New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-31

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exclusive Of interest, subject N an appeal To
tne parish courts in ali cases when the
amount In dispute shall exceed ten dol.
lars, exclusive of terest. They shall have
such criminal jurihdiction as shall he nro.
vided for by law.
ART W. In any case when The Judge
may be refused, and when he is not per-
sonally interested in the matters in contes.
tation, he shall Beleet lawyer having the
qualifications required for a Judge nj his
court to try such cases. And when the
Judge is 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 suob 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. 80. There shall be an attorney ,an.
eral for the state, who shall be elected bv
the qualified electors Of the state At. large
ne snail receive salary of FIVE thousand
dollars per annum payable quarterly on his
own warrant, and shall hold his Office for
four years. There shall be a district Of.
torney for each judicial district of the state
WHO shall be elected by the qualified electors
Oh the Judicial district. He shall receive a
salary OF fifteen hundred dollars. pavable
quarterly on his own warrant, and ss,,li hold
his office for four years
ART ". There shall be sheriff aud coro-
ner elected by the qualified el 5ors Of each
parish, except the parish orle rs. In
the parish of Orleans 4 dal be
elected by the qualified eaotors of
the parish at large 8ae 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 De elected by the qualified electors of
the parish at large one sheriff, who ssa..
be the executive officer of the civil courts.
and who shall perform all other duties here
t0iore devoiving upon the sheriffofthe 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
odioe as may be prescribed by law.
ART. "a. 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 iurisdic.
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, or
his heirs and a verdict in favor of the
party injured shall, tpso facto, operate a
vacation of the Office of SAID Ulcer.
TITLE v.--IMPEAcBAENr.
ART IS. The power of impeachment 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 inpeachments. Tmpeachments of
the judges of the supreme court shall be
tried by the senate. When sitting as a 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.
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
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TITLE YI-GENERAL PROVISIONS,
ARr. IS. Every male person of the age of
twenty-one years or upward, born or nstu-
rallied in the United States, and subject to
the jurisdiction thereof, and 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 DISTINGUISHED by
this constitution, and persons under inter
diction.
ART. 80. The following persons shall be
prohibited from voting and holding any
office: All persons who shall have been con-
Vieted OF treason, perjury, forgery, bribery,
or other crime punishable in the peniten-
tiary, and persons under Introduction.
All persons who are estopped from claim.
ing the right of suffrage by abjuring their
allegiance to the United States government,
or by notoriously levying war 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
he said right except the following: Those
who held Office, civil or military, for one
year or more under the organization STYLED
''The Confederate States of America y those
who registered themselves as enemies Of the
United States; those who acted as leaders of
guerrilla bands during the late rebellion;
those who in the advocacy az treason