San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-09
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS.
To Be Submitted to Vote Of the People
on the First Tuesday in September,
li 1891

'w 1881.
Joint Resolution, proposing an Amendment
to Sections ., 3, 5, 6, 8 and II, Article y,
ofthe Constitution Of the State Of Teras.
SECTION l. Be it Resolced By the Legislature
ofthe State Of Teas, That sections ., B, 5,
6, 8 and II, article 5, of the constitution of
the State of Texas shall be so amended as
to read as follows: ...... ..t
| ' ARTICLE v.-JUDICIARY. -.
| SEu. 2. The supreme court shall consist OF
chief justice aud six associate Justices four Of whom
shall constitute quorum OF tue whole, quo
rum being present.. they m,y organize two divisions,
each consist Of three judges, the chief Justice to
CO. operate with either section. Two Judges Of d.
7 VISION shall constitute quorum. inc VI the mem.
bers In either division dissenting may refer any
| question in case or the whole cause, to all the
| members Of the court, when a decsi shall be
| made by m jority of quorum oi the whole that
| may be present. No Justice shall BIZ rmanently
assigned 10 any division, but the Justices may alter
nate under such rules as the court may prescribe,
The JUDGES OF the supreme court in .hice at the
time the adoption Of this art cle and four Jusdes
to be appointed by the Governor snail compose the
supreme court, until the general election al
the chief justice of the present supreme court sh Ill
be chief justice OF the supreme court created by
| this article, until the next general election, at
which election there shall be elecIed seven Justices,
whose term Of office shah be six years, and who
shall select chief justice from among their number
who shall hold his Office for two years. or until 9TH
| eIwi ordered by court. The justices Of the su,
prene court shall be elected by the qualified voters
Of the state at general election Tor state or coun
ty ofisers. They each shall be qualified voter,
aud shall have arrived at the aga OF thirty years.
and shall have been practising lawyer or Judge OF
district court in this staie. or such judge aud law
yer together, at least seven yolrs at the time oil
their election. They sha hold their office or the
term OF six years, aud each Of them shall receive
su annual salary OF not less than TIRES thousand
six hundred dollars which shall not be Increased
during O ASe d A
vacancy in the office OF che or associate u'.
tce OF the supreme court. the governor shsli nil
the vacancy by appointment until successor be
elected at the next general election for safe or
county officers aud the Justice elected shall hold
such Offices Tor the unexpifed term.
Sac , The supreme court shall have appellate
Jurisdiction only except q, herein specified, which
shall be eo-exIensse with the limits OF tue state
It. appellate Jurisdiction shsl extend to all civil
cases Of which tue district county court has orig
iual or appellate Jurisdiction, aud Of such other 1
cases ma y he prescribed by law hut in sppeaIs
from interloeutor. Judgments with such exceptions
and under such regulations as the legislature may l
prescribe. The Supreme court and the Justices
thereof shall have power TO issue the writ OF Ad-
beas CORPUS. q. may be prescribed bt Law, snd nu- i
def sach regulations as may he prescribed by law .
the said court snd the iastiees thereof may issue
the wits Of asdgfIRsHs. prOee 'e7f0, csrffordri,
end such her wriis as may be beeesssry to en-
ioIce its juri,deiion. The legislature may coulter
original igr,dieiion on the supreme court to issue
uflts Of Gao trIrrfHf0 and mIlisfWEs r. classes
Of es,es specified by u. except a. sgsiust the gov
eFnor elsie state. The supreme court . al also
have poser. upon sida,it. or otherriss. 90 BY the
cagft may he t'ogshg proper. TO a.certAig sEeb
matter. % Tact a. msy be Necessary 10 the proper
exercise o its Ilri,9iefisa. The supreme court
shail 81 far tie trsnssctian Of business frum tie
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lagisisfare snail bsr-after % provide.
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