New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-07

exclusive of interest, subject to an appeal to
the parish courts in all cases when the
amount in dispute shall exceed ten dol
lars, exclusive of iPterest. They shall have
such criminal Jurisdiction as shall be pro-
vided for by law.
ART. 30. In any case when the Judge
may be recused, and when he is net per-
sonally interested in the matters in contes-
tation, he shall select lawyer having the
qualifications required for Judge Of 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 case may be, to try the case,
ART. 81. The general assembly shall have
power to vest in the parish judges the risAt
to 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 gen.
eral for the state, who shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the state at large.
He shall 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 district at
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 his own warrant and shall hold
his Office for four years.
ART. 90. There shall be sheriff and coro-
ner elected by the qualified electors of each
parish, except the parish of Orleans. In
| the parish of Orleans there shall be
elected by the qualified electors of
the parish at large one sheriff
for the criminal court, who shall be the ex-
ecutive officer of said court, an / shall have
charge of the parish prison. There shall
also be elected by the qualified electors OF
the parish at large one sheriff, who sLa..
be the executive officer of the civil courts,
and who shall perform all other duties here
tofore devolving upon the sheriff oftie 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 Cana
street, together with those residing in thai
part of the parish known as Orleans right
bank, shall elect one coroner for that dis
trict. All of said officers shall hold theil
Office for two years; and receive such fees o.
Office as may be prescribed by law.
ART. 81. No judicial powerJ, except az
committing magistrates, in criminal cases
shall be conferred on any officers other thar
those mentioned in this title; except sucl
as may be necessary in towns and cities
and the Judicial powers of such officer shall
not extend further than the cogniEanCe o
cases arising under the police regulations o
towns and cities in the state. In any cas-,
: where such officers shall assume iurisdic
ton over other matters than those which
may arise under police regulations, or unde
their Jurisdiction, as committing magis
trates, they shall be liable to an action o
damages in favor Of the party injured, o.
his heirs; and a verdict in favor of tn
party injured shall, ipso .faCto, operate
vacation of the Office of said officer
TITLE v.-IMPEkCHMENF.
l ART. IS. The power of impeachment shall
4 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 publ
education, and of the judges of the inferio
1 courts, justices of the peace excepted, shal
a be tried by the senate; the chief justice Q
s the supreme court, or the senior associat
I judge thereof, shall preside during the tris
1 of such impeachments. Impeachments G
the judges of the supreme court shall b
e tried by the senate. When sitting as a cou1
] of impeachment the senators shall be upo
g oath or affirmation, and no person shall b
S convicted without the concurrence of twt
a thirds of the senators present. s5..
# ART. 81. Judgments in cases of impeacl
6 ment shall extend only to removal froI
e office, and disqualification from holding an
IS Office of honor, trust, or profit in the stat
Is but the convicted parties shall neverth
II less be subject to Indictment, trial, an
punishment according to law.
e lTTFLE VI.-GENERAL PROVISIONS.
n AIT. %. EVERY male person OF me age
d twenty-one years or upward, born or nat
81 rallied in the United States, and subject
4. the jurisdiction thereof, and resident
n this state one year next preceding an ele
n ton, and the last ten days within the paril
< in which he offers to vote, shall be deeml
an elector, except those disfranchised |
ge this constitution, and persons under int
Of diction. i nh5E %
ne AIT. 90. The following persons shall
q prohibited from voting and holding Al
p. office All persons who shah have been CO
&c victed Of treason, perjury, forgery, bribel
70 or other crime punishable in the penitt
es tisry, and persons under Introduction.
Is All persons who are estopped from clai
he ing the right of suffrage by abjuring tn,
allegiance to the United States goyernmel
70 or BY nossriously levying war against ii,
Of adhering toits enemies, giving them aid
in comfort, but who have not ezpatriai
i. themselves, nor have been convicted Of a
Of the crimes mentioned in the irst pa
graph Of thiaarticle, are hereby restored
. he said right, except the following: Thu
~ who held ONCE, civil or military, for Q
~ year Of more under the equalization styl
pes THE Confederate States Of Americas I'll,
10 who registered themselves ne enemies Of
ses United States; these whe acted q leader,
sds guerEilia banda during the late rebsli,