Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20

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particular side OF any question or matter OF
which he may be required to act in his official ca
thuu or Mho me menaees any member by tn
promises any member that he, the said soverno
VIII appoint any particular person or persons I,
consideration that any member shall give his Off
clal vote OF influence on any matter pending o.
hereafter to be introduced into either house O
ne, the said governor will remove any pert on o
persons from any office position with intent t.
IN any manner influence the official action of sait
member shall be punished in the manner now
OF that may hereafter be provided by law and mn
on conviction thereon shall forfeit ali right (
nota or exercise any office of trust or honor il
Sec. IL. There shall be chosen by the qualified
e electors OF the etate at the time and places o.
OF state, auditor, treasurer, superintendent 81
public Instruction, commissioner of schools ant
Mpe snds and 1s an attorney general who sha
years, but no person shall be eligible to the Office
OF treasurer for more than two terms consecutive
Y. Iney snail respectively keep their offices a,
sec. 10. Inc powers and duties of the secretar,
~ state, aaaltor treasurer superintendent of pub
~ iinstruction, commissioner of schools and pub
nc iands and attorney general, shall be as Ore
ARTICLE v.
| JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT..
Sec. l.: The judicial powers of the state, ex
cepf a S IN this constitution otherwise provided
e ena DC vested IN supreme circuit courts
Il
other courts az may be created by law for cities
and incorporated towns. N-'-e<
wise dhs court except as other
peilate Jurisdiction only, which shall be cock.
tensive with the state, and shall have q general
experimenting control over all inferior courts
| prescribed by law.
a, Sec. = The supreme court and the judges
snereot snail have power to issue writs of habeas
| er 10 issue writs of mandamus, quo warranto GER
norari, Injunction and other original and remed-
ial wrlts, with authority to hear and determine
the same in such cases and under such regulations
as lay be prescribed by law; provided, however.
that no jury trials shall be allowed in said gu.
Preme court, but, in proper cases, questions of
| TOR trial before Jury.
Sec. 4. At least two terms OF the supreme
court snail be held each year at the seat Of gov
| Sec. s.. The supreme court shall consist of
three judges, to be chosen from districts BY quail
hed electors of the state at large, hereinafter
provided.
Sec. +. The number of said judges and dis
tricts may after five years from the admission of
Iis state under this constitution, be increased by
Sec. Z. A majority of the judges of the su.
pre IN court shall be necessary to form quorum
said judges may adjourn the court from day to
day, or to q day certain.
Sec. 8; The term of the Judges of the supreme
court who shall be elected at the first election
| under this constitution, shall be four years At
all subsequent elections the term of said judges
shall be six years.
by rule sci ,ct from their number presiding
judge, who shall act as such for the term pre-
scribed by such rule.
Sec. TO- No person shall be eligible to the Of
nce OF Judge of the supreme court unless he be
learned in the law be at least thirty years of age
citizen of the United States, unless he shall
nave resided in this state or territory at least two
years next preceding his election and at the
time OF his election be a resident of the district
from which he is elected; but for the purpose of
reelection, no such judge shall be deemed to
have lost his residence in the district by reason
Of his removal to the seat of government in the
discharge of his official duties.
Sec. II. Until otherwise provided by law, the
districts from which the said judges Of the SUI
preme court shall be elected shall be constituted
as follows:
First distrct-All that portion of the state w.
ing west of the Missouri river.
Second district-All that portion of the state
second standard parallel.
Third district-An that portion of the state ly-
ing east of the Missouri river and north of the
second standard parallel.
Sec. II. There shall be clerk and also re-
porter OF tie supreme court, who shall be ap-
pointed by the judges thereof and who shall hold
office during the pleasure of such judges, and
| whose duties and emoluments shall be prescribed
by law, and by the rules of the supreme court not
provisions for the publication and distribution of
| the decisions of the supreme court, and for the
sale of the published volumes thereof. No pri-
Vate person or corporation snail De allowed TO
cure any copyright to such decisions. but if any
copyrights are secured they shall inure wholly to
the benefit of the state.
Sec. -. The governor shall have authority to
require the opinions of the judges of the supreme
court upon important questions of law involved
in the exercise of is executive powers and upon
solemn occasions.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
Sec. IA. The circuit courts shall have original ju
risdctOn of all actions and causes, both law and
in equity, and such appellate jurisdiction as may
be conferred by law AID consistent with this con-
stitutiOn: such jurisdiction az to value AID amount
and grade Of offense may be limited by law: They
and power to issue writs of habeas corpus, mand-
anus, quo ,warranto, certiorari, INJUNCTION and
other original and remedial writs, with authority
to hear and determine the same.
Sec. 49, The state shall be divided into judi
cial circuits in each of which there shall be elect
ed by the electors thereof judge of the circuit
court therein, whose term of office shall be four
years.
Sec. 1G Until otherwise ordered by law said
circuits shall be eight in number and constituted
Fret circuit-the counties of Union, Clay,
| Yankton, Turner, Bon Homme, hutchinson,
| Meyer.
Second circuit-the counties of Lincoln, Min
nehaha, McCook, Moody and Lake t
bury, Deuel., Hamlin, Codington, Clark, Grant,
Roberts, Day and the Wahpeton and Sisseton re-
| servation, except such portion of said reserva-
| ton as lies in Marshall county.
Fourth circuit-the counties of sanborn, Davi-
| son, Aurora, Brule, Buffalo, Jerauld, Hanson,
| Miner, Lyman, Presho and Pratt.
| Fifth circuit-The counties OF Beadle, Sphinx,
| Brown and Marshall.
Sixth circuit-the counties of Hand, Hyde,
| Hughes, Sully, Stanley, Potter, Faulk, Edmonds,
| Walworth, Campbell, MCPHERSON, and all that
| portion of said state lying east of the Missouri
river and not included in any other judicial cir
| cult.
| Seventh circuit-the counties of Pennington,
Custer, Fall River, shannon, Washington, Zie'
bach, Sterling, Nowlin, Jackson, Washabaugl
| and Lugenbeel
Eighth circuit-the counties of Lawrence, Meade
Scohey, Butte, Delano, ryatt, Dewey, Boreman
| Schnasse Rinehart, Martin, Shoteau, Ewing
Harding, and all that portion of said state lying
west of the Missouri river and north OF the Biz
| CHEYENNE river and the North Fork of the Chey.
enne river not included in any other judicial cir
| cult.
| thirds of the members of each house shall con-
| cur therein, increase the number of judicial cir
cults and tile judges thereof, and divide the state
| into judicial circuits accordingly, taking care
| that they be formed of compact territory and be
| bounded by county lines; but such increase OF
number or change in the boundaries of districts
shall not work the removal OF any judge from
his office during the term for which he shall have
| been elected or appointed.
| Sec IS. Writs of error and appeals may be al
lowed from the decisions of the circuit courts to
| the supreme court under such regulations as may
be prescribed by law.
| COUNTY COURTS.
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