Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-22

extensive with, the county provided
however, thai such court shall mol
have jurisdiction In civil causes IN
wiiich the matter in controversy shall
1 axceed in value one thousand dollars,
exclusive of interest; nor In any ac-
| ticn for malicious prosecution. dlvorce
and afmonv. slander ana lihei, nor
In ans action against Officers for mis-
I! conduct IN office. nor IN any action
I for the specific performance ~ con
tracts for the sale Of real estate. nor
/ in any action for the possession of
I land nor IN any matter wherein the
! title 81 boundaries Of land may be IN
/ dispute or drawn IN question nor io
grant Wrlia or injunctlons, habeas cor
I pus or extraordinary wftts, nor IN
( criminal cases other than as cxamin-
4 ing and committing magistrates and
ia trials of misacmeanors IN which
the punishment cunnot be inprison-
ment In The penitoutihiy or ia which
The fine ,nnn0t be IN exeeas of one
thousand dolinra. Jury or the trial
OF such oases shall consist of six men.
ANY civii or criminal case pending
in the probate court, In which the
probate judge Is disqualified. shall De
tfansfefred 20 the district court Of the
same county for trlal.
See a. There shall be district
attorney foi each judicial district, VINO
shall be learned IN the law. and who
shall have been q resident of New
Mexico Iot three years next prior 10
his election, shall De the law Of
ficer Of the state and Of the counties
within his district, shall be elected for
term ~ four years. and shall
perform such duties ana receive such
salary az may be prescribed bS law
The legislature shall have the pow
or 10 provide for the election Of adj
dtionai district attorneys In any iu-
dicial district and 70 designate the
counties therein fol which the dis
ttict attorneys ahal serve; but no
district attorney shall be elected for
any district OF which he is not resi-
dent
Sec. ss. The state shah be divided
into eight judicial districts as fol-
lows
First District The counties OF san
"a re. Hlo Arriba aud san Juan.
Second District~'rhe counties OF
Eernalillo. Mckinley ana sandoval
Third District The counties Of
Dona Ana, Otcro. Lincoln, and Tor
rance.
Fourth District Tho counties Of
san Miguel, Guadalupe and Mora.
Firth Distrlot--The counties OF Ed
dy Chnvee. Roosevelt and Curry.
sixth District The counties Of
Grant ana Luna
Seventh District---The counties Of
ssoc0rro, Valencia and Sierra.
Eighth District--The counties OF
Taos. Colfax, Union ana Quay
IN ease Of the creation Of new copn-
ties the legislature shall have power |
90 attach them TO any contiguous dis |
tricl for judicial purposes.
Sec. 20. Justices OF the peace, po- |
Ice magistrates and constables shall |
be elected IN and for such precincts |
N districts as are or may be provid- |
I'd by law Such justices and police |
shall not have jurisdiction |
n any matter in which the title 10 |
real estate or the boundaries of land |
may be in dispute or drnwn in aues-
ion or IN which the debt OF sum |
shall be In excess of TWO hum |
lred dollars exclusive Of interest
Sec. "a. Appeals shall be allowed In |
III cases from tho final Judgments |
ma decisions OF the probate courts
md Justices of the peace 20 the dis
fict courts, and in all such appeals |
rial shall be had de novo. unless 9TH
rWisa provided by law