New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-27

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amount n dispute shall exceed ten dol
lars exclusive Of ipterest They shall have
such criminal jurisdiction IS shan be pro
yided for by law, ~ q
ART go. La any case when The Judge
may be recused, Snd when be is net pef-
sonally interested in the matters IN coates
tatioH, he shall nslect lawyer having tha
qualifications required for q Judge Of bis
court to try such cases. And when The
Judge is personally interested in the suit.
ne 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
20 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 aen.
eral for the state, who shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the state at large.
He shall reeeiveta salary Of Eve thousand
dollars per annum. payable quarterly on his
own warrant, and shall hold his Office for
four years. There shall be district A.
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.
ART. So. There shall be sheriff and core
ner elected by the qualified electors Of each
parish, except the parish Of Orlesnk II
the parish of Orleans there shan 1T
elected by the qualified el5stors 3fl
the parish at large o. .stst
for the criminal court, who shis 5e ns /.
ecutive officer Of said court, and sssAilliAys
charge of the parish prison. There shall
also be elected by the qualided electors of
the parish at large one sheriff; Who sha:s.
be the executive officer Of the civil courts.
and who shall perform all other duties here
tofore deyolying upon the sheriff Of the parish
of Orleans, except those herein delegated to
the sheriff of the criminal court. The Quail
lied 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 b
Office as may be prescribed by law.
ART. "a. No Judicial powers, except Sc
committing magistrates, in criminal oasee,
shall be conferred ON any officers other than
those mentioned in this title; except such
IS may be necessary in towns and cities;
and the Judicial powers Of such officer shall
not extend further than the cognizanee or
cases arising under the police regulations of
towns and cities in the state. In any case
where such officers shall assume iurisdic.
ton over other matters than those which
may srise under police regulations, or under
their Jurisdiction, ss committing msgis-
trates, they shall be liable to an action of
damages in favor of the party injured, or
his heirs; and verdict in favor of the
party injured shall, ipso .faeso, operate
vacation of the Office Of said officer. 1
TITLE v.-IMPkAeRMERf
ART 95. The power ofim parchment shall
be vested in the house Of representatives.
ART. SO. 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, shall
be tried by the senate; the chief Justice of
the supreme court, or the senior associate
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 a court
of impeachment the senators shall be upou
oath or affirmation, and no person shall be
convicted without the concurrence of two
thirds Of the senators present. l -4-a
ART. 81. Judgments in cases Of impeaeh.
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. Hsa.s
TITLE vI--eENERAB raov1EIoss, issl4
ART. SO. Every male person of the age Of
twenty-one years or upward, born or natu-
rallied in the United States, and subject to
the jurisdiction thereof. and resident Of
this state yes1 next preceding al, sis,t.
ton, and the last ten days within the parish
in which he offers to vote, shall be deemed
an eleotor, except those DISTINGUISHED by
this constitution, and persons under inter-
! dietion. a noises E
AIT 80. The following persons shall be
prohibited from voting and holding any.
office; All persons who shall have, been con-
yieted Of treason. perjury, forgery, bribery,
or other crime punishable in the peniten-
tiary, and persons under Introduction.
Al persons who are estopped from claim
ing the right Of suffrage by sbjuring their
allegiance to the United States government,
or BY VIGOROUSLY levying xas against it, or
adhering to its enemies. giving them aid or
comfort, but who have NOT expatriated
themselves. nor have been convicted of any
Of the crimes mentioned in the first para
graph Of this article, are hereby restored to
be said right, except the following. Those
who held Office, ciyil or military, for one
year or more under the Organization STYLED
''The Confederate States Of AT8ericag' those
who rsgistered Themselves asenemias Of tho
United statess those whohcted as laadersof
guerrilla bands daring the late rebellion;
| those who in the advocacy Of treason
wrote Or published newspaper articles or
preached sermons during the late rebellion,
and those vhe voted for and signed an or.