The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-19
TIE DALLAS HERALD WEDNESDAY

in behalf of the state Cor recovery Of penal
ties, forfeitureS and escheats and shall have
such other exclusive or concurrent original
jurisdiction, or such appellate Jurisdiction, IN
civil, probate or crininsl cases or proceed
Tags and without regard 10 any distinction
between law and equity IS may be prescribed
by law. The dis.rict courts and judges
thereof SHALL. have power 10 issue saeh writs
S. may be necessary 10 esforce their jurisdic-
ten, or 50 may ba prslcrihsd by law.
JUSTICE COURTS.
Section u. There shall bP convenient
nups Der of iOEtiso preciactO in each county,
sVtnbsAed m nay be prescribed; AID for
saSh precinct thero shall b. justice of tue
peace, who shall have such powers and jutis-
diction ss may be prescribed by isW.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section Is. No ons shsll DO eligibls 10 the
Office Of chief Justice or associate juetics OF
tbs supreme cosrt, or justice of the court Of
appeals, unless he shall hsys been lawyer,
and citizen Of the ststo, for more than seven
years, and have attained tho age Of thirty
Year,; nor bS eligible 80 tho oillco Of district
| Judge unl6ss be ghbll hove bpen lawyer for
more than four years, and citizsn of the
district for NGrs than two years, and have
attained thu nEe of twOnty- i've yson.
Election Il. VRchN clos in the cffics Of iua-
tico If the suprSme esurt and court Of sp'
pssls, sad Of district judges, shall ba hlled
by appointment, by the governor, for Inc
lussxpired torn.
| Section Is. Salaries Of Justices mad iaago'
( Of the cosds Of THE stats shSll net 20 in.
| creased or diai2ishsd during their torn O.
office.
Section l6. Courts and trbuptM created
by statute shall hsve such orisssl or appel
late iutisdiction in sitbOr civil or crimins
cste' Rs6 proceedings ss ShGll DO conferred
by law and tho Syisdction thereof may b,
increased or dinipiassd and tho courts g
crsStsd msy be abolished The t8rRs Of tn,
Judges thereof, il sny, may Ne fixed at ANY
tine, net exceeding four years
Ssction H. Thors Ehsll be agUA sumber o
district attorneys sad county attorneys, O
si'ser, or both, o. may DO prescribed by low
They shRll Sc selected in euck manRer, 70
such terms, receive such compensation, g9r
fsrn ouch dutiar, and be lplnoYsd in suct
nsnnsr and for such esuGcs, az mSy Do pro
sgrited Ny law.
Section lS Lbs legislature may Eroyd
fsr special ttrms Of the dieirict courts; an
shall provide FOR the holding of Courts vhci
tho district judges .hereof fail or reeu,o Z
held the same; SSd fREIl provide for the triS
Of cases in the revarsl e9Srts Of the Stssl
WHARF tia justiGca or Judges presiding sr
disqualified by rcsson Of any diisbiiv spsci
led by Law; md shnl regulate triali b
jurieS in civil cafe,, tnd limit Jury trials t
cstes ccHfo5ma. thereto; and shall EsS
provisioa for district judges kOding coar.
il each others diGtrict, Wrsn proper.
Section 10, The logislsture shall max
suitable provisions for the issuance sal exe
cuiicA 81 wriis and prscsss of the sewers
csurts Of record Of the r'nto, for onloriog th
proceedings thereof, and FOR preserving tn
records.
Section 90. Until otherwise provil ID b
lNw, tho several courts Of shis state, rs ne,
orgspiGa1, with tho oficora, jurisdi ton an
poWor RON prescribed shall continue IA O.
49,; sSd the justcca, jsagea and officers a
tho several courts shall continus in Office III
til tho expiration Of their terms, this nrt
cloto tho contrary notwithstanding.