Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
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A JOINT

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providing for a Supreme Court o
nine members, and for continuous
session of that Court
BE TT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS:
Section /. That Sections Q and :
| OF Article 5 Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Texas be amended s.
as to hereafter read as follows:
article 5. Section 2. The Su.
preme Court shall consist of 6
Chief Justice and eight Associate
Justices, any five of whom shall
constitute a quorum. and the con.
currence of five shall be necessary
to a decision of a case; In other
matters, until otherwise provided
by Law, the Jurisdiction Of the
Court shall be exercised under
such regulations and orders as the
Court by a majority vote may pre-
scribe. No person shall be eligible
to the office of Chief Justice OF
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court unless he be, at the time OF
his election, a citizen of the United
States and of this State and I'M
less he shall have attained the age
OF thirty years, and shall have
been a p~racticing lawyer or a Judge
OF a court, or such lawyer and
Judge together at least seven years.
Said Chief Justice and Associate
Justices shall be elected by the
qualified voters Of the State at a
general election, shall hold their
off1ceS six years, or until their
successors are elected and quail
fled, and shall receive such COM
pensatlon as may be provided by
law. In case Of a vacancy in the
Office OF Chief Justice of the Su-
prene Court, the governor shall
I'LL the vacancy until the next gen.
eral election for State officers. and
at such general election the vacancy
for the unexpired term shall be
filled by election by the qualified
voters OF the state. The Judges
OF the Supreme Court who may be
IN Office at the time this amend
ment takes effect shall continue
IN office until the expiration of
their term of office under the
present Constitution, and until
their successors are elected and
qualified. When this amendment
takes effect, the governor shall i'm
mediately appoint six additional
Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court for terms Of effice SO that
the terms OF two of such appointed
Associate Justices shall expire with
the term of office of each of the
present members of the Supreme
Court, and, upon the qualification
OF such new Justices, the Commits
sion of Appeals of the State of
Texas shall terminate"
ARTICLE v. Section 8. The Su-
preme Court shall have appellate
jurisdiction only except as herein
specified, which shall be co-exten-
sive with the limits of the state.
It's appellate jurisdiction shall ex-
tend to questions of law arising in
cases of which the Courts of Civil
Appeals have appellate Jurisdiction
under such restrictions and regula-
lions as the Legislature may pre-
scribe. Until otherwise provided
by law, the appellate jurisdiction Of
the Supreme Court shall extend to
questions Of law arising in the cases
in the Courts of Civil Appeals in
which the Judges Of any Court
of Civil Appeals may disagree or
where the several Courts Of Civil
Appeals may hold differently on
the same question Of law, or where
a Statute Of the State Is held void,
and shall extend to such other
questions as may be within the
Courts Appellate Jurisdiction un-
der the Statutes Of the State In
force when this amendment takes
effect. The Supreme Court and the
Justices thereof shall have power
to issue writs Of habeas corpus, as
may be prescribed by Law, and
under such regulations as may be
prescribed by Law, the said Court
and the Justices thereof may issue
the writs of mandamuS, procedento,
c~ertiorari and such other writs, as
may be necessary to enforce its
jurisdiction. The Legislature may
confer original jurisdiction on the
Supreme Court to issue writs of
quo warranto and mandamus in
such cases as may be specified, ex-
cept as against the governor Of the
state.
The Supreme Court shall have
power, upon affidavit or otherwise
as by the Court may be determ-
ined, to ascertain such matters OF
fact as may be necessary to the
proper exercise of it's jurisdiction,
The Supreme Court shall be open
at all times and shall sit at the
State Capitol for the transaction
of business at such times as may
be designated by the court.
The Supreme Court shall ap-
point a clerk, who shall give bond
in such manner as is now or may
hereafter be required by law, and
he may hold his office for four
years and shall be subject to re-
moval by said Court for good cause
entered of record on the Minutes
of said Court, who shall receive
such compensation as the Legis-
lature may provide"
Sec. 2. Said proposed Constitu-
tional amendment shall be submit
ted to a vote Of the qualified cleo
tors of this State at a special cleo
ton to be held throughout the
State on Tuesday, July 16, 1929, at
which election each voter opposing
said proposed amendment shall