Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-07

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IN a.r 10 ralcus, lie Coh-,''.':"m q - Stale
ct Lam; laua.
f.. u rnar,r: by tie Senate and House Of
Representatives of Tie STATE at L"ui-.''na III
General ! .-criiy convened. iwu lhirt- Il tie
members rt cagG house agreeing thrrc'".
Tina, lie. following Amendments Ire proposed
and rI'rr.d upou the Respective JHuual- 81
the :rr.ar. and House al Representatives..
with ru- YEA, and nays thereon, aH'!,'"" See
rotary al >r,;c shah cats" The same To be IUs-
ii>hcd three mua'hs before III" next General
election Ter Representatives IN he Ntncrd
Assembly. IA ~ least one newspaper ~ every
lnli.h H. The State ~ which news PAPER
Shall be- published. and ,ai amendments shall
hr submitted 20 the Icor,r. al Sau! r:"crI "a,
IA such manner aud form that VIC people
nay y".e Tor ur agdiu,' ea,h amendment
-cl sr"'".y. /. g: Fist prul">cd am 'n""rri
" For approval, or AGa!rs; approval. and
ia Ike manner us 20 'he others; "nd If a
mriuri'y ct t!- voters. a >aid cirr'iom saHh
rlrrr,raud ra;liy -uci au,"n'ayr' ar HH!t MT.
m.Ul>, the sam" shall b" appropriately uuni-
1.r'i auI become part o., thr constitution,
anal be- unclaimed - ,Erh ~ '.,e Governor
a.,t Secretary of STATE.
!. -" expenditures of c..r'I SESSION &c The
General Assembly for per ",-" "m! mileage
ui mewhrrs, ior p#y'acH ~ 'a:'vTs art
employees. aui lpr contingent expenses, shat
un, rx,rgi the sum Of uic EgGdrri au /
-cyar'y i've thousand dollar ami urmbrIs
of the Gruarn! Assembly shall receive tive
dollar. 4 day during their ATTENDANCE, atd Il
. u.Iin.cr oi twenty cents a rni'" i'r actual
distance from the Courthouse at 'i."ir rr,r"c-
tive parishes 20 tine >IItc Capitol
> Tn" lat sentence in ar;.cr INVENT. ~
Of IA. constitution. which reads ~ fnapw>.
10 wit. IT any lill shall not he returned by
the Govrruor within five days after it shall
have been presented 10 hn, il shall be ? law
IN ike manner ~ If hc had >rInel il. unless
the GenecrI Assembly by adjournment pre-.
vent it, return. in which case the SAID bill
shalt i've returned on the fast day Of The meet
ia. 81 the General Assembly after thu eXpi.
ration If he >diI five days or Lr IA law, shall
hr amended % a. 20 read ~ follows, 'o-H!t
1t auy hi shall no, be Icia;ard 10y the
Governor within five days not including
Sundays. after it shall have been pr",rn'ci
Ia hin II shall be a law M liz" manner a. II
be hal signed it, unless the General Assembly
by adjournment prevent il return, in which
ca.e It shall not be- a law unless : snrd and
atjuurnment.
;. The judicial powers hCrciofor" vested
in parish courts are hereby abr"@ated and
Withdrawn. The district courts Of i4c State,
outside tie parish Of Orleans. shall have
orgua! jurisdiction in a!i civil eases when
the amount in dispute exceeds one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, and appellate
iuris lctun over cases decided by Justices 81
the peace when the amount in Gispu,e
exceeds Hny dollars exclusive Of interest
In criminal cases their jurisdiction shat. be
unlimited. and ;hey shalt have Jurisdiction
over matters Of probate anh Succession. Ia i
of sail district Judges shall receive salary d
four thousand dollars Annually, payable quar-
tcrIy on his own warrant justices at the
peace shalt have jurisdiction IN civil case:
when. without reference To interest, the
amOnnt in dispute does not exceed one hun
drcd dollars. with power II pronounce Judg
ment for hat amount, and such interest, no
TO exceed eIght per cent per amnum, As na!
bc proved, and shall have, ia addition 10 tht
criminal jur -dIctiOu now vested IN them, nj
such criminal jurisdiction a i row vesrr,
in parish courts. Clerks of the Llstrict cnur
shall have power 10 grant writs at arrest
t attachment, sequcstratiUn. provisional seizur,
and injunction; To receive and pr, bate wills
To appoint administrators, executors, curaicr-
, tutors and under tutors in cases in which M
, opposition l. made thereto, their Iul gnrnt
( being only prtma iacIa evidence OF correc'
: ness; to grant order. directing sale of pro
; perry belonging To srcctssIons or minors, auC
10 grant orders ui seizure aud sale by eNrcu
tory process, aud shall receive such fee
therefor as may be provided, 10y the Genera
Assembly.
I. The Governor shall receive salary O
I SIX thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
+ terlv, on his own warrant.
I D. No fees or prrqm>ites Of office shall b
: allowed 10 or received by the Treasurer
: Auditor, Attorney Gene.al, or by distric
attorneys.
/ ISignedl +. u. ESTlI.ETTE,
Speaker of the House Of Representative:
TSi.ned1 &C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of III
Senate.
\ tue copy: ?. C. DESLONDE.
Secretary oi State