Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

The District Court shall have appellat,
jurisdiction and general control in pro
bate matters over the County Court es
tablished in each county, for appointing
guardians, granting letters tesla mentary
and Of administration, probating wills
for settling the accounts of executors
administrators and guardians, and fol
the transaction of all business appertain
ing to estates; and original jurisdiction
and general control over executors. ad
ministrators, guardians and minors,
under such regulations rs may he pre-
scribed by law. The District Court
Shall have appellate jurisdiction anc
general supervisory control over the
County Commissioners Court, with suct
exceptions and under such regulations
as may be prescribed by law: and shall
have general original jurisdiction over
all causes of action whatever for which
a remedy or jurisdiction is not provided
by law or this Constitution. and such
other jurisdiction, original and appellate
as may be provided by law.
Section II. No judge shall sit in any
case wherein he may be interested, OF
when either of the parties may be con.
nected with him either by affinity or con
sanguinity within such a degree
as may be prescribed by law, or when
he shall have been counsel in the case.
When the Supreme Court, the Court Of
Criminal Appeals, the Court of Civil
AnDaa1S ~. u,,1- ,Y,a,o how IF aitbar CHI II
be thus disqualified to hear and deter.
mine any case or cases III said court, the
same shall be certified to the governor
of the State, who shall Immediately
commission the requisite number of per
sons learned in the law for the trial and
determination of such cause or causes.
When judge of the District Court is
disqualified by any of the causes above
stated, the parties may by consent ap
point proper person to try said case: OF
upon their failing to do so, competent
person may be appointed to try the same
in the county where it is pending, il
such manner as may be prescribed by
law. And the district judges may ex,
change districts or hold court for each
other when they may deem it expedient
and shall do so when required by law
This disqualification of judges Of
inferior tribunals shall be remedied and
vacancies in their Offices filed as may be
prescribed by law.
Section 10. All judges of courts OF
this State, by virtue of theil
Office, be conservators of the peace
throughout the State. The style of al
writs and process shall be THE State Of
Texas" All prosecutions shall be car.
ried on in the name and by authority Of
the State of Texas, and shall conclude
Against the peace and dignity of the
State"
Section 16. The County Court shall
have original jurisdiction of all misde-
of which exclusive original ju.
risdiction is not given to the justices
court as the same is now or may hereafter
be prescribed by law and when the fine tt
be imposed shall exceed 5000; and they
shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all
cases where the matter il
controversy shall exceed in value $2OC
and not exceed $500, exclusive of inter
est; and concurrent jurisdiction with
the District Court when the matter II
controversy shall exceed $500 and moi
exceed $1,000, exclusive of interest, but
shall not have jurisdiction of suits fol-
the recovery of land. They shall have
appellate jurisdiction in cases civi
and criminal of which Justices Court.
have original jurisdiction, but of suck
civil cases only when the judgment OF
the court appealed from shall exceed $9(
exclusive of cost, under such regulations
as may be prescribed by law In all ap
peals from Justices Courts there shall
be trial de novo in the County Court
and appeals may be prosecuted from the
final Judgment rendered in such cases
by the County Court, as well as all cases
civil and criminal of which the County
Court has exclusive or concurrent OF
original jurisdiction of civil appeals, in
civil cases to the Court of Civil Appeals.
and in such criminal cases Il
the Court of Criminal Appeals. |
with such exceptions and under such
as may be prescribed by law
The County Court shall have the general |
jurisdiction of a Probate Court; they
shall probate wills, appoint guardians OF
minors, idiots, lunatics, persons non
,ompos mentis, and common drunkartls; |
grant letters testamentary ana of admin |
stration; settle accounts of executors:
transact all business appertainiug to de |
ceased persons, minors, idiots, lunatics, |
persons non compos mentis, and com
non drunkards, including the settle.
nent, partition and distribution of e5
.ates of deceased persons; and TO appreu
ice minors as provided by law; and tht
County Court or judge thereof shall hav;
power TO issue writs Of injunction
and all wlit5 necessary to ;h5
of the jurisdiction of sal
,oJ;rt. and to issue writs of habeas cor
ous i'll cases where the offense charged |
s within the jurisdiction of the County
Court or any other court or tribunal in.
'erior to said court. The County Court
hall not have criminal jurisdiction in !,
my county where there is a Criminal /
District Court, unless expressly confer
ed by law; and in such counties appeale
rom Justices Courts and other inferior
.O,lrts and tribunals in criminal casps