New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-03
OFFICIAL.
THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

mo. 20.
An act to amend the constitution of the
| State of Louisiana.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
| Representatives of the State of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, twO-thirds
OF the members of each house agreeing
thereto, That the following amendments be
proposed and entered upon the respective
| journals Of the Senate and House of Repre-
| sentatives, with the yeas and nays taken
thereon, and the Secretary of State shall
cause the same to be published three
months before the next general election for
Representatives in the General Assembly,
| IN at least ono newspaper in every parish
in the State in which . newspaper shall be
published, and eaid proposed amendments
| shall be submitted to the people, at said
election, in such manner and form that the
people may vote for or against each amend
| ment separately, i. E.: First proposed
amendment, "For approval, or against
approval" and in like manner as to the
said election, shall approve and ratify such
amendment or amendments, the same shall
be appropriately numbered, and become
part of the constitution, and be pro.
claimed as such by the Governor and Sec
rotary of State.
l. The expenditures Of each session of the
General Assembly for per diem and mileage
OF members, for payment of officers and
employees, and for contingent expenses,
shall not exceed the sum Of one hundred
and seventy-fve thousand dollars; and
members of the General Assembly shall
receive five dollars q day during their at
tendance, and mileage of twenty cents q
mile for actual distance from the court
house Of their respective parishes to the
State CAPITOL.
9. The last sentence In article sixty-six
n tnfi co1
lows, to wit: ''If any bill shall not be
returned by the Governor within five days
after it shall have been presented to him,
it shall be law in like manner as if he
had signed it, unless the General Assem-
Oily by adjournment prevent it's return,
in which case the said bill shall be re-
turned on the first day of the meeting of
the General Assembly after the expiration
OF said five days, or be law" shall be
III any bill shall not be returned BY the
Governor within five days, not including
Sundays, after it shall have been presented
to him, it shall be law in like manner as
if he had signed it, unless the General As |
sembly by adjournment prevent its return,
in which case it shall not be law unless |
signed and promulgated within twenty |
days after said adjournment"
3. The judicial powers heretofore vested
IA PARISH COu1I6 0I0 u0T0Uy 0UEO&9sOU 0A0
withdrawn. The district courts Oh the |
State, outside the parish of Orleans, shall |
have original jurisdiction in all civil cases
when the amount in dispute exceeds ono
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest, and
appellate Jurisdiction over cases decided by
Justices of the peace when the amount in dis
pute exceeds fifty dollars, exclusive of in
Ierest. In criminal cases their jurisdiction
hall be I'm mited, and they shall have full
Jurisdiction over matters of probate and sue
session. Each Of said district judges shall
'eceive salary of four thousand dollars
payable quarterly on his
,wn warrant. Justices of the peace
hall have jurisdiction in civil cases
vhen, without reference to interest,
he amount in dispute does not exceed
me hundred dollars, with power to pro-
lounce judgment for that amount, and such
interest, not to exceed eight per cont per
mum, ~ may be proved, and ahau have,