The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-08-12
OFFICIAL.
Amendments to the Constitut;o,

All act 10 aiheni ,ie Norstltutl0n al
the State of Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Ho,.
of Representatives of the State !,
Louisiana in General Assembly eos
vened, two-thirds of the members II
each house agreeing thereto, That n.
following amendments beproposed AZ
entered upon the respective j0u.nals -
the Senate and House of Represen,s
tives, with the yeas and nays takm
thereon, and the Secretary of Stas.
shall cause the same to be publish.S
three months before the next pene,s
election for Representatives In m.
General Assembly, in ut least one new
paper in every parish in the State i
which "a newspaper shall be published
aud said proposed amendments shall h,
submitted to the people, at said else.
ton, in such manner and form that IN.
lpeople may vote for or against eaeh
amendment separately, i. g.: Fist mn.
posed amendment, For approy,ls a,
Against approval" and in Ike inaupe,
as 10 the others; and majority Of
voters, at said election, shall appioys
and ratify such amendment or amend.
ments, the same shall he appropriately
numbered, and become o pant .f tn
constitution, and be proclaimed az s,,cs
by the Governor and Secretary Of Stsfr'
l. The expenditures OF each session
of the General Assembly for per diem
and mileage of members, for pay,ueut
of officers and employees, and tor con.
tingent expenses, sail not exceed thu
I 1f h,.r
Thousand dollars; and membeis of tbs
General Assembly shall receive five
dollars a day during their attendance
aud a mileage of twenty cents mia
fot actual distance from tie court hons.
of their respective parishes 40 the Stats
Capitol.
z. The last sentence in article si=ty.
six of the constitution, which reads ~
follows. 10 wit s.: III any bill shall mt
be returned by the Governor within
five days after il shall have been pr.
scented to him. it shall he law in like
manner as 1.-THE had signed it, unless the
General Assembly by adjournment PIT.
vent its return, III which case the said
bill shall be retnrned ON the first du
of the meeting of the General Assem-.
bly, after the expiration of SAID five
days, or he "a law, shall he amended 70
as to read as follows. to wit I: al au
bill shall nos bee returned by the t;os.
ernor within five days, not includir,
Sundays, after it shall have been pre-
scented to him, il shall be law ia Iiks
manner as if he had signed il, urless the /
General Assembly, by adjournment pre-
vent its reburn, in which case it s.all |
not be u law unless signed and promul-
gated within twenty days after said
adjou nment."
j. The judicial powers heietofon
vested IN parrish courtaarc hereby abro-
gated and wtl,iawT The District
I Courts Of the state, ottside OF the par
ish of Orleans, s;Illl dave original ju-
risdiction in IL civil cases when tine
amount excess ole hundred dollars,
exclusive of interest. and appellate
jurisdiction osr caseh decided by JUS
tees of the ptxe wheh the sum in dis
pute eSeeeds y 5 rlt} tals, EXCLUSIVE II
iuterest.- IN laghAktla ascs lbeir ju,ir
ldic.ion shall hiunlmted, and they
shall have full h,isd,.tion over natters
OF probate ant succession. Each Of
said disilict JUICES shall receive a sal
any OF four thousand dollars annually,
payable quarterly ON ais own warrant.
Justices of thepeacoshall have juris
diction in civil eases Wen, without rs-
ference to interest, tlr amount in dis-
pute does not eAeedlone hundred dol
lars with, power toprououlIee judg-
ment for that arnDunt and such inter-
est, not to excsd light per cent per
annum, as may be sroved, and siu.ll
! have, in addition TO he CRIMINAL jut,s-
diction now vessetl IN them, all such
criminal jurisdiction $ is now vested in
parish courts. tIeks Of the district
courts shall have pter N grant wits
of arrest, attachutlt, sequestrrtiDn,
provisional scizine ,nd Injunction; TO
receive and prokstj wills; to appoint
administrators, eIcrtors, curators,
; tutors and un&rintors in cases in
which no opposite shall be made; to
h0mologate acotits, tableaus and
!. schedules of debt hen no opposition
is made thereto.tfr judgments being
prima facie evitke of correctness; to
grant orders diIehg sale of property
ucioiSihS W Su0VioiiS WI iuiihis, an"
to grant orders 0<izure and sale by
: executory proceed and shall receive
such fees thcrefxss may he provided
by the General A,mbly.
= 4. The Governs shall receive sal.
airy of six thouAd dollars annually,
payable quartelh on his own wa,rant
5. No fees or erquisites of office
shall be allowedo or received by tho
Treasurer, Audit, Attorney Generas
, or by district attrneys.
(Signed) 1 d. ESTILETTE,
Speaker of the Hose of Representatives
(Signed) e. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Goyenor and President VI
the Benate.
A true COPY P, g. DEsLOSDE,
Secretary Of State.
The foregOin was received in the
Office of the SECRETARY of State July II,
!, 1876, and is mde public in accordance
with article 147ef the State constitu-
ton, which proidcs: o
An amendrmt or amendments 70
this cons,itutia may be proposed IN