Its original jurisdiction.
Section 56
SEC. 56. Its original jurisdiction.—Courts of First Instance shall have original jurisdiction: In all civil actions in which the subject of litigations is not capable of pecuniary estimation; In all civil actions which involve the title to or possession of real property, or any interest therein, or the legality of any tax, impost, or assessment, except actions of forcible entry into, and detainer of lands or buildings, original jurisdiction of which is by this Act conferred upon courts of justice of the peace; In all cases in which the demand, exclusive of interest, or the value of the property in controversy, amounts to one hundred dollars or more; In all actions in admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, irrespective of the value of the property in controversy or the amount of the demand; In all matters of probate, both of testate and intestate estates, appointment of guardians, trustees, and receivers, and in all actions for annulment of marriage, and in all such special cases and proceedings as are not otherwise provided for; In all criminal cases in which a penalty of more than six months' imprisonment or a fine exceeding one hundred dollars may be imposed; Said courts and their judges, or any of them, shall have power to issue writs of injunction, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, quo warranto, and habeas corpus in their respective provinces and districts, in the manner provided in the Code of Civil Procedure.