The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-18

 rne Article as reported allows the GererS1 Assembly to provide the method of election or appointment of the judges of such inferior courts as may be created.
 The Article reported provides for the election of Chief Justices and Asscci- ate Justices of the Supreme Court at the time and place fixed by law for the election of members of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United. States until the General As- sembly shall, by law. change the time for holding such election; 1t provides that the term of the Chief Justice who shall be elected in 1904 shall Le six years, and that two of the Associate Justices to be elected in 1904 2hs.I old office until 1906, and that the remain ing two Associate Justices elected in 1904 shall hold cffice until 1908, and that the Associate Justices elected in 1904 shall draw or cast lots among themselves to determine which of them shall hold offic for the terms eroing, respectively. in 1906 and 1908. and that the successors of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices elected In 1904. and all Chief Justices and Associate 3us- tices thereafter elected, shall hfid off, flee for term of six years, shd that in the event of an increase or -'educ- tion in the number of Associate Jus tices of the Supreme Court, tne Gen erai Assembly shall provide. as i.aarly as may be, for the election eaeh sec- ond year of one-third of the number of such Justices.
 Solicitors are made elective by the people of the several territorial subdi- visions of the State in which they are to serve.
 In all other material respects the provisions of the Constitution Of 1875 remain unchanged.
 A majority of tho Comnit.es have voted in favor of each Sc .t;on of me Article as reported, but several mem- bers of the Committee did not Five their assent to certain of sue sections, nor do they hold them5 eiNrs bound to support, in the Convention, each of the sections that have been reported by the Committed, several of them have prepared minority reports applying to one or more of the sections reported by the Committee, which are herewith presented to the Convention.
 > Gregory L. Smith,
 Chairman of Judiciary Committed.
 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
 
 State shall be vested in the Senate, sit- ting as a court of impeachment, a Su- preme Court, Circuit Courts, Chancery Courts, Courts of Probate, such courts of law and equity inferior to the Su- preme Court, and to consist of not more than five members, as the Gen. eral Assembly from time to time may establish, and such persons as may be by law invested with powers of a judi cial nature; but no court of general ju- risdiction. at law or in equity, or both, shall hereafter be established in and for any one county having a popula- ton of less than twenty thousand or property assessed for taxation at a less valuation than three millions five hun dred thousand dollars.
 Sec. 2. Except in cases otherwise di- rected in this Constitution, the Supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction only. which shall be co-extensive with the State, under such restrictions and regulations, not repugnant to this Con- stitution, as may from time to time be prescribed by law. except where Juris- diction over appeals is vested in some inferior court, and made final therein; provided, that the Supreme Court shall have power to issue writs of injunction, habeas corpus, quo warranto. and such other remedial and original writs as may be necessary to give 1t a general superintendence and control of inferior Jurisdictions.
 Sec. 3. The Supreme Court shall be held at the seat of government. but if that shaN become dangerous from any cause. it may adjourn to another place.
 Sec. 4. Except as otherwise author iZed in this Article, the State shall be divided into convenient circuits. For each Circuit there shall be chosen a Judge, who shall. for one year next preceding his election and during his continuance in office, reside in the cir cult for<which he is elected
 Sec. 5. The Circuit Court shall have original Jurisdiction in all matters civil and criminal within the State not oth- erwise excepted in this Constitution; but in civil cases, other than suits for libel. islander, assault and battery and ejectment, it shall have Jurisdiction only where the matter or sum in con- troversy exceeds fifty dollars.
 Sec 6. A Circuit Court, or court having the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court, shall be held in each county in the State at least twice in every years, and the Judges of the several courts mentioned in this section may hold court for each other when they deem 1t expedient, and shall do So when di- rected by law. The Judges of the sev- eral courts mentioned in this section shall have power to issue writs of in junction, returnable in the Courts of Chancery, or courts having the juris- diction of Courts of Chancery.
 Sec. :. The General Assembly shall have power to establish d court or courts of Oh lncery, with original and appellate Jurisdiction. except as other wise authorized in this Article. The State shah be divided by the General Assembly into convenient chancery divisions; each division shall be divided into districts, and for each division there shall be a Chancellor, who shall have resided for o&e year next preced- ing his election oN appointment, and, at the time of his election or appoint mcnt and during his continuance in office, in the division for which he shall be elected or appointed.
 Sec, g.. A Chancery Court, or court having the jurisdiction of the Chancery Court, shall be held in each district, at A place. to be fixed by law, at least twice in each year, and the Chancellors may hold court for each other when they deem it necessary.
 Sec. g. Any county having a popu- lation exceeding twenty thousand, ac- cording to the next preceding Federal census, and also taxable property ex- ceeding three million five hundred thousand dollars in value, according to the next preceding assessment of ,oronart1, for State and county taxation,