The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-03

aud municipal officers, shall he residents
OF the political subdivisions for which
they are elected or appointed.
ARTICLE vi
Judiciary Department
section 1.-THE judicial mower of the
state shall be vested in the senate when
sitting as n court Of impeachment, q 81.
prcmc court. district courts. probat,
courts. Justices of the peace. and sucn
courts inferior 10 the district courts ~
may be established by law from time
ia time in any county or municipality
of the state, including juvenile courts,
See. 1.-The appellate jurisdiction OF
the supreme court shall be c~o.extensive
with the state, anu shall extend to all
final judgments and decisions of the
district courts. and said court shall
have such appellate jurisdiction of in.
~terlocutory orders as may be conferred
by law.
See. 3.-The supreme court shall have
original jurisdiction in quo wnrranto
aud mandamus against all state OFF.
GERS. boards and commissions. and shau
have "a experimenting control over all
inferior courts: IL shall also nave power
To issue writs Of manuamns. error. pro
hibition. habeas corpus. certiorari, in.
junction. and all other writs necessary
ar proper for the complete exercise of
its jurisdiction, and To hear and deter
mine the same. Such writs may he is.
sued by direction of the court. or by
any justice thereof. Each Justice shall
have power tn issue writs nf habeRs cor.
pus upon petition hv or ON behalf of q
person held in actual custody, and T.
make such writs returnable before him
self or before the supreme court. ar he.
fore any of the district courts. or any
Judge thereof.
See. 4.-The supreme court o the
state shall consist of three justices. who
shall be elected ~ the general elect ION
for representatives in congress for u
term of eight wears.
At the first election for state OH
GERS after the adontion of this cons,itu-
tium. there hall Ice elected three jus.
ti"cS ~ the supreme court. who shall
Immediately qualify aud classify them.
selves by Ice. 50 ,nat one OF them shall
hold office until four years. one six wears
and one eight wears. from and after the
first day Of January. nineteen hundred
and thirteen. 4 certificate OF such class.
ification shall he fined in the office OF the
secretary of state. Until otherwise pro-
vided by law. the Justice who has the
shortest term 10 serve shall he the chief
justice and shall preside at all sessions
Of the court and IN his absence the jus.
tive who has the next shortest term 10
serve shall preside; hut no justice az.
pointed ar elected "a Ill n vacancy shall
he chief justice.
See. S. majority of the justices oI
the supreme court shall he necessary to
n quorum for the transaction
of business. and II majority Of the JUS.
tees must concur IN amy Judgment of
the court.
Sec. 6.-When any justice Of the su.
preme court shall be interested in any
ease. or he absent or incapacitated, the
remaining Justices of the court may. in
their discretion. call in any district Judge
of the state to act a. q Justice Of the
court.
See. The supreme court shall hold
one term each year, commencing On the
second Wednesday in January. and shall
~ ail times lee in session ~ the seat OF
government, provided, that the rour'
iray. from tim" Ia time, take such r.
""ss as in liz Judgment may be- proper
Sec. s.-No person shall he qualified
ia hold the office Of Justice of the su.
preme court unless ie be az lcas thirty
old. learned IN law. and shall have
been IN the actual practice Of law. ana
in this state or territory OF New
Mexico for AT least three years. Any
person whose time Of service upon IN
Of any district court of this state
Dr territory of New Mexico. added %
he time he NAV have practiced law. ~
aforesaid. shall be qualified without hav
ing practiced for the full three years.
See. 9.-The Supreme court may ap
point and remove M pleasure It's report
Pr. hailif.. clerk and such other officers
and assistants as may be prescribed hv
law.
See. lO.-After the publication of IN,
census for the United States in the
nineteen hundred and twenty. the
shall nave the power To in.
:rease the number Of Justices o. the su.
Dreme court TO FIVE; provided, however.
hat no more than two of said iusti ices
shall be elected at one time except to al
! vacancy.
See. 1.-THE Justices of the supreme
'onrt snail each receive an annual sal.
Try OF six thousand dollars, payable
quarterly by the state.
See. l2.--The state shall be divided
nto eight judicial districts. and a Judge
hall he chosen for each district by the
qualified electors thereof at the election
Tor representatives In congress-. The
'erms Of office Of the district Judges
hall he six wears.
See. lathe district court shall have
jurisdiction In all matters and
'auses not accepted in this constitution,
md such jurisdiction of special eases |
md D~rOeeedines ma NAV he eonfavrad hy