The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-28

/ and regulations rs may be prescribed by law:
| Provided. that the decision ~ said courts shall
| be conclusive on all questions OF fact brought
| before them on appeal OF error. Each of said
| Courts OF Cfyu Appeals shall hold it> sessions
| at place in its district 10 be designated by
| the Legislature. aud u such time may be
| prescribed by law. said Justices shall be
| elected by the qualified voters Of their reSpec-
| tive districts, III Il general election. for = term
! of 81; wears. and shall receive fdr their ser
| vices the sum of three thousand anu ike hun
| dred dollars per annum unit! lptherwiSe pro
| videu by law. Said coursssSsiialI have such
| other jurisdiction. orig Iynfshnd appellate, as
may bt prescribed by M Each Court Of Civii
| Appeal, shall appons&zXSerI. il the same mnn-
ner as the clerk of ~ Supreme Court, which
be fixed by lawasSkhtil the ORGANIZATION Of the
Court of 43peals ara Criminal Appeals, As
| herein prov SRffor, the jurisdiction power and
| organiZat dSAnd location OF the supreme Court.
inc Cogsz# Appeals, ana the Commission of
.ppGa1SSfa continue as they were before the
A&pHA OF this amendment. All civil cases
| wN >6Snay be pending in the Court of Appeals
| sb&k b soon a. practicable AFTER the organiza-
tHH Ne Courts Of civil Appeals. be certified
- nd - records thereof transmitted 10 the
E7roper q Sts OF Civil Appeals. 10 be decided
EF,y said cons, at the first session of the Su-
4 preme CourNHe Court Of Criminal Appeals,
ana such OF TN Courts of the Civil Appeals
which may eAcreafter created under this
article after the ~ election OF the judges OF
such courts under g. amendment. the terms
of office of the judgeSsAf each court shall be
thereof shall draw for as different classes.
Those who shall draw class No. shall hold
their offices two Years. those drawing class No.
= shall hold their offices for four wears, and
those who NAV draw class No. 3 shall hold their
Offices for six years from the date Of their eec-
tioil and until their successors are elected and
uUHiiled and thereafter each of the said judges
shall hold his office Tor six years. provided
i'll this Constitution.
Sec. :. The State shall he divided into as
many judicial districts may hereafter
be provided by law, which may be increased or
diminished by law. For each district there
shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof,
ut general election. a Judge. who shall be u
citizen of the United States and oI this state,
who snail have been q practicing lawyer of this
State or judge oil a court in this state for four
Years next preceding his election. who shall
have resided in the district in which he was
elected for TWO years next preceding his eleC-
ton. who shall reside in his district during his
term of ONCE, who shall hold his Office for the
period OF four years. and shall receive for his
services annual salary of two thousand five
hundred dollars. until otherwise changed by
law. He shall hold the regular terms of hts
court at the county seat OF each county in his
district at least twice in each year in such man
ner may be prescribed ny law. The legiSa-
tUTe shall have power by general or special laws
to authorize the holding or special terms of the
court, Or the holding of more than two terms in
any county for the dispatch of business. The
Legislature shall also provide for he holding of
district court when the Judge thereof is absent.
is from any cause disabled or disqualified
from presiding. The district judges who may
he in Office when this amendment takes effect
shall hold their offices until their respective
terms shall expire under their present election
appointment
See. 8. The District Court shall have oriri-
nal jurisdiction in all criminal cases of the grade
OF felony; i'll all suits III behalf OF the State TO
recover penalties, forfntures. and cScheatS; of
all cases OF divorce: ora Iii msdemea nors inVOly-
ing official misconduct Of all suits 10 recover
damages for SANDER Or defamation OF character:
Of all suits for trial otle 10 land aud for the en-
forcement Of liens thereon; Of all suits for the
trial OF the right OF property levied upon by
virtue of any writ of execution sequestration,
attachment when the property levied on shall
be equal to or exceed in value five hundred
dollars; OF all suits omplantS. or pleas
whatever, without regard 10 any distinction be
tween law and equity. when the matter in con
troverSy shall be valued at or amount TO i've
hundred dollars exclusive OF interest: Of con
tested elections: and said court and the Judges
thereof shall have power to issue wTits of habeaS
corpus. manaamus. injunction. and certiorari.
and all WritS necessary to enforce their iuriS-
diction. The District Court shall have appellate
jurisdiction and general control in probate mat
tiers over the County Court established in each
county. for appointing guardians. granting let
terS teStamentary and OF administration pro
batting wills, for settling the accounts of eXecu-
tors administrators. and guardians, and for
the transaction OF all business appertaining TO
estates; and original jurisdiction and general
control over executors. administrators. guar
dams. and minors, under such regulations as
may be prescribed by Jaw. The District Court
shall have appellate jurisdiction and general
supervisory control over the County Commits
SionerS Court. with such exceptions and under
and shall have general original jurisdiction over
all causes OF action whatever for which remedy
jurisdiction is not provided by law this
Constitution. and such other jurisdiction. Origi
nal and appellate, as may be provided by law
Sec II. No judge shall sit in any case
wherein he may be interested, or when either
OF the parties may be connected with him ithcr
by affinity cOnSauguinity within such a de-
gree as ~ be prescribed by law, when he
shall have been counsel in the case. When the
Supreme Court. the Court of Criminal Appeals.
the Court of Civil Appeals. or any member OF
either shall be thus disqualified TO hear and
determine any case or cases in said court, the
same shall be certified to the Governor OF the
State who shall Immediately commission the
requisite number of persons 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 appoint proper
person TO try said case; or, upon their failing
do so, a competent person may be appointed to
try the same in the county where it is pending,
in such manner as may De prescribed by law.
And the district judges may exchange districts
or hold court for each other when tiey NAV
CURED by law This disqualification Of Judges |
of inferior tribunals shall be remedied and va |
cancies in their offices filled : may be pre-
scribed by law.
Sec. l2. All judges OF courts of this State |
by virtue OF their Office be conservators of the |
peace throughout the state. The style of all |
writS and processes sail be The State of |
Texas" All prosecutions shall be carried on |
in the name and by authority OF the State Of |
IeAas, ana Snail conclude Against the peace |
and dignity OF the State |
Sec. IL. The County Court shall have orig
inal jurisdiction of all misdemeauors of which |
exclusive original jurisdiction Is not given 10 |
the Justices Court the same is now or may /
hereafter be prescribed by law. and when the |
fine to be imposed shall exceed 200: and they |
shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all civil |
cases when the matter in controversy shall ex-
coed in value S2U and not exceed 500. exclusive
OF interest: and concurrent jurisdiction with |
the District Court when the matter in contrO- |
Versy shall exceed 800 and not exceed 1900. ex-
elusive OF interest, but shall not have lurisdic- |
tlon of suits Tor the recovery of land They |
shall have appellate jurisdiction in cases civil |
and criminal OF which Justices Courts have |
original jurisdiction. but OF such civil cases |
only when the judgment OF the court appealed |
from shall exceed so, exclusive of costs, under |
such regulations as may be prescribed by law.
In all appeals from Justices Court there shall /
be 4 trial de novo in the County Court. and |
may be prosecuted from the final judg |
ment rendered in such cases by the County !
Court, as well as ell cases civil and criminal OF
which the County Court has exclusive or con-
current or original jurisdiction OF civil appeals
in civil cases to the Court of Civil Appeals. and
IN such criminal cases to the Court Of |
Criminal Appeals, with such exceptions and |
under such regulations as may be pre- |
s'siOed by law. <islaizeurt shall have !