New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-27
OFFICIAL.
THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

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 DO
proposed and entered upon the respective
journals of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, with the yeas and nays taken
cause the same to be published three
months before the next general election for
Representatives in the General Assembly,
in 81 least one newspaper in every parish
in the State in which newspaper shall be
published, and eaid proposed amendments
shall be submitted to the people. at said
election, in snch manner and form chat the
people may vote for or against each amend.
ment separately, !. e: First proposed
approval" and in like manner az to the
Others; and if majority Of the voters, at
said election, shall approve and ratify such
amendment or amendments, the same shall
no appropriately numbered, and become
= part Of the constitution, and be pro.
claimed as such by the Governor and Sec
rotary of State.
l. The expenditures OF each session of the
General Assembly for per diem and mileage
of members, for payment OF officers and
employees, and for contingent 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 at
tendance, and q mileage OF twenty cents .
mile for actual distance from the court
house Of their respective parishes to the
State Capitol.
g. The last sentence In article sixty
of the constitution, which reads % fol-
lows, to wit: IF any bill shall not be
returned by the Governor within five days
after it shall have been presented to him,
it shall be q law in like manner as ii he
had signed it, unless the General Assem-
bly, by adjournment prevent it's return,
in which case the said bill shall be re-
turned on the first day of the meeting of
the General Assembly after the expiration
of said five days, or he law" shall be
amended 90 as to read as follows, to wit:
If any bill shall not be returned by the
Governor within Eve days, not including
Sundays, after it shall have been presented
to him, it shall be law in like manner as
if he had signed it, unless the General As
sembly by adjournment prevent its return.
in which case it shall not be law unless
signed and promulgated within twenty
days after said adjournment"
3. The judicial powers heretofore vested
in parish courts are hereby abrOgated and
Withdrawn. The district courts of the
State, outside the parish OF Orleans, shall
have original Jurisdiction in all civil cases
when the amount in dispute exceeds one
| hundred dollars, exclusive of interest, and
| appellate jurisdiction over cases decided BY
| justices of the peace when the amount in dis
pute exceeds fifty dollars, exclusive of in
| terest. In criminal cases their jurisdiction
shall be I'M mited, and they shall have full
| jurisdiction ,ver matters OF probate and sue
cessien. Each of said district judges shall
annually, 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 exceed
| one hundred dollars, with power to pro-
| nounce Judgment for that amount and such
interest, not to exceed eight per cent per
annum, az may be proved, and shall have,
] in addition to the criminal jurisdiction now
vested in them, all such criminal jurisdic-
| ton a. is now vested in parish courts.
| Clerks of the district courts shall have
I power TO grant writs Of arrest, attachment,
seuuestration, provisional seizure and in
| junction; to receive and probate wills; to
| appoint administrators, executors, curatere
| tutors and under.tutors in cases IN which,
no opposition shall be made; to hOmologate
| accounts, tableaus and schedules OF debts
when no opposition is made thereto, thell
judgments being only prima tacie evidence
of correctness; to grant orders directing
sale of property belong ing to SUGGESTIONS
or minors, and to grant orders OF SEIZURE
and sale by exeeutory process. and shall re
ceive snch fees therefor as may be provided
by the General Assembly.
| a. The Governor shall receive q salary O.
six thousand dollars annually, payable
quarterly, on his own warrant.
5. No fees or perquisites of Office shall o.
allowed to or received by the Treasurer
Auditor, Attorney General, or by dlstrlc
attorneys.
| Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Signed) c. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of thu
| true COPY: Pc. DESLONDE,
Secretary of State
The foregoing was received in the ofiic
of the Secretary of State July l., 1876. an
is made public in accordance with articl
l47 of the State constitution, which pro
videe:
Any amendment or amendments t.
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Senate or House vi Representatives., an
if the same shall be agreed to by two
thirds of the members elected to esc
house, such proposed amendment o
} amendments shall be entered on thei
respective journals, with the yeas and nay
taken thereon; and the Secretary Of Stat
|, shall cause the Same to be published, tire
months before the next general election tU
Representatives to the General Assembly
in a. least one newspaper in every parish
, the State in which q newspaper shall b
, published. And such proposed ament
ment or amendments shall be submitted
the people at said election; and if major
7 ty Of the voters at said election shall o.
prove and ratify such amendment {
J amendments, the same shall become pa
} of this constitution. If more than OF
amendment shall be submitted ct one tim
. they shall be submitted in such mann'
and form that the people may, vote for
against each amendment eeperately.
, p. g. DESLONDE,
Secretary Of State.