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142. Litigations winch have for their object political rights 
are within the jurisdiction of the tribunals, save the exceptions 
established by law. 
143. No tribunal, nor other court for the settlement of dis¬ 
putes, can be established but by virtue of a law. 
No extraordinary commission or tribunal can be created 
under any denomination whatsoever. 
144. There is, for all the Republic, a Court of Appeal, the 
organization and attributes of which are determined by law. 
The Court of Appeal has its sittings in the capital. 
145. The law determines, likewise, the organization and 
attributes of the other tribunals. 
146. The judges*cannot be dismissed except for offence of 
bribery legally tried, nor suspended except on account of an 
approved accusation. 
Nevertheless, the justices of the peace are liable to be dis¬ 
missed. 
147. Every judge may be called upon to urge his claims to 
superannuation, if he be in the conditions stipulated by law on 
the matter. 
148. No one can be named judge or judicial officer unless 
ho have attained the age of thirty years for the Court of Appeal, 
and of twenty-five years for the other tribunals. 
149. The President of Hayti appoints and dismisses the judi¬ 
cial officers attached to the Court of Appeal and the other tri¬ 
bunals. 
150. The functions of judge are incompatible with any other 
public function, except those of representative. 
Incompatibility, by reason of relationship, is settled by law. 
151. The salaries of the members of the judicial body are 
fixed by law. 
152. Tribunals of commerce can be established. The law 
regulates their organization, their attributes, and the time of ser¬ 
vice for their members. 
153. Special laws regulate the organization of the military 
