Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-05-31
CONSTITUTION
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staH extend " All essss when ne matter Il
dispute email exceed three hundred dollars
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y or leRsltiy tf ny tB2, roll Or ilGpest an,
kind o. nature socyer, shatl be- h ~roBteata
non, whatever toaY be the amenpt ihsragg
ahJ likewise TO al fHe', forfeiture, and pen.
ayes Imposed by municipal corporations, ali.
IN criminal tases On questions Of law alone
" heneYef Tie punishment Of death Of hard Ii.
t0r tn@y be Inflicted, or when Il foe eaeeedibg
three hundred dollars is nc uaIiy imposed,
an ". Fita supreme court sbali be rOtp
posed Of one Chief justice, aJa Of flifee ass0.
core justices, a majority Of s. nom shall con.
stttute q quorum Tic Glisi justice shall fc-
CeiYe q SALARY Of xix thousand dollars, Al d
each Of tbe associate Judges 4 salary Of fee
thousand five hundred dollars annually. The
court shall appoint iA oB u CLERKS. Tile indpes
shall be appointed for The term Of eipff wears.
AET %. When the frst appointments are
made under this Consiituti 6n, the chief Justice
shall be- appointed Tor eight years, one Of the
associate judges l0F six years, and ore for
four years, one for tfU yeats and in tie O.
vent Of he death, and resignation or removal
If any ot said Judges before the expiration Of
the period for which he vas appointed, bis
successor shall be appointed only Tor the r..
cnaiGder ofthe term So that the term II ser.
,lce OF no Two d SAID Judges shall expire At
he saue time.
/ Art GO. The supreme court shall hold
us sessions ~ New Orleans from the first
Monday If THE month Of November, 10 the
end Of tbe month ofJupe inclusive. The To-.
g~islatufe 81 all have power 10 Gx the sessions
elsewhere during The rect Of the year /; mil
otherwise provided, TIC sessions sbaiI be held
as heretofore.
Art. 67. The supreme court and each Of
The Judges thereof, shall have power 10 issue
wits 0f hdbgns c0rpus, al he Instance Of aIi
persons ~ actual custody under process in all
cases 10 which they may lave agf eJlaie iu.
rtsd0 ctjon.
ARr. 90, IN all cases 10 which The judges
shall be equally divided in opinion, the iude.
ment appealed ffon shall stand affirmed 10
which case each Of the judges shall give bis
separate opinions IN writing.
Art. 80. All judges BY virtue Of their
office shall be couseryators Of the peace
throughout the state. The style ofalj pro.
GEES shall be the "Slatg Of Louisiana" All
prosecutions shall be carried on IN The name,
and BY the authority Of the State Of Louis
lana, and conclude against tie peace and dig.
nifty Of tho same,
AET. 10. The judges Of all courts With
in this state shall as often his il may be pog-
sibls 70 to DO, III every dcGnltlye Judgment,
refer to the particular law Ii virtue IL which
such judgment may be rendered, abd ID aIl
cases adduce the reasons on which their InGg-
ineHf IN found@A court
any allowance by way of fee or compensation
10 any suit Or proceedings except lor the pay
meut Of such fees 10 ministerial offices az may
be established by law,
AIR. ~. No duties or functions shall ey-
be- attached by law 10 the supreme Or dis
trict courts, or 10 The several judges thereof,
but such az are judicial and the said judges
are prohibited from receiving any fees Of
Office or other compensation than their aala-
ries for any civil duties performed BY them.
ART 70 The judges Of all The courts
shall be liable 10 Impeachment but for any
reasonable cause, winch shall not be sufficient
for impeachment, he Governor shall
remove any Of them, on The address II three,
Of the members present oieach House
Of the General Assembly. In every such
case the cause or causes for which such re-
moyaI may by required, shaII be stated At
IN the address, and inserted 10 the
ofeacb house.
ARr. "A. There shall be an Attorney
General for The State, and as many district
Attorneys as may be hereafter found necessa-
ry. They shall bold their offices Tor two
years ; heir duties shall be determined by
law.
ART. Is. The irst Legislature assembled
under this Constitution shall divide the State
into judicial districts, which shall remain I'm
for six years and subjectto reorgani-
every siIth years thereafter.
The number Of districts shall not be less
.hantweIvf, nor more than twenty.
For each district one Judge, learned in The
law, shall be appointed, except 10 the districts
which the cities Of New OfIcans and La
are situated in which the Legisia-
ture may establish as many District Courts
as the public interest may require.
ART. 76. Each Of the said Judges shall
a salary 70 be fixed by law, which
shall not be increased Or diminished during
term Of office, and shall never be less
han s. thousand and five hundred doIia3s
annually. He mUst be a citizen Of The Un-
ted States, over The age Of thirty years, and
have resided iu The Stale fiji six years rext
pEGEufltG blH HHPDiAbtAtGtlts ol1 paw Fta~tAGGb
law therein for the space Of five years.
ART. II. The Judges Of the district
courts shall hold their Offices for the term oil
years. The Judges first appointed shall
be divided BY lot into three classes, as nearly
equal as can be, and The term of Office ofthe
Judges of the first class shall expire at the
end oftwo ears. Of the second class al the
End Of four years, aud uf the thir class at the
end ofsiz years.
ART. rs. The district courts shall hare
Jurisdiction ID all civil cases, when
be amount il dispute exceeds fifty dollars,
exclusive of the interest. I'D all criminal ca
and in all matters connected with succes-
lion, their jurisdiction shalt be unlimited.
ART. IS The legislature shall have pow
,r to vest in clerks ofcourfs authority to
rant such orders, and do such acts a. may
,e deemed necessary forthe iurtherance Of TIE
administrations Of justice, and in all cases the
,owers thus granted shall be specified and de-
ermined.
Art so. The clerks Of The several courts
hail be removable for breach Of good beha-
bv the Judges thereof subject III all Ca
.es to an appeal 10 the supreme court.
ART. 81. The Jurisdiction Of justices Of
he peace shall never exceed, in civil cases
he sum Of one hundred dollars exclusive u
subject to appealto the distinct court
n such cases as shall be provided for by Law.
they shall be elected by the qualified voters
II each parish for the term OF two years, and
hall have such criminal jurisdiction as shall
,e provided for by law.
ART. So. Clerks OF the district courts 10
his state shall be elected BY The qualified Ell
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,ears, and should a vacancy occur subsequent
ataeffor- II shall no flied he the iudrs 4