New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-11

THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

o.
An act 10 amend the CONSTITUTION Of the
State Of Louisiana
b. Be it enacted By the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVE Of the State Of Loui9ian4
in General Assembly convened, tWo-thlrde
of the .members of each house agreeing
thereto, That the following amendments be
proposed and entered upon the respecnye
journals Of the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentatives, With the yeas and nays take4
thereon, and the Secretary Of ftAte shall
cause the sams to be publishe4 three
months before the next general election tot
Representatives in the General Assembly,
in ct lesst 6ne newspaper IN evsry parish
in the State in. which oewapa1er sAaul ~
pubiished, and eaid proposed .amondment9
shall be- submitted to the people, Ae said
election, In such manner and form shat the
people may vote for or agsi3ee esch Amsnd;.
smsndnent. "icr approval, o. .Agains{
approva,," and In like manner a. to tho
others: aad if majority Of the voters at
said election, shall approve and rasify eaeA
amendment Or smeadments, the same shall
be appropriately numbered, and become
. part Of the constitution, and be pro-
claimed Is such by the Governor and Sec
rotary Of State.
i. The expenditures Of each session Of the
General Assembly for per diem and mileage
Of members, for payment Of officers AID
shall not exceed the sum Of one hundred
and seventy-fve thousand dollars; and
members Of tho General Assembly shall
receive I've dollars day during their IT.
tendance, and mileage OF twenty cents Z
mile for actual distance from the court.
house of their respective parishes to the
State Capitol. ~ MAJ -
2. The last sentence In article sixty-six
Of the constitution, which reads ~ fol-
lows, to, Wit: If any bill shall not be
returned by the Governor within i've days
after it shall have been presented 20 him,
it shall be . law in Ike manner as 1t he
bly, by adjouRnment prevent it, return,
in which case the said bill shall be re.
turned on the frst day Of che meeting. Of
the General Assembly after the expiration
Of said five days, o. be . law" shall Dc
amended % ~ to read ~ follows, to wit
..If any bill shall net b returned ~ the
Governor within Ave days, not includtna
Sundays, after a shall have been presented
to him, it shail be lgwlin like manner ~
If he had igaed Ii, unless the General A.
esmblJ Iby adjournment prevent tts return
signed and bromalgAted sgirhinD stWeuty
DAYS after said oadjoufumsns!,As. bA.lsrF
3! The judicial powers heretofore vested
i1lpAfish Aourts sf6 hAF6by sbtbkAteu apd
withdrawn. The district courts " III
State, outside the parish Of Orleans, shall
have original jurisdfS tton In All ciyfl Sxsel
when the amount in' dispute e8cSed9 on
hundred dollars, excldstSe Of interest, ani
appellate Jurisdiction over c4bes decided b.
| jnsticee ofthe pes6eswhef the amount In dc
pute exceeds 4fty dollar. exclusive OF in
tere9t.' lii stiminAl ca5es their ,jufisdictio,
bhaH 60un Inibed, and they ih4n have I'll
Jurisdiction yver matters Of probate and euc
eessien! Each'ef said dstl1et Judges bhAl
receives salary Of fouf thousand dollar
1nhrA1y, payable quafteflt On hi
Town WARRANT. Justices o. the peac
shall 'Esve jufisdictaoA h civil case
7 when,s Without reference 70 interest
tho amodht IN dispute 9oess NOT exeee'
one hundied d6llafs, with power % pro
uounce iudanent fef thst amount, ind sucl
! intesest, NOT to sxoseA eight per cent Pc
annum, - may be- proved, and shall nave
| in addition 70 the criminal juflDdiction NOV
vested in them; III such criminal 1ur1soic
ton ~ ~ nov Yaeteds in Pen!A e0S1tl
tClerks ct tie district lcouxts sheA ~
power e sRaat writs of arrest, aeeaehmen'
saquestzaaoDd provisional seisule and IN
| junction; 70 reeeive and probate wills; t
appoint administrators, executors, curatorl
tutors and under.tutors in cases in whic