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be at least twenty-eight years of age, and a citizen of the
United States, nor unless he shall have resided in the State
or Territory OF Wyoming at least two years next preceding
his election.
SEC. 10. There shall be a clerk of the district court in
each organized county In which a court is holden who shall
be elected, or, in case of vacancy, appointed in such manner
and with such duties and compensation as may be pre-
SEC. IA. The legislature shall provide by law for the
appointment by the several district courts of one or more
district court commissioners (who shall be persons learned
in the law in each organized county in which a district
court is holden, such commissioners shall have authority TO
perform such chamber business in thr absence of the dis
trict judge from the county or upon his written statement
filed with the papers, that it is improper for him to act, as
may be prescribed by law, to take dispositions and perform
such other duties, and receive such compensation as shall be
prescribed by law.
SEC. Is. The style ofall process shall be sThe State of
Wyoming" All prosecutions shall be carried on in the
name and by the authority of the State cot Wyoming, and
conclude against the peace and dignity of the State of
yoming.
SEC. 16. No duties shall be imposed by law upon the
supreme court or any of the judges thereof, except such as
are judicial, nor shall any of the judges thereof exercise any
power of appointment except as herein provided.
SEC. II. The judges of the supreme and district courts
shall receive such compensation for their services as may
be prescribed by law, which compensation shall not be in
creased or diminished during the term for which a judge
shall have been elected, and the salary of a judge of the su-
preme or district court shall be asmay be prescribed by law.
SEC. Is. 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 prescribed by law.
SEC. 10. Until otherwise provided by law, the State
shall be divided into three judicial districts, in each OF which
there shall be elected at general elections, by the electors
thereof, one judge of the district court therein, whose term
shall be six Coy years from the first Monday in January
succeeding his election and until his successor is duly quail
fled.
SEC. 20. Until otherwise provided by law, said judicial
districts shall be constituted as follows:
District number one shall consist of the counties
of Laramie, Converse and Crook.
District number two shall consist of the counties
of Albany, johnson and Sheridan.
District number three shall consist of the counties
Carbon, Sweetwater, Uinta and Fremont.
SEC. 81. The legislature may from time to time increase
tho numbar of said iudipIal districts and tha iu6oaS tbaraOf
but such increase or change in the boundaries of the dis
tricts shall not work the removal of any judge from his
Office during the term for which he may have been elected
or appointed provided the number of districts and district
judges shall not exceed four until the taxable valuation of
property in the State shall exceed one hundred million dol
SEC. %, The Legislature shall provide by law for
the election of justices of the peace in each organized
county within 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
administration of Justice. The justices of the peace herein
provided for shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the
district court in all civil actions where the amount in con-
troversy, exclusive of costs, does not exceed two hundred
dollars, and they shall have such jurisdiction to hear and
determine cases of misdemeanor as may be provided by
law, but in no case shall said justices of the peace have iur-
isdichon when the boundaries OF or title to real estate shall
come into question.
SEC. %. Appeals shall lie from the final decisions OF
Justices of the peace and police magistrates in such cases
and pursuant to such regulations as may be prescribed by
SEC. "a. The time of holding courts in the several
counties of a district shall be as prescribed by law, and the
legislature shall make provisions for attaching unorganized
counties or territory to organized counties for judicial pur-
poses.
SEC. 25. No judge of the supreme or district court shall
act as attorney or counsellor at law.
Sec. 26. Until the legislature shall provide by law for
fixing the terms OF courts, the judges of the supreme court
and district courts shall fix the terms theleof.
SEC. 81. No judge of the supreme or district court shall
be elected or appointed to any other than judicial offices or
be eligible thereto during the term for which he was elected
or appointed such judge.
Sec. %. Appeals from decisions of the compulsory
boards of arbitration shall be allowed to the supreme court
of the State, and the manner of taking such appeals shall be
prescribed by law.
SEC. 30. The legislature may provide by law for the
voluntary submission of differences to arbitrators for deter
mination, and said arbitrators shall have such powers and
duties as may be prescribed by law, but they shall have no
power to render judgment to be obligatory on the parties
unless they voluntarily submit their matters of difference
and agree to abide the judgment of such arbitrators.
ARTICLE No. VI.
SUFFRAGE.
SECTION 1. The rights of citizens of the State of Wyo-