Chapter 131.
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CHAP. 131.— An act to provide for an additional associate Justice of the supreme court of Arizona.February 11, 1891. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Supreme court and judicial districts of Arizona Territory. Vol. 12, p. 665 amended. Composition of supreme court. Quorum. That hereafter the supreme court of the Territory of Arizona shall consist of a chief justice and three associate justices, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum; but no justice shall act as a member of the supreme court in any action or proceeding brought to such court by writ of error, bill of exception, or appeal from a decision, judgment, or decree rendered by him as judge of a district court, unless one of the other justices isDisqualified to sit. disqualified to sit in such action.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the President to appoint oneAppointment of additional associate justice. Term of office. additional associate justice of said supreme court in manner now provided by law, who shall hold his office foi’ the term of four years, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Sec. 3. That the said Territory shall be divided into four judicialDivision into four judicial districts. districts, and a district court shall be held in each district by one of the justices of the supreme court thereof, at such time and place asTerms of court. is or may be prescribed by law.
Each judge, after assignment, shallResidence. reside in the district to which he is assigned. Sec. 4. That the present chief justice and his associates are herebyDivision and assignments. vested with power and authority, and they are hereby directed to divide said Territory into four judicial districts, and make such assignments of the judges provided for in the first section of this act as shall in their judgment be meet and proper: *Provided*, That said*Proviso*. districts shall be subject to such changes as the Territorial AssemblyChanges In districts. of the said Territory may enact.
Sec. 5. That the said district court shall have jurisdiction, and theJurisdiction of district courts. R. S., sec. 1910, p. 837. same is hereby vested, to hear. try. and determine all matters and causes that the courts of the other districts of the Territory now possess; and for such purposes two terms of said court shall be held annually.Terms. at such places within said district as may be designated by the chief justice and his associates, or a majority of them; and grandJurors. and petit jurors shall be summoned thereon in the manner now required by law.
Sec. 6. That all offenses committed before the passage of this actPending offenses, etc. shall be prosecuted, tried, and determined in the same manner and with the same effect (except as to the number of judges) as if this act had not passed. Approved, February 11, 1891.