The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-17
MR.. DIES RESOLUTION

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county:
Joint resolution to amend sections !. z,
| 3. 4, and g. article s. OF the Constitution
OF the State Of Texas
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the lesis-
lature Of the State OF Texas, That sections
| !. ., 3, 4, and 6 OF article oil the Con
stitution Of the State OF Texas be so
amended as TO hereafter read as follows:
ARTICLE V. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Section l. The judicial power of this
| State shall be vested in one supreme court.
in court OF civil appeals. in Il court OF
| criminal appeals in district courts, IN
county courts. In commissioners courts In
! courts OF justices OF the peace ana IN
| such ether courts as may be established by
! law. The criminal district court OF caves
ton and Harris counties shall continue win
the district Jurisdiction, and organization
| now existing by law until otherwise pro
/ vidod by law. The legislature may cstao-
lish such other courts as 1t may deem
necessary. and prescribe the jurisdiction
| and organization thereof, and may conform
| the Jurisdiction OF the district and sueh IN
ferior courtn thereto.
Sec. - The supreme court shall consist
OF n chief justice and eight associate JUS
| tees. any five of whom shall constitute
quorum, and the concurrence of five Jus.
/ tees shall be necessary to the decision OF
a case as hereinafter provided. No person
! shall be eligible 10 the office OF chief
| justice or associate justice Of the supreme
| court unless he be at the time OF his cleo
! tion citizen OF the United States and OF
| his State. and unless he shall have at
! tanned the age OF so years, and shall have
| been Il practicing lawyer or judge of
| court or such judge and lawyer together at
| least seven years. Said chief justice and
/ associate Justice shall be elected by the
| qualified voters OF the state at a general
election. shall hold their offices ten years
/ or until their successors are elected ana
| qualified. and shall each receive an an
| nual salary of $4,000 until otherwise pro-
| vidod by law In case OF vacancy in the
office Of chief justice or associate justice
/ Of the supreme court the governor shall fill
the vacancy hy appointment for che uncx-
! pired term. As soon as the chief Justice
aud associate justices qualify as such the
1 chief Justice shall organize the court by
dividing the same into sections A. y ard
( q. and shall assign three justices to each
( section the chief Justice being assigned TO
/ a. and thereafter the eases peuding in
said court shall be assigned as follows To
section \ shall be assigned for detomIna
| ton as hereinafter provided. all cases in
| which the title to land may he involved
to section shall be assigned all cases in
| which any party TO The suit may be a cor
poration other than cases involving the
title to land. which shall be assigned TO
section a. and to section c shall be as
signed all cases not otherwise provided Tor.
Each section shall at stated times report
! Its conclusions to the supreme court. in
cases assigned to it. and shall accompany
the same with synopsis of the case and
their opinion thereon; and the conclusions
aforesaid tat least five members Of the
| court Conourringj shalt he and become the
! Judgment OF the supreme court. and said