The Executive Power.
6. The Governor ie elected by the people, for the term of two years. He moat have attained the age of twenty-five, be a citizen of the Uoited States, and have resided in the state for one year next preceding his election. He is commander-in-chief of the army and navy; informs the legislature at each session of the condition of the conetry; may require the written opinion of the heads of the de partmenta on subjects relating to their respeetiye offices ; may grant reprieves and pardons, except in cases of impeachment ; may, with the consent of the senate, appoint a state librarian and notaries public ; and may appoint commissioners to take acknowledgments of deeds. He is invested with the veto power, may call extra aessions of the legis lature, shall see that the laws are executed, and may fill vacancies that may occur in the office of secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, attorney general, and other state and district offices here after to be created by law, until the next annual election, and order elections to fill vacancies in the legislature.
7. The Lieutenant-Governor ia eleeted at the aarne time, for the same term, and must poaaess the same qualifications, as the governor. He presidea over the senate, and acts as governor during any vacancy occurring in that office. A president pro tentpore of the senate is elected at the close of each mission by the senate, who beeomea lieutenant governor in ease of vaoancy in that office.
The Adicial Power.
This is vested in a supreme court, district court, courts of probate, and justices of the peace; but the legislature may, by a two-thirds vote, establish other inferior courts, of which the judges must be elected, for a term not longer than seven years, by the electors of the diatrict for which the courts are created.
Tbe Supretne Court consists of one chief and two associate justices, elected by the people of the state at large for the term of seven years. The
number of associate justices may be increased to four by a vote of two-thirds of both housea of the legislature. Its priginal jurisdiction ia prescribed by law, and it has appellate jurisdiction in all casco both in law and equity, but holds no jury terme.
The Dietrict Court coneiete of one judge elected from each of the six judicial districts into which the state is divided, by the electors thereof, for the term of aeven years. Each judge holds the court in his own diatrict, except where conve nience or the public interest require, when the judges may exchange aervices. One or more terms of the court are held in each county per annum. It has original jurisdiction in all eivil cases where the amount involved exceeds one hundred dollars, the distinction between suits at law and in equity being aboliahed, and in all criminal eases where the penalty is three months' imprisonment or more, or where a fine of more than one hundred dollars is im posed. It has power, also, to change the names of people, towns, or counties.
A Probate Court is held in each organized county in the state, by a judge elected by the people of the county fur the term of two years. The judge must be a resident of the county at the time of his elec tion, and continue to be during hia term. The court has juriadiction over the eatatea of decedents, and over persons u oder guardianship.
Jueticee of the Peace are elected, two for each town (subject to variation by laws), by the people, for the term of two years. They have jurisdiction in civil eases where the areount involved is one hundred dollars or less, and in criminal eases where the criminal ia imprisoned for three months or less, or a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. They have no jurisdiction in any ease involving the title to real estate.