SEC. 20. A court shall be held in each county of the State,
to be styled the Circuit Court for the county in which it may
be held. The said Circuit Courts shall have and exercise, in
the respective counties, all the power, authority and jurisdic-
tion, original and appellate, which the present Circuit Courts
of this State now have and exercise, or which may hereafter
be prescribed by law.

SEC. 21. For each of the said circuits, excepting the
eighth and the third and the sixth, there shall be a chief
judge and two associate judges, to be styled judges of the
Circuit Court, to be elected or appointed as herein pro-
vided, and for the third circuit and for the sixth circuit,
there shall be a chief judge and three associate judges to be
styled judges of the Circuit Court, to be elected or appointed
as herein provided. And no two of said associate judges,
for any. of the said circuits, except the third and sixth cir-
cuits shall, at the time of their election or appointment or
during the term for which they may have been elected or
appointed, reside in the same county. If two or more persons
shall be candidates for associate judge in the same county
in any of the circuits, except the third and sixth circuits,
that one only in said county shall be declared elected who
has the highest number of votes in the circuit. In case any
two candidates for associate judge in any of the circuits,
except the third and sixth circuits, residing in the same
county shall have an equal number of votes greater than
any other candidates for associate judge in the circuit, it
shall be the duty of the Governor to order a new election
for one associate judge; but the person residing in any
other county of the circuit and who has the highest number
of votes shall be declared elected. The said judges shall hold
not less than two terms of the Circuit Court in each of the
counties composing their respective circuits, at such times
as are now or may hereafter be prescribed to which jurors
shall be summoned; and in those counties where only two
such terms are held, two other and intermediate terms, to
which jurors shall not be summoned; they may alter or fix
the times for holding any or all terms, until otherwise pre-
scribed, and shall adopt rules to the end that all business
not requiring the interposition of the jury shall be, as far
as practicable, disposed of at said intermediate terms. One
judge in each of the above circuits, including the third and
sixth circuits, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of any business; and the said judges or any of them may
hold special terms of their courts, whenever in their discre-
tion, the business of the several counties renders such terms
necessary. The additional associate judge for the third cir-