The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-16
OFFICIAL.
Amendments to the Constitution.


the State of Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representative of the State OF
Louisiana in General Assembly con-
yened, two-thirds of the members of
each house agreeing thereto, That the
following amendments he proposed and
entered upon the respective journals of
the Senate and House of Representa-
tives. with the yeas and nays take
thereon, aud the Secretary of State
shall cause the same to he published
three months before the next general
election for Representatives in the
General Assembly, in at least one news
paper IN every parish in the State i'll
which a newspaper shall be published,
and said proposed amendments shall be
submitted to the people, at said elec-
ton. ill such manner and form that the
people may vote for or against each
amendment separately, j. e.: First pro-
posed amendment, For approval or
Against approval and in like manner
as TO the others; and majority of
voters, at said election, shall approve
and ratify such amendment or amend
ments, the same shall be appropriately
mum bered, and become a part Of the
constitution, and be proclaimed rs such
by. the Governor and Secretary of State
/. The expenditures of each session
of the General Assembly for per diem
and mileage of members, for payment
of officers and employees, aud for con-
tingent expenses, shall not exceed the
sum of one hundred and seventy five
thousand dollars and members of the
General Assembly shall receive five
dollars day during their ATTENDANCE,
and q mileage of twenty cents mile
fot actual distance from the court house
of their respective parishes to the state
Capitol
=. The last sentence in article sixty
six of the constitution, which reads as
follows, to wit .'If any bill shall not
be returned by the Governor within
five days after il shall have been pre-
sented to him, it shall he law in like
manner as if he had signed il, unless the
General Assembly by adjournment pre-
vent its return, iii which case the said
bill shah be returned on the first day
of the meeting of the General ASSEM-
bly, after the expiration of saia five
days, or he a law shall he amended 81
as to read ~ follows. to wit .If any
bin shall NOT be returned by the Gov.
error within five days, not including
Sundays, after it shall have been pre-
sented to him, il shall be a law in like
manner as if he had signed IT,, unless the
General Assembly by adjournment pre-
vent its return, in which case it shall
not be law unless signed and promnl-
gated within twenty days after said
adjournment
5. The judicial powers heretofore
vested in parish eonrts are hereby abro-
gated and Withdrawn. The District
Courts of the State, outside of the par
ish of Orleans, shall have original ju-
| risdiction in all civil cases when the
amount exceeds bne hundred dollars
exclusive of interest, and appellate
jurisdiction over cases decided by JUS
tees Of the peace when the sum in dis
pute exceeds fifty dollars, exclusive OF
interest. In criminal eases' ttleir juris-
| dietion shall be unlimited, and they
shall have fun jurisdiction over matters
OF probate and succession. Each OF
said district judges shall receive a sal
airy of four thousand dollars annually,
payable quarterly on his own warrant
| Justices of the peace shall have iuris-
| dietion in civil cases when, without re-
ference To interest, the amount iH dis
pute does not exceed one hundred dol,
lars; with power to pronounce judg-
| ment for that amount. and such inter
est, not 10 exceed eight per cent pei
| annum, is may be proved, and shall
| have, in addition To the criminal juris-
| diction now vested in them, ali such
| criminal jurisdiction rs is now vested in
| parish courts. Clerks of the dis trict
courts shall have power 10 grant writs
of arrest, attachment, sequestrr:ion
| provisional seizure aud injunction {,
receive AID probate wills; to appoint
| administrators, executors, curators
! tutors and under-tutors in cases il
which 10 opposition shall be made tt
homologate accounts, tableaus and
schedules OF debts when no opposition
is made thereto, their Judgments being
| prima f;icie evidence of correctness; t.
grant orders directing sale of property
| belonging TO SUGGESTIONS or MINORS, ant
| TO grant orders of seizure and sale by
| executory process, and shall receive
such fees therefor as may be provided
| by the General Assembly.
| 4. The Governor shall receive sal
airy of six thousand dollars annually
payable quarterly, Oh his own warrant
). No fees or perqIistes of offic,
| shall be allowed to or received by th'
Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General
or by district attorneys.
(Signed) Z. ID. ESTILETTE,
| Speaker of the House af Representative
(Signed) L. .. ANTOINE
| LieuteiHlnt Governor and President o
| the Senate
A true copy P. G.. DESLOEDE,
Secretary of State
| The foregoing was received IN th,
Office OF the Secretary Of State July Il