Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-19

Pal buOAts
Be it resolred by the Senate, the House 0,
Representatives cOncufTiHg therein:
That at the general election to be held on
the Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, A. ID. 1882, the folio wing
OF Missouri, concerning the Judicial Depart
ment, shall be submitted to the qualified
voters Of said State, to wit:
SECTION l. The Supreme Court shall con-
sist of SIX Judges. and after the first Mon
day in January, 1888, be divided into two
divisions, with three Judges each, one to
be called the civil, the other the criminal
side OF the Court. The divisions shall sit
seperately for the disposition of causes,
and any two Judges of side shall consti-
tute quorum. The Chief Justice of the
Court shall be presiding Justice of the divis-
ion OF which he may be a member, and
alse OF the Court in bank; and of the other
side. the Judge oldest OF commission shall
be presiding Justice. The criminal side of
the Court shall hear and determine all ap-
peals and writs of error in criminal causes,
all damage cases in which the damages sued
for sound in tort, all applications for writs
OF hdbeds corpus and quo ,corrdntO. and also
such other causes, lncluilng mdndGnaus,
certiOTarl and other original remedial writs
As may, by order of the civil side, be trans
ferred to it from that division. The civil
side of the Court shall hear and determine
all other causes and applications. including
ndnddmus and certi0rdii, and, except hd-
bedS corpus and quo trdIT0ntO, other original
remedial writs. he judgments, orders and
DEGREES of either division shall have the force
aud effect of those of the Court.
SEC. 2. Whenever it shall be known, or
be made to appear to the Chief Justice, that
the criminal side OF the Cont has, within
twenty days, rendered a decision contrary
10 some decision of the civil side, or to
some decision Of the Court prior to its divis-
ion, as to any matter within the jurisdiction
of the civil side, he shall grant rchearing
OF the cause; on such rehearing, the cause
shall be determined by the Court in bauk.
SEC 3. After the first Monday In Janu-
AIRY, 1888, the jurisdiction of the St Louis
Court of Appeals and the election Tor Judge
thereof shall be restricted to the Eighth Ju-
d'cial Circuit and after that time 1t snail not
h I've jurisdiction of any criminal case. Its
decisions of all civil c,ses shall he final, ex
cept as otherwise provided in the next seq
ton, and the judge oldest of commission
shall be presiding Judge of the Court.
SEC 4. Whenever it shall be made to
appear to the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court that the st. Louis Court of Appeals
has within two months rendered decision
contrary to some decision of the Supreme
Court, he may cause to issued the certiO-
ra1i of the Supreme Court to transfer the
cause from the Court of Appeals to the Su-
preme Court for rehedring: on such rehear-
ing all the Judges, both of the Supreme
of them, shall sit and, ii present. the Chief
Justice shall preside, ard the cause shall
then be determined by a majority of all the
Judges, and when thus determined it shall be
of binding authority to 10th Courts.
SEC. 5. After the first Monday In Janu-
airy, 1888, appeal shall lie to, or writ Of
error issue from, the st. Louis Court of Ap-
Rfsaals in any criminal case, but all such cases.
directly to the Supreme eedAt ri "rrn's shall go
SEC. 8. Upon the adoption of this amend
ment the Governor shall appoint one addi-
tiOnal Judge OF the Supreme Court, who
shall hold the Office until the first Monday in
January, 1885, and at the general election
IN 1884 his successor shall be elected. The
judges in office on the first Monday in
January, 1888, NAV determine who of them
shall sit on the civil an who on the GRIMM
al eide of the Court: Pr0uided, they do so
by P. NJ. of that day; failing in this the
Governor shall Immediately assign them.
After the rdrst Monday in January, 1881,
Judges shall be elected to fill vacancies on
the civil or criminal side, as the case NAV
be, and with special reference to their fitness
for that side in which the vacancy has or is to
occur.
SEC. 8. All provisions of the Constitu-
lion of this State. and all laws and parts of
avs OF this State, not consistent with this
shall, upon it's adoption, be for
ever recinded and of no effect.