The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29

SEC. lO2. Ii shall be the duty of the
court to prepare q syllabus Of the points
adjudicated in each case, which shall be
concurred 10 BY 2 majority Of the judges
published reports Of the case.
COURTS.
SEC. 10S. The district court shall have
original jurisdiction, except as otherwise
provided in this Constitution, of all causes
both at law and equity, and such appellate
jurisdiction as may be conferred BY law.
They and the judges thereof shall also
have jurisdiction and power to issue 'writs
OF habeas corpus, quo warrantO, certiorari,
writs, with authority to hear and deter
mine the anne
SEC. ION. The state shall b. divided into
Six judicial Districts, in each OF which
there shall be elected at general elections,
by the electors thereof, n Judge Of the
district court therein, whose term of Office
shall be foul years from the first Monday
In January succeeding his election and
until his successor is duly qualified. This
section shall not be construed as govern
ing the first election of district judges
under this Constitution.
Sec. 106. Until otherwise provided by
law said district shall be constituted as
District No: One shall consist of the
counties Of Pembina, Cavalier, Walsh,
Nelson and Grand Forks.
District No. Two shall consist of the
counties Of Ramsey, .Towner, Benson,
Pierce, Rolette, Bottineau, McHenry,
rattle, Garfield, Flannery and Buford.
District No. Three shall consist of the
counties of Cass, Steele and Trail.
District No. Four shall consist of
the counties Of Richland, Ransom, Sar-
gent, Dickey and Mcintosh.
District No. Five shall consist of the
counties of Logan, LaMoure, Stutsman,
Barnes. Wells, Foster, Eddy and Griggs.
District No. Six shall consist of the coun-
ties of Burleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Sheri-
dan, Mclean, Morton, Oliver,iMercer, Will
llams, Stark, Hettinger, Bowman, Billings,
Mckenzie, Dunn, Wallace and Alfred, and
that portion OF the Sioux Indian Reserva-
tlon lying north OF the Seventh Standard
SEC. 1O6. The Legislative Assembly may
whenever tw0-thirds of the members Of
each house shall oncur therein, but not
oftener than once in four years, increase
the number of said judicial districts and
the Judges thereof; such districts shall be
bounded by county lines, but such
increase or change in the boun-
daries of the districts shall not work
the removal of any Judge from his office
during the term for which he may have
Occn clecCoO or appointed.
III, Sea og,d do7 a. a Nc person Hs shall be eligible to
learned In the law, be at least twenty-five
years OF age, and a citizen of the United
States, nor unless he shall have resided
within the State or Territory of Dakota at
least two years next preceding his election,
nor unless he shall at the time Of his cleo
district for which he Is elected.
SEC. log. There shall be a Clerk of the
District Court in each organized county in
which a court is holden who shall be
elected by the qualified electors of the
county, and shall hold his Office for the
same term as other county officers. He
shall receive such compensation for his
services as may be prescribed by law.
Sec. 100. Writs of error and appeals
may be allowed from the decisions Of the
district courts to the supreme court
under such regulations as may be pre-
cribed by law.
Sec. ITO. There shall be established in
each county q county court, which shall be
q court OF record, open at all times and
holden by one Judge, elected by the eIec-
tors Of the county, and whose term of office
shall be two years.
SEC. Ill. The county court shall have
exclusive original jurisdiction in pro-
bate n testamentary matters, the appoint
ment OF administrators and guardians, the
settlement of the accounts of executors
administrators and guardians, the sale of
lands by executors, administrators and
guardians, and such other probate jurisdic-
ton as may be conferred by a~w;provided,
that whenever the voters of any county
having a population of two thousand
or over shall decide by a majority
vote that they desire the jurisdlc-
ton Of said court increased above
that limited by this Constitution, then said
county courts shall have concurrent juris-
diction with the district courts in all civil
actions where the amount in controversy
does not exceed thousand dollars, and
in all criminal actions below the grade Of
felony, and in case it is decided by the
voters OF any county to SO increase the
jurisdiction of said county court, the
jurisdiction in cases of ~misdemeanOrs aris-
ing under state laws which may nave been
conferred upon police magistrates, shall
cease. The qualifications OF the Judge of
the county court In counties where the
jurisdiction of said court shall have been
increased shall be the same as those of the
district Judge. except that he shall De a resi-
dent Of the county at the time of his elec-
ton, and said county judge shall receive
SUCH salary for his services as may be pro-
vided by law. In case the voters of any
county decide to increase the jurisdiction
Of said county courts, then such jurisdic.
ton as thus increased shall remain until
otherwise provided by law.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
SEC. liz. The Legislative Assembly shall
provide by law for the election of justices
OF the peace in each organized county with
in the state. But the number of said justices
to be elected in each organized county
shall be limited by law to such a number
as shall be necessary for the proper ad
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