New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-14


of two years, and theiE compensation shall
be fixed by law. Their jurisdiction in civil
cases shall not exceed one hundred dollars,
exclusive of interest, subject to an appeal to
the parish courts in ali cases when the
amount in dispute shall exceed ten dol
lars, exclusive of iHterest. They shall have
such criminal jurihdiction as shall be pro.
vided for by law.
ART. 90. In any case when the judge
may be reeused, and when he is nst per.
sonally interested in the matters in contes.
tation, he shall neleet lawyer having the
qualifications required for Judge of bis
court to try such cases. And when the
Judge is personally interested in the suit
he shall call upon the parish or district
Judge, as the case may be, to try the case
ART. 81. The general assembly shall have
power to vest in the parish judges the right
to grant such orders and to do such acts
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. 81. 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 a salary of five thousand
dollars per annum, payable quarterly on his
cwS warrant, and shall hold his Office fol-
foalt wears. There shall be a district at
torne for each judicial district of the state,
whosl y be elected by the qualified electors
of the Hldicial district He shall receive a
salary j ffteen hundred dollars, payable
quarterly Yp his own warrant, and shall hold
his oflce p four years.
ART. %. There shall be a sheriff and coro.
ner elects5bg 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-
ecutive officer of said court, and shall have
charge of the parish prison. There shall
also De 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 all other duties here
tofore devolving upon the sheriff of the parish
of Orleans, except those herein delegated to
the sheriff OF the criminal court. The quail.
fled 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 held then
Office for two years; and receive such fees Of
Office as may be prescribed by law.
Art. "a. No judicial powers, except a;
committing magistrates, in criminal cases
shall be conferred on any officers other than
those mentioned in this title; except such
as may be necessary in towns and cities;
and the Judicial powers of such officer shall
not extend further than the cognizance q
cases arising under the police regulations Of
towns and cities in the state. In any case
whvrs such officers shall assume iurisdic
tion 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 o.
damages in favor of the party injured, OF
his heirs; and a verdict in favor of the
party injured shall, ipso faoto, operate a
vacation of the office OF said officer
TITLE V.--BPEACHMENT.
Arr. 95. The power of i'm parchment shall
be vested in the house of representatives.
ART. 96. Impeaehments of the governor,
lieutenant governor, attorney general, sec.
rotary of state, auditor of public accounts,
state treasurer, superinte ndent Of public
edueation, and of the judges of the inferior
courts. justices of the peace excepted, shall
be tried by the senate; the chief justice o.
the supreme court, or the senior associate
judge thereof, shall preside during the trial
Of euch impeaehments. Impeachments Of
the judges of the supreme court shall be
tried BY the senate. When sitting as a court
Of impeachment the senators shall be upon
cath o. affirmation, and no person shall be
convicted without the concurrence of two
thirds Of the senators present.
ABFs o.. Judgments in cases OF impeaeh,
ment shall extend only to removal from
of6oes and disqualification from holding any
Office Of honor, trust, or profit in the state
but the convicted parties shall neverthe,
less be subject to indictment, trial, and
punishment according to law.
@ rITIE vI.--GEEERAL PROVISIONS.
i4RT. %. Every male person Of the age o
twenty-one years or upward, born OF natu
rallied in the United States, and subject Il
the jurisdiction thereof, and a resident o.
this state one year next preceding an cleo
tion, and the last ten days within the parisl
in which he offers TO vote. shall be deemed
an electoF, except those disfrAnehised b,
this constitution, and persons under inter
diction.
AM. %. The following persons shah
prombi2ed from voting and holding an
Office: All persons who shall have been Coz
vioted Of treason, perjury, forgery, bribery
on other crime punishable in the peniteI
tiary, and persons under introduction.
All persons who are eatopped from CLAIM
ing theright Of suffrage by abjuring thei
Allegiance 70 the United States government
Or " notorioasly leygiRg var against 1t, 0
adAeripg q ifs enemies, giving them aid 0
comfort, but who hare not expatriate
themselves. nor have been convicted OF an
Of the crimes mentioned IN the first pagI
grnph Of this article, are hereby restored I
the said right, except the following. Thot
who hold Office civil on military, FOR o.
year or more snder the Organization style
"Tho. Confederate States Of American taos