State Ex Rel. Powell v. Leon County

—This cause is before us on motion to quash Alternative Writ of Mandamus seeking to coerce the Respondents to pay Relators cost bill incurred in connection with issuing process and conducting a preliminary examination and binding accused over for trial on misdemeanor charge in County Judge’s Court.

If Chapter 18002, Acts of 1937, is valid, we think it cannot be construed to curtail the provisions of Section 22, Article V, of the Constitution, which reads as follows:

“Section 2. The Justices of the Peace shall have jurisdiction in cases at law in which the demand or value of the property does…