The Brookhaven leader., 1890-11-06

b increased Or diminished during their con-
SIC. Ie7. All civil officers shan be rom
SENATORS 81 the peace. aud shall ke, By law,
vested with ample power as such.~
SEc: l05. The clerk OF the Supreme Court
shall be elected as other State officers Eorthe
term Of four years. and The clerk 81 the CIR
cut Court and the clerk OF the Chnncery
manner provided By law, and shsu Nod
once Tor the term Of four years, and the
Legislature shall provide by law what duties
shall be performed during vacation by the
clerks o. the Circuit and Chanc ~ Courts,
subject % the approval OF the court
SIC. 100. The style OF ell process shall be
The state OF Mississippi and al prpsecIi-
tons shall be carried on in the "a Il me and Ig
authority Of the ''State Of Biississir.5i.n and
all indictments shall Conclude against the
peace and III gritty OF tile state
Ssg. 40. Bsch cointy. shall be di-
yided into five districts. A re-i lent free
holder OF each district shall be selected, in
the manner prescribed by Law. and the i've
so chosen snail constitute the Board Of SUI
may transact business The Board OF Sn-
peryisors shall have full jurisdiction over
roads, ferries and bridges, 70 be exercised in
accordance with such REGULATIONS a. the
Legislature may prescribe. and perform such
other dut Is az may be required BY law 4 he
clerk OF the ChGnc, ~ Court OF each county
shall be the clerk of the Board OF Supervi-
sors.
SIC. III. A competent number OF justices
OF the peace and constdbles shall be chosen
in each county IN the manner provided by
law Tor elch DISTRICT VINO shall hold their
Office Tor the term Of four years. No person
shall be eligible to the Office Of Justice Of the
peace who shall not have resided two years
in the stTict next preceding his selection.
The jurisdiction Of justices of the peace
shall extend to causes In which the principal
amount IN controversy shall not exceed the
sum OF 600; and they shall have jurisdiction
concurrent with the CircuIt Court over ali
bgrgnF the
does not extend beyond fine and imprison-
ment IN the county Jail: but the Legislature
may confer on the justices Of the peace ex-
elusive jurisdiction in such petty missile
IneanOrs as Il shall see proper. In all causes
tried by a justice of the peace, the right of
appeal shall be secured under such rules and
regulations. as shall be prescribed by law,
and no justice OF the peace shall preside at
the trial Of any cause where he may be in
terested, or the partis or either of them
shall be connected with him by affinity or
consanguinlty, except by the consent OF the
justice OF the peace and OF the parties.
SEC. 172. The Legislature shall. from time
to time, establish such other inferior courts
as may be necessary, and abolish the same
whenever deemed expedient.
SEC. l73. There shan be an Attorney Gen.
eral elected at the same time and in the
same manner as the Governor is elected,
whose term OF office shall be four years, and
whose compensation shall be fixed by law.
u ne qualifications for the Attorney General
shall be the same as herein prescribed for
JuuEtS VI tHe I ttcult ana tHGDc6fy AgOuTbS.
SEC. IVA. A district attorney for each Cir
cult Court district shall be selected in the
manner provided by law, whose term Of
Office shall be four years, whose duties shall
be prescribed by law, and whose compensa-
ton shall be fixed salary.
SEC. 175. Ali public officers, for willfui
neglect Of duty, or nisdemeanor in office,
shall be liable TO presentment or indictment
by grand Jury, and upon conviction shall
be removed from Office, and otherwise pun
ished as may be prescribed by law.
SEC. no. No person shall be member of
the Board of Supervisors who is not resi-
dent freebooter in the district for which he
Is chosen. The value of real estate neces-
sary to be owned toqualify persons in the
several counties TO be members of said board
shall be fixed by law.
SEC. III. The Governor shall have power
to fill any vacancy which may happen dur
ing the recess of the Senate, in the office of
Judge or chancellor, by making a temporary
appointment of an incumbent, which shall
expire at the end of the next session of the
Senate, unless a successor shall be sooner ap-
pointed and confirmed by the Senate.
When temporary appointment of q Judge or
chancellor has been made during the recess
of the Senate, the Governor shall have no
power toremove the person or appointee,
nor power to withhold his name from the
Senate Tor their action.