The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-21
OFFICIAL.
Amendments to the Coustitut;,,
An 90. 90 , mo. a
the State of Louisiana

An act to amend the Constitut;ss
the State of Louisiana.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and !.
OF Representatives of the Stats
Louisiana in General Arsemblv
vened, two-thirds of the mrmhe,s
each house agreeing thereto. That 4.
following amendments be proposes -
entered upon the respective iournsl-3
the Senate and House of ReDres..'.s
tives, with the yeas and NAYS ~ 1
thereon, aud the Secretary Of ~
shall cause the same to be publ;.I,
three months before the next yr,--5
election for Representatives n n.
General Assembly, in at least one -.
paper in every parish in the St,t q
which newspaper shall be puki ~
and said proposed amendments shs1 g
submitted to the people, at said -.
ton, in such manner aud form ~ n.
people may vote for or againsf .1,ss
amendment separately, j. G.: Fir&f
posed amendment, For approx 3
Against approval" and in like r.
as to the others and nlaiorI 4, q
voters, at said election, shall an1,,.s
and ratity such amendment or aiS<2
ments, the same shall be approprisf,5
numbered, and become part n 4.
constitution, and be proclaimed - ~
by the Governor and Seeretary of So
l. The expenditures of each -,
of the General Assembly for Der ~ I
and mileage of members, for nayr1
of officers and employees, and for ~
tingent expenses, shall not exceed ~ |
sum of one hundred and seventy e
thousand dollars and members Of q,
General Assembly shall receive n
dollars day during their attendann
and a mileage of twenty cents III
tot actual distance from the court 49,
of their respective parishes to the 81,
Capitol.
2. The last sentence in article sirh
SIX OF the constitution, which reads 1
follows, to wit: IF any bill shall ~
be returned by the Governor VIII
five days after it shall have been M
secuted to him, it shall be law in Is
manner as if he had signed it, unlessh
General Assembly by Adjournment -
vent its return, in which case the q
bill shall be returned ON the flint r.
M the meeting of the General Asa
bly, after the expiration of saia ii
days, or be IA law shall be amende1
us to read as follows, to wit: III q
bill shall not be returned By the GU
ernor within five days, not iiiciudhI
Sundays, after it shall have been j.
scented to HIM, it shall be law IN q
manner as if he had signed it, unlesl
General Assembly by adjournmeut ~
vent its return, in which ease 1t r
not be law unless signed and pr9z1
gated within twenty days after q
8. The judicial powers heret11
vested III parish courts are hereby ~
gated and Withdrawn The Dhttl
Courts of the State, outside Of thep
ish of Orleans, shall have Original
risdietion in all civil cases wien
exceeds one hundred daH
exclusive OF interest. and ApIetq
jurisdiction over cases decided b{
tices of the peace when the sum iR(
pute exceeds fifty dollars, exclusiv> (
interest. In criminal cases their
diction shall be unlimited, and
shall have full Jurisdiction over ~ z
Of probate and succession. Ed !,
said district judges shall receive
AIRY of four thousand dollars ann11I
payable quarterly ON his own wal1
Justices of the peace snail have !
iietion in civil cases when, witi(1 4
terence to interest, the amount
pute does not exceed one hnndr1G1 q
ars; with power t. pronounce !
ncnt tor that amount, and such
sst, not to exceed eight per cq4l ai
lnnuin, as may be proved, aud 4
laye, III addition to the csiminai
ilction now vested in them, ~ pd
jurisdiction as is now v<
parish courts. Clerks of the 81
courts shall have power to gra4 %
II arrest, attachment, sequest1 ii
PROVISIONAL seizure and injunctt4
'eceiye and probate wills; 10 On
administrators, executors, eur
utors and under-tutors in CO. ga
which no opposition shall be MAJ al
loinolOgate accounts, tabieuu> J.
OF debts when no opp01 81
$ made thereto, their Judgments n
'rima facie evidence OF correetue
rant orders directing sale Of pro
'eionging to SUGGESTIONS or iniiloi4 ~
o grant orders OF seizure aud 50
xecuiory process, and shall r. ei9
uch fees therefor as may be prov III
IS the General Assembly. =
A. The Governor shall receive pis
ny of six Thousand dollars annq G
'ayable quarterly, on his OWN wa q;
D. No fees or perquisitcs o.
hall be allowed to or received :"
treasurer, Auditor, Attorney ~ e
+ by district attorneys. bat
lSigneO t.. ID. ESTILEfIk be-
peakerof the House of Represente !:
(Signed) &. q. ANTOINE 81
Governor and Pres'a y
the Senate.
A true copy p. G. DESLOSR !
Secretary Of or.