The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-26
OKLAHOMA CONSTITUTION.
,Contlnued from Fourth Page)

nave pOWtT 10 Issue Wrlls VI ndDedS
corpus, mandamus, injunction. quo
warranto, certiorarf, prohibition, and
other writs, remedial or otherwise,
necessary or proper ~ carry into
effct their orders, judgments or de-
crees. The district courts shall also
have the power of naturalization in
accordance with the laws Of the Unit.
ed States
Sec. IL. There is hereby establish.
ed in each county in this state
county court. which shall be court
Of record; and, at the election TO rat
ify this constitution thore shall be
elected in each county a county Judge,
who shall hold his Office until the
close OF the day next preceding the
first Monday in January, nienteen
hundred and eleven; and thereafter
the term OF Office of the county Judge
shall be two years and he shall be
elected at each biennial general cleo.
tion. The county Judge shall be a
qualified voter and resident OF the
county at the time OF his election, and
a lawyer licensed TO practice in the
courts OF record Of the state.
Sec. ~. The county court, co-eJten-
sive with the county, shall have orig.
inal jurisdiction in all probate mat
ters, and until otherwise provided by
law, shall have concurrent jurisdic-
tion with the district court in civil
cases in any amount not exceeding
one thousand dollars, exclusive OF in.
terest. Provided, That the county
court shall not have Jurisdiction in
any action for malicious prosecution,
or in any action for divorce or ali
mony, or in any action against Off
GERS for misconduct in Office, or in
actions for slander or libel, or In ac-
tions for the specific performance Of
contracts for the sale OF real estate,
or in any matter wherein the utles
or boundaries OF land may be in dis
pute or called in question, nor TO or
der or decree the partition or sale
OF real estate, not arising under its
probate jurisdiction.
II shall have such appellate juris-
diction from the judgments OF jus
tices OF the peace in civil and Grim
inal cases as may be provided by
law or in this constitution. The coun-
ty court shall have jurisdiction con-
current with justices of the peace in
misdemeanor cases and exclusive ju-
risdiction in all misdemeanor cases
OF which justices of the peace have
not Jurisdiction. In the absence OF the
Judge OF the district court or in case
or his disqualification for any reason
the county court, or judge thereof,
shall have power to issue writs OF in
junction in matters about to be
brought or pending In the district
court, and to issue writs of injunc'
tions, mandamus, and all writs nee
essary TO enforce the jurisdiction OF
the county courts: and issue writs OF
haebas corpus in cases where the or
fense charged Is within the jurisdic'
ton OF the county court or any other
court or tribunal inferior to said
court.
When the county Judge Is disquali
fled in any case pending in the coun
ty court a judge pro tempore may be
selected in the manner provided for
the election OF judges pro tempore in
the district court.
Sec. 13. The county court shall have
the general jurisdiction of a probate
court. II shall probate willis appoint
guardians OF minors, idiots. lunatics
persons non compos menus and
common drunkards; grant letters ties
tamentary and administration, settle
account OF executors, administrators
and guardians; transact all business
appertaining TO the estate OF deceas
ed persons, minors, idiots, lunatics
persons non compos mentis. and com
mon drunkards. including the sale
settlement, partition and distributor
OF the estates thereof. The COUNTY
court shall be held at the county sea-
but the legislature may provide ro'
holding session of the county cour
at not more than two additiona
places in the county: Provided, tina
alternate sessions of the county cour
in Ia Flore county shall be held a
Tnlahina
Sec. u. Until otherwise provided
by law. the county court shall hav'
jurisdiction OF all cases on appear
from judgments OF the justices OF tn
peace in civil and criminal cases; an
In all cases, civil and criminal az
pealed from justices of the peace Il
such county court, there shall be
trial de novo on questions OF bot
law and fact.
Sec. Is. Appeals and proceedings Il