Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas Page: 9
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The Constitution provides that
there shall be a Clerk for the District Court
of each county, who shall be elected by the
qualified voters for State and county officers,
and who shall hold his office for four years,
subject to removal by information, or by indictment
of a grand jury, and conviction of a petit jury.
In case of vacancy, the Judge of the District Court
shall have the power to appoint a Clerk, who shall
hold until the office can be filled by election.4
The District Clerk has the responsibility of recording
and preserving all records created by the District Court. In
addition to this primary function, the Clerk records licenses
of physicians, chiropodists, and chiropractors; makes reports
to various agencies, including those to the Texas Industrial
Accident Board, the Texas Judicial Council, and the Department
of Public Safety; and prepares ballot boxes for all elections.5
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
The office of the Justice of the Peace can trace its beginning
to the Constitution of the Republic of Texas and has
been included in every constitution since that time. The
Justice of the Peace is charged by the present Constitution with
jurisdiction in criminal matters of all cases
where the penalty or fine to be imposed by law
may not be more than for two hundered dollars,
and in civil matters of all. cases where the
amount in controversy is two hundred dollars
or less.l
Because of its jurisdiction the Justice of the Peace Court is
often referred to as the "poor man's court."
The Justice of the Peace is also empowered to issue writs
and warrants, arraign prisoners, and hold preliminary hearings.2
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Clayton, Cathy. Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas, book, 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25171/m1/26/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.