The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-10-26
OFFICIAL.
The Amendments to the Con-
stitutfOm.
mo. 96.
An act to amend the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana.

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, twU-thiTds Of the
members Of each bOuse agreeing thereto That
the following endments be proposed ar |
entered upon the respective journals Of the |
StIts and House Of Representatives, with the |
yeas and nays taken thereon. and be Secret r. !
of Stats shall cause the same to be published |
three months before the next general election !
for Representatives in the General Assem- bly,, |
in at Teast one newspHp in every parish in |
the State in ; hich a newspaper shall be pub
lished and said proposed aTt ndmeuts shall be
submitted to the people, at said election, in
such a manner and form that the people may
vote for or against each amendment. "
approval" or Against approval" and in like
manner as to the vthers ami if a majority of
the ters. at said election, shall approve ann
ratify such amendment or amendments. the
same sh1Il be ap, roPriat,ly numbered, and be-
come a part Of the constitution, and be pro
claimed as such by the Governor ID Secretary
If State.
Amendment No. THE expenditures Of each
session of the General Assembly for per diem
and mileage of membeTs, for payment of officers
! or employees. aud tor contingent expenses ball
nvt exceed the sum Of $I75,nOO; and members
of the General Assembly shall receive IS day
during their attendance. and a mileage Of
twenty cents mile for actual distance from the
courthouse of their respective aTishes to the
state Capitol.
! Amendment No. 2-The last sen enee in
| atic'e six one of the constitution which
read, as foil ,ws. to wit: If any bill shal not
ne returned ny the Governor within Eve days
| after it shall have been presented TO MIN, 1t
| hall be law in like manner a. II he had
| signed it, unless the General Assembly by ad
! iournment prevent its return, in which case the
| said bill shall Oe returned on the drst dty Of
! the meeting of the General Assembly after the
! expiration of said FIVE day., or be law" shall
! he amended so as TO read as follows, to wit:
! ' If any bill shall not be returned by the IiOvn
ernor within five days, not including Sundays,
after il shall have been presented to him, il
! shall he a law IL like manner a. IL be bad
,gued it, unless the Gene al Assembly by nd
| iournment preven's its return in whirh case u
shall not De a law unless signed and PrumuI>
cared within twenty days after said adjourn
ment."
Amendment No. 3-Tbe in 'icia| powers here
/ ,ofore ves,td in parish courts are hereby abru'
! Gated and withdrawn. The District courts "t
! the State out Ide the Pari,h ut Orleans, shall
nave or yinal jurisdiction in all civil cases
when the amount in disPu'e exceeds SlrO, cx-
! elusive Of interest and appellate jurisdiction
over cases dcCided hy the justices of the peace
| vrke-, the amount ~ dispute exceeds $50, eN-
cIn,iyc of Interest In criminal cusss their juris-
airtirn shall be un United. and they shall have
full iu is0jction over matters of probate and
succession. Zach of sand district judges shall
r ceive salary of l0GO nuHlly, payable
Quarterly on his own warrant.
.lustires If the peace shall have jurisdiction in
civil cases when, without reference to interest,
the omnunt in dispute does not exceed one hun
dred dollars, with power 10 pronounce judg
ment fer that amount, and such interest, not to
exceed ght per cent. per annuD, aS may be
proved, and shall have, in addition to the Grim
inaI Jurisdiction now vested in them. all such
criminal iuris ictiOn as is now vested in parish
courts.
Clerks Of the district courts shall have power
| to grant writS of arrest, attachment, sequestras
ton, provisional seizure and injunction; to
receive and probate wills to appoint admins
traitors, executors, curaIOrs, tutors and under
tutors in eases 10 whrrh no opposition shatI be
uade; to hOmO'OgaTe aeeC uuts, t9bleaus and
sch, dulles of debts when no opposition is made
thereto, the Judgments being only Pr'ma tacia
evidence of correctness; to grant order rect
ing sales of property belonging to SUGGESTIONS
| or miaCrs and to grant orders of seizure and
sale by exeCutory process, and sh IL receive
such fees therefor as shall be provided by the
GeneralAsSemb V.
Amendment No. 4-The Governor shall re
eeive q salary of six thousand dollars, auuu'
aIy, payable quarterly, on his own warrant.
Amendment No. 5-No fees or perqUi>ite'
of office sha | he allowed 10 or Uereived by the
Treasurer. Auditor, Attorney General, or dis
trict attorneys.
(Signedl L. D. ESIl
CD,okar Of the HOuse of Rem esputativei.
(Sigoed c. e. ANIOlNt'
Lieutenant Governor and P,sstaent o. The
Senate,
A true copy; "
Secretary Oi Site