Vacancy in Office of Chancellor, etc. Sec. Art. 17. VI. VACANCY IN OFFICE OF CHANCELLOR, ETC. ALABAMA. Sec. Art. be filled by election, but when the unexpired term does not exceed one year the vacancy may be filled by appointment, in such manner as the Legislature may provide. MISSISSIPPI. 177. VI. The Governor shall have power to fill any vacancy which may happen during the recess of the Senate, in the office of judge or chancellor, by making a temporary appointment of an incumbent, which shall expire at the end of the next session of the Senate, unless a successor shall be sooner appointed, and confirmed by the Senate. When a temporary appointment of a or chancellor has been judge made during the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall have no power to remove the person or appointee, nor power to withhold his name from the Senate for their action. Supreme Court. I SUPREME COURT. ARTICLE VI. Section I. The Supreme Court is continued with general 2 jurisdiction in law and equity, subject to such appellate juris3 diction of the Court of Appeals as now is or may be prescribed 4 by law not inconsistent with this article. The existing judicial 5 districts of the State are continued until changed as herein6 after provided. The Supreme Court shall consist of the 7 justices now in office, and of the judges transferred thereto 8 by the fifth section of this article, all of whom shall continue 9 to be justices of the Supreme Court during their respective 10 terms, and of twelve additional justices who shall reside in and be chosen by the electors of the several existing judicial 12 districts, three in the first district, three in the second, and one 13 in each of the other districts; and of their successors. The 14 successors of said justices shall be chosen by the electors of 15 their respective judicial districts. The Legislature may alter 16 the judicial districts once after every enumeration under the 17 Constitution, of the inhabitants of the State, and thereupon 18 reapportion the justices to be thereafter elected in the districts 19 so altered. |