The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-05

Changes Sug gcstcd in the state
COurt~-AppuintnenI. sal.
aries and Terms of
OIiicc OF Judges.

Several nyuuarE OF the par dssOClA-
tiuu me. ia the C urt house > o'cio X
yesterday AFTERNOON according to al
jourumeut two weeks ago. the object
nciug % henr report Of alu lciary Aril-
Gle amending the Jui cIary article Of
tine state constitution and to discuss the
same Five members were present and
after considerable effort and D, rsOnal .
solicit tiDu among meI bers in the
county court below four others were
brought IN and the meeting called to
order by ID, \. Kelley, ESD president Of
til. association, aud Marshall Surrltt
elected secretary. The report OF the
committee amending constitution WAS
read by Col. j. NJ Anderson who, after
the reading OF the report, explained
that i was the work Of three Of the four
Of the committee, the o her two not
meeting with the committee.
The report was brought INTO discus.
sion 10y motion and second to adopt
same.
Col. L. II. Graham in speaking to the
merits I the subject sta ed il as Lls
opinion that the true method Of IRE
venting the accumulation Of cases before
The supreme court WAS not by an in
ere sc Of judges IN that court, but by a
radical change III the cuu Is below. He
would dispense with Iuries IN the coutts
below in civil cases, and INSTEAD have
three judges apr oiuted by the governor.
10 this 1t was objected by Col. J. NJ
Anderson, that such change would be
contrary to the cons tuition OF the
Uni ed States. Amendments to the
constitution, article 7, which reads. "Iu
suits at common law, when the value in
controversy shall exceed 800, the night
Of trial y iu y shall be preserved
A motion was carried to read report
by sections.
Section first was read an adopted.
Moved by Major Pearre that section
second r al five judges and pella e
jurisdiction only and should have
power to issue all writs necessary to
their jurisdiction. Motion not seco ded,
Col. Fiouruoy spoke in eXplana ION OF
tn" article, that 1t, as the rest OF the re-
rort WIS only suggested "a amend
meuts to the Judiciary article ana not a
substitution.
Section two was adopted.
J he third section was discussed by
Major Pe4rre, Col j. NJ, Anderson aud
Col FIou oy Section adopted.
Sections four and five was adopted
without discussion.
) ctiau AK y as discussed by Minor
. ire anu N'ls - ulubN dhu |hbllclt
Sections seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven
and twelve were adopted without dis
r--. 100. Nluvtouti unu "''vi suu.
The following Is the epurt:
D" 'h" I -ib""s Hnt Members f the Bar As
-u..a. ut no. Ct, ut Wuco.
Tine uuders guei me mhers Of the com
mltteo TO whom was referred e sub
ject Of amendments To- the dietary ar.
ucle OF uur cuu-t tuition beg leave tu
submit for your consideration the fol.
lowing recommendations,
l. Clyl, nd criminal appellate iuris.
III tl1u -hu be separate and distinct.
There slal. be one supreme court,
10 ruusls Of nine Judges who may he
divided into two sections for work, and
the chief justice, who shall bee chosen by
the court, may sit with either sect D..
The jurisdiction of the supreme court
shall bee l..Itei to civil causes, AID 1t
shall have power 10 issue wrIts uf mau-
dHmus { heads of departments Of GOV
erum,ut except the executive,
3. There shall be court Of appeals, to
consist ~ three judges, as shall be de
ttrmIutd 10y the legislature, who sha
have Grim nal jurisdiction, only III mat
tiers az appeal
T. The terms Of office Of judges OF the
supreme court and court Of appeals
hall be eight years from the lat OF
the commission, and they sh'll each
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""u ''';S'T' "l we stu'tv' anu sald
courts 5ha'' HI' ~ the capital ana two
T'hrT la'eS'of ny t'e eaPltaI ohIy'As the
Legislature may DE ermlue.
u. District courts shall hay general
lurlsdl u u, and such appellate !uris-