The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24

SE.. lu-. IL SHAll oe tne uulr OF the
court to prepare a syllabus of the points
adjudicated in each case. which shall be
concurred in by Il majority of the judges
thereof, and it shall he pretiXed to the
published reports of the case.
DISTRICT COURTS.
SEC. lob. The district court shall have
orlglna! jurisdiction, except as otherwise
provided in this Constitution, ot all causes
both at law ami equity, aid such appellate
Jurisdiction as may be conferred BY law,
They aiid the Judges there's; shall also
have jurisdiction and power To issue writs
OF haheaS corpus. quo warranto. certiorari,
injunction and other original and remedial
wits. with authority To hear and deter
mine the same.
SEQ. l04. The state shall De divided into
SIX judicial Districts. IN each of which
there shall be elected AT general elections,
n,y the electors thereof. one Judge of the
district court therein, whose term of office
shall be -four 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 hrst election of district judges
under this Constitution.
f los. Until otherwise provided by
aw said district shall he constituted as
follows:
District No. One shall consist of the
counties of Pembina, Cavalier, Walsh,
-NtlSoll anu ITaIlu FOrkS.
District No Two shall consist of the
counties OF Ramsey. Townrr. Benson,
Pierce. Rolette, Bottineau. McIIenry,
Church, Renville. Ward. stevens. Mount,
rattle. Garfield. Flannery and Butord.
District M. Three shall consist of the
counties OF Cass, Steele and Trail.
District No. Four shall consist of
gent, Dlckty and Mcintosh.
District No. Five snail consist of th.
counties vi Logan. LaMoure, Stutsman.
BARNES. Wells. Foster, Eddy and Griggs.
DISTRICT No. SIX shall consist of the IL
ties Of B%nrleigh; Emmons. Kiddcr, Slrri-
IAN Mclean, Morton. Oliver.sMerccr, Will
ilan!>, stark. l%!ettinger, Bowman. Billings,
Mckenzie, Dunn, Wallace and Alfred, and
mat portion of the Sioux Indian Iteserva-
ton lying north of the seventh Standard
parallel.
SEC. lO6. The Legislative Assembly may
whenever tWo-thlrdS OF the members of
each house shall concur therein. but not
ottener than once in four years, increase
the number of said judicial districts and
the Judges thereof: such districts shall be
formed from compact territory and
bounded by county lines, but Such
increase or change in the boun-
the removal of any Judge from his Office
during the term for which he may have
been elected or appointed.
SEC. l01. No person shall be eligible to
the office OF district judge, unless he be
learned i'll the law, be at least Twenty-Five
years OF age, and a citizen of the United
within the State or Territory of Dakota at
least " years next preceding his election,
nor unless he Shall at the time of his elcc.
ton be an elector within the judicial
district for which he is elected.
SEC. l0S. There slal be a CLERK OF the
l Z 'hINI IL, anal, .,,n
which 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. lie
shall receive such compensation for his
services AS may be prescribed by law.
Z 10y. WritS of error and appeals
may be allowed from the decisions of the
district courts to the supreme court
under such regulations rs may be pre-
cribed by law.
COUNTY COuRTS.
SEC. ITO. There shall be established i'm
each county u county court, which shall he
a court OF record, open at all times and
holden BY one Judge, elected by the elcc-
tors OF the county, and whose term of office
shall be W years.
SEC. III. The county court shall have
exclusive original jurisdiction in pro-
bate and ~testamentary matters, the appoint-
ment OF administrator 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 iurisdic-
ton as may be conferred by law: provided,
That whenever the voters of any county
having a population of two thousand
or over shall decide by Il 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 iuris-
diction with the district courts in ALI civil
actions where the amount in controversy
does not exceed one thousand dollars, and
IN all criminal action below the grade of
felony, and in case il is decided by the
voters OF any court" 20 ~ increase. the
jurisdiction OF said county court. the
jurisdiction IN cases of misdrmeanors arts
ing under state laws which may have been
conferred ul'ol 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 tllosrof the
district l~Hdgr.eXccpt that he sIlallbr IL resi-
dent Of the county at the time of Lis rlrc-
lion, and said county judge shall receive
stich salary tor his services as may be pro-
viied BY law. In case the voters of any
county decide In increase the jurisdiction
"f said county courts. then such iuris,lic.
ton as thus Increased shall remain until
otherwise provided 10y law.
JUSTICES OF TIE PEACE.
. SEQ. H.. The Legislative Assembly shall
provide 10y law for the election of justices
oil the peace in each organized county with
in the state. But the number of said justices
To be elected iii EACH organized county
shall! br limited by laW Ia such n uumlur