The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-09
ARTICLE XI.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.


Peace
SEC. , The style Of all process shalt I've THE
State Ot Florida, and all prosecutions shall he
conducted in the name and by the authority oi
the same.
SEC g. The Supreme Court shall consis, of a
| Chiei-JusIlce aud two Associate Justices, who
shall be elected by the qualified electors III the
| Slate at the lime and place of voting for tneri-
bers of the Legislature. and shall hold thear of
| hcc Tor the term O six years. except thse first
elected, one OF whom, to be designated by lot in
such manner as they may determine, shall hold
his office tor two years. another to be cesignated
in like manner for four years, and the ihIri for
six years, 50 that one shall be elected every two
years after the first election.
SEC. L. Tue majority of the Ju+ticss OF the
| Supreme Court shall constitute quorum Tor the
| transaction of all business. The terms &c the
Supreme Court shall be held at the Captsl OF
the State at the times that now may be
| provided by law. The Legislature shall have
| power TO prescribe regulations for calling into
the Supreme Court Judge of the Circuit Court
| to hear aud determine any matters peftdng
| before the courl IN the place OF any Justice
thereof, who shall be disqualified or disabled in
such Case, from interest or other cause.
| SEC. 5 The Supreme Court shall have appellate
! jurisdiction in all ises At law, civil and CRIMINAL
and IN equity commenced IN the Circuit Cuuris,
and nt appeal from the Circuit Court IN cases aris
ing 10 the County Courts Courts OF Prob ,tr
and In the management OF the estates OF PANTS
aud of cases tried in the Circuit Courts un ap
peal from the County Courts where the demand
or value ot the properly involved exceeds one
hundred dollars, and OF appeals direct tron, the
County Courts of all felonies tried therein The
Court Shall have power 10 ISSUE writs of man
damus, ceriorari. prohibition, quo-warranto
habeas corpus and also all writs necessary or
proper 10 the complete exercise of its iurisdIc
ton. Each of the Justices shall have power to
issue wrts at htbeas corpus to any part uf The
State upon petition by or ON behalf of anv per
son held in actual custody, and may make such
writs returnable before himself, or the Supreme
Court, or any Justice thereof, or before any CIR
cult Judge.
SEC 6. The Supreme Court shall appoint
Clerk OF the Supreme Court, who shall have his
office at the Capital and shall be Librarian ot
The Supreme Court library he shall hold his
office until his is appointed and q;ltl-
flied
SEC : There shall be seven Circuit Judges
who shall be elected by the qualified electors Of
the State at the times and places OF voting for
members OF The Legislature, who shall hold tlcir
office tor six years. The State shall be divided
into seven Judicial Circuits One OF said Judges
shall he elected from each circuit, and stall he
The judge of the Circuit from which he is elected
bul said Judges shall be elected by the qualified
voters OF the State at large Such Judge shall
hold al least two terms OF his court in each
county within his circuit each year at such
tunes and places as may be regulated by law.
cuCi JuuSc HAY nOtu SIWClal terms 0I MS court.
The Governor may in his discretion order tenn
pnrary exchange OF Circuits by the Respective
Judges, or any Judge TO hold one or more terms
or parts Of terms iu ANY other Circuit than that
for which he vas elected. Until otherwise de
fined by the Legislature the several judicial Cir
cults shall be rs follows:
The First Judicial Circuit shat, be composed
of the counties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton,
Holmes, Washington and Jackson
The Second judicial Circuit shall be com posed
OF the counties OF Gadsden. Liberty, Calhoun,
Franklin, Leon Wakulla and Jefferson.
OF The Counties 81 Msjlsoh,,' iayyldt Lafayette,
Hamilton, Suwannee and Columbia.
The Fourth judicial Circuit shall be com
posed of the counties OF Nassau, Duval. Baker,
Bradford, Clay and ST Johns
The Fifth Judicial Circuit shall be composed
OF the counties of Putnam. Alachua, Levy,
Marion and Sumter
The Sixth Judicial Circuit shall be com
posed OF The counties of Heruando Hislsbor-
ough, Manatee, Polk and Monroe
The Seventh Judicial Circuit shall be com
posed of the counties of Vulusa, Brevard, Or
ange and Dade
SEC 8. The Circuit Courts shall have original
jurisdiction in all cases in quty, also exclusive
jurisdiction in all cases al law in which the de-
mand or value of the property involved exceeds
five hundred dollars and in all cases involving
the legality of any tax, assessessment, toll or
fine imposed for the violation of any ordinance
lons involving the title or right of possession of
real estate, and all criminal cases excep; such
a- may be cognizable by law by inferior courts.
They shall also have concurrent jurisdiction
with the County Courts of all cases at law cog
niZablc by County Courts, in which the demand
or property involved exceeds two hundred dol
lars and of the action of tnrcibe entry and un-
lawful detainer. They sh al have appellxte
jurisdiction of all matters pertaining 10 the pro-
bate jurisdiction and the estates aud interests of
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jurisdiction in all civil cases arising in the
County Courts IN which the demand or the value
OF the property involved is one hundred dollars
or less, and appellate jurisdiction suhjec, TO AN
appeal to the Supreme Court when the demand
or the value of the property involved exceeds
one hundred dollars, and OF all misdemeanors
tried before the County Court, and OF Cases aris-
ing in the Mayors Courts. The Circuit Courts
and Judges shall have power to issue writs Of
mandamus, injunction, quo warrantO certiorari,
habeas corpus, prohibition and all other writs
proper and necessary to the complete exercise
of their jurisdiction.
Sec. .. All appeals to the Circuit Courts shall
be trials de n0cO.
SEC 10 1t shall be the duty of the Judges of
the Circuit Courts to report to the Attorney
General al least thirty days before each scssi IN
OF the Legislature such defects in the laws
may h.ve been brought to their attention and to
suggest such amendments or additional leysla-
ton may be deemed necessary The Attor-
ney General shall report to the Legislature at
each session such legislation as may be deemed
advisable.
SEC. IL. There shall be County Court, Thch
shall bea Court OF Record, organized in each
county, and the Judge of said Court shall be
elected by the qu lifted electors of sail county
at the time and places of voting for members of
the Legislature, and shall hold his Office for
four years. The Judge of the County sCourt
shall be n practicing attorney of not less than
three years practice, whose compensation shall
be fixed by law
SEC. II. The County Court shall have iuris-
dctOn ot all misdemeanors and of all cases of
larceny where the property stolen does not ex.
ceed twenty dollars. The County Court shall
have jurslictiO of actions at law N which the
demand the value ot the property involved
does moi exceed five hundred dollars. The Judge
of the County Court shall have jurisdiction to
take probate OF wills, to grant letters testa-
menlary and OF administration and guardian
ship and OF the settlement of the estates of dece-
denis and to discharge the duties usually per-
to order the sale of real estate of miners subject
to such regulations as may be provided by law
and subject To the appellate jurisdiction Of the
Circuit Court under such regulations as now are
may be provided by law. They may also
have jurisdiction OF proceedings relating To- the
forcible entry or unlawful detentnn ut lands and
tenemens. The County Commissioners OF each
county may, ii they deem necessary, call xn cleo
ton by the qualified electors of the county for a
County Attorney; he shall be prAciicing xttor-
ney and shall prosecute all criminal cases before
the County Court, and be the attorney aud legal