New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-21

shau hold their ONCE for the term 81 tour.
years.
ART. IS. The. district conrts ahal have
original jurisdiction in ell civil cases when
he amount In dispute exceeds five hundred
dollars, exclusive Of interest. IN criminal
,cases their Jurisdiction shall be unlimited.
They shan have appellate Jurisdiction In
/ civil ordinary suits, when the amount In
dispute exceeds one hundred dollars, ex-
elusive OF interest. ei natla ~ aaf
Arr Sc. For each parish court, onejudge
shall be elected by the qualified electors Of
the parish. He shall hold his Office for the
term Of two years. He shah receive
salary and fees to be provided BY law. Z
Until otherwise provided, each parish judge
shah receive salary Of one thonsand two
hundred dollars per annum, and such fees
as are established by law for clerks of dis.
trict courts. He shall be citizen Of the
United States and Of this state.
| ART. 81. The parish courts shall have
concurrent Jurisdiction with the justices of
the peace in all cases when the amount in
Controversy is more than twenty-five dol
lars, and less than one hundred dollars, ex-
elusive Of interest. They shall have ex-
elusive original jurisdiction in ordinary
suits, in all cases when the amount in dis
pute exceeds one hundred dollars and does
not exceed five hundred dollars, subject to
an appeal to the district court in all cases
when the amount in contestation exceeds
one hundred dollars, exclusive Of interest.
| All SUGGESTIONS ehall be opened and settled
in the parish courts; and all suits in which
a succession is either plaintiff OF defend
ant may be brought either in the parish or
district court according to ,he saount in
Volved. In criminal maitars 30 ~ ish
courts shall have jurisdict' ias4 cases
when the penalty is NJ agEsfrily i'm
prisonment at hard la "a dsi b, and
when the accused shall Wai,l "a BY jury.
They shall also have the ossr of com
hitting magistrates and ch other juris-
diction as may be conferred on them by
law. There shall be no trial by jury be
fore the parish courts. sa88
ART. Ss. In all probate matters, when the
amount in dispute shall exceed five hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, the appeal
shall be directly from the parish to the SUI
preme court.
, ART. SO. The justices ef the peace shall be
elected by the electors 0feach parish, in the
manner to be provided by the general as
sembly. They shall 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 dSllars,
' exclusive ofinterest, subject to an appeal TO
1 the parish courts in all cases when the
e amount in dispute shall exceed ten dol.
J. lars, exclusive of ipterest. They shall have
!. such criminal jurisdiction as shall be pro-
4 vided for by law. -s. .t.s ..-
ART. 80. In any case when the judge
Is may be reeused, and when he is net per
n sonally interested in the matters in cOntes-
r tation, he shall Delect lawyer having the
D. qualifications required for a Judge Of his
le court to try such cases. And when The
y Judge is personally interested in the suit,
% he shall call upon the parish or district
g judge, as the case may be, to try the case
ART. 81. The general assembly shall have
oil power to vest in the parish judges the right
N to grant such orders and to do such act
as may be deemed necessary for the fur
ID theranoe Of the administration Of justice
T. and in all cases the power thus granted
It. shall be specified and determined.
In ART. 80. There shall be an attorney gen
N eral for the state, who shall be elected b.
ed the qualified electors Of the state at large
or He shall receive salary Of i've thousan'
1t dollars per snnum, payable quarterly on hi
in own warrant and shall hold his Office 70
ID, four years. There shall be a district a
torney for each judicial district Of the state
eir who shall be elected by the qualified eleetOl
zee of the judicial district He shall receiye
ro- salary of fifteen hundred dollars, payabl
All quarterly on his own warrant, and shall hoa
me his office for four years. sSg
Isl ART. 80. There shah be q sheriff and cor
nd ner elected by the qualified electors Of eac
Z parish, except the parish Of Orleans.
en- the parish of Orleans there shall
IN elected by the qualified electors I
! is the parish at large one sheri
uce for the criminal court, who shall be the e
! 10 ecutive officer of said court, and shall haN
charge of the parish prison. There sh1
be also be elected by the qualified electors
mis- the parish at large one sheriff who shI
the be the executive officer Of the civil court
the and who shall perform all other duties hel
ted tOfore devolving upon the sheriff. Of thepari
In of Orleans, except those herein delegated
for the sheriff Of the criminal court The gu
hall lied electors of the city of New orlesI
in residing below the middle Of Canal stree
shall elect one coroner for that district, a
ever the qualified electors Of the city of M
dis Orleans, residing above the middle of Car
'eof, street, together with those residing in IL
iges part Of the parish known as Orleans RIG
IS Of bank, shall elect one coroner for that
heir trict. All of said officers shall hold tn
4 BY Office for two years; and receive such fees
Office as may be prescribed by law.
hall ART. o. No judicial powers, except
HIGH committing magistrates, In criminal cas-
ears, shall be conferred on any officers other tn
dge, those mentioned in this title; except 81
for as may be necessary i'm towns and citi
the ana the judicial powers Of such officer SD
each not extend further than the cognizancS
trict cases arising under the police regulation
,ans, towns and cities in the state. IN any c
stab where such officers shall assume jurisi
lbrc tion over other matters than those VIII
pro- may arise under police regulations, or Nm
$ for their Jurisdiction, as committing ma
wing trates, they shall be liable 10 an action