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


the laws II the territory OF oklaho-
ma for appeals from the probate court
to the district court, and in all cases
appealed from the county court to the
district court, the cause shall be tried
de novo in the district court upon
questions Of both law and fact
Sec. Il. County courts shall also,
have and exercise the jurisdiction
of examining and committing magis-
trates in all criminal cases.
Sec. is. The ONCE OF Justice OF the
peace is hereby created, and until otn
erwise provided by law. courts OF jus
tees Of the peace shall have. cock
tensive with the county, Jurisdiction
as examining and committing magis.
trates In all felony cases, and shall
have Jurisdiction, concurrent with the
county court and district court, in
civil cases, where the amount involv-
ed does not exceed two hundred dol
lars, exclusive OF interests and costs,
and concurrent Jurisdiction with the
county court in all rnisdeameanui
cases in which the punishment does
not exceed fine Of two hundred dol
lars or imprisonment in the county
Jail for not exceeding thirty days. or
both such fine and imprisonment. But
justices of the peace shall in no event
have jurisdiction in actions for libel
and slander. Until otherwise provided
, by law, appeals shall be allowed from
judgments OF courts Of justices OF the
peace in all civil and criminal cases
to the county court In the manner
now provided by the laws OF the ter
ritory of Oklahoma governing appeals
from courts of justices Of the peace
to the district court. In cities OF more
than two thousand and five hundred
Inhabitants. two justices Of the peace
shall be elected.
Sec. 10. All judges of courts OF this
state and justices OF the peace shall,
by virtue of their office. be conserva-
tors Of the peace throughout the
state.
The style Of all writs and processes
shall be, "The State Of Oklahoma.
All prosecutions shall be carried on
IN the name and by the authority OF
the state of Oklahoma. All indict-
ments, informations and complaints
shall conclude, Against the peace
and dignity Of the state
Sec. 20. In 81 issues of fact, joined
in any court, all parties may waive
the right To have the same determin-
4 ed by jury, in which case the finding
of the judge, upon the facts, shall
have the force and effect Of YER
dict by jury.
Sec. 81. In all Jury trials. the jury
shall return a general verdict, and no
law In force. nor any law hereafter
enacted. shall require the court to
direct the Jury TO make findings on
particular questions OF fact; but the
court, may in its discretion, direct
such special findings.
JUDICIAL APPoRTloNMENT.
Sec. %. The state is hereby divided
into five Supreme Court judicial dis
tricts, numbered respectively. one to
five inclusive, and is suD-divided into
twenty-one district court judicial dis
tricts, numbered respectively, one to
twentyone inclusive; and all such ju-
dicial districts shall be and remain
until changed as provided in the Con
stltution.
Sec. 23 OF the Supreme Court Judi
cial districts. No. l. shall embrace the
1st, End Sd and 4th district cour,
judicial DISTRICTS No. shall embrace
the 9Th, 9th, 7th and Sth district court
judicial districts: No. shall embrace
the 9th, 10th. l1th, 18th and 21st dis
trlct court judicial districts; No. 4
shall embrace the 18th, 14th, 18th and
} 16th district court judicial districts,
and No. shall embrace the nth,
18th, 10Th and 2Oth district court ju-
licial aistricts.
Soc. q. or the district court judi
cial dis itricts No. shall comprise the
, counties OF Adair, Cherokee, Delaware
and Sequoyah; No. 2, the counties OF
Craig, Mayes. Nowata, Ottawa, Rog
ers and Washington No 3, the
counties of Muskogee and Wagner;
No. 4, the counties of Mcintosh and
-Pittsburg; No. s, the counties OF Has
kell, Latimer. La Flore and Pushma
taha; No. 6, the counties OF Bryan
Choctaw, Marshall and McCurtain
No. 7. The counties OF Atoka, Coal
| Johnson. Pontotoc and Seminole; No
8, the counties of Carter and Love
No. Q, the counties Hughes, Moman
Okfuskee and Okmulgee; No. 10, the
counties of Lincoln and Pottawatomi'
T. No. II, the counties OF Klngfisher ant
, Logan: No. ~, the counties OF Grant