New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-12

VA TWO years, ana their compensation shall
be fixed by law. Their jurisdiction in civil
cases shall not exceed one hundred dollars
exclusive ofinterest, subject to an appeal tC
the parish courts in all cases when the
amount in dispute shall exceed ten dol
lars, exclusive of interest. They shall have
such criminal jurisdiction as shall be pro
vided forby law.
ART. &c., In any case when the judge
may be reeused, and when he is net per
sonally interested in the matters in contes
tation, he shall select lawyer having th'
qualifications required for judge of biz
court to try such cases. And when tht
Judge is personally interested in the suit
he shall call upon the parish or distric
judge, as the case may be, to try the case
ART. 81. The general assembly shall hav'
power to vest in the parish judges the RICH
to grant such orders and to do such act
as may be deemed necessary for the fur
therance Of the administration of justice
and in all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
ART. so. There shall be an attorney gen
eral for the state, who shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the state at large.
He shall receive salary of five thousand
dollars per annum, payable quarterly on his
own warrant, and shall hold his office fol
four years. There shall be district at
torney for each judicial district of the state,
who shall be elected by the qualified electors
of the Judicial district. He shall receive a
salary of fifteen hundred dollars, payable
quarterly on his own warrant, and shall hold
his office for four years.
ART. 90. There shall be sheriff and coro.
ner elected by the qualified electors of each
parish, except the parish OF Orleans. In
the parish of Orleans there shall be
elected by the qualified electors OF
the parish at large one sheriff
for the criminal court, who shall be the ex-
ecutiye officer of said court, and shall have
charge of the parish prison. There shall
also be elected by the qualified electors of
the parish at large one sheriff, who shall
be the executive officer of the civil courts,
and who shall perform ali other duties here
tofore devolving the sheriff ofthe parish
of Orleans, except those herein delegated to
the sheriff of the criminal court. The quail
lied electors of the city of New Orleans,
residing below the middle of Canal street,
shall elect one coroner for that district, and
the qualified electors of the city of New
Orleans, residing above the middle of Canal
street, together with those residing in that
part of the parish known as Orleans right
bank, shall elect one coroner for that dis
trict. All of said officers shall hold tier
Office for two years; and receive such fees Of
Office as may be prescribed by law.
ART. "a. No judicial powers, except as
committing magistrates, in criminal cases
shall be conferred on any officers other than
those mentioned in this title; except such
as may be necessary i'm towns and cities;
and the Judicial powers of such officer shall
not extend further than the cognizance of
cases arising under the police regulations of
towns and cities in the state. In any case
where such officers shall assume iurisdio-
ton over other matters than those which
may arise under police regulations, or under
their jurisdiction, as committing magis-
trates, they shall be liable to an action of
damages in favor of the party injured, or
his heirs; and verdict in favor of the
party injured shall, ipso .facto, operate .
vacation Of the Office of said officer.
TITLE v.-IMPEAcHMENT.
ART. 95. The power of i'm parchment shall
be vested in the house of representatives.
ART. 9e. Impeachments of the governor,
lieutenant governor, attorney general, sec
rotary of state, auditor of public accounts,
state treasurer, superintendent Of public
education, and of The judges of the inferior
courts, justices of the peace excepted, shall
be tried by the senate; the chief justice Of
the supreme court, or the senior associate
Judge thereof, shall preside during the trial
Of such impeachments. Impeachments of
the judges Of the supreme court shall be
tried by the senate. When sitting as court
Of impeachment the senators shall be upon
path or affirmation, and no person shall be
without the concurrence of two
thirds Of the senators present.
ART. 81. Judgments in cases of impeach.
ment shall extend only TO removal from
Dfice, and disqualification from holding any
ofice Of honor, trust. or profit il the state !
but the convicted parties shall nexerthe.
Iess be subject to Indictment, trial, and
punishm ent according to law. W
TITLE yI.-7gENERAL PROVISIONS.
ART. ss. Every male person Of the age of
twenty-one years or upward, born or natu-
rallied in the United States, and subject to
tho Jurisdiction thereof, and a resident Of
this state one year next preceding an cleo.
tion, and the last ten days within the parish
In which he offers to vote, shall be deemed
an elector, except those DISTINGUISHED by
this constitutions and persons under inter
aaeaon'
Arr. %, The following persons shall be
prohibited from voting and holding any
Office; All persons who shall have been con.
vieted of treason, perjury, forgery, bribery,
orother crime punishable in the penitsn-
hary, and persons under Introduction.
All persons who are estopped from claim.
ing the right Of suffrage BY abjuring their
tothe United States government.
Of BY aotoriously levying war against It, Of
aaheEing to its enemies, giving them aid or
comfort, but who have not expatriated
themselves, nor have been convicted Of any
# the crimes mentioned in the first para.
sraph Of this article, are hereby restored 10
he aaid right, except the. following: Those
she held Office, civil Or military, for one
IeAE q more under the organization styled
''Ehe cenfsaefAte States IL American those
= sAo registered themselves as enemies O. the
0niaea siaaes; thasa who acted Is leaders Of