Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-11-11
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THE AMENDMENTS
TO L II E
CONS TIT q TON.
| No 9S.1

BE II enacted by The Senate and House 81
Representatives OF the State of Louisiana IN
General Assembly convened, two thirds at rh,'
members at each house aYre-iug thereto,
That ilrr following amrudrrn's he proposed
and entered upon the respective journals Il
the Senate and House OF Representatives.
with the yeas and nays thereon. andrio- Sec
rotary OF State shall Gauss, The same Ia he Iub.
Iished three months befrre the next general
election for Representatives in the General
Assembly. in al least one newspaper IN every
parish ia the State IN which a news paper
shalt he published. and said amendments shall
he submitted 10 the people. at said election.
IN such manner and form thar the people
may vote for or against each amendment
separately, /. e First proposed imminent,
" For approval or Again.. approval. and
in ike manner as 20 the others; and if a
maJoriry Of the voters. al said election shall
approve and ratify such amendment or anne nd
menrs, the same shall b- appropriately NUN.
bered. and become a part OF the constitution,
aud be proclaimed as 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, and for contingent expenses, shall
not exceed the sum OF one hundred AMI
seventy five thousand dollar, and members
of the General Assembly shall receive five
dollars a day during then Attendance, and a
mileage ot twenty cents a mile for actual
distance from the Courthouse of their respec-
tive parishes to the State Capitol.
>. The last sentence in article twenty SIX
of til. constitution. which reals As 70 lows
10 Wit &" II any hill shall not br returned by
the Governor within five days after II shall
have been presented 10 him, It 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 the said bill
shall be returned on the first day Of The meet
ing Of the General Assembly after the expi
Iari,n of the .dld tve days or be a law, shall
be amended 90 rs TO read a. follows, To- wit
" IL any bill shall not be returned by the
Governor within five days, not including
Sundays after il shall have been presented
TO him it shall I've a law ia ike manner as il
he had signed il, unless the General Assembly
10y adjournment prevent its return. IN which
ease u shall not be a law unless signed and
pr"mugate" within twenty days after said
adjournment
g. The Judicial powers heretofore vested
in parish courts are hereby abrogaed 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 exceed, one hundred
dollars, exclusive Of interest, and appellate
jurisdiction over cases decided by Justices of
the peace when the amount in dispute
exceeds fifty dollars exclusive Of interest
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unlimited, and ;hey shall have jurisdiction
over matters Of probate and succession. la h
of said district Judges shaft receive salary at
four thousand dollars annually. payable quar-.
'ery on his own warrant. Justices of the
peace shalt have Jurisdiction in civil case,
when, without reference to interest. the
amount in dispute does not exceed one hun
drrd dollars. with power - pronounre juig
ment for that amount. and such interest, moi
10 exceed eight per cent per annun, as may
be proved, AMI shalt have. in addition to the
criminal jurisdiction now vested in Them, all
such criminal jurisdiction as is row vested
in parish courts Clerks of The district courts
shall have power to grant writs OF arrest
attachment. representation. provisional seizure
and injunction to receive aud PR bate wills:
to appoint administrators. executors cnraters
tutors and under tutors in cases M which To
opposition Is made thereto. their juig neat,
being only pr'nIa faria evidence OF curre..'.
ness; to grant orders directing sale of pre-.
perry belonging Ia ~ ccrssf"ns or mirnr> a, -
10 grant orders of seizure aud sale by ex-cu
tory process. and shall receive such fee.
therefor as may he provided by the General
Assembly
1. The Governor shall receive a salary of
SIX thousand dollars annually, payable quar-.
terlv, on his own warrant.
). No fees or prrquisi,es Of office shall d,
allowed TO or received by the Treasurer
Aud''"r, Attorney Grne.aI, or by dis,r.
attorneys.
(Signed1 F ID. E>TII.Ei TE.
Speaker of the House of Representative
[Signed1 &C. ANTOINE
1t, utenanr Governor and President Of til
Senate.
A tue copy: P. G. DESLONDE
Secretary OF State