"Principles of public policy demand a stable and fixed construction of constitutional law; and that which has been deliberately decided should not be unsettled, unless clearly erroneous."

—it was held that the superior courts of this state have concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts to hear and determine misdemeanor cases, following

"No one clause of the Constitution should be construed by itself, and to the exclusion of the other portions of the same instrument; but all portions of the Constitution, relating to the same question, should be construed together, and, as far as possible, harmonized with each other."

Only compelling and convincing reasons would justify this court in departing from what has been considered the settled law in this jurisdiction.

[CITATION] Race Relations Law Reporter

[CITATION] 40 P D-16 ALKIRE TABLE OF CASES

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