Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-12

Be it resOlred by the Senate, the House OF
Representatives coacur7ing therein:
That at the general election to be held on
the Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, A. d. 1882, the following
amendment to the Constitution of the State
OF Missouri, con cerning 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
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 a side shall consti.
tute quorum. The Chief Justice of the
Court eh.ll be presiding Justice of the divis-
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
for sound in .ort, all applications for writs
OF hdbe0s corpus and Quo tcdTranto, and also
certaOrd71 and other original remedial wrlts
| 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
D1dnddnaus and certiordri, and, except ha-
bedS corpus and quo loarrdato, other original
remedial writs. 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
be made to appear to the Chief Justice, that
the criminal side of the Conrt has, within
twenty days, rendered a decision contrary
TO 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 rchearing
| of the cause; on such rehearing, the cause
shall be determined by the Court in bank.
SEC. 3. After the first Monday in Janu-
Court of Appeals and the election TOR Judge
| thereof shall be restricted to the Eighth Ju-
| dcial Circuit, and after that time it shall not
have jurisdiction Of any criminal case. Its
| decisions OF all civil c,ses shall be final, ex
cept as otherwise provided in the next sec
tion, 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 a decision
| contrary to some decision OF the Supreme
| Court, be may cause to issued the certio-
rGri of the Supreme Court to transfer the
cause from the Court OF Appeals to the Su
ing all the Judges, both of the Supreme
Court and Court OF Appeals, or a majority
of them, shall sit and, II present. the Chief
Justice shall preside, and the cause shall
| Gucu uC uctcIbiuc Uy d iudtOElCy OIL al1 The
Judges, and when thus determined it shall be
of binding authority to 10th Courts.
| SEC. s After the first Monday In Janu
ary, 1883, no appeal shall lie to, or writ O.
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 &C
directly to the Supreme Court.
Sec. 6. Upon the adoption OF this amend
ment the Governor shall appoint one add
tional Judge OF the Supreme Court, who
shall hold the Office until the first Monday II
January, 1855, and at the general electfor
IN 1884 his successor shall be elected. The
Judges in office on the first Monday II
January, 1888, may determine who of then
| shall eft on the civil and who on the Grimm
al eide OF the Court. Prorided, they do 81
nv P. NJ. of that day; failing in this the
Governor shall immediately assign them
After the sfrst Monday In January, 1881
| Judges shall be elected to fill vacancies OF
the civil or criminal side, as the case maj
be. aud with special reference to their fines!
for that side In which the vacancy has or is tt
occur.
SEC. g. All provisions Of the Constitu
tion of this State, and all laws and parts O
laws of this State, not consistent with thil
| amendment. shall, upon its adoption, be for
ever recinded and of no effrct.