New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-18

last three thereof next preceding their ap-
pointment in the state. The court shall an
point its own clerks, and may remove tAem
at pleasure.
ART. 7G. The supren court shall hold it's
sessions in the city of New Orleans from
the first Monday in the montho of November |
to the end Of the month Of May. The gen
eral assembly shall have power to fix the |
sessions elsewhere during the rest Of the
year; until otherwise provided, the sessions
shall be held as heretofore.
ART. n. The supreme court, and each Of
the judges thereof, shall have power to issue
writs of habeas corpus at the instance of
persons in actual custody in cases when
they may have appellate jurisdiction.
Art. Is. No judgment shall be rendered
by the supreme court without a concur.
renee of majority composing the court
whenever the majority can not concur in
consequence Of the recusation Of any mem.
Der Of the court, the judges not racused
shall have power to call upon any judge or
Judges Of the district courts, whose duty it
shall be when so called upon to preside in
the place Of the judge or judges recused,
and to aid in determining the case.
ART. 10. All judges, by virtue Of their
Office, shall be conservators of the peace
throughout the state. The style of all pro-
cess shall be "The state of louisiana" All
prosecutions shall be carried on in the name
and by the authority of the state Of Louisi-
ana, and conclude against the peace and
dignity of the same.r
ART. 50. The judges of all courts when
ever practicable shall refer to the law in
virtue Of which every defnitive judgment is
rendered; but in all cases they shall adduce
the reasons on which their judgment is
founded.
ART, 81. The judges of all courts shall be
liable to impeachment for crimes and mis-
demeanors. For any reasonable cause the
governor shall remove any of them, on the
address Of twO.thirds Of the members elected
to each house Of the general assembly. In
every such case the cause or causes for
which such removal may be required shall
be stated at length in the address, and ia
serted in the journal of each house.
Art 81. No duties or functions shall ever
be attached by law to the supreme or dis
trict courts, or the sev2g0i judges thereof,
OUT Sucn as are judicial aud the said judges
are pfohlol5ea IRON receiving any fees OF
Office, or other compensation than their
sa!ar!es' LOT any olhclal duties performed BY
| them.
ART, SO. The general assembly shall
divide the state into Judicial districts, which
! shall remain mechanical for four vegrs
ana Tor each district court one judge,
learned in the law, shall be elected for
each district by a plurality OF the
qualified electors thereof For each
district there shall be one district
court except IN the parish OF Orleans
IN which the general assembly may estab-
Hsh as many district courts as the public
Interests may require Until otherwise pro-
yided there shall be seven district courts for
the parish of Orleans, with the following
original jurisdiction; The first, exclusive
criminal jurisdictions the second, exclusive
probate Jurisdictions the third, exclusive
/ jurisdiction of appeals from justices of the
peace; the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh
district courts, exclusive jurisdiction in al
civil cases, except probate when the sum in
contest is above one hundred dollars, eSclu
siTe Of interest. These seven courts shall
have such further jurisdiction, not incou
sistent herewith, as shall be conferred by
law.
The number of districts in the state shall
not be less than twelve nor more than
twenty, The clerks OF the district courts
shall be elected by the qualified electors OF
their respective parishes, and shall hold
their office for four years.
ART. 81, Each Of said Judges shall receive
o salary to be fixed by law which shall
: not be increased or diminished during
his term of office, and shall never be les
than five thousand dollars. He must be
citizen Of the United States, over tie age o
twenty-five years and have resided in the
STATE ana Prac1iceu IA" therein lor .n'
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ART. IS. The district courts shall have
original jurisdiction in all civfl eases when
the amount in dispute exceeds five hundred
dollars, exclusive Of interest. In crimina
cases their Jurisdiction shall be unlimited
They shau nave appellate jurisdiction Il
civil ordinary SUITS %hen Inc amount IL
alSPu'7 eAoeeus one H0'lHie" 0oi'0is' eA
-, ,an ee ~ ~ ooo,, no,.i.b oo,r4 ono3,a,
sba1I ,o elected by +ba ,ralifis5 ols~to,s .