CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. 
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County Judge, with two Justices of the Peace, to be designated according to 
law, shall hold courts of sessions, with such criminal jurisdiction as the Legis¬ 
lature shall prescribe, and he shall perform such other duties as shall be re¬ 
quired by law. 
Sec. 9. The County Courts shall have such jurisdiction, in cases arising in 
Justices Courts, and in special cases, as the Legislature may prescribe, but 
shall have no original civil jurisdiction, except in such special cases. 
Sec. 10. The times and places of holding the terms of the Supreme Court, 
and the general and special terms of the District Courts within the several 
districts, shall be provided for by law. 
Sec. 11. No judicial officer, except a Justice of the Peace, shall receive, to 
his own use, any fees, or perquisites of office. 
Sec. 12. The Legislature shall provide for the speedy publication of all 
statute laws, and of such judicial decisions as it may deem expedient; and all 
laws and judicial decisions shall be free for publication by any person. 
Sec. 13. Tribunals for conciliation may be established, with such powers 
and duties as may be prescribed by law; but such tribunals shall have no 
power to render judgment to be obligatory on the parties, except they vol¬ 
untarily submit their matters in difference, and agree to abide the judgment, 
or assent thereto in the presence of such tribunal, in such cases as shall be 
prescribed by law. 
Sec. 14. The Legislature shall determine the number of Justices of the 
Peace, to be elected in each county, city, town, and incorporated village of 
the State, and fix by law their powers, duties, and responsibilities. It shall 
also determine in what cases appeals may be made from Justices’ Courts to 
the County Court. 
Sec. 15. The Justices of the Supreme Court, and Judges of the District 
Court, shall severally, at stated times during their continuance in office, re¬ 
ceive for their services a compensation, to be paid out of the treasury, which 
shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which they shall 
have been elected. The county Judges shall also severally, at stated times, 
receive for their services a compensation to be paid out of the county trea¬ 
sury of their respective counties, which shall not be increased or diminished 
during the term for which they shall have been elected. 
Sec. 16. The Justices of the Supreme Court and District Judges shall be 
ineligible to any other office, during the term for which they shall have been 
elected. 
Sec. 17. Judges shall not charge juries with respect to matters of fact, but 
may state the testimony and declare the law. 
Sec. 18. The style of all process shall be u The People of the State of Cali¬ 
fornia;” all the prosecutions shall be conducted in the name and by the au¬ 
thority of the same. 
ARTICLE VII. 
MILITIA. 
Sec. 1. The legislature shall provide by law, for organizing and disciplining 
