The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-10

! or cOnsanguinltN within the degree Oh
| first cousin, or In which he was counsel
or in which the trial over which he pre-
sided IN any inferior court, or IN which
he has an interest.
| See. 80 Judge of the supreme or
district courts shall be- nominated or
elected to ANY other than n judicial Of
flee in this state.
See. 2O.--All writs and processes shall
issue. and all prosecution shall be con.
ductcd in the name of the state OF
| New Mexico.
Soc. ol.-.Iu'iccs of the supreme court
in the state. district Judges in their re.
.prctiyc districts aud justices of the
peace u their respective counties. shall
hc conservatives Of the peace. District
Judges and Justices Of the peace may
hold preliminary examinations IN crimi.
nal eases.
See. 22.-Cutl otherwise provided 10y
law. q county clerk shall be- elected in
each county. who shall. IN the county
Tor which hc j. elected. perform all the
duties now performed by the clerks o.
the district courts aud clerks of the
lprobatc courts.
See GA probate court is hereby
established for each county. which shall
bc court of record. aud. until otherwise
provided bv law. shall have the same
jurisdiction as is now exercised by the
probate courts of the territory Of New
| McNicO The LEGISLATURE shall have
power from time 20 time tn confer upon
the probate court ~ any county in this
state, general. civil aud criminal luriS
diction cO.cNtcusivr with the county;
prov idcd. however. that such court shall
not have jurisdiction in civil causes in
which the matter of controversy Shan
exceed in value one Thousand dollars.
exclusive Of interest: nor in any ac-
tion for mancioUs prosecution, divorce
and alimouv. SANDER and libel; nor in
any action against officers, nor in any
acton for the specific performance Of
contracts for the sale of real estate:
nor in any action for the possession ot
land; nor in any matter wherein the
title or boundaries of land may hc in
dispute or drawn in questions nor "a
grant writs or iniunctIons, haheas cor.
pus or extraordinary writs nu In erin.
inal eases other than as examining aud
committing magistrates aud in trials
Of misdcmcanors in which the punish
mcut cannot he imprisonment in the
lpenitctiary or in which the fine cannot
hc in excess of one thousand dollars
\ Jury for the trial Of such eases shall
consist Of six men.
Any civil or criminal ease pending in
the probate court in which the probat,
Judge is disqualified, shan bc transfer
red TO the district court of the sam,
county for trial.
See. 2i.--There shall bc district at
torney for each judicial district. whC
snail be learned in the Jaw, and who
shall have been n resident Of New Mex
leo for three wears next prior 10 HI,
election. shall be the law officer of The
state and of the counties within his dis
trict. shall lac elected for n term of four
wears, and shall perform such duties anC
receive such salary rs may he prescribe,
by law.
1nc Legislature" shall have the powrl
10 provide for the election of alditiona
district attorneys in any judicial dis
trict and To designate the counties there
in for which the district attorneys shall
he elected for any district of which h,
j. not n resident.
See. 2i.--lu ne state shall ho divide,
into eight judicial districts. as follows
First Distrct--thc counties Of SAINT,
l'c, Rio Arriha aud San Juan
Second District--the counties of Bcr
ualill0, Mckinley aud Sandoval
Third District--the counties of Doni
Ana, Otcro, Lincoln and Torrance.
Fourth Dstrict-The counties of Sal
Miguel. Guadaupc and Mora
Fifth District--The counties Of Eddy
, Chayes. Roosevelt and Curry.
Sixth District The counties Of Gran
' and Luna
seventh District--the counties Of So
! corro, Valencia and Sierra
! Eighth District tt ne counties of Taos
! ColtaN, Union and Quay.
|, In ease Of the creation of new coun
l les the Legislature" shall have power I,
q attach them to any contiguous dis
' irlct for judicial purposes.
See. 20.--.lusticcs of the pence. police
magistrates and constables shall b,
I elected Ia aud for such precincts o
: districts as are or may bc provided b,
law, Such Justices and police magis
tralcs shall not hHvc jurisdiction il
I any matter in which the title TO rea
estate or the boundaries of land may b
in dispute or drawn IN question or il
E which the debt or sum claimed shall y,
$ in excess of two hundred dollars exclu
siye Of interest.
See. 27.-Appcals shall be allowed /,
. all cases from the final judgments an,
decisions OF the probate courts and ius
ticcs Of the peace 20 the district courts
and in such appeals trial shall be ha,
= de novo, unless otherwise provided b,
e law.
e ARTICLE VII
l Elective Franchise
Section l. Every male citizen Of III,
United States, except idiots, insane Der
sons, persons convicted o. u feloniou,
or Infamous crime unless restored ia 40
, litical rights, aud Indians not taxed