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BAR ASSOCIATION.
Presentation Of The Judiciary Af.lCII
o. the Constitution
AT THIS MORNINGS SESSION
iho Discussion Of the subject, How.
ever, has been Postponed
iill Saturday NcxL

Ahiru District court IOJDl this morning.
unier tho piclidency OF JuiseJ. q.
Sutherland, ami the attendance Of
members was numerous.
The object o. the meeting was 10
recoi7e tho Judiciary Article Of tho
y.uh.ituuOn, pfUseuteI By the com.
fnIltee appointed ~ tue annual meet.
Ing 10 draft tae same.
HERE n Is.
IL was read Dy SECRETARY II. b. shpp-
afi, and was a. follow:
Judoid. Department.
sLCrIoS /. Tue Iudlg.t. p5yer n
Tue STATE shall 10 vUstUI DO rio spraty
sitiiug 49, "a court OF Impeachment inn
supreme court, IA district courts. In
pioua.u c1urtr, IN Justices III tho peace
anu 10 sucA municipal c1uis iu Zoo.
cpfl0taloI cities gug towns ~ the
Legislature may ufiaullsu.
Htc. =. The House q RBrTcsQntAtlvcs
shall nave the power VI impracbueut
by vote ola mi iJrlty u ali the mem.
urra elected. Ihs court Tor the tftntuf
impcucbmUuti thsll bs clmposru oil
the president VI tho senate agd
tho SENATORS or mliof part Of
ihrw. Ou the trial VI au imptacn.
meut against tho Governor tue chief
justice snail preside aud the lieutenant
governor shall not act ~ member OF
tue court 30 ife tue trial VI Au I'M.
pehchmeut All tao members ~ thu
court shall take ia oath or Affirmation
truly aud impartiauy TO try tho i'm
pcnohment according 10 the evidence,
aui DO person shall be- convicted win.
out the concurrence Of tWC-thiris OF
the msmUufH ptrsuui. No judicial
unlcef shall exercise his ofiicu after us
shall nave been impeaChod uutilnItfr
hu snail nave buon acquitted. Ju4g.
mcnt To cases OF impuachuunt shall
not extend further than removal from
ctilco Or disqualification 10 hold or
enjoy any office OF hon0r,trus or profit
under thls state, but the party La.
penchtd shail be liable 10 inuic,ment
aGd punishment according 10 law.
Sec. o. The Supreme Court shall
consist ~ three Judge; but alter tue
year leOl the Legislature may increase
tue number thereof 10 any number not
exceeding i've. A majority VI thbL
Judges c0utt'tuling tue court shall -
necessary 10 make quorum or pfg.
nouuce decision. The Judges Of 'tle
Supreme Court shall be sI,ctrd by tly
electors VI the State at large. Th
terms u oiiioo Of the Judg, Of she SUI
Pfeme Court, excepting o. In lhis ar
Gle Otherwise provided, shall DO .iue
year.. Tue judges OF the Su RENE
Court thall Immediately after III 3 fint
election under this Constitution be ST.
lrrted by lot, 40 that one shall bold his
Nee Tor The tirm VI three Year,, oac
Tor the term II nix year., ana one for
the term u nine ycars. The lots shall
DO drawn by the judges Of the Supreme
Court, VINO shall Tor that purpose as.
semble az the seat Of government and
they shall cause tue result thereof
To be certified TO by the secre.
taty u state and filed In his
Onice. The Judge having the shortest
term 10 hurVe not holding his Otilce by
appointment OF election u nlI a va.
caDcy shalt be- the chief Justice and
shall preside nt all terms OF the su.
IRENE Court, sud IN case VI his ubsence
tue Judge having Ia lac manner the
next shortest term shall ptrsldo lu his
stead.
Soc. :. Every Judge n the Supreme
Court snail DO nj least thirty years OF
ngu anu shall before hue election havs
been FsHideuI OF the STATE Tor tnFes
years.
Sec. 8. The Supreme Court shall
have original jurltdlction 10 issue
WtliH Of maudamuH, cuTtiorarl, pr6hlb.
ton, uuu warrauIO auu habras oOrpus.
aud Ill wrils necessary OF proper tot
complete exercise VI IT, appellate Jufis-
ilCtiuu. In al other cases II shall have
appellate jurisdiction only. The su-
prome Court shall h0lu VI least three
terms every year aud shall sit at the
capital 81 tbs state.
Sec. o. The state shall DO divided
NnNn Va afHNNuInN ANaNHNwHa D..
which Dne and not exceeding
three Judges shnll DO chosen by ths
qualified electors thereof The term
OF office Of the district Judges tifst
elected sui holding office under tina
constitution shall be lhTee yearr, and
their successors rhall DO elected and
shall hold their office for a term OF ak
yonfg. There shall DO held a uistrlct
court In esch county OF least twice
a yoaL Each judge OF the district
court shnll be ~ least thirty years OF
age and shall rcside IN tho district FOR
which he shall b0 elected. A district
Judge may hold district court In any
county o! the request VI "a Judge Of the
lleiriIt count thuTeOiAnd upon the re.
quest VI the Governor it shall
DO his duty 10 do no. Any
cause in the district court may
w NA'NA ~ u JAAkN lfb ktNtIuFctt Mht
nust be q member OF 80 Ina, agreed
ipou by the parties or their attorneys
u record aud who shall DO sworn 10
ny the cause.
Sec. Z The district court Oh ~ pof-
.eBa chEucery as well ns -snm n law
urisdiotioh ana such appreciate JuTil-
fiction 90 may bo provided by law.
Sec. s. A. the date OF the election OF
ulges OF tho Supreme ana district
'oufts no other person shall DO voted
or excepting candidates for suptrln-
eudeut Of public instruction anu
ClnOl iIustgCH,
sec. .. There shall be elected in
nch county by the qualified voteI-
hereof a probate Judge whose term OF
nice shall be i0uI years, until othet-
'lsu provided by law. lilo shall a.
Give from time TO time such compete
alton as may be provided by law.
he probate courts ia their TospeUu
ountie8 shall have jurisdiction In tho
'ltlument Ct estates OF dgCeIonts In
intIcrs Of guardianship aud Ott er like
Matters, anu such civil and criminal
as may DO provided by
Nv.
soc. 10, The Legislature shall deter.
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