Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-30
ARTICLE vi.


Section 4. The judicial power Of
the state shall he vested IN the ser
ate when sitting as . court q m
parchment, d supreme court, district
' courts, probate courts, Justices OF Tue
peace, and such courts inferior 70 the
district courts as may he established
, by law from time to time IN any
| county or municipality Oh the state,
Including juvenile courts.
Sec. .. The appellate jurisdiction
Of the supreme court shall be cock
tensive with the state, nnd shall eN-
tend 10 all tinal judgrlents and deci-
sions .ae district courts, and said
court shall have such appellate jutis-
dictlon Of interlocutory orders ana de-
rislons OF the district courts as may
be conferred By law
J Sec. 3. The supreme court shall
have original jurisdiction IN quo war
ranto and mandanus against all state
officers. boards and commissions ana
shall have a experimenting control
over All Inferior courts; II SHAH also
have or to issue writs Of mandam-
US, error, prohibition, habeas corpus
eertiorari, Injunction. and All other
Writs necessary or proper FOR the
complete exercise Of It's jurisdiction.
and to hear and determine the same.
such writs may be issued by direction
Of the court, or by n Justice lbere-
or. Each justice shall have power 10
issue writs OF habeas corpus apon Pc
titlou by or on behalf OF q person
held in actual custody, and to make
such writs r~eturnable before himself
or before the supreme court, or be
fore any Of the district courtS-9r m
Judge thereof.
Sec. 4. The supreme court Of tho
state shall Consis OF three JUSTICES,
who shai be elected at the general
! election for Representatives ia con
gress for q term of eight years.
At the first election Tor state Off
GERS after the adoption Of this consti-
tutiOn. there shall be elected three
Justices of the supreme court. who
shall Immediately qualify and classify
4 Themselves by lot So that one OF theni
shall hold office until iour years,
until six years. and one until eight
Years. from ana after the tirst DAY
of January. nineteen hundred ana
thirteen. a certificate of such clssSi-
dcation shall he filed IN the office or
the secretary Of state. Until other
wise provided by Law. the justice who
has the shortest term Go serve shnll
be the chief Justice and shall preside
at All sessions of the court; and 81
his absence the justice who has the
next NiitlAfFA tEAA ~ ~ EhAI 1AA@AA =
side. but mo- Justice appointed or elect
ed to fll q vacancy shall be chiet JUS
tice.
SEQ. b. 4 majority 81 The justices
of the supreme our shall Zee neces-
sary to- constitute "a quorum TOR the
transaction az business, and d major
ity of the Justices must concur ia q
judgment of the court.
sec &. when "a Justice OF the su-
preme court shall be Interested in any
case. or be absent or ~incapocitAted.
tho remaining justices Of The court
may. in their discretion, euh 10 any
district Judge Of the state 10 act as
a justice OF the court.
Sec. g.. The supreme court sanh
hold one term each year. commencing
an Tho second wednesday, IN January.
and shall De- AZ AN times in session at
the seat of government provided.
that the court may, from time to ums.
take such recess AS In It's Judgment
may hc proper.
Ser. b. No person shall be qualifiea
10 hold the Office of justice OF the
supreme court unless he be At least
thirty wears old. learned in the Law.
and shall have been IN The actual
practice ol law. and resided in This
state or the territory Of New Mexico,
Tor al ioIst three years. Any person
whose time of service upon b bench
nf ans district court Of this state or
the TERRITORY of New Mexico. added
o. the time he may have pracuced
law. las aforesaid. shall be equal to
fhrss wears. shall b, qualified With
out having pfstctic,d for the fvii three
years.
SCI. q. The supreme court may ap-