The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-07-27
10 counties of volusia, Brevard,

=. u2able by inferior courts ana "a al ssass
involving the legality OF any "a, an
, mont or toll. of the action OF eJeelheh' a'
u a., .ti .,.rinus involving the titles or pouhu
= ri.s of real estate, and of an cI'illind I'il
cases not cognizaole 0y lhteIlo' y,
: and original Jurisdiction "l "tI''"'
forcible entry and unlawiul de'alhei, t "r
= Of such other matters as the les'sla'ule ma
,r,,,de They shall nave final appe""'
5 Jurisdiction in all civil and criminal case
r arising in the county court, or oeloLe ~
rolluty Judge. of all misdemtahofs uIeu Il
criminal courts. Of judgments or sentence
a,,,. n,avor's courts and of all case
.,rfsiue before justices of the peace u
? counties in which there is no county Coui'
. and supervision and appellate juTlSulttaoi .Il1
of matters arising before county Judges PEI
. tanning to their probate JurlsdllHoh'
b tn mo estates and interests Of minors aht
p nf such other matters as the Legislature
may provide The circuit courts ana Juuse
yhall have power to issue wrlts OF man man
damus, injunction, quo warranto' ceI''olaii
prohibition habeas corpus and an "rl''
nrnner ana necessary to the complete eX'
ercise of their jurisdiction =,
Section T. The circuit courts and CIR
cult Judges may have such extra lerIlto' ID ID
jurisdiction in chancery cases as may De
prescribed by law
section 49, 1t shall be the duty of the
iudges of the circuit courts TO report tt
the attorney general at least thlNy daEs
before each session of the legislature sucf
defects in the laws as may naNe we.
brought to their attention, and to Suggest
s,,b .,n,nd,nents or additional legislation
as may be deemed necessary. The attorney
general shah report to the Legislature al
Zach session such legislation as ne may
deem advisable,
s,r,ion Il ctrcuit Judge may appoint
i, a.,rb rnuntv in his circuit one or more
,,ruIr.ys ar law to he court commission
eYs who shall have power in the absence
from the county uf the circuit Judge, TO
rra.. ,,,fts nf Injunction and to issue
o.,frs uf habras curtus rrturnauie before
r,u,s.lf ,r the circuit Judge Their orders
IN, slrb matters may be reviewed by the
mann tiuu. and confirmed. quaIiried or
,..,r,r.d rhry NAV De removed by the
,.tr.,,ft f,d,, The legislature may confer
anon tbruI further puaers. not Judicial, and
snail tv their condensation.
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""'S' uU''t ''''a 49,. -..'', ,rbar1
,htyl he 4Ir,tad in each county a sheriff
and q clerk Of the circuit court, who shall
lIyo be clerk of tn, county court except in
r,rIntias where there are criminal courts
and of the hoard of county commissioners
and recorder ana ox-ottici0 auditor Of tu"
r'unlv eacb of whom snail hold office for
f,u,r wears Their duties shall he prescribed
hy law
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Section Il. Inc county Judge ShaN nave
original jurisdiction in all cases at law in
which the demand or value of property in
yUlved shall not exceed one hundred dol
lars; of proceedings relating to the torcible
entry or unlawful detention of lands and
tenements; and of such criminal cases as
the legislature may prescribe Inc county
judge snail have jurisdiction OF the settle
ment of the estates of decedents and minors,
10 order the sale of real estate of decedents
and minors, to take probate Of Wills TO
grant letters testamentary ana Of admin
stration and guardianship, and to dis
charge the duties usually pertaining TO
courts of PROBATE. he snail nave the
power Of a committing magistrate and shall
issue all licenses required by law TO be is
sued in the county. g.
Section 1S The legislature NAV organize
in such counties as it NAV think proper
county courts which shall have iurisdic-
tion of all cases at law in which the demand
or value of the property involved shall NOT
exceed five hundred dollars; of proceedings
TO the forcible entry or unlawful
detention of Lands and t.n.ments and ~
and final appellate iurisdic
tion in civil cases arising in the courts Of
justices of the ppdCP The trial Of guCl
peals NAV he de noyo at the option OF an
pellant The county Judge shall be iudge
of said court There shall be elected by
no ,ualifea elactors 90 coia oo,,nt,, 90 ~
time when the said Judge is elected a pros
pcuting attorney for said countv who shall
hold Office for four Years His duties and
shall be prescribed nv law
such courts may be abolished at the pleasure
If the legislature
Section 10. When any civil case at law
n which the Judge is disoualifed shall be
allied for trial in circuit or county court.
he parties may agree upon an attorney at
aw who shall be Judge ad item and shall
preside over the trial OF and make orders
n said cause as il he were the judge Of
he court. The parties NAV however trans
er the cause TO another circnit CONT nv
ounty court as the case NAV he or NAV
rave the case submitted ia a rafsree
Section 20 Any civil cause NAV be tried
efore practicing attorney as referee upon
he application OF the parties sna an order
rom the court in whose iurisdictior Tho
ase may be authorizing such trial and an
ointing such referee The referee shall
eep a complete record OF the case. includ-
lg the evidence taken, and such record
hall be filed with the papers in the case
the office OF the clerk and tho canso sha,G
e subject to an appeal in the manner nre-
,rihed br law.
Section 81 The county commissioners Of
ach co11ptI shall divide 1, in,a a. -,
lstice districts nor Iess thar, 49,. 80
lay deem necessary There shall he el.c+eS
mo- instios ~ tb,, ,.,oa teu s'la" oe erected
t., u Hle Peh'e lo' edcH OF the sald {
ears 1'"A
Section % In each conntv whore thsrs {
no county court as nrovidad Tor IN ssa /
on eighteen OF this article the in,ticss ot {
lie peace shall have iurisdiction in nosos I
law in which the demand or value ~ !
le property involved does not exceaS ora Oa
indred dollars. and in ub;ot 49,
action accrued or tho GntnI,, u,e cause i
b;s aictri. ~ NV ueIeIiddht resides :