The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-17

of their several terms under the present
constitution.
Sec. 81. When any criminal district
court, now or hereafter created, shall en-
brace portion only of judicial district,
the legislature shall make provision for
the election of district attorney for such
criminal district, and may also in such
case provide for the election of district
attorney for so much of the judicial dis
trict as is not embraced in the criminal
district, and prescribe his duties, powers,
and salary; or they may abolish the Office
of district attorney for such judicial dis
trict, and commit the duties of the Office
to the county attorneys of the proper
counties, with such compensation as may
be prescribed by law.
Sec. IS. District attorneys may be re-
moved by the governor for good cause,
and shall be removed on the address of
the legislature for like cause and in like
manner as is prescribed for the removal
of district judges.
COUNTY COURTS.
Sec. 81. There shall be established in
each county in this state county court,
which shall be court of record; and there
shall be elected in each county, by the
qualified voters thereof, county Judge,
who shall be qualified voter; shall have
been practising lawyer in this state, or 4
judge of court of record, or such judge
and lawyer together, at least four years.
and shall hold his Office for four years.
He shall receive for his services such
compensation as may be prescribed by
law.
Sec. 80. The county court shall have
exclusive original jurisdiction of all mis-
demeanors of which exclusive jurisdiction
is not given to the Justices courts; pro-
vided, that misdemeanors involving Off
cial misconduct shall be tried by the dis
trict courts. The county court shall also
have exclusive original jurisdiction in
civil cases, without regard to any dis
tinction between law ana equity, where
the matter in controversy shall exceed in
value one hundred dollars and shall not
exceed five hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest. They shall also have jurisdic-
ton to enter judgments nisi and final
judgments in all criminal cases of which
they have Jurisdiction; but shall not have
jurisdiction of suits in behplf of the state
to recover penalties, forfeitures and es-
cheats; of suits to recover damages for
SANDER or defamation of character; or
suits for divorce or Of suits for the trial
of title to land or for the enforcement OF
liens thereon; provided, that in case OF
liens acquired by the levy of process is
sued out of the county court, such court
may foreclose the same by its judgment
in the cause.
| Sec. SO. The county court shall have
under such regulations as are or may be
prescribed by law, final appellate jurisdic
| ton in all criminal cases of which the JUS
! tees mayors and recorders courts have
original jurisdiction.
Sec. 81. The county courts shall also
have general jurisdiction in all matters OF
probate, including the administration
and settlement of estates, the appoint
ment of guardians of minors, idiots, luna
tics, persons non compOs mentis and com
mon drunkards, and the apprenticing o
minors.
Sec. So. The county courts and tn
Judges thereof shall have power to issu
the writ of habeas corpus in cases wher
the offense charged is within the juris
diction of said courts, or of the other in
ferior courts, and all such other writs
both civil and criminal, known to the law
as may be necessary to the exercise of en-
forcement of their Jurisdiction.
Sec. 80. The county court shall hold a
least four terms for civil, probate an
criminal business annually, as may
provided by the Legislature or by tn
commissioners court of the county unde
authority of law, and such other term
for probate and criminal business, bot
or either, as may be fixed by the commits
sioners court provided, the commits
sioners' court of any county, having fixe
the times. and number of terms of tn
county court, shall not change the sam
again until the expiration of one year
Said court may dispose of probate bust
ness either in term time or vacation
under such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by law. Prosecutions may b.
commenced in said courts in such name
as is or may be provided by law. and
| jury therein shall consist of six men.
| Sec. 40. There shall be elected for eacl
county by the qualified voters thereof, {
county clerk, who shall hold his Office TO
two years, who shall be clerk of the county
and commissioners court and recorder O.
the county, and whose duties, fees an(
perquisites shall be prescribed by law. L,
counties having population of less thar
eight thousand there shall be elected blu
one clerk, who shall perform the duties OF
both district and county clerk.
Sec. Al. Where in any county Their,
shall be established criminal distric
court, the county court of such count.
shall not have criminal jurisdiction unless
expressly conferred by law, and in sucl
counties appeals from justices courts ant
from other inferior courts and tribunal
in criminal cases shall lie to the crimina
district court, under such regulations Al
may be prescribed by law, and an appea
shall lie from such district courts as il
other cases.
Sec. AZ. A county attorney for eacl
county shall be elected by the qualified
voters thereof, who shall hold his Office
for two years, and who shall perform sucl
duties and receive such compensation al
the legislature may prescribe.
Sec. 40. There shall be elected by the
qualified voters of each county sheriff