The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-26
ARTICLE WI.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.


state shall De vested 10 the senate SIT.
ting as c-urt OF Impeachment. a su.
prcme court. district courts. county
courts. courts II justices uf the peace.
municipal courts. and such other
courts commissions or boards. inferior
10 the supreme court. as may De es-
tablished hy Law.
Sec 2 The appellate jurisdiction O,
the supreme court shall De co-eNten-
slye with the STATE. and shall extend
t5 all civil cases at law and In equity,
and 90 an criminal cases until a Grim.
inal court of appeals with exclusive ap-
pellate Jurisdiction in criminal cases
shall be established by law. The orig.
lnal Jurisdiction of the supreme cour,
shall extend 10 general superintend.
ing control over all inferior courts
and all commissions and boards Gre
ated by law. The supreme court shall
I hav. power 20 issue vrits Of habeas
corpus. mandamus. quo warranto. GER
tiorari. prohibition and such other re-
medal writs as may be provided by
law. and to hear and determine the
same. and the supreme court may ex.
erciso such other and further jurisdic.
/ tion as may be conferred upon It by
| law Each Of the justices shall have
power TO issue writs Of habeas corpus
20 any part Of the state upon petit
/ ton by or on behalf Of any person
held in actual custody, and may make
such writs returnable before himself
IT before the supreme court. or be-
fore any district court or Judge there.
Of. in the state.
Sec. g. The supreme court shall con
slst OF five justices until the number
shall be changed by law. The state
snail be divided into five supreme
court judicial districts until the legis-
lature shall change the number OF
members OF the court, at which time
the legislature shall redistrict the
state to conform to the number u
justices OF the supreme court from
each Of said districts, candidates for
justice OF tho supreme court shall be
nominated by political parties or by
petitioners Of the respective districts
in the manner provided by law, and
such candidates shall be voted for
by the qualified voters OF the state
at large. and no elector at sucn elec'
tion shall vote for more than one can
didate from each district. The candi
date from each district receiving the
highest number OF votes cast in the
state at said election, shall be de-
clared the Justice elect from said dis.
trict A maJcrity OF the members of
the supreme court shall constitute n
quorum, and the concurrence OF the
majority OF said court shall be neces-
sary to decide any question No per
son shall be eligible to the Office OF
, Justice OF the supreme curt unless
he shall be at the time Il his elec.
tion citizen Of the United states and
shall have been a resident OF the ter
rltory embraced within the state for
period Of two years and OF the ter
ritory comprising the district from
which he Is elected for a period OF
one year and unless he shall have at
tanned the age OF thirty years and
shall have been n lawyer licensed
by some court u record. or shall
have been a judge Of some court of
record, or such Judge and lawyer to-
gether at least five years
T' terms Of Offices Of the justices OF
the SUI -ome court shall be six years,
except as herein provided Each mem
ber Of such court shall be conser-
vator Of the peace throughout the
state. and in case ot u vacancy in the
membership Of said court, the COVER
nor shall. by appointment from the
district fiji such vacancy until the
, next general election for state officers
and at such general election tho va
cancy fcr the unexpred term shall
be filled by election by the qualified
voters OF the state
Sec 4. The terms Of Office OF tho
Justices uf the supreme court shah
commence on the first Monday IN
January following their election, Pro
vIded, however That the term 81 ur
ficcs OF the Justices elected at the
first election under this constitution
shall commence upon the admission
Of the state into the union, and shal
continue as hereinafter provided
Those appointed or elected H. fill va
cancies shall enter upon the dis
charge # their duties as soon as they
qualify
Sec :. The sessions OF the supreme
court shall be held at the seat Of gov
. ornment, and the sessions and dura,
tion thereof shan be fixed by rule OF
said court, until fixed by the lcgis-
lature; but the first term Of the SUI