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

shall have the power 10 issue writs of
habeas corpus, mandamus. injunction,
quo.waranto certiorari, prohibition, aud
oil other writs. remedial or otherwise in
the exercise OF their jurisdiction; pro.
vided that No such writs shall issue
directed To Judges or courts of equal or
superior jurisdiction. The district
courts shall also have the power Of nat
uralization in accordance with the laws
OF the United States. Until otherwise
provided by law, at least two terms Of
the district court shall be- held annually
in zach county. AT the county seat.
See. ll,-Thc qualification of the
district Judges shall he the same as
those Of Justices at the supreme
court. Each district udge shall reside
IN the district ior which he was elected.
See. l5.-Any district Judge may
hold district court in any county Ut the
request of the iuoge of such district.
Whenever the public business may re-.
quire, the chief Justice of the supreme
court shall designate any district Judge
of the state Ia hold any district, and
two or more district judges may sit in
any one district or county separately at
The same time. ~ any Judge shall be
disqualified from hearing any cause in
he district, the parties to such cause,
or their attorneys ut record, may selec,
, some member of the bar to hear ana
determine such cause. and act as Judge
protempore therein.
Sec. 10. The Legislature may increase
the number of district Judges in any
Judicial district, and they shall be clec,
ted as other distrIct judges. At It's
first session after the first publication
A nH NNAa -
he year nineteen hundred and twenty.
and at the first session after each
United states census thereafter, the leg.
islaturc may rcarrange the districts of
ne state, increase the number thereof.
and make provision for a district Judge
tor any additional ,!ristrict.
See. l7.-Lach Judge of the district
court shall receive an annual salary of
four thousand and five hundred dollars,
payable quarterly by the state.
See. Is No Judge of aEv court nor
Justice Cf the peace shall. except by the
'onsent Of all parties. sit in the trial
~ any ease IN which either of the par.
lies sha.. be- related to him nv affinity
ar co~nsanguinity within the degree Of
llrst cousin, or in which he was counsel
OF IN which the trial over which hc pre-
sided IN any inferior court, or in which
he has an interest.
Se". 80. No Judge al the supreme OF
district courts shall hr nominated OF
lccted Ia any other than Il judicial of.
lice ~ this state.
See. 2O.-An writs and processes shall
issue. and all prosecution shall he con.
Quoted in the name Of the estate of
New Mexico
See. 2l.-juticeS Of the supreme cour,
III the state, district Judges in their re.
+pectire districts and justices of the
peace n their respective counties, shall
Ne conservatives of the peace. District
Judges and Justices of the peacc mnv
hold preliminary examinations in crimi.
nal eases.
Nee. 22.-rntil otherwise provided by
law. a county clerk shall be elected in |
each county. who shall. in the county
.or which he IL elected. perform all tho
tuties now performed by the clerks o.
he district courts and clerks OF the
probate courts.
Soc. GA probate court is hereby
established for each county. which shall
ne court Of record, and. until otherwise
provided nv law. shall have the same
jurisdiction ~ IL now exercised by the
probate courts of the territory of New
Mexico. Tn LEGISLATURE shall hay.
mower from time to time To confer unop
The probate court IN any county in tnis
state, general. eivil and criminal iuris.
fiction co.eNtrusivc with the county.
provided. however. that such court shnll
not have jurisdiction IN civil causes in
which the matter Of controversy shon
exceed in value one thousand dollars.
"NciuSiN" of interest nor in any ne
non FOR nalIcIous prosecution. divorce
ana aliinony. Islander and libel: nor i'm
my action against officers. nor In any
acton Tor The specific performance of
contracts Tor the sal" of real estate;
nor ~ any action for the possession of
land: nor in any matter wherein the
W." or boundaries of land may be- in
fisput" or drawn in question: nor 20
rant writS ar iniunctions. hnbeas cor.
nus or extraordinary writs. naS in Grim.
inal eases other than ms examining and
magistrates aud in trials
~ misdemeanors in which the punish.
ment cannot he imprisonment i'm tho
or IN which the fine cannot
be ~ excess of one thousand dollars. ,
\ Jury for the trial Of such eases shall
'onsisi Of six men. ,
Any civil or criminal ease bending in
NJ probate court in which the probate Z
Judge - disqualified, shan be transfer. /
ed to the district court Of the same I
'ounty for trial. Il
See, 24.-Thcre shall be "A district AT. 4
orney for each judicial district, who Z
be learned in the aw. and who :
hall have been n resident OF New Mex. (
go for three wears next prior To his !
lection. shall be the law officer of the
tate and Of the counties within his dis. 9
ret. snail be elected for II term ~ -four :
AMI shall perform such duties and I
.eeeive such salary as may he prescribed /