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23. There shall be a seal of the state, Seal of state. which shall be called the "Great Seal of the state of Nebraska,” which shall be kept by the secretary of state, and used by him officially, as directed by

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law.

officers.

SEC. 24. The salaries of the governor, auditor Salaries of of public accounts, and treasurer shall be two thousand five hundred dollars each per annum, and of the secretary of state, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, and commissioner of public lands and buildings shall be two thousand dollars each per annum. The lieutengovernor shall receive twice the compensaof a senator, and after the adoption of this constitution they shall not receive to their own use fees, costs, interests upon public moneys in

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any their office

hands or under their control, perquisites of
or other compensation, and all fees that may
hereafter be payable by law for services performed
by an
officer, provided for in this article of the
constitution, shall be paid in advance into the state
There shall be no allowance for clerk
in the offices of the superintendent of public
instruction and attorney general.

treasury.

hire

SEC. 25. The officers mentioned in this article Bonds of

shall give bonds in not less than double the amount of money that may come into their hands, and in no case in less than the sum of fifty thousand dollars, with such provisions as to sureties and the approval thereof, and for the increase of the penalty of such bonds as may be prescribed by law.

officers.

to be created.

SEC. 26. No other executive state office shall No other office be continued or created, and the duties now devolving upon officers not provided for by this constitution shall be performed by the officers herein created.

ARTICLE VI.-THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.

SECTION 1. The judicial power of this state Judicial power. shall be vested in a supreme court, district courts, county courts, justices of the peace, police magistrates, and in such other courts inferior to the district courts as may be created by law for cities and incorporated towns.

jurisdiction.

SEC. 2. The supreme court shall consist of three Supreme court; judges, a majority of whom shall be necessary to form a quorum, or to pronounce a decision. It shall have original jurisdiction in cases relating to the revenue, civil cases in which the state shall be a party, mandamus, quo warranto, habeas corpus, and such appellate jurisdictions as may be provided by law.

judges.

court.

SEC. 3. At least two terms of the supreme court Tupremo shall be held each year at the seat of government. SEC. 4. The judges of the supreme court shall Election of be elected by the electors of the state at large, and their terms of office, except of those chosen at the first election, as hereinafter provided, shall be six years.

SEC. 5. The judges of the supreme court shall, How classified. immediately after the election under this constitution, be classified by lot, so that one shall hold his office for the term of two years, one for the term of four years, and one for the term of six years.

SEC. 6. The judge of the supreme court having Chief justice. the shortest term to serve, not holding his office by appointment or election to fill a vacancy, shall be the chief justice, and as such shall preside at all terms of the supreme court; and in case of his absence, the judge having in like manner the next shortest term to serve shall preside in his stead.

ble to be judge.

SEC. 7. No person shall be eligible to the office who not eligi of judge of the supreme court unless he shall be at least thirty years of age, and a citizen of the United

supreme court;

ports.

States; nor unless he shall have resided in this state at least three years next preceding his election. SEC. 8. There shall be appointed by the supreme Reporter of court a reporter, who shall also act as clerk of the copyright of re supreme court, and librarian of the law and miscellaneous library of the state, whose term of office shall be four years, unless sooner removed by the court, whose salary shall be fixed by law, not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars per annum. The copyright of the state reports shall forever belong to the state.

district courts.

SEC. 9. The district courts shall have both Jurisdiction of chancery and common law jurisdiction, and such other jurisdiction as the legislature may provide, and the judges thereof may admit persons charged with felony to a plea of guilty, and pass such sentence as may be prescribed by law.

tricts.

SEC. 10. The state shall be divided into six ju- Judicial disdicial districts, in each of which shall be elected by

May be increased.

the electors thereof, one judge, who shall be judge of the district court therein, and whose term of office shall be four years.

Unless otherwise provided by law, said districts shall be as follows:

First District. The counties of Richardson, Johnson, Pawnee, Gage, Jefferson, Saline, Thayer, Clay, Nuckolls, and Fillmore.

Second District. The counties of Nemaha, Otoe, Cass, and Lancaster.

Third District. The counties of Douglas, Sarpy, Washington, and Burt.

Fourth District. The counties of Saunders, Dodge, Butler, Colfax, Platte, Polk, Merrick, Hamilton, York, Seward, Hall, and Howard.

Fifth District. The counties of Buffalo, Adams, Webster, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps, Gosper; Furnas, Hitchcock, Dundy, Chase, Cheyenne, Keith, Lincoln, Dawson, Sherman, Red Willow, Frontier, and the unorganized territory west of said district.

Sixth District. The counties of Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Cedar, Wayne, Stanton, Madison, Boone, Pierce, Knox, Antelope, Holt, Greeley, Valley, and the unorganized territory west of said district.

SEC. 11. The legislature, whenever two-thirds of the members elected to each house shall concur therein, may, in or after the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and not oftener than once in every four years, increase the number of judges of the district courts, and the judicial districts of the state. Such districts shall be formed of compact territory, and bounded by county lines;

and such increase, or any change in the boundaries of a district, shall not vacate the office of any judge.

courts for each other.

SEC. 12. The judges of the district courts may Judges to hold hold courts for each other, and shall do so when required by law.

judges.

SEC. 13. The judges of the supreme and district Salary of courts shall each receive a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly.

pensation.

SEC. 14. No judge of the supreme or district No other comcourt shall receive any other compensation, perquisite, or benefits for or on account of his office in any form whatsoever, nor act as attorney or counselor-at-law, in any manner whatever; nor shall any salary be paid to any county judge.

SEC. 15. There shall be elected in and for each County judge. organized county one judge, who shall be judge of

the county court of such county, and whose term

of office shall be two years.

SEC. 16. County courts shall be courts of record, Jurisdiction of and shall have original jurisdiction in all matters of probate, settlements of estates of deceased persons, appointment of guardians, and settlement of their accounts, in all matters relating to apprentices, and such other jurisdiction as may be given by general law. But they shall not have jurisdiction in criminal cases in which the punishment may exceed six months' imprisonment, or a fine of over five hundred dollars; nor in actions in which title to real estate is sought to be recovered, or may be drawn in question; nor in actions on mortgages or contracts for the conveyance of real estate; nor in civil actions where the debt or sum claimed shall exceed one thousand dollars.

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