Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-26

to the Qualified Voters of the State o1
Missouri an Amendment to the Constitu
ton thereof concerning the Judicial De
partment.
Be it resolved By the Senate, the House q
Representatives. c0,acurriny therein:
That at the general election to be held on
the Tuesday next following the first Mon
amendment to the Constitution of the State
OF Missouri, concerning the Jnd. eial 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, 1883, 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
separately 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 dtvis-
ion OF which he may be a member, and
also 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
OF habeas corpss and gao acayTuntO. and also
such other causes, including naaRdanaus,
cert5orGra and other original remedial wrts
- may, by order OF the civil side, be trans
ferred to Il from that division. The civil
side OF the Court shall hear and determine
all other causes and applications. including
nG1a1dmMS and ccrtiOrari, and except hu-
0eGs corpus and quo auarrdntO, other original
remedial writs. he Judgments, orders and
DEGREES OF either division shall have the force
and effect Of those of the Court.
SEC. .. Whenever 1t shall be known, or
be made to appear to the Chief Justice, that
the criminal side Of the Cont has, within
twenty days. rendered q decision contrary
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some decision Of the Court prior to its divis-
ion, as to any matter within the jurisdiction
of the civil side, he shall grant q rehearing
OF the cause; on such rehearing, the cause
SEC 3. After the first Monday in Janu-
sry, 1853, the jurisdiction OF the St. Louis
Court of Appeals and the election for Judge
thereof shall be restricted to the Eighth Ju-
d'cial Circuit. and after that time it 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
ton, and the judge oldest OF commission
shall be presiding Judge OF the Court.
SEC. 4 Whenever 1t 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 O decision
contrary to some decision Of the Supreme
Court, he may cause to issued the certio-
rari Of the Supreme Court to transfer the
cause from the Court Of Appeals to the Su-
preme Court for rehearing: on such rphear-
ing all the Judges, both of the Supreme
Court and Court Of Appeals, or a msiority
of them, shall sit and, II present. the Chief
Justice shall preside. and the cause ahall
then be determined by majority of all the
Judges, and when thus determined it shall be
Of binding authority to both Courts.
SEC. 5. After the FIRST Monday IN Janu-
airy, 1888, 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. g. Upon the adoption of this amend
ment the Governor shalt appoint one adii-
tional Judge OF the Supreme Court, who
shall hold he 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, may determine who of them
shall sit on the civil AMI who on the GRIMM |
al eide OF the Court: PrOrided, they do so |
by 2 P. N. OF that day: failing In this the |
Governor shall Immediately assign thew. |
After the sfirst Monday In January, 1881
Judges shall be elected to fill vacancies on
the civil or criminal side. as the case NAV |
he. and with special reference to their fitness |
FOR that side in which the vacancy has or is to !
occur.
SEQ. O. All provisions Of the Constitu-
ion OF this State. and all laws and parts OF I
ava OF this State, not consistent with this |
shall. upon IT'S adoption, be for
,ver recinded and OF no effect.