New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-11

oASiushte oI lnterest, su1Jeot 20 an appeal
the parish courts in all CAGES when
amount In disputa shall exceed ten
lars, exclusive of Pterest. They shall i
such criminal Jurisdiction as shall be "a.
vided for by law.
ART. 80. In any case when the ID
may berecused, aud when be il net w.
sonally interested in the matters ia COT
tation, he shall uelect lawyer having
qualifications required for g Judge Of
court to try such cases. And when
Judge is personally interested in the Fuit
he shall call upon the parish or distre
Judge. as the Ease may be, to try the o4aa
ART. 81. The general assembly shall l.si
power to vest in the parish judges the FL
to grant such orders and to do such
as may be deemed necessary for the Cd
taerance OF the administration Of iusilc
and in all cases the power thus graf
shall be specified and determined
Art. %. There shan be an attornev ~,
eral for the state, who shall be elected IS
the qualified electors of the state at lsts
He shall receive salary Of Eve thou VI
dollars per annum, payable quarterly u
own warrant, and shall hold his ofice
four years. There shall be a district e
torney for each judicial district of the 4 a
who shall be elected by the qualified eleet
NJ the judicial district. He shall recev
salary of fifteen hundred dollars, PAN
quarterly on his own warrant, and shalt III
his Office for four years.
ART. SO. There shall be a sheriff and
ner elected by the qualihs5 electors of ~
parish, except the psris Of Orleans.
the parish Of Orleas thare shall Eel
elected by the Allied electors
the parish O. Large one sheHIa
for the criminal court, vino shall be the q
ecutive officer Of said court, and shall b. a
charge Of the parish prison. There st vi
also be elected BY the qualified elector 81
the parish at large one sheriff, who s. vi
be the executive officer of the civil COURT
and who shall perform al other duties hate-
tofore devolving upon the sheriff ofthe parish
Of Orleans, except those herein delegated q
the sheriff OF the criminal court. The duall
fled electors Of the city of New Orles q.
residing below the middle of Canal strses.
shall elect one coroner for that district, and
the qualified electors of the city of yew
Orleans, residing above the middle of CsaaI
street, together with those residing in 1has
part Of the parish known as Orleans h hi
bank, shall elect one coroner for that ais
trict. All of said officers shall hold thetl
Office for two years; and receive such fees 81
Office as may be prescribed by law.
ART. 81. No judicial powers, except "a
committing magistrates, in criminal ea e.
shall be conferred on any officers other 4 n
those mentioned in this title; except sTch
as may be necessary in towns and cit
and the Judicial powers of such officer shalf'
not extend further than the cognizance 81
cases arising under the police regulations 81
towns and cities II the state. In any case
where such officers shall assume jurisdic.
ton over other matters than those whioN
may arise under police regulations, or un6es
their Jurisdiction, as committing maaih
trates, they shall be liable to an action ~
damages in favor of the party injured, 81
his heirs; and verdict in favor of the
party injured shall, ipso fdcto, operat
vacation of the Office of said officer.
TITLE v.--IMPEAoHllENr.
ART. 95. The power of impeachment snal
be vested in the house Of representatives,.
Art. Sc. 1mpeaohments of the governor
lieutenant governor, attorney general, sec
Rotary of state, auditor of public accounts
state treasurer, superintendent of publa
education, and of the judges Of the inferios
courts, justices Of the peace excepted, shall
be tried by the senate; the chief justice q
the supreme court, or the senior associal
judge thereof, shall preside during the trial
of such impeaehments. Impeachments d
the judges Of the supreme court shall ID
tried by the senate. When sitting as a court
of impeachment the senators shall be upon
oath or affirmation, and no person shall /
convicted without the concurrence of tv
thirds of the senators present.
ART. 81. Judgments in cases Of impeas
ment shall extend only to removal fr1l1
office, and disqualification from holding sou
office of honor, trust, or profit in the stase
but the convicted parties shall neverthe
less be subject to indictment, trial, and
punishment according to law.
TIrLA vI.-eENERAL PROVISIONS.
Art. 90. Every male person of the age b
| hWCAkl7ohO SSt1L9 Vi upWdEui pOIu OF uGGAf
rallied in the United States, and subject a
the jurisdiction thereof, and resident 81
this state one year next preceding an elss
ton, and the last ten days within the par
in which he offers TO vote, shall be deem
an elector, except those disfrsnohised q
this constitution, and persons under inf
{ dicSion.
ART. 90. The following persons shall IA
prohibited from voting and holding aug
Office: All persons who shall have been cas
victed of treason, perjury forgery, bribl
, or other crime punishable in the penia
tiary, and persons under Introduction.
All persons who are estopped from clam
, ing the right of suffrage By abjuring
allegiance to the United States governu Il
or by notoriously levying war against / BEL
? adhering to its enemies, giving them al a1|
comfort, but who have not expatri ID
themselves, nor have been csnvicted Of ~
Of the crimes mentioned in the FIRST 7 a.
graph Of this article, are hereby restore 3
he said right except the following: + 81
who held Office, civil OF military, for II
year or more under the organization 81 I'll
''The Confederate States Of American u 81
who registered themselves as enemies Of III
United 6tates; those who acted as leade-
guerrilla bands duriag the late REBEL
those who In the advocacy Of treaao
wrote or published Newspaper articles