New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-16
OFFICIAL.
the AMENDMENTS TO Tue CONSTITUTION
An act 10 amend tho Constitution of tho
State Of Louisiana.

An aet 10 amend the Constitution of tho
State Of Louisiana.
Be II eusctsd BY the Senate and House Of
Representative of the State Of Louisiana
in General Assembly eonvensd, two-thirds
of tho m00bofo Of oach houoo sGFo<ioG
thereto, That the following amendments be
proposed and entered upon tho respective
Journals of the Senate aad House Of Repre-
sentatives, With the yeas and nays taken
thereos, and the Secretary Of State ehall
oause the aame to b puhlished three
Ronths before ths oaxt esaerA ,elesGion 6or
Representative in the Oe0essi Assembly,
in et least ono newspaDer in every pazish
in the State in which . nevspaDsf shall be
published. and said proposed amendnente
sha1 be submitted to tie people, at said
eloctien, tn such manDer and form that The
people M! vote for Of against each amend.
msat separately, I. .: First proposed
approvai,D ed in lis na.nsr q t. tho
othere: and if . majority of the vpters, 1t
said election, shall approve and Rstffy each
amaDdDeot or amondments, tho came oAau
b zappEopriafely nuDbeEed, eod become
. pafS of the coDatitpti0D, and be pro.
clsined e such By the GoveEpor and &eo-
rotary Of Btate. 81 -tts Is.s be as.i
I. The expenditures Of each session Of the
Geesrsl Aaseebly for pr dom and mileage
of menssrs. Tor payment It eAssss enA
e.e'cyss' SID s: : soas.nss.s sspsa:ss,
and sDventy-6ve tAousand dollass; md
mambsrs 1t the 0eossal Asesmbly shall
ressive I've dollass . day during their ~
tendance, and mileage Of tWoosy 0ontD q
mile for actual diatance iron tie eoaEt
hoase It thar SeePeetive PARISHES - ~
Sssss Capitol. -
2. The last sentences N aEt,sls sixty-six
Of tho Constitution, Wbiea sea1s % fol-
lows, te, yit: II say ban shan not Be
alter il shsn have been pfeesasea 70 has
IL shsll b law in Hike hammer . II he
had signed It, unless to 0s1s.A Assem-
Nv By adjourpmeot pseveot it, reenxns
IN Whioh oase ~ said- bill shall be re.
tarDe1 - the first day Of the meeting Of
The General Assembly sfter the expiration
Of cd i've days, Or 30 . law" shall -
aneaAsd e 9: . Md = follow. 70 VII:
III any bill shall not b returned BY tho
sundays, after it shall have beea pressntsa
to him, 1t shall be . law in 6ke naahee -
IL b he'd signed Il, unless the 0enegal As
oembly By adjournment prevent its return.
| In which ease It shall not be . law unla1a
dened end promulgated withia twenty
days after said a1joaFnmeat.'
3. The judiciA powers heretofore vested
| il parish courts arc hereby sbrogated and
withdraw. The district courts of the
State, outside the parish Of Orleans, shall
have original jurisdiction In al civil Oasea
hundred dollars, exclusive Of interest, aud
| appellate jurisdiction over Gases decided by
| justices Of the peaee When the amount In dio
| pute exceeds tifty dollars, exclusive Of in
terest In criminal cases their jurisdiction
shall be nm mited, and they shall have full
jurisdiction Sver matters Of probate md sae
cession. Each Of said district Judges shall
receive salary OF four thousand DOLLAR
snnralIy, payable qoarseEly On by
shall hsve jurisdiction IN civil case
when, without reference to interest
the amount in dispute does not exooe<
ono hundred dollars, with power 10 pro
| nounce judgment for that amount, and sucl
interest, not to exceed eight per cont pc
annuu1, - may be proved. and shall have
in addition 70 the criminal jurisdiction nov
vested in them, I'll such criminal iuEiaaio
ton - is now 'vested il parish eoarts
Clerks of the district courts shall hsv
| power to grant writs Of arrest, attaehnaont
| 0eQuoatroti0n, peovisieoal oe6sare ond In
junction; TO receive end probate wills; y
appoint administratora, executors, curatefe
tut0rs and under.sutors In Gases In whiol
NO opposition shall b made; . h0mologotl
l oCCOuutss toUleoue ouu 0OoEo0 VI W0Vs
when NO opposition IL made thereto, thet
judgments being only prima facie evidenc
Of correctness; to grant orders directisl
sale of property belonging to succession
or minors, and to grant orders of seixur
and sale BY exeeut0Fy process eod shail n
ceive such fees therefor - may be provide'
by the General Assembly. p,
4. The Governor shall receive salary o
six thousand dollars annually, paysbl
quarterly, on his own warrant.
5. No fees or perquisites Of office shall b.
Auditor, Attorney General, or BY diseric
iSigued| E. d. ESTILETTE,
speaker of tho House of Representati
(SiRned) c. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of tn
! A true copy: Pc. DEsLONDE,
| Secretary Of State
The foregoing was received in the ONO
Of the Secretary of State July II, 1876. an
il made pablo in accordance with artio'
147 OF the State consultation, which pm
videe:
ANY amendment or amendments +
Senate or House VI Representatives, an
if the same shall be agreed to By two
thirds Of the members elected to eac
house, such proposed amendment Q
amendments shall be entered ON thei
sespeotive Journals, with the yeas and nay
taken thereon; and the Secretary Of Stat
shall cause the Same to be published, thre
months before the next general election ~
Representatives to the General Assembly
in o. least ono newspaper in every parish h
the State in which . newspaper shall b
published And such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be submitted
the people at said election; and it mejor