The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-14

| tol OF lheir term OF O'Ltc unuer the present
| Constitution ana laws a Judges Of The Court Of
! Criminal Appeals.
| Sec. s. The Court Of Criminal Appeals
| shall have appellate jurisdiction coeXtcasIy.
with the limits OF the Stale in all criminal cases
! OF WhatCVer grade, with such executions and
under Suen regulations IS my be prescribed by
!aH. y Otl.Tt o. LtIlt!.S+ Appeals ana tLe
Judges thereof shall have the power 70 issue the
| writ o. haheas corpus, and Under Such regUIa-
! tons as may be prescribed bv law issue such
writS as may be necessary TO ENFORCE is own
! jurisdiction. The Court O. Criminal Appeals
| snail have power, upon AFFIDAVIT or otherwise 70
ascertain such mai JtIS OF fact ll.v be u-ceS
sary 10 the exercise 81 is jurisdiction The
! Court Of Criminal Appeals shall Slt Tor The
transaction OF bushes, from The rir>t Monday
IN October 10 the last SATURDAY o. juno II each
year, n the State Capital and two o-Na~ u..i.sS
Tor the CaDital cttyl i the Legislature. shall
hereafter 50 p-oy--H. The Court o. Criminal
Appeals shall appoint clerk 10. csyh u,aC" 1T
which it may sit. anu each clerk shat. Eigc bond
IL Such manner IS IS now or may .-r--itcr be
required by law, and who shall hold his ot.ce
for four years unless sooner removed by the
court for good cause. entered O. record GIL the
minutes Of said court.
See. +. Tho Legislature shall. rs soon IS
practicable after the adoption ~ tI.s amend
or more than three supreme judicial districts,
ana thereafter inJo such additional districts as
tire increase OF population ne uS!Es>S may
require, and snail establish Court Of Civil
Appeals in each o. said districts. wl.Cn shall
consist Of CHi.f justice and two associate JUS
tiCeS, who shall have the qualifications Is
Co-rt So. Court ~ NH Annca!s shgV have
appellate jurisdiction cCeNreuSiNc with the
limits of their respective districts which Shall
extend 10 al civil eases oI which Ir" District
Courts or County Courts have original ct I'D
peIlate jurisdiction. under -Ucu restrictions
and regulations Is may n" prescribed ny law.
Provided. that the decision O. said courts shall
be conclusive on all questions ~ fact brought
before them on appeal Of error. Each OF said
Courts OF civil Appeals SHAH hold - sessions
n = place = - district 10 BE- designated nY
the LEGISLATURE auu IT such time as may be
prescribed by law sad justices shall be
elected by tlc qualified voters O.! their rtspcc-
o. six years, and snail receive iOr their ser
vices the sum ui three thousand and i've hun
drcd dollars per aGu.-m until O trgrw.-e pro-
TIded by law. said courts shall have such
o1her jurisdiction. ORIGINAL and appellate. ~
reay be presyri bed by law Each Court 0f CiyiI
Appeals shall appoint clerk IN the same man
neSGS the cler. Of the supreme Court. which
ClcEs.hIIl receive such compensation IS may
be Ikea ny law Until the organization of the
COu.t d Civil Appeals anu Criminal Appeals. as
herein McVldsdlcr, the ~ SuIr' IN. power ana
OrGaniys1iOn ana location OK the supreme Court.
the OouftsNf Appeals. and Tie Commission OIL
Appe1fs srA continue as they were before th$
adoption OF FL amendment. All civil CJSk
V hich NAY baSendiuc in the Court @: AppcE
shall. as soon Is prdCttCGhl" after tire Or-au r.
tioH OF the CourhA OF civil Appeals he certEed
II and the IecOrtfH, thereof transmitted tRthC
prODcr Courts Of SAEil Appeals, TO Do GEdrd
.Dy sai6eoUrcS. NJ tRAArSt session OF Ne 81
lremc Cent. the COursaasI Crimipa. <AppealS,
%aIicn may be hereafter tfNh3RE Under this
afticle after the iir-t election OF the judges Of
such courts under this amendment The terms
OF office OF the Judges OF each court snail be
divided into three classes, aud the justices
thereof shall draw for the different classes
Those who shall draw class No. | shall hold
tneir offices two years. those CCdUluL, class No
snail hold their offices for four years and
thuse who may draw clus, No. shalhold their
OtiiceS for six years from the date OI .aelr ciec
ton and until their successors are elected ana
snail hold his Ol1Ice Tor SN years, as provided
in this Constitution
4 See. :. The state shall be divided into as
many Judicial districts as may now or hereafter
tfe provided by law. which may be increased or
diminished by law. For each district there
shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof,
at q general election. u judge, VINO shall bea
citizen OF the United States ana Of this state,
who snail have been practcine lawyer OF this
Stale or judge Of court n this stat" for four
years next preceding his election. VINO Shall
have resided il the district in which he was
elected for two years next preceding his cleo
ton, who shall reside IN his district curing MS
term Of Office, who shall hold his otiCe for the
period of four years. and shall receive tor his
services an annual salary Of two thousand five
hundred dollars, until otherwise changed by
law. He shall hold the regular terms OF his
court II the county seat of each county III his
district al least twice III each year in such man
ncr 3S may be prescribed by law. Thc lcglsiI-
ture shall have power oy general or special laws
to authorize the holding OF special terms OF the
court. or the holding OF more thhu two terms in
Legislature shall also provide for the holding Of
district court when the judge thereof Is absent,
or is from any cause dlsa Dled or disqualified
from presiding. The district Judges who may
he in office when THIS amendment takes effect
snail hold their Offices until their respective
terms shall expire under their present election
or appointment.
See. $. The District Court shall have origi-
nal jurisdiction in all criminal cases OF the grade
Of felony, IN all suits IN behalf OF the State 10
recover penalties, lOrfe!tures, and escheatS; of
all cases OF divorce; Ol all miedemean ors nyolv
ing Official misconduct: OF all suits 10 recover
damages for SANDER or defamation OF character;
of Ill suits for trial OItte 10 land and for the
fnrceIHent 81 liens thereon: OF all suits for the
trial OF the right OF property levied upon by |
virtue OF any writ OF execution, seQueStratiOn,
or attachment when the property levied on SHAH
he equal 10 or exceed III value hve hundred |
dollars: OF all suits, complaints, or pleas |
whatever, without regard 10 any distinction be |
tween law aud equity, when the matter IN con- |
troversy shall he valued at or amount 10 five |
hundred dollars exclusive o. interest; OF con- |
tested elections: and Sdld court and the Judges |
thereof shall have power 10 issue WrltS OF habcaS
corpus, manuamuS. injunction, ana certlOrd-l, |
audal! wrltS necessary TO enforce their JuriS- |
dict1or. Ths District court Shalt have appellate |
jurisdiction ami general control IN probate mat |
tiers over the County Court established in each |
county, for appointing guardians, granting let
ters tc,tament2ry and OF administration, pro-
batting wills, for settling the accounts OF cXecu-
tors, administrators, and guardians and for
the transaction Of all business appertainInS to
estates; and original jurisdiction and general |
control over executors, administrators, guar |
dians. and minors, under such regulations as
may be prescribed by law. The. District Court
shall have appellate jurisdiction and general !
supervisory control over the County Commits |
siOners Court with such exceptions ana under