The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-10

county by the qualified voters thereof,
a probate judge, whose term of Office
shall be four years until otherwise
provided by law. He shall receive from
time to time such compensation as
may be provided by law. The pro
bate courts in their respective coun-
ties shall have jurisdiction in the set
tlement of estates of decedents in mat
ters of guardianship and other like
matters and such civil and criminal
jurisdiction as may be provided by
law.
Justices of the Peace.
Sec 10-The legislature shall deter
mine the number of justices of the
peace to be elected in each county,
city and Incorporated town OF the
state and fix, by law, their powers,
duties and responsibilities. But the
justices of the peace shall not have
jurisdiction Of any case wherein the
value of the property or the amount
in controversy exceeds the sum of
three hundred $1,000 dollars, nor where
the boundaries or title to real pro-
perty shall be called in question.
State Attorney.
Sec. II. An attorney for the stale
shall be appointed by the judges of the
supreme court, Who shall hold his Of
torney general for the state shall be
elected by the qualified voters of each
judicial district who shall hold his of
fee for the term Of four years and
shall reside in the district for which
he is elected. IN all cases where the
attorney for any district fails or re-
fuses TO attend and prosecute accord
ing to law, the court shall have the
power to appoint an attorney pro tenn
pore.
Powers of the Legislature.
Sec. u. Judges and attorneys for
state may be removed from Office by
the concurrent vote of both houses of
the legislature, each voting separately;
but two-thirds of the members to
which each house may be entitled must
concur i'll such vote. The vote shall
be determined by ayes and noes, and
the names of the members voting for
or against the judge or attorney for
the state, together with the cause or
causes of removal, shall be entered on
the journal of each house respectively
The judge or attorney for the state
against whom the house may be about
to proceed shall receive notice thereof
accompanied with a copy of the cause
alleged for his removal at least ten
days before the day on which either
house Of the legislature shall act there
upon.
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Sec. 13.-The judges of the su-
preme and district courts shall receive
at stated times a compensation for
their services of not less than five
thousand $4,000 dollars per annum
which shall not be increased or dimin-
iShed during the time for which they
are elected. No judge of the supreme
or district courts shall be paid his
salary or any part thereof unless he
n l1nT l. y
an oath that there is not pending in
| the court of which he is judge any
matter in controversy submitted for
his consideration three months prior
to the taking of such oath and not de-
cided. They shall be Ineligible to any
other than judicial office during the
term for which they are elected and
for one year thereafter. All votes fol-.
any person elected for such Judge for
any office other than judicial given
either by the legislature or the people
shall be void.
AS to Juries.
Sec. 14.-Juries shall be Judges of
| the facts, but the court may direct a
verdict in any case where a contrary
verdict would not be justified by the
| evidence. Judges shall also have the
right to give their opinion to the jury
upon questions of fact arising in any
elAoA OfeI WHICH, Luey Ildy US pFeS1Q-
| ing.
Sec. 10. No judge of the supreme
or inferior courts shall preside on the
trial Of any cause where either of the
parties shall be connected with him by
affinity or consequently within the
degree of first cousin or in which he
may have been of counsel or at the
trial Of which he may have presided
IN any inferior court, except by con-
! sent of all the parties
/ Sec. l6. The supreme court Shall
appoint clerk and a reporter Of its
decisions who shall hold their office
during the pleasure of the court
County clerks shall be ex officio clerks
OF the district courts in and for their
respective counties, unless otherwise
provided by law
Sec. II. NO person related to any
Judge of any court by affinity or con.
sanguinity within the degree of frst
cousin shall be appointed by such
court or judge to or employed by sucf
court or judge in any office or duty in
any court of which such judge may BIZ
a member.
Grand Juries.
| Sec. Is. The grand jury may
consist Of any number of members no
less than five nor more than fifteen. az
the legislature may, by law, provide
or the legislature may provide fol
holding persons to answer for an,
criminal offense without the interyen
ton of n grand jury.
Sec. 10. The legislature may pro
vide that in civil cases a verdict MAJ
be returned by less than the Who'll,
members Of the Jury.