Arizona republican., 1910-12-10

actions at law Tor recovery Ol money
 or personal property where the orlgi-
 nal amount in controversy, or the val
 ue of the property, does not exceed the
 sum of two hundred dollars. unless
 the action involves the validity of
 tax, impost, assessment, toll, municipal
 fine, or statute.
 The Supreme Court shall also have
 power to issue writs of mandamus, re-
 view, prohibition, habeas corpus, cer-
 tiorari, and all other writs necessary and proper to the complete exercise of it's appellate and revisory jurisdiction.
 The Supreme Court shall have origi-
 nal and exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all causes between counties concerning disputed bounda- ries and surveys thereof, or concern ing claims of one county against an other. Such trials shall be to the court without a jury.
 Each judge of the Supreme Court shall have power to issue wrIts Of habeas corpus to any part of the state upon petition by, or on behalf or any person held in actual custody, and may make such writs returnable be- fore himself. or before the Supreme Court. or before any superior court of the State or any judge thereof.
 Sec. 5. There shall be in each Of the organized counties of the State superior Ocurt, for which at least one judge shall be elect ed by the qualified electors of the county at the general cleo tion: Provided, that for each county having a census enumeration greater than thirty thousand inhabitants, one judge of the superior court for every additional thirty thousand inhabitants, or majority fraction thereof, may De provided by law. In any county where there shall be more than one judge of the superior court, there may be as many sessions of the superior court at the same time as there are judges thereof. and the business of the court shall be so distributed and assigned by law. or in the absence of legislation therefor. by such rules and orders or the court as shall best promote and se- cure the convenient and expeditions transaction thereof.
 The judgments, decrees orders, and
 
 nerior court held by any one or more of the judges of such court shall be eoually effectual as if all the judges Of said court had presided at such ses- sion.
 The first judges of the superior court shall be elected at the general election to be held under the provl- sjons of the Enabling Act, approved .June 20. 1910. Their term of offlee shall be co-terminous with that of the Governor of the state elected at the same time. Thereafter the term ol office of all judges of the superior court shall be four years, from and after the first Monday in January next succeeding their election and until their successors are elected and quail fly.
 All judges of the superior court shall be elected at the general State cleo tion by the qualified electors of their respectiye counties. The names of all for the office of judge of the superior court shall be placed on the regular ballot in alphabetical or der, without any partisan or other des- ignation except the title of the office. If a vacancy occur in the office of judge of the superior court, the Gov ernor shall appoint person to fill the vacancy until the election and qualifi- cation of a judge to hold said office, which election shall be at the next sue ceeding general election, and the judge so elected shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
 Sec. 6. The superior court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases of equity and in all cases at law which involve the title to, or the possession of, real property, or the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll, or muni- 1 cipal fine, and in all other cases in | which the demand, or the value of the in controversy amounts to | two hundred dollars exclusive of in- | terest and costs and in all criminal cases amounting to felony, and in all cases of misdemeanor not otherwise provided for by law; of actions of for cible entry and detainer; of proceed | ings in insolvency; of actions to pre- vent or abate nuisance; of all matters of probate; of divorce and for annul- | ment of marriage; and for such spe- cial cases and proceedings as are not provided for.
 The superior court shall also have original jurisdiction in all cases and of all proceedings in which jurisdiction shall not have been by law vested ex- in some other court; and said court shall have the power of and to issue papers therefor Said court shall have such appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in justices and other inferior courts in their respective counties as may be prescribed by law. The process of said court shall extend to all parts of he State.
 The superior court shall have exclu- sive original jurisdiction in all pro- ,eedings and matters affecting depen- lent, neglected, incorrigible, or delin- luent children, or children accused of crime. Under the age of eighteen years. The judges of said courts must hold ex- in chambers of all such ,hildren concerning whom proceedings Ire brought, in advance of any crimi- lal prosecution of such children, and ,hall have the power. in their discre- ion, to suspend criminal prosecution or any offenses that may have been