Article VI.
Judicial
Section 8. Justices of the Peace to be Elected -- Jurisdiction
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Justices of the Peace to be Elected -- Jurisdiction
19561858
Justices of the Peace to be Elected -- Jurisdiction
The Legislature shall provide for the election of a sufficient number of Justices of the Peace in each county, whose term of office shall be two years, and whose duties and compensation shall be prescribed by law; Provided, That no Justice of the Peace shall have jurisdiction of any civil cases where the amount in controversy shall exceed one hundred dollars, nor in a criminal cause where the punishment shall exceed three months imprisonment, or a fine of over one hundred dollars, nor in any cause involving the title to real estate.