, 1878-08-15


each house, and no payment shall be made
to any officer or employee who does not
discharge his duties in person.
SEC, 20. The legislature shall provide
by law that all stationary required for the
use OF the State; and all printing and
binding authorized and required by, them
to be done for their use by the State, shall
be let by contract to the lowest bidder; but
the legislature may establish q maximum
price. No member or officer Of any, de-
partment OF the government shall be in
any way interested in any such contract.
SEC. 2l. Any bill may originate in eth
er house Of the legislature, and bill pass
ed by one house may be amended by the
other.
SEC, %. The legislature shall never au.
thorize any lottery, nor grant any divorce;
the sale of lottery tickets shall be prohibit
ed by law.
SEC. %. The general appropriation bill
shall embrace only appropriations for the
ordinary expenses OF the Extensive, Leg
islativc and Judicial departments interest
on the public debt, and for purposes of ed
ucation. All other appropriations shall be
made by separate bill, each embracing but
one subject.
SEC. a. No money shall be paid ont of
the treasury except upon an appropriation
by law, and by warrant drawn by the prop
er officer in pursuance thereof.
JUDICIARY.
SEc1. The court for the trial of i'm
peachments shall be composed Of the sen-
ate. The house of representatives shall
have the power of impcachhlg all civil
officers of the state, for corrupt conduct in
office, or for crimes and misdeamors; but a
majority of all the members elected shal
concur in an impeachment. On trial of
an impeachment against the Governor, the
Chief Justice of the supreme court shall
preside. No judicial officer shall exercise
his Office after he shall be impeached until
his acquittal. Before the trial OF an i'm
parchment. tue members of the court shall
take an oath or affirmation, truly and i'm
partially to try the impeachment according
to the evidence; and no person shal be con-
victcd without the concurrence OF two
thirds of the members elected. Judgment,
in cases of impeachment, shall not extend
furthur than removal from office, or re-
moval from office and disqualification to
hold any Office OF honor, profit or trust I'M
der the state; but this shall not prevent the
officer from being prosecuted and punished
in the courts according to law.
SEC. 2. The judicial power of the state
both as to matters OF law and equity, shall
shall be vested In supreme courst; circuit
courts; probate courts; justices of the peace
and other inferior municipal courts as may
provided by law.
SEC. 3. The supreme court, except in
cases otherwise provided in the constitution
shall have appellate jurisdiction in all
chancery causes; and jurisdiction In all
actions at law civil and criminal, upon
writs OF error, which shall be coeXtensive
with the state; but in no case removed to
the supreme court; shall trial by jury be
allowed. The supreme court shall have gen
eml experimenting control over all infer
ior courts, under such regulations and lin
itations at may DC prescribed by law; IL
shall have power to issue writs Of habeas
corpus, mandamus, injunction, quo war
ranto. certiorari, and other original and
remedial writs, aud to hear ami determine
the same.
SEC. 4. For the term of four years and
thereafter, until the legislature shall other
wise provide, the judges of the several cir
cults shall be ex-oificio judges Of the SUI
premc court. majority OF whom shall
constitute . quorum; and concurrence
of a majority of the judges present shall be
necessary to decision; provided that in
the event the count shall be equally divid-
ed in opinion. the cause shall be contin-
ned for re-adjoTnment; and If upon re-
adjournment, the. court shall again be
equally divided in opinion, the Judgment
below shall be reaflirmed. The legisla-
ture shall have power, after the expirA-
ton of said term, to provide by law for
the organization of separate supreme
court. with the Jurisdiction and powers
prescribed by this constitution; to consist
of one Chief Justice, and two AssOclte JUS
tices. to be appointed by the Governor, by
and with the consent of the Senate. The
supreme court, when so organized, shall
not be changed or discontinuedby the leg
stature; tile judges thereof shall be so
classified that but one of them shall 90 ont
of Office at the same time; and their terms
of office shall be the same MS Is provided
for Judges Of the circuit courts.
SEC. 5. The state shall be divided into
thrae iudirial cirCuits, to be cOmDOsed as