New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-26

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the parish courts in all cases whoa the
amount in dispute shall exceed ten dol
lars, exclusive Of iRterest They shall have
such criminal juriadiction a. shall be PRO
vided for BY law. has r5
Art. 30. In any case when the Judge
may be recused. and when be is net per
sonally interested In the matters In confess
tation, he shall select lawyer having the
qualifications required for a Judge of bis
court to try such cases. And when the
judge 10 personally interested in the suit,
he shall call upon the parish or district
judge, as the ease 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 ects
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. P
ART. 80. 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 Eve thousand
dollars per annum, payable quarterly on hi
own warrant, and shall hold his Office for
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
salary of fifteen hundred dollars, payable
quarterly on his own warrant, and shall hold
his office for four years. ia s6s..
ART. 80. There shall te ssaetif and coro-
ner elected by the qu lldt ~ tors Of each
parish, except the psps a Orleans. In
, the parish of dR s-A shall be
elected by the e.AnGe5 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
z also be elected by the qualified electors of
: the parish at large one sheriff, who sIa:s
be the executive officer Of the civil courts,
e and who shall perform al other duties here
tofore devolving upon the sheriff of the parish
i of Orleans, except those herein delegated to
! the sheriff OF the criminal court. The quail
i lied electors of the city of New Orleans,
/ residing below the middle of Canal street,
shall elect one coroner for that district, and
i the qualified electors of the city of New
5 Orleans, residing above the middle of Canal
! street, together with those residing in that
part Of the parish known as Orleans right
u bank, shall elect one coroner for that dis
T trict. All Of said officers shall hold their
J office for two years; and receive such fees of
Office as may be prescribed by law.
Il ART. "a. No judicial powers, except as
n committing magistrates, in criminal cases,
5 shall be conferred on any officers other than
?, those mentioned in this title; except such
IT as may be necessary in towns and cities;
e and the judicial powers of such officer shall
h not extend further than the cognizance or
1t cases arising under the police regulations Of
s, towns and cities in the state. In any case
B. where such officers shall assume jurisdic-
ic ton over other matters than those which
O. may arise under police regulations, or under
II their Jurisdiction, as committing msgis-
lg trates, they shall be liable to an action of
re damages in favor Of the party injured, or
re his heirs; and verdict in favor of the
re party injured shall, tpso fdcto, operate q
he vacation of the office of said officer.
IA TITLE v.-IMPBAcHMENT.
II ART. 95. The power of impeachment shall
in be vested in the house of representatives.
u ART. 96. Impeachments Of the governor,
IL lieutenant governor, attorney general, sec
n rotary of state, auditor of public accounts,
BY state treasurer, superintendent of public
education, and Of the judges of the inferior
IL courts, justices of the peace excepted, SHAH
IN be tried by the senate; the chief justice of
Is the supreme court, or the senior associate
OF judge thereof, shall preside during the trial
Id of such impeachments. Impeachmeuts of
the judges of the supreme court shall be
We tried by the senate. When sitting as court
Ill of impeachment the senators shall be upon
ng oath or affirmation, and no person shall be
,ss convicted without the concurrence of two
a thirds of the senators present.
of ART. 81. Judgments in cases of impeach.
be ment shall extend only to removal from
be office, and disqualification from holding any
lis office of honor, trust. or profit in the state
is but the convicted parties shall neverthe
ur less be subject to indictment, trial, and
punishment according to law.
We TITLE vL-GEEERAL PROVISIONS.
= As=. es. Every male person Of the age o
cd twenty-one years or upward, born or natu
al rallied in the United States, and subject Il
d. the jurisdiction thereof and resident O
in this state one year next preceding an cleo
in ton, and the last ten days within the parish
X in which he offers to vote, shall be deemed
an elector, except those disfranchised BY
ge this constitution, and persons under inter
Of diction. Cd i17
he ART. 90. The following persons shall b
prohibited from voting and holding any
". office; All persons who shall have been con
ge yicted Of treason, perjury, forgery, bribery
vo or other crime punishable in the peniten
,es tiary, and persons under Introduction.
rs. All persons who are estopped from claim
he ing the right of suffrage BY abjuring theil
allegiance to the United States government
We or by VIGOROUSLY levying war against II, Of
Of adhering to its enemies, giving them aid o.
4, comfort, but who have not expatriateC
i themselves, nor have been convicted Of any
of the crimes mentioned In the gfrst para
a graph Of this article. are hereby restored 4
x he said right, except the following: Thos,
~ who held office, civil or military, for on
is year or more under the Organization stylet
les 1.-THE Confederate States Of America; " thosl
to who registered themselves as enemies Of u,
,es United States; those who acted as leaders o
\, guerrilla bands during the late rebellion
!. those who in the advocacy Of treason
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