The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-09
OPTICAL.
Amendments to the Constitpt;
A, 80. =. 80. -. No.3
the State Of Louisiana

An act to amend the -Constitms;'
the State of Louisiana.
Be itenacted by the Senate an
OF Representatives. of the St.fs
Louisiana in General ArsembIs
vened, tw0.thirds of the mrmi,,.
each house agreeing thereto, Tbss |.
following amendments be prouosss
entered upon the respective iourrsi
the Senate and House Of Repr,s.-.
tives, with the yeas and nays Ssr
thereon, and the Secretary Of ~
shall cause the same to be nnh,s'z
three months before the next csn..
election for Representatives n ~
General Assembly. in at least ons -
paper in every parish in the Stat n
which u newspaper shall be publjrI,, /
and said proposed amendments sh.ni|
submitted to the people, at said ~
ton, in such manner and form that N
people may vote for or against ~
amendment separately, j. e.: Finf -
posed amendment. For approval y
against approval" and in like MAN.
IS to the others; and n maioy;ts, y.
voters, Mt said election, shall ann.
and ratify such amendment or ~ \
ments, the same shall be approur;st-l;
numbered, and become q part n ~.
constitution, and be proclaimed AZ ~
by the Governor and Secretary Il ~,
!. The expenditures of each ses.;ss|
of the General Assembly for mr. ~
and mileage of member for ~vn..s|
of officers and employees, and for ~
tingent expenses, shall not exceed "a
sum of one hundred and seyen4v. ~
thousand dollars /; and members n a.
General Assembly shall receive ~
dollars day during their atteud,,s'
and a mileage of twenty cents NJ
fot actual distance from the court -.
of their respective parishes to the ~.
Capitol.
z. The last sentence in article. in,
six of the constitution, which resde Z
follows, to wit: "If any bill shalI -
be returned by the Governor vjfIt
five days after it shall have been. a,
scented to him, it shall be a law in IA,
manner as ifhe had signed it, unlha y
General Assembly by adjournmest d
vent its return, in whiclr case the ~
bill shall be returned on the first -
of the meeting Of the General 49,
by after the expiration of saiA mi
days, or he law" shall be amended :
as to read as follows, to wit: III ~
bill shall not be returned By tn II.
ernOr within five days, not incI6dirr|
Sundays, after it shan have been ~
scented to him, it shall be law in III
manner as if be had signed it, unleatl
General Assembly by adjournlnent -
vent its return, i'm which case II ~
not be law unless signed aud prou3
gated within twenty days alta ~
adjournment
3. The judicial powers hexeto1I|
vested in parish courts are hereby a.
gated and withdrawn. The Distr|
Courts Of the State, outside of the n
ish of Orleans, shall have Original r.
risdiction in all civil eases when 81
exceeds one hundred dolISa|
Of interest, and appelI16|
jurisdiction over cases decided b3f1rz
tees of the peace when the sum- n ~
putc exceeds fifty dollars, excid@|ve|
interest. In. criminal cassss thar jq|
diction shall he unlimited, and TIL
shall have full jurisdiction over mate
Of probate and succession. Each q
said district judges shall receive q
airy II fOur thousand dollars annueII
payable quarterly on his MN wsrrnl
Justices Of the peace shall have iuEIl|
dicti0n in civil cases when, without ~
ference tn interest, the amount IN =
pute does not exceed one hundred M
lars; with power to prononnce 49,
ment for that amount, and such iu(
est, not to exceed eight per cent
annunl, as may be proved, and =
have, lin addition to the criminal julk
dictidn now vested in them, al -
criminal Jurisdiction as is now vested u
parish courts. Clerks of tbs disft1
courts shall have power to grant W.
Of arrest, attachment, sequestrToie9
provisional seizure and injunction; y
receive and probate wills; to appdA
administrators, executors, curstD1
lNtVS ottu uiUcT-tubJIS Ill C4111 -
which no opposition shall be made !; =
homOlOgate accounts, tableaus ~
schedules of debts when no oppositipe
IS made thereto, their Judgments b.
prima facie evidence of CORRECTNESS;
grant orders directing sale of propss
belonging to SUGGESTIONS or min0Is, ~
~ grant orders of seizure and ssle
process and shall recelve|
such fees therefor as may be provid
Dy the General Assembly.
4. The Governor shall receive ~
Try of six thousand. dollars annual1
payable quarterly, on his own warrssk
5. No fees or perquisites Of Oh
hall be allowed to or re ,eived By
Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney Generet
,r by district attorneys.
.(Signed) 4. ID. ESTILETTEs 4
,peakerof the House of Representatives
(Signed) e. q. ANTOINE,
Governor and President q
the Senate.
A true copy P. G. DESLOkpk
Secretary q e.
The foregoing was received IA -
,ffice of the Secretary Of State July ~
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