The Text

The court of claims is continued and shall be a court of record. It shall consist of the five judges now in office, who shall hold their offices until the expiration of their respective terms, and their successors, who shall he appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and who shall hold office for a term of nine years. The legislature may increase the number of judges. The court shall have power to appoint and remove its clerk and such other employees as the legislature may provide for. The judges shall have the same qualifications and shall he subject to the same restrictions as justices of the supreme court. The court shall have the jurisdiction now exercised by it and such additional jurisdiction to hear and determine claims against the state or by the state against the claimant or between conflicting claimants as the legislature may provide. The practice and procedure shall be that now or hereafter provided by law.