The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-04

GuaotigeIy hold oflice, as above provid- cd and shall issue, his proclamation ac- cor1ingly. In the event of an increase or reduction by law of the number of Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. the legislature shall. as nearly as may be, provide for the election, each second year, one-third of the members of said court.
 157. All judicial officers within their respective Jurisdiction shall, by virtue of their offices. be conservators of the pence.
 1ss. Vacancies in the office of any of the Justices of the Supreme Court or Judges who hold office by election, or by appointment by rhe Governor. The appointee shall hold his office until the next general election for any State off, f7cer held at least six months after the vacancy occurs, and until his successor is elected and qualified; the successor chosen at such election shall hold office for the unexpired term and until his successor Is elected and qualified.
 f5s. Whenever any new circuit or caancery division is created, the judge or chancellor therefor shall be elected at the next general election for any State officer for a term to expire at the next general election for circuit judges and chancellors: provided. that if said new circuit or chancery division is ere ated more than six months before such general election for any State officer. the Governor shall appoint some one as judge or chancellor, as the case may be- to hold the office until such election.
 160. If iu any case. civil or criminal, bending in any circuit court, chancery court. or in any court of general turis- diction having any part of the 1uris- AH 1sr court, or either of them, in this State, the presiding judge or chancellor shall. for any legal cause, be incompetent to try. hear or render judgment in sucn case. the parties, or their attorneys or record. If 1t be a civil case. or the so- licitor or prosecuting officer, and the defendant or defendants, if it be a criminal case, may agree upon some disinterested person. practlcing in the court and learned in the law. to act as special judge or chancellor to sit as court. and to hear, decide ana renoer 1udgment in the same manner and to the same effect as such incompetent chancellor or judge could have rem dered, but for such incompe- fency. If the case be a civil one, and the parties or their attorneys of rec ord do not agree ;or if 1t be a crimf- nal one and the prosecuting officer and the defendant or defendants do not agree upon a special judge or chan cellor. or if either party in civil cause is not represented in court. the regis ter in chancery or the clerk of such circuit or other court in which said cause is pending. shall appoint spe- cial judge or chancellor. who shall pre- side try and render judgment as in this section provided. The legislature may prescribe other methods for sup plying special judges in such cases.
 is1. The legislature shall have pow CT to provide for the holding of chan cery and circui. courts, and for the holding of courts having the Jurisdic- tion of circuit and chancery courts. or either of them, when the chancellors or judges thereof fall to attend regu- lar terms.
 l62. No judge of any court of record in this State shall practice law in any of the courts of this State. or of the United States.
 163. Registers in chancery shall be appointed by the chancellors of the re- spectiye divisions, and shall have been at least twelve months before their appointment and shall be at the time of their appointment and during their continuance in office, resident citizens of the district for which they are ap- pointed. They shall hold office for the term for which the chancellor making such appointment was elected or ap- pointed Such registers shall receive as compensation for their services only such fees and commissions as may be specifically prescribed by law, which fees shall be uniform throughout the State.
 lU4. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the judges there of and shall hold office for the term of six years; and the clerks of such in- ferior courts as may be established by law shall be selected in such manner as the legislature may provide.
 165 Clerks of the circuit court shall be elected by the qualified electors in each county for the term of six years and may. when appointed by the chan cellor. also fill the office of register in chancery. Vacancies in such office of clerk shall be filled by the judge of the circuit court for the unexpired term.
 166. The Clerk of the Supreme Court and registers in chancery may be re- moved from office by the Justices of the Supreme Court, and by the chan cellors, respectively, for, cause, to be entered at length upon the minutes or the court.
 I67. A sci-citor for each judicial cir cuit or other territorial subdivision pre- scribed by the legislature, shall be elected by the qualified electors of those counties in such circuit or other terri torial subdivision in which such solic- itor prosecutes criminal eases, and such solicitor shall be learned in the law, and shall at the time of his election and during his continuance in office, reside in a count lin the circuit in which he prosecutes criminal cases. or other territorial subdivision for which he is elected. and his term of office shall be four years. and he shall re- ceive no other compensation than a Balary, to be prescribed by law, which shall not be increased during the term for which he was elected; provided, that this article shall not operate to Rbridge the term of any solicitor now in office; and provided further, that the solicitors elected in the year nineteen hundred and four shall hold office for six years, and until their successors are elected and qualified; and provided further, that the legislature may pro- vide by law for the appointment by the Governor or the election by the quail fled electors of county of a solicitor for any county.
 I68 In each precinct not lying with in. or partly within. any city or in corporated town of more than fifteen hundred inhabitants, there shall be elected by the qualified electors of such precinct not exceeding two justices of the peace and one constable. Where one or more precincts lie within, or partly within, a city 'or incorporated town having more than fifteen hundred inhabitants. the legislature may pro- vide by law for the election of not more than two justices of the peace