The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-04
HOUSE BILL NO. l04

ten Of Thirty Thousand and a City
Therein OF Flight Thousand and Fixing
the Jurisdiction Of Said Courts; for
liking the Procedure; Providing for
Judges for said Courts for the Elec-
tlon. Appointment Term OF 0nlce
and Compensation Of said Judges;
Providing for a Clerk and Stonograpa-
er, Fixing Compensation Of the Same
and declaring an Emergency.
Be Il Enacted by the People Of The
State o. Oklahoma
Section 1, There Is hereby created
and established IN every county IN
this state having q population Of thif-
~ thousand (300O0l or more, and
having q city therein with eight thou.
sand lS,000l OF more. as now or here
after shown By the last Federal Cen
sus, a court of civil and criminal jur.
isdlction co-extenslye with the coun.
" to be known as tie superior court
OF such county. which shall be a
court OK record and the said Superior
court shall be held "a the largest city
Of such county
Section 2. Every such court shall
have and exercise concurrent jurls-
dlciion with the district court. in all
proceedings, causes or matters and
concurrent jurisdiction with the
county court IN all civil and Grim.
inal matters, except matters Of pro
bate.
Section 3. The said court shall be
presided over by one judge whose
qualifications shall be the SAME as
are required for district judges aud
who shall be resident Of the coun'
ty for which he shall have been
elected cr appointed The regular
term Of such judge shall be four years
and he shall, within the county, have
and exercise all the powers Of q die.
trict judge and al The powers Of u
county Judge. limited % the iurlHs
dlction herein conferred
Section g. Upon the approval Of
this Act, the Governor shall appoint
judge for each Of said courts, who
shall serve until the second Monday
IN January, A. D. 1911, and The Judge
OF said court shall, by order OF rec
ord. Ak the terms oe said court ~
moi less than four terms eacs year;
Provided, that the frst term Of said
court shall begin as soon as praotl'
cable after said court IS organized
under The provisions Of This Act.
Section 5, At the general election
o. county cf'icers 10 be held n the
year 1919. and al every similar cleo.
| tion every fourth year thereafter, the
qualified electors Of such county
wherein q Superior court has been es.
tablished, 40 provided In this Act,
shall elect a iudge of said court for
such county 10 serve from the second
Monday OF the following January un-
til the second Monday Of January iou.
years Hereafter and until his sue
ceesor shall Be elected and qualified.
Section 8. The procedure IN said
court shall follow the procedure that
Is or may be provided for the District
court. The juriea for said court shall
be selected In the same manner as
jurles for the district court. and the
jury commissioners Of all counties In
which a superior court Is created by
operation OF this Act. whenever they
meet 10 make Jury lists for The dis.
trIet court, shall make an additional
certified list OF Jurors Of the same
number as for the district court and
mark the same. Jury List No, 3, for
The Superior Court aud shall dellp
ar the same 10 the Clerk OF Superior
Court and suld CLERK and the sheriff
of the county shall select from sald
list The jurors for the Superior court
In the same manner as the sheriff
and clerk Of The district court selec.
jurors for the district court duries
In said court shall DO composed ui
the same number Of men, Of the same
qualifications as IN the district court
and all laws relative to iuties and
jurors for district courts, shall be
and are hereby made applicable to
The said Superior Court provided
however. that all mlsdemeanOr cases
shall be tried by jury OF SIX men,
instead Of twelve, to be selected the
same as lurieB in the district court
! Appeals from said court shall be TAX.
on to the Supreme court Of the State
and 10 the Criminal Court Of Appeals
OF the State. In the same manner as
Is now or mas hereafter be provided
By law for taking appeals from the
district court 70 said appellate courts
Section Z. All fees fines and for.
FIXTURES imposed BY said court ana
collected by the clerk thereof, and
the fees OF Witnesses appearing be-
fore such court, shall be the same al
provided BY law for the district court
III similar matters. and shall be col
leeled and disbursed In the same
manner as collected and disburseu
by the clerk OF the district court
Section 3. The Judge Of each Of
said courts shall appoint clerk who
shall serve until the second Monday
In January, 1911, or until his success
sor IL elected and qualified, and such
clerk shall be elected at every similar
election every fourth year thereafter
The duties Of such clerk shall be the
Same relative to the said court IS
are provided by Law fpf the clerk Of
thed istrlct court and he shall give
bond for the faithful performance o.
his duties as required nE the clerk
Of the district court The clerk 0l
said court under and hy direction q
the judge thereof shall procure a yea
for said court, which shall have en-
grayed thereon the words Superior
Court OF ...s... County. Oklahoma.
manning county and said clerk shat
receive the same lgea and b. paid L