Section 23. Board or court of claims
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Board or court of claims
The court of claims is continued and shall be a court of record. It shall consist of the six judges now authorized by law, but the legislature may increase such number. The judges shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and their terms of office shall be nine years. The judges now in office shall hold their offices until the expiration of their respective terms. The court shall have power to appoint and remove its clerk and such other employees as the legislature may provide for. The judges shall have the same qualifications and shall be subject to the same restrictions as justices of the Supreme court. The court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine claims against the state or by the state against the claimant or between conflicting claimants as the legislature may provide. The practice and procedure shall be that now or hereafter provided by law.
Board or court of claims
Nothing in this article contained shall abridge authority of the legislature to create or abolish any board or court with jurisdiction to hear and audit or determine claims against the state, and any such tribunal existing when this article shall take effect shall be continued with the powers then vested in it until otherwise provided by law.