Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-25

for Judges Of circuit courts as pre-
scribed in this article.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sec. 26. No person shall be eligible to
the office OF judge of the circuit or
county courts unless he be learned in
the law. be at least twenty-five wears
OF age. and a citizen of the United
States. nor unless he shall have resided
in this state or territory at least one
year next preceding his election, and at
the time OF his election be a resident of
the county or circuit, as the case NAV
be, for which he is elected.
Sec. q. The judges of the supreme
court. circuit courts and county courts
shall be caosen at the first election
held under the provisions of this cons
tltution, and thereafter as provided by
law, and the legislature may provide
for the election of such officers on a
different day from that on which an
election is held for any other purpose,
and may for the purpose of making
such provision extend or abridge the
term of office OF any of such Judges
then holding, but not in any case more
than six months. The terms of office
OF all Judges of the circuit courts elect
ed in the several judicial circuits
throughout the state shall expire on
the anne day.
Sec. %. The time OF holding courts
within said judicial circuits and coun-
ties shall be as provided by law; but at
least one term OF the circuit court
shall be held annually in each organized
county, and the legislature shall make
provision for attaching unors .n.:laj,
counties or territory to organized coun-
ties for judicial purposes.
Sec. 20. Special terms of said courts
may be held under such regulations as
may be provided by law.
Sec. 30. The judges OF the supreme
court and circuit courts and county
courts shall each receive such salary as
may be provided by law consistent
with this constitution, and no such
judge shall receive any compensation,
perquisite OF emoluments for or on ac-
count OF his Office in any form what
ever, except such salary; provided that
county judges may accept and receive
such fees as may be allowed under the
land laws Of the United States.
Sec. 81. No judges of the supreme
court or circuit courts shall act as at
torney or counselor at law, nor shall
any county judge act as attorney or
counselor at law in any cas- which is
or may be brought into his court, or
which shall be appealed therefrom.
Sec. 80. There shall be a clerk of the
circuit court in each organized county,
who shall also be clerk of the county
court, and who shall be elected by the
qualified electors of such counties, and
shall hold his Office for a term OF two
years, except the clerk elected at the
first election, who shall hold his office
for two years from and after the first
Monday Of January next preceding the
taking effect of this constitution. The
duties and compensation Of said clerk
shall be as provided by law and regu.
lated by the rules of the court consist.
ent with the provisions of law.
Sec. 80, Until the legislature shall
provide by law for fixing the terms OF
courts, the judges of the supreme, cir:
cult and county courts respectively
shall fix the terms thereof.
Sec. "a. All laws relating to courts
shall be general and Of uniform opera.
ton throughout the state, and the or
ganiZation, jurisdiction. power, pro
ceedings and practice of all the courts
OF the same class or grade so far as
regulated by law, and the force and eff
feet Of the proceedings, judgments and
DEGREES OF such courts severally shall
be uniform.
Sec. IS. No judge Of the supreme or
circuit courts shall be elected to any
other than a judicial office, or be eligi.
BILE thereto, during the term for which
he was elected such judge. All votes
for either OF them during such term
for any elective Office except that OF
judge Of the supreme court. circuit
court Or county court, given by the
legislature or the people, shall be void
Sec. sc. All officers of the supreme,
circuit or county courts provided for in
this article shall hold their offices until
their successors respectively are elected
or appointed and qualified.
Sec. 81. ALI officers provided for in
this article shall respectively reside in
the district, county, precinct, city or
town for which they may be elected or
appointed. Vacancies in elective offices
shall be filled by election. but when the
uneNpired term does not exceed one
year the vacancy shall be filled by ap.
pointment, as follows: all judges Of the
supreme, circuit and county courts by
the governor; all other judicial officers
by the county board Of the county
where the vacancy occurs: OF in case OF
police magistrates, by the municipality
Sec. 3S. AL process shall run in the
name of the estate Of Dakota" AL
prosecution shall be carried on in the
name and by the authority of the estate
of Dakota"
ARTICLE VII.
Education and school Lands.
Section l. The stability Of a republi