The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-02
OFFICIAL.
The Amendments to the Con-
stitutiOn.
mo. @.
An act to amend the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana.

An act to amend the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, two-thirds Of the
members Of each house agreeing thereto, That
the following amendments be. proposed and
entered upon the respective journals Of the
State and House of Representatives, with the
yeas and nays taken thereon, and the Secretary
of State shall cause the same 10 be published
three months before the next general election
for Representatives in the General Assembly,
in at least one newspaper in every parish in
the State in " hich a newspaper shall be pub
lished, and said proposed amendments shall be
submitted to the people, at said election, in
such a manner and form that the people may
vote for Or against each amendment. g For
approval" or " Against approval" and in like
manner as to the others and if IA majority Ct
the ters, at said election, shall approve and
ratify such amendment or amendments, the
same shall be appropriately numbered, and be-
come q part Of the constitution, and be pro
claimed as such by the Governor ald Secretary
of State.
Amendment No. The expenditures Of each
session of the General Assembly for per diem
and mileage Of members, for payment of officers
or employees, aud for contingent expenses. shall
not exceed the sum Of SI75,aOO ; and members
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ernor within five days, not including Sundays,
after il ,hsll have been presented to him, it
shall he a Law ia like manner a. if be bad
signed it, unless the General Assembly by ad-
iournmept prevents its return in which case il
shall not De n law unless signed and promuI,
ga-ed within twenty DAYS afteg said ailUuru-
ment,"
Amendment No. 3-The iu 7icial powers here
,ofore vested in parish courts are hereby abro-
GATED and wlthdruwu The District courts #
the State out ide O. the Parish ot Orleans, shall
nave original jurisdiction 10 al civil cases
when the amount ir dispute exceeds 500, ex-
elusive Of interest and appellate jurisdiction
over cases deCiued bv the Justices Of the peace
vhao the arouot in dtsuuts exceeds $50. ex-
elusive Of interest. In criminal cases their iurs-
dirtian shall be unlimited. and they shall have
fnu in isdirrion over matters of probate and
snr,eSsion. Each af said district Judges shall
r.rsive a salary of 5000, nuaiIv, PAYABLE
quarterly on his own warrant
Justices Of the peace shall have jurisdiction IN
civil cases when. without reference to interest,
the amount in dispute does not ez 'eed one hun
dred dollars, with power 10 pronounce jUdg
ment for that amount, and such interest, not TO
exceed ght per cent. per annum' aS may Be
inoI prisClirtiOD now vested in them all such