New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-19

senhotys lAey snail hold Office for the term
Of two years, and their 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 all cases when the
amount in dispute shall exceed ten dol
lars, exclusive Of II terest. They shall have
such criminal jurihdicsion as shall be pro
vided for by law.
ART. 80. In any case when the Judge
may be Reused, aud when be Is net per-
sonally interested in the matters in contes-
tation, he shall select lawyer having the
qualifications required for Judge Of his
court 70 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, 10 try the case.
Arr. 81. TIE 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. 90. 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 sigs and
dollars per annum, payable guar his
own warrant, and shall hole hia o,s e for
four years. There shall b a 9iss let at
torney for each judicial dt rictf II sie state,
who shall be elected by tb 1c3 50 electors
of the judicial district Y5. receive
salary of fifteen hundred S4l;g payable
quarterly on his own Warra !, AMI shall hold
his Office for four years.
ART. 90. There shal be sheriff and coro-
ner elected by the qupiif 4 electors of each
parish, except the rtsh Il Orleans. In
the parish of o. -s here 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 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 all other duties here
tofore devolvingnpon the sheriff 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 hold their
Office for two years; and receive such fees of
Office as may be prescribed by law.
ART. 81. 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 in 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 jurisdic
ton over other matters than those which
may arise under police regulations, or under
their Jurisdiction, as committing magis-
trstes, they shall be liable to an action of
damages in favor of the party injured, or
his heirs; and a verdict in favor Of the
party injured shall, ipsO fdcto, operate
vacation of the Office of said officer.
TITLE v.-1MPEAoHSrENT.
ART. 95. The power of impeachment shall
be vested in the house Of representatives.
ART. 90. Impeachments Of the governor,
lieutenant governor, attorney general, sec
rotary of state, auditor Of public accounts,
/ toAn ka.a A,oF
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
I 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
| oath or affirmation, and no person shsll be
convicted without the concurrence Of two
Z thirds Of the senators present.
q ART. 81. Judgments in cases of impeach
. ment shall extend only to removal from
Office, ana disqualification t-esa holding en- en-
|. ONCE Of honor, trust, or profit in the state
1 but the convicted parties shall neverthe
less be subject to Indictment, trial, and
: punishment according to law. '
nj TITLE TI.-0ENERAL PROVISIONS.
d Arr. ss. Every male person Of the age o
i twenty-one years or upward, born or natu
|. rallied in the United States, and subject Il
a the jurisdiction thereof and a resident o.
n this stata one year next preceding an cleo
|. ton, and the last ten days within the parish
in which he offers to vote, shall be deemed
a an elector, except those disranchiaed b.
NJ this constitution, and persons under inter
4 diction.
ART. 90. The following persons shall b
prohibited from voting and holding an!
office; All persons who shall have been con
viCted Of treason, perjury. forgery, bribery
y or other crime punishable in the peniteu
!. tiary, and persons under Introduction.
e All persons who are estopped from claim
ing the right Of suffrage by abjuring thei
e allegiance to the United States government
n OF by notoriously leyying war against it, 0
4 adhering to its enemies, giving them aid o
7 comfort, but who have not expatriste
themselves, nor kaEe been convicted Of an
= Of the crimes mentioned in the hrst para
K graph Of this article, are hereby restored {
y the said right, except the following; Thos
g. who held Office, civil or military, for on
ss year or more under the organization style
% ssThe Confederate States Of Americas thos
Is who registered Themselves asenemies Of u