New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-16

exclusive Of interest, subject to On appeal g
the parish courts In all cases when The
amount In dlSputa shall exceed ten dol
lars, exclusiYeef Pterest They shall have
such criminal jurihdlction Is shah be pro.
vided for by law. s91 gslg ili7e
ART. 30. In any case when the Judge
may be recused, and when be is net per-
sonafly interest," in the matters in contes-
tation. he shall nelect lawyer having the.
qualifications required Cor Judge Of his,
court to try such cases. And when the
judge is personally Interested in the salt,
he shall call upon the parish or district
Judge a. 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 acts
as may be deemed necessary for the fur
theranoe of the administration Of Justice;
aud In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
Art. 80. There shah be an attorney rem
ersl for the state, who shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the state at large.
He shall receive salary Of ave thousand
dollars per snnum, payable quarterly on his
own warrant, and shall hold his Office for
four years. There shall be district al.
torney for each judicial district Of the state,
who shall be elected by the qualified electors
| of the Judicial district He shall receive a
salary of fifteen hundred dollars, payable
quarterly on bis own warrant, and shah hold
| his Office for four years. ga's8
ART. %. There shall be 81 sfif and coro-
ner elected by the qualified siecsotso of each
parish, except the paris Il 0Fisaas. In
the parish of Orleans iig ssRau be
elected by the quAi6gE electors Of
the parish at dArgS one sheriff
for the criminal court 4a ehsil be the ex-
ecutiye officer of said o ~ ad shall have
charge Of the parish ,pTt, 4 There shan
also be elected BY the qualified electors Of
the parish at large one sheriff who shA2
be the executive Officer of the civil courss,
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, shau 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-
trates, they shall be liable to an action Of
damages in favor of the party injured, OF
his heirs; and a verdict in favor Of the
party injured shall, ipso facto, operate a
| vacation of the office of said officer, ~.
| TITLE v.-IMPEAoHMENT. t-
Art. 95. The power of mpeachment 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.
state treasurer, superintendent Of public
education, and Of the judges Of the inferior
courts, justices Of the peace excepted, shah
be tried by the senate; the chief Justice Of
the supreme court, or the senior associate
| ind - abaI
of such impeachments. Impeachments Of
the judges of the supreme court shall be
tried by the senate. When sitting as 8 court
| of impeachment the senators shall be upon
oath or affirmation, and no person shall be
convicted without the concurrence Of two.
thirds of the senators present. an H
ART. 81. Judgments in cases Of impeach-
ment shall extend only to removal from
Office, 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. sr.
TITLE YI.--aENERAL PROVISIONS. 3
Art. ss. Every male person of the age Of
twenty-one years or upward, born or natu-
rallied In the United States, and subject 70
the jurisdiction thereof, and 8 resident Of
this state one year next preceding an cleo
ton, and the last ten days within the parish
in which he offers to vote, shall be deemed
an elector, except those disfrsnchised By
this constitution, and persons under inter.
diction.
ART, 90. The following persons shall be
prohibited from voting and holding any
office: All persons who shall have been con.
victsd of treason, perjury, forgery, bribery,
or other crime punishable in the peniten-
tiary, and persons under interdictien.
All persons who are estopped from claim
ing the right of suffrage by abiuring their
allegiance to the United States government.
or BY notoriously levying war against Il, or
adhering to its enemies. giving them ~ u
comfort, but who have not expat "a I'd
themselves, nor have been convictsd nJ
Of the crimes mentioned IN the Amt I'd
graph OF this article. are hereby restO III
he said right, except the following; ID
who held oface, civil Or military. 70
year or more under the Organization n
''The Confederate States OF America;R V
who registered themselves as ensmies 4 ss
United States; those who acted as lead rof
guerrilla bands during the late rebs gue
those who In the advocacy Of trtaa