cl.lan, Island, jefferson
by King. Ki'srp. Pierce, San juan, Sno
: homi-h and Whaicnm.
de SEC. &. The Legislature may alte
.oi the limits, or increase the number. +,
es circuit. making them a. en-, enient an
cnmpact as practicable. aud bouu,iin
by them hy county lines; hut no such al
Of terati"n or iucrcase >haIl have the effe.
rs. /, remove Judge frpn office.
nd In case uf an increase of circuits, III
all Judge or judges shall be ell cied.
provided in this Constitution, aud r.
as crive salary not less than that Prov.
er ed for Julses OF the Circuit Court.
SEC. I. For each circuit their ana
tor be Judge chosen BY the qualified ele
lie tors therein, who shall hold his Office
me is prori led in this Constitution. q,
of OF the Judses shall be de.isnai,d
The Chief Justice, by the Govern. by u,
re with the advice aud consent of the Sc
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