The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-22

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| jurisdiction. as provided by law They
have the powers of naturalization.
Persons licensed to practice law In
courts of record in the state are eli.
gihlo TO election as judges Of the
cCtnty coert. The county court has
original jurisdiction. coextcnslye with
the county, in probate matters, and
concurrent jurisdiction with the dis
trict court in clvil cases in any sim
| not exceeding $1,000 The court has
no rlsd ton however. In mailcious
lpruscc1tion actions, actions for di-
yOrce or alimony, SANDER or libel. or
contract cases where the boundaries
of land are called into lispute. In.
functions may be iss,.ed in the alb
sence Of the judges of the district
court The cClnty cogrts have con
currcnt jurisdiction IN misdemoanor
cases with the justices OF the peace,
and exclusive Jurisdiction Of misde-
meanor cases where the justices of
the peace have no jurisdiction. Ap-
pcals shall be taken direct from the
county to the supreme court. In pro
bate matters the appeals may be talk
en- to the district court as under the
Oklahoma law.
An important provision is that the
county court shall be held at The
county seat, bst that the gislatrrc
may provide for the holding of county
courts at not more than two addition
al towns in en- county. Blackwell
and ponca City will try to get ses
sions of the county cccrt In IA,
4 &c 'nty
The jgstiees of the peace are OK
aiming and committing magistrates
. in all felony cases and have concur
/, rent Jurisdiction with the conuty ani
district courts in civil cases up L
. $500 and concurrent jurisdiction il
misd meauor cases witt the count.
lcc-rt where the punishment does no
/ exceed fine of two hundred dollar
! or imprisonment for thirty days.
1 Judicial Apportionment.
I, The state Is divided into twenty-on
judicial districts. the Ohlahoma-Ca
: madam county district having tvs
| judges. The districts are: No.
Z Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Scu-oy
4 an; No. 2, Craig. Maycs. Nowata. o
3 tawa, Rogers. Washington; No.
Muskogee and Wagner; No. 4, NJ
n intosh and Pittsburg No. 5, Hask j
y Latimer Le F'lore, Prshmataha, n,
6, Bryan, Choctaw. Marshall and Nj
b Certain; No 2, At0ka. Coal. JOIN
Y ston, Pontotoc, Seminole; No. 8. Ca
ter and Love; No 9. Hughes, Momal
n CMr skee and Olmulgee: No. 10, Lii
q coin and pottawatOmie: No. II, Kin
, fisher and LOgap, No. j 2. Grant. Ka
4 Noble; No. II, Canadian and OSlah
8 ma; No. IA, Cleveland, Garyin, NJ
] CLAIM. Murrsy; No. 15 Caado. Grad
y Jefferson, Stephens; No. 1866, Coma
che, Jackson, Tillman; No n, Blain
}. Carter, Washita, Kiowa: No. IS, Il
u lis, Beckham, Dewey. Greer. Rog,
D Mills; No 10, Beaver, Cimarro
N Texas, Harper, Woods and Woo
VI ward No 20. Alfalfa Garfield, an
. Major No. 2l, Usage, Payne, Pa
N lnsc, Tulsa.
" The supreme court justices are
be nominated by districts and elect,
"A at large by the state The five d
" .ricts are:
= First. the first, second. third, al
R forth judicial districts
NJ Second, fifth, sixth, seventh al
= eighth judicial districts
al Third the ninth, tenth, eleyent
~ twelfth and twcniy-lrst judicial d
q trictr
i'll Fourth, the thirteenth. fourtconi
u fifteenth and sixteenth judicial
n trict,
iN Fifth, the seventeenth, aighteent
v nineteenth and twentieth judicial d
81 triots.
u Legislative Department.
y The legislature viii consist of 4
houses. the lower with 104 membe
~ and the upper with A. The senate
y must be 25 years OF age, al the MI
of thsir election, and the represen
" tiyes y The members Of the lel
y lsture are TO receive Sc per diem a
"a ten cents per mile. The members
~ the first session viii receive only
y per diem after sixty days Of the 5
IA sion has elapsed. The first lcgis
II trIe shall meet upon proclamation
q The governor not more than thi
HN days after the admission OF the 81
10 into the union. The session Is limi
q TO 100 days.
H Representatives serve two ye
u and senators four years, the sen
q being a permanent body. as only
~ OF the members are elected ey,
Y two years.
- An important restriction on
" Legislature Is that no member may
Y appointed during the term 10 WI
~ he was elected. 10 any Office vi
- the legislature creates, nor may
y be Interested ia ary contract
~ which the Legislature provides vii
- two years after the expiration OF
q term OF Office
n The general appropriation bin $
~ embrace nothing but approprat
"a Psbst Blue Ribbon