New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-03

exclusive Of interest, subject tn an appeal
the parish courts In ali cases when 4
amount in dispute shall exceed ten Al
lars, exclusive Of iPterest. They shall Ia,
such criminal Jurisdiction as shall be d,
vided for by law. 0i So ss.ua b
ART. 90. In any case when the jud,
may be reeused, and when be Is net d.
sohally interested in the matters in conts
tatioA, he shall select lawyer having d
qualifications required for Judge of
court to try such cases. And when d
judge is personally interested in the Cd
he shall call upon the parish or distr
judge, as the case may be, to try the ca.
Art. 81. The general assembly shall hu
power to vest in the parish judges the rid
to grant such orders and to do such a
as may be deemed necessary for the
therance Of the administration Of just
and in all cases the power thus gran
shall be specified and determined.
ART. go. There shall be an attorney
erRl for the state, who shall be elected
the qualified electors of the state at Ian
He shall receive salary Of five thoussl.
dollars per annum, payable quarterly on
own warrant, and shall hold his Office
four years. There shall be a district
torney for each judicial district of the sta
who shall be elected by the qualified elect
of the judicial district. He shall receivs.
salary of fifteen hundred dollars, ,payalk
quarterly on his own warrant, and shall b
his Office for four years. GIL.
ART. 50. There shall be sheriff and col
ner elected by the qualified electors of ca
parish, except the parish OF Orleans.
the parish of Orleans there shall
elected by the qualified electors
the parish at large one shet
for the criminal court who shall be the
ecutive officer of said court, and shall haI
charge of the parish prison. There Sd
also be elected by the qualified electors
the parish at large one sheriff, who 81.
be the executive officer of the civil cour
and who shall perform all other duties he
tofore deyolving upon the sheriff of the par
Of Orleans, except those herein delegated
the sheriff OF the criminal court. The on
lied electors of the city of New OrleaI
residing below the middle of Canal stru
shall elect one coroner for that district,
the qualified electors of the city of N
Orleans, residing above the middle Of Ca
street, together with those residing in Z
part of the parish known as Orleans Ri
bank, shall elect one coroner for that
trict. AL of said officers shall hold tfu
office for two years; and receive such feas
Office as may be prescribed by law.
| ART. "a. No judicial powers, except
committing magistrates, in criminal ca
shall be conferred on any officers other d
those mentioned in this title; except 81
as may be necessary in towns and cit
and the judicial powers of such officer sA
not extend further than the cognizance
cases arising under the police regulation
towns and cities in the state. In any
where such officers shall assume jurisd
ton over other matters than those VIII
may arise under police regulations, or uni
their jurisdiction, as committing MAJ
trates, they shall be liable to an action
damages in favor of the party injured,
his heirs; and a verdict in favor of
party injured shall, ipso facto, operat
vacation of the office of said officer.
TITLE v.-MPEAcHMRNT.
| ART. So. The power Of impeachment 81
be vested In the house Of representative
/ ART. 96. Impeachments Of the govern
lieutenant governor, attorney general, 4
rotary of state, auditor Of public accoul
state treasurer, superintendent Of pull
education, and Of the judges Of the infe,
courts, justices Of the peace excepted, q
be tried by the senate; the chief justice
the supreme court, or the senior assoc
judge thereof, shall preside during the i
Of such impeachments. Impeachments
the judges Of the supreme court shall
tried by the senate. When sitting as CO.
of impeachment the senators shall be Vi
oath or affirmation, and no person shall
convicted without the concurrence of Il
thirds of the senators present.
ART. 81. Judgments in cases Of impesi
nent shall extend only to removal frv
Office, and disqualification from holding d
ONCE of honor, trust. or profit in the ST.
but the convicted parties shall nevert
less be subject 70 Indictment, trial 4
punishment according 70 law. =
Il TITLE vI.-eENERAL PROVISIONS.
| ART. ss. Every male person Of the agsI
twenty-cne years 81 upward, born or nd
rallied in the United Htatee, and subject
the juriisssaiicsssoa thereof, ana resident
| this state one year NEXT preceding m Il
ton, and the last ten days within the pad
| In which he offers 70 vote, shan Be deem
an electOr. except thCse disEanchised
this constitution, and persons under in
diction. Oh e. uoiEaq0Tq ai hafA9 81
Arr. 90. The following persons shall
4 prohibited from, voting and holding
office: An persons who shall have been d
j, victed Of treason, PERJURY, forgery, bribd
n Or other crime punishable Ia the penia
tiary, and persons under Introduction.
H An persons who arc essopped from claI
ing the right Of Suffrage ~ abjuting u
allegiance TO the United 6tdtes eove5nmd
9 or BY notOrlsualy levying war agaihst it
/ adheting to its enemies, giving thom aid
comfort. but whe have NOT expntri@
themselves, nor have been cenyicted Of ,
Of the crimes mentioned in the first "a
graph Of this article, are hereby restored
he said right, except the, following: III
who held Cface, civil or military, for
year Or more under the organization sly
''Rhe Confederate States 81 America; y thI
who Registered themselves asenemiss Of
United States; those whe acted "a leader
guerrilla bands daring the late rebell|
those who In the advocacy 81 tsesl
wrote Or published newspaper articles
preached sermons during the aafe rshallil