Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-02

| CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Submitting
TO the Qualified Voters of the State of
Missouri an Amendment to the Constitu-
tion thereof concerning the Judicial De-
partment.
be ~ resoteed by the Senate, the House of
representatives coRcurT'fag therein:
That at the general election to be held on
tae TUESDAY next following the first Mon
DAY in November, A. d. 1882, the following
amendment 70 the Constitution of the Stat.
OF Missouri, concerning the Jud .cial Depart
| ment, shall be submitted to the Qualified
voters OF said State, to wit:
SECTION l. The Supreme Court shall con-
| slst OF SIX Judges, and after the first Mon
day In January, 1888, be divided iuto two
divisions, with three Judges each, one to
Dc called the civil, the other the criminal
| separately for the disposition of causes,
aud any two Judges of a siie shall eonsti.
tute quorum. The Chief Justice of the
Court Shall be presiding Justice of the div;s-
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
tue Court shal hear and determine all ap-
peals and wTits OF error in criminal canses
all damage cases in which the damages sned
ior sound In tort, all applications for writs
Oh ndOe0S corpus and quo ardrrdHto, and also
sucn ofhef causes, Including u1udGruns
certsofdra and other original remedial wrts
s.
ferrrd to it from that division The civil
side OF the Court shall hear aud determine
all other causes and applications including
nidnddmus and certiOSGri, and, except h1-
oeds corpus aud quo acdrrdato, other original
REMEDIAL VIRUS. he judgments, orders and
DEGREES OF either division shall have the force
and effect OF those of the Court
SEC. 2. Whenever it shall be known or
De made TO appear to the Chief Justice, that
The criminal side Of the Cont has within
twenty days, rendered decision contrary
10 some decision of the civil side. or to
some decision Of the Court prior to it's divis-
ion, as to any matter within the jurisdiction
OF the civil side, he shall grant rehe.rinv
shall be determined ny the Court in bank,
SEC. B. After the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1883 the jurisdiction of the ST. Louis |
Court OF Appeals and the election for Judge |
thereof shall be restricted to the Eighth Ju- |
dicial Circuit, and after that time 1t shall not |
have jurisdiction Of any criminal case. It's
decisions Of all civil cases shall be final, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in the next Sec i
t1on, and the Judge oldest of commission
shall be presiding Judge of the Court
SEC T. Whenever 1t shall be made to |
appear to the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court that the st. Louis Court of Appeals
contrary to some decision OF the Supreme /
Court, he may cause to issued the certio-
rdr6 OF the Supreme Court to transfer the |
cause from the Court OF Appeals to the su-
~ OiiiC NouiC iOI EcNedTluR. ON SuCn rHhear- |
ing all the Judges, both of the Supreme
Court and Court o. Appeals, or a ma iority
OF them shall sit and, i. present. the Chief
Justice shall preside, and the cause shall |
then be determined by majority of ali the
Judges, and when thus Determined 1t. shall be
of binding authority to 10th Courts
SEC 5 After the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1883, no appeal shall lie to, or writ OF
error issue from, the st. Louis Court of Ap-
peals in any criminal case, but all such cases,
whether by appeal or writ OF error, shall go
directly to the Supreme Court.
Sec. q. 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
J January, 1855, and at the general election
IN 1884 his successor shall be elected The
judges in Office on the first Monday in
1888 may determine who of them
shall sit on the civil AMI who on the Grimm
al side of the Court: Provided, they do SO
~ P. NJ. OF that day; failing in this the
Governor shall Immediately assign them.
After the first Monday in January, 1889,
Judges shall be elected to fill vacancies on
he civil or criminal side, as the case NAV
ne. and with special reference to their fitness
'or that side in which the vacancy has or is to
rccur.
SEC 9. All provisions of the Constitu-
ion OF this State, and all laws and parts Of
avs of this State, not consistent with this
amendment. shall, upon jrs adoption, be for
.ver recinded and OF no effect.