The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-04
ARTICLE va.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.

state shall be vested in the senate. sif-
ting as a court Of impeachment su-
preme court, district courts, county
courts. courts Of justices OF the peace,
municipal courts, and such other courts
commissions or boards. inferior to the
supreme court, as may be established by
law.
Sec. 2. The appellate jurisdiction Of the
supreme court shall be co-extensive with
the state, and shall extend to all civil
cases at law and in equity, and to All
criminal cases until a criminal court OF
appeals with exclusive appellate jurisdic-
ton in criminal cases shall be establish
ed by law. The original jurisdiction Of
the supreme court shall extend to a gem
eral experimenting control over all In
ferior courts and all commissions and
boards created by law The supreme
court shall have power to issue writs Of
habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto.
certiorari. prohibition. and such other
remedial writs as may be provided By
law, and to hear and determine the
same; and the supreme court may exer-
else such other and further Jurisdiction
as may be conferred upon It BY Law.
Each OF the justices shall have power to
issue writs Of habeas corpus to any part
Of the state upon petition by or on behalf
Of any person held In actual custody, and
may make such writs returnable before
himself. or before the supreme court, or
before any district court, or judge there
Of in the state.
Sec 3. The supreme court shall con-
sist OF five Justices until the number
shall be changed by law. The state shall
be divided into five supreme court judi
cial districts until the legislature shall
change the number of members OF the
court. at which tine the legislature shall
redstrict the state to conform to tho
number Justices OF the supreme court
shall be nominated BY political parties.
or By petitioners Of the respective dis
trict, 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 such election shall vote
for more than one candidate from each
district. The candidate from each dis
trict receiving the highest number OF
votes cast in the state at said eectIou
shall be declared the justice elect from
said district. A majority Of the mem-
bers Of the supreme court shall con=ss~
tute a quorum, and the concurrence Of
the majority OF said court shal be neeez-
sary to decide any question. No person
shall be eligible to ths office OF justice Of
4 the supreme court unless he shall be AZ
the time Of his election a citizen Of the
United States and shall have been resi-
dent Of the territory embraced within
the state for a period Of two years and
OF the territory comprising the district
from which ne is elected for period or
one year: and unless ne shall have at
tanned the age Of thirty years and shall
il have been lawyer licensed by some
ie court. or shall have been judge OF some
a court Of record, or such judge and lawyer
together at least five years.
a The terms OF office of the Justices OF
II the supreme court shall be six years.
t. except as herein provided Each mem
r Der Of such court shall be b conservation
ID OF the peace throughout the state, and
ID in case OF a vacancy in the membership
se Of said court, the governor shall, by ap-
A. pontuient from the district, III such va
cancy until the next general election foE
state officers, and at such general elec-
Of tion the vacancy for the unexpired term
Of shall be fiilel BY election by the qualified
oil voters Of the state.
4 Sec. A. The terms Of office Of the jus
~ tices OF the supreme court shall com.
\. mence on the second Monday Of January
= following their election; provided. how
- ever. that the term Of office Of the jus
- tices elected at the first election undei
- this constitution shall commence upoI
the admission OF the state into the union
~ and shall continue as hereinafter provid
n ed Those appointed or elected to III
y vacancies shall enter upon the discharg
Of their duties as soon as they qualify
II Sec. s. The sessions OF the supfem
-. court shall be held at the seat OF gov
1 ernment, and the sessions and durau0
" thereof shall be fixed by rule Of sal
4 court, until liked by she legislature: bu
= the first term Of the supreme court cha
i. be held within ninety days after the ad
" mission Of the stAte The supreme eoui
: shall render written opinion in eac
case within six months after said cas-
rs shall have been submitted for decision
be Sec. 8. At the first session of The ~
,g- preme court the Justices thereof sha
A. elect one of their member chief iasLIe
All who shall serve as chsef justice until tn
expiration Of his term. after which u
~ chief justice shall be elected as pro
ur- vlded by law. Of the Justices elected j
for the first election, the term Of two
AN them shall expire at the close Of the da
the next preceding the second Monday IN Jan
ct- uary, nineteen hundred and nine; and d
INV term Of TWO OF the others shall exkfre
Or the close of day next preceding the .iri
Monday in January nineteen hrndr.
and clecen; and the term Of the 9TH
justices shall expire at the cIsss Of .;
llFe day next preceding the second Monday
up January. nineteen hundred and thiSflsz
on The supreme court shalt BY order Hp
the entered "a It's minutes provide the meal
ths pE determsninE BY lor tho expiration
up The terms each of The Justices
'ns herein provided. and shall determine.
kss accordanee herewith. and enter Ii H
staf minutes of the court fls order sh1ul
oak tae expiration Of the term Ql such IN
ITO Be Continued