Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09

peace. and such other courts as may be created
BY law for cities and incorporated towns,
sUPREME COURT.
SEQ z. The supreme court, except as otherwise
provided in this constitution, shall have appel
late Jurisdiction only, which shall DO coextensive
with the state, and shall have a general superin-
tending control over all inferior courts, under
such regulations and limitations us may be pre-
soribed by law.
SEC. 5. The supreme court and the Judges
thereof shall have power to issue writs of habeas
corpus. The supreme court shall also have power
to issue writs of mandamus, quo warranto, GER
tiorari, Injunction, and other original and reme-
the same in such cases and under such regula-
lions as may be provided bylaw, provided, how,
ever. that no jury trials shall be allowed in said
fact may be sent BY eaid court to a circuit court
for a trial before a jury.
SEQ: 4. least two terms OF the supreme court
SEC. 5. The supreme court shall consist Of
three Judges, to be chosen from districts by quail
lhed electors OF the state at large, as hereinafter
provided.
sHo. 8. The number of said judges and districts
may. after I'VE years from the admission of this
!. SEQ. I. 4 majority Of the judges of the supreme
pronounce a decision, but one or more Of said
Judges may adjourn the court from day to day or
to . certain day.
court, who shall be elected al. the first election
under this constitution, shall be four years. At
oil subsequent elections the term of said judges
sno.,9. The judges of the supreme court shall
BY, rule, select from their number a presiding
Judge yho shall act as such for the term pre-
SEQ: 10. No person shall be eligible tothe office
Ct Judge OF tie supreme court unless he be
ss.: = Citizen n the of t 1sy bin b Ct s Least thirty hi, years years Of Of
shall have resided in this state or the territory at
least two years next preceding his election, and
st the he, line Of his ds; election Il be a resident Of the
purpose of reelection no such Judge shall be
doomed to have lost his residence in the district
BY ma Tsa Sc 9b o. d Has removal "a to to t tas 9oi seat Of govern
SEC. IL: Until otherwise provided by law, the
districts from which the said judges of the su-
premee court shall be elected. shall be constituted
First district-Au that portion of the state
lying west Of the MissoYri river;
lying east of the Missouri river and south Of the
Third district,,An that portion of the state
SECOND standard parallel.
SEC. 12. There shall be a clerk and also a re-
porter Of the supreme court, who shall be APP
hold Office during the pleasure of said Judges,
and whose duties and emoluments shall be pre-
scribed ~ law, and by the rules of the supreme
turs shall make provision for the publication
aad distribution of the decisions of the supreme
oesrt, and for the sale of the published volumes
thereof. Ne private person or corporation shall
BE- allowed ts secure any copyright to such de-
c.stHns, but i any copyrights are secured they
shall inare wholly to the benefit Of the state.
require the opinions Of the judges of the supreme
court upon important questions Of law involved
In the !exsrcse Of his executive powers and
upon solemn occasions.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
Jurisdiction ut all actions and causes, both at
ton q may be conferred by law and consistent
value and amount and grade nd Of ofense may ~ be Be-
shall also have jurisdiction and power to issue
csrtiorari. Injunction and other original and
remedial writs. with authority to hear and deter
SEC. IS, The state shall be divided into judicial
circuits, in each of which there shall be elected
by ths electors thereof one Judge of the circuit
court therein, whose term Of Office shall be four
SEC. 10. Until otherwise ordered by law said
circuits shall be six in number and constituted
; Fisst oirepit-The counties Of Union. Clay,
Mix and Douglas.
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Miner ANA
Third eirqpit5;Ths counties Of Brookinss,.
Grant, Marshall, Roberts, Day, and the Wahpe.
ton and Sisseton reservation, and all that strip
Of territory now included between the north lin
sixth Il parallel Of north lat latitude taSe.f'' ano ene ior's-
Fourth cdrcuit-The counties of Beadle, San.
oorn, Dawson, AURORA, Brule, Buffalo. Jerauld
Fifth oircuit-Ths counties of Brown, Hand,
WalWorth. Campbell. Mcpherson and SPHINX and
Missouri river, not included in any other Judi.
cial circuit.
| Sixth c~ircuit-Anthat portion of the said state
lying west of the Missouri river. -
Sec. II. The legislature may, whenever two
thirds of the members Of each house shall concur
therein. increase the number Of judicial circuits
judicial circuits accordingly, taking care that
they be formed Of compact territory. and be
bounded by county lines, but such inoTease Of
his office during the term for which he shall have
been ELECTED Or appointed. E
lowed from the decisions Of the circuit courts to
the supreme court under such regulations as may
be prescribed by law.
COUNTY COURTS.
Sec. 10. There shall be elected in each organ
lied county q county judge, who shall be judge
of the county, court of said county, whose term
of office shall be two years, or until otherwise
provided by law.
SEQ. 20. County courts shall be courts Of record
and shall have original jurisdiction in all mat
tiers OF probate guardianship and settlement of
the estates Of deceased persons and such other
ferred by law. provided that such courts shall
not have jurisdiction in any case where the debt,
damage, claim or value, Of property involved
ters of probate guardianship and the estates Of
deceased persons. Writs of error and appeal
may be allowed from county to circuit courts, or
to the supreme court in such c,ess and in such
manner as may be prescribed by law, provided
to the circuit court from any judgment rendered
upon IN appeal from q justice of the peace or
police magistrate for cities OF towns.
SEQ. q. Tho county court shall not have juris-
diction in cases of felony, nor shall criminal
they may have such jurisdiction in criminal mat
ters, not of the grade of felony, as the legisla-
ture may prescribe, and the prosecutions therein
may DO by information or otherwise Us the legis-
lature may provide.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
SEQ. %. Justices Of the peace shall have such
jurisdiction us may be conferred by law, but they
the value of the property or the amount in con-
tloversy exceeds the sum of one hundred dollars.
or where the boundaries or title to real property
shall be called in question.
POLICE MAGISTRATE.
SEC. %. The legislature shall have power to
provide for creating such police magistrates for
cities and towns as may be deemed from time to
time necessary, who shall have lurisaic.lon ct all
and tnvna respectiyely. and such police maCis-