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necessary to enforce their jurisdiction.
The District Court shall have appellate
| jurisdiction and general control in pro
bate matters over the County Court es-
tablished in each county, for appointing
guardians. granting letters testamentary
and of administration, probating wills
for settling the accounts of executors
administrators and guardians. anil for
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 as may be pre-
scribed by law. The District Court
shall have appellate jurisdiction ano
general supervisory control over the
County Commissioners Court, with suct
exceptions and under such regulations
as may be prescribed by law; and shall
have genseel original jurisdiction over
all causes Of action whatever for which
a remedy or jurisdiction is not provided
by law or this Constitution, and sucl
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, or
when either of the parties may be con.
nected with him either by affinity or con
sanguinity within such 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
Appeals, or any member of either, shall
be thus disqualified to hear and deter
mine 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 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 a proper person to try said case: OF
upon their failing to do so, a competent
person may be appointed to try the same
in the county where it is pending, II
such manner rs 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 an6
vacancies in their offices filed as may bt
prescribed by law.
Section 10. All judges of courts o.
this State, by virtue of then
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 concludt
Against the peace and dignity of the
State"
Section 16. The County Court sinai
have original jurisdiction of all misde
meanors of which exclusive original in
risdiction is not given TO the Justices
court as the same is snow or may hereafter
be prescribed by law and when the fine t
be imposed shall exceed 5000: and they
shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all
cases where the matter IL
controversy shall exceed in value $20t
and not exceed $500, exclusive of inter
est: ard concurrent jurisdiction with
the District Court when the matter IL
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 Courts
have original jurisdiction, but of sucI
civil cases only when the Judgment Of
the court appealed from shall exceed s2(
exclusive of cost, under such regulations
rs may be prescribed by law. In all APP
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 10 the Court of Civil Appeals
and in such criminal cases tc
the Court of Criminal Appeals.
with such exceptions and under sucf
uldL1OAAS do pACSNA4OSu ny Id ~
The County Court shall have the general
jurisdiction of Probate Court: they
shall probate wills, appoint guardians OF
minors, idiots, lunatics, persons non
colnpos mentis, and common drunkards:
grant letters testamentary and of admin
istration; settle accounts of executors.
transact all business appertaining to de
ceased persons, minors, idiots, lunatics.
persons non compos mentis, and com
mon drunk;cds, including the settle
ment. partition and distribution of es-
tates ofdeceased persons: and to appren-
tice minors as provided by law; and the
County Court or judge thereof shall have
power to issue writs of injunction
mandamus and all writs necessary to the
enforcement of the jurisdiction of said
court. and TO issue writs of habeas cor
pus in cases where the otfense charged
is within the jurisdiction of the County
Court or any other court or tribunal il.
ferior TO said court. The County Cour;
shall not have criminal jurisdiction il
any county where there is a Criminal
District Court, unless expressly confer
red bv law: and in such counties appeals