New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-08

lars, exclusive of iBterest. They shall have
such criminal jurihdiction as shall be pro
vided for by law.
ART. 90. In any case when the judge
may be recused, and when be 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.91 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
theranee Of the administration Of justice;
and in all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
Ant. 92. 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. %. 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, and shall have
charge of the parish prison. There shall
also be elected by the qualified electors Of
the parish at large one sheriff, who sha1
be the executive officer of the civil courts,
and who shall perform all other duties here.
tofore deyolving 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, shall elect enc coroner for that dis
triet. All of said officers shall hold their
Office for two years; and receive such fees Of
Office 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 citiesj
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 o.
damages in favor of the party injured, OF
his heirs; and verdict in favor of the
party injured shall, ipso fac,o, operate
vacation of the office of said officer.
TITLE v.-IMPEACHMENT.
1 ART. 95, The power of impeachment shall
a be vested in the house Of representatives.
: ART. SO. Impeachments of the governor
i lieutenant governor, attorney general, sec
l. rotary Of state, auditor of public accounts
, state treasurer, superintendent of publ,
education, and of the judges of the inferior
i courts, justices Of the peace excepted, shall
q be tried by the senate; the chief justice o
5 the supreme court, or the senior associat,
Il judge thereof shall preside during the tria
d Of such impeachments. Impeachments o
the judges of the supreme court shall b
e tried by the senate. When sitting as cour
u Of impeachment the senators shall be upol
6 oath or affirmation, and no person shall b
IS convicted without the concurrence of two
a thirds of the senators present.
Of AET. 81. Judgments in cases of impeacl
Ie ment shall extend only to removal from
le office, and disqualification from holding an
is office Of honor, trust, or profit in the STATE
is but the convicted parties shall neverthi
If less be subject to indictment trial, an
punishment according to law.
re TITLE vI.-GENRRAL PROVISIONS.
N ART. 95. Every male person Of the age
ID twenty-one years or upward, born or matt
Al rallied in the United States, and subject (
a. the jurisdiction thereof, and a resident
Ia this state one year next preceding an ele
in zion, and the last ten days within the paris
K in which he offers to vote, shall be deeme
an elector, except those DISTINGUISHED /
e this constitution, and persons under int
Of diction. & ~
he ART. 90. The following persons shall |
prohibited from voting and holding al
y. Office; All persons who shall have been co
&c victed Of treason, perjury, forgery, briber
70 or other crime punishable in the penite
ZEE tiary, and persons under introduction.
H. An persons who are estopped from claii
be ing the right Of suffrage by abjuring the
allegiance to the United States gOvernmer
70 or by nctoriously levying war against IL,
Of adhering to its enemies, giving them aid
IN comfort but who have mot expatriat
4. Themselves. nor have been convicted Of a
Z, Of the crimes mentioned in the frst pal
graph OF this article, sre hereby restored
= he said right except the. following: The
y who held ONCE, civil OF military, for q
L. year on more under the organization styl
ees ''The Confederate Etasaaof American ths
to who registered Themselves as enemies Of I
sss United States; those who acted - leaders
eds guerilla bands during the late rebellis
Il those who in the advocacy Of treaa
~ wrote OF pnhlishea newspaper articles
preached sermons during the late rebslli,
u and those who voted for and signed an
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