The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-08
BY MR.. LEDBETTER.
Proposing Judicial System for the State

Of the Peace
Sec The Appellate jurisdiction Supreme shalt
extend all civil Of law and equity and shall be cocxesive
with the State The original jurisdiction OF the Supreme shall
general experimenting all inferior and
all commissions and boards created by law and the Supreme
shall have power issue ws OF habea corpus mandamus
quo ceroar prohibition and all other original remedial
writs and to hear and determine the
Sec g. The Supreme shall Chief Justice and
four Associate Justices until otherwise provided by law three
of whom shall constitute and the concurrence OF three OF
Justices shall necessary the decision OF any question
The Justices of the Supreme shall be elected by the qualified
electors of the State general election No person shall be eligible
the office of Chief Justice Associate ust of the Supreme
shall be the Of r celion ctzeo Of the
United States and Of this State and unless he shall have attained
age thirty years shall have been praccng lawyer,
lawyer and judge together least
years The term of office Justice Associate Justices
Supreme shall be years except i'll far the
shall be changed hereinafter provided They shall each receive an
annual salary of $- otherwise provided by law They
shall be peace throughout the State and in
of vacancy Chief Justice Associate Justice of the
Supreme the Governor shall by appointment fill such vacancy
until the next general officers and such general
election the vacancy for the unexpred term shall be filled by election
by the qualified voters Of the State.
Sc 4 The Of the office Of Chief Justice and Associate
Justice Supreme later than sixty days
after their election within thirty days after the certificate OF
election issued as provided by law shall have him.
Those apponed shall upon the discharge OF
their duties they qualify
Sec E. The Supreme shall be held the Of govern
mcn and the sessions length hreo shall be prescribed
b law but the first term Of the Supreme shall be held within
ninety days the first election Of the members of said court The
Legislature shall provide suitable at the seat of
government in which Supreme shall hold its sessions AT
of the Supreme the Justices thereof shall select
one of their Chief Justice The of two OF the Justices
Supreme shall expire in four and two in eight
years Alter having Chief Justice herein provided
Supreme shall by order duly entered in its minutes provide
the means determining by lot which Of the terms Of the Justices
shall expire in years which shall expire in eight
Sec G. The Supreme shall appoint clerk who shall give
bond be conditioned such manner may be pre-
his
Of the court subject removal except for good
record the minutes Of said court The clerk OF
the Supreme court shall receive such compensation as the Legislature
may prescribe and the Legislature may by law auto Tie o
pree appoint deputy clerk of said court and tx the COM
pensaion which said deputy shall receive
See p Cases involving Appellate jurisdiction OF the SUI
prcme shall be taken from the District courts and County courts
10 Supreme by appeal Cases involving the original us
don of the Supreme shall be presented said court by e
duly filed therein and supported by oath or affirmation Inc
opinions said shall be in writing and shall be filed IN the
cases in which respectively made and shall become parts OF
their record provided by Jaw said Supreme court
power adopt and enforce rules governing the procedure
practice therein The opinions of said court shall be Tree 70
all persons.
Sec The Court Appeals shall have appellate urs-
dcon coexensive with OF the in all criminal cases
grade subject such exceptions may be prescribed
by law Said court judges thereof shall have power to issue
of labeas and under such regulations as may pc
prescribed by law ws be necessary to ehoree
It's urdcon and Criminal Appeals shall have power
upon affidavit such matters OF iaet as may
be necessary to determine and enforce IFS jurisdiction
to removal y information By indictment OF grand jury and
conviction petty jury In OF vacancy IN the ONCE OF the
Clerk of the the Judge OF said court shall nave power
TO appoint clerk shall hold office until the vacancy can be
filled by election.
Sec O. For judicial district this State there shall DC
elected qualified thereof general election one Judge
to be known District Judge who shall be czeh OF '
United States State and who shall have been paeuc
inc awyer of State judge of court in this State ior iou
wears next preceding his elections who shall have resided N e @
ci which elected Tor two years next preceding ms eo
ton who shall his district during his term OF Office; w'
shall hold his OF six and who SHAH nave al
taned at the Of his election the OF twenty ye years l
term of office District Judge in this State shall be SIX years
and hev shall receive annual salary OF s.
until otherwise provided by law They shall hold regular terms
, a the county seat OF each county their district least pc