The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-30
OFFICIAL.
Amendments to the Constitat;1
An act to amend the Constitn,;..s
the State of Louisiana

eAC Stdec Va LOulslah3.
Be it enacted by the Senate and u
OF Representatives. OF the Star
Louisiana in General ArsembJv
vened, two-thirds of the nlrnLo,s
each house agreeing thereto, Thar =
following amendments be proposrS :,
entered upon the respective i.ums,.
the Senate and House VI Repre-
tives. with the Yeas aud nsys 49,
thereon, and the Secretary II ~
shall cause the saline to lie uul.l;-t.
three months before the next pr.--.
election for Representative in 10
General Assembly, in ut least s,,,r -.
paper in every parish in the st.t, &
which newspaper shall be pubIiss.S
and said l,rolmsed amendments suall1{
submitted to the people, at said ~
ton, IN such manner and form that n.
people may vote for or against -
amendment separately, i. e.: rirat ~
posed amendment, or approval Z.
Against approval" and in ike mann.
AS To the others; aud nixiori.v y
voters, at said election, shall spun1.
and ratify s,.ch anendnent VI snrrS
men 5, the same snail be xpproprhf-b |
numbered, and bucone part ~ -
constitution, and be proclaimed y. ~ |
by the Governor aud Secretary If af,l-
a. The expenditures vi each ssrr;~
Of the General Assembly for ~ ~, |
aud mileage of members, for .aymrrs /
of oliicsrs and emgloyes, aud iur sz,,.
tingent expenses, snail not exceed q
AZ .,.A
thousand dollars and members u ~, /
Gem raj assembly shall receive IN
dollars day during their attrs,d ~
and a mileage OF twenty cents "a |
Tot actual distance from the co,nrs hsur,
of their respective parishes tO the aiu,.
capitol.
Z. 1he last sentence in article rim.
six Ut the constitutions, which read : /
follows, Ia wit: Ii any bill shs,l =
be returned by the Governor Wiz
live days at,er it shall have been -.
secuted to him, it shall be law il d |
manner as il he had signed it, ualess . |
Ge era. Assembly by adjou. nnisAt -
vent It's return, III which case the - |
bill snail bc returned on the first 4, |
Of the meeting OF the General Assem- |
bly, after the expiration vi SAID IN
days, or be law, shall be amcndui = |
~ Ia read Az follows, To Wit III sv
bill shall not be returned By the Goy- |
.erlIor within five days, not ineludim
ouI.d Us, after it shall have beeu ~
scented to Ia. ia, it shall he las in IL |
manner as he had signed it, unless u I
General Assembly by ukljoaraincnt pn> |
vent its return, ia which case il shzG |
NOT be u law unless signed aud prsnuI
gated within twenty days alter -
Adjournment"
j. The ] dicial powers h~rctofsuk
vested in parish c urts are hereby abev
gated aud wi h,irawn. Tie Dsttid
courts OF tho State, outside # tho ~
ISL nf Orleans, shall have Original
ristlictiou la all civil cases when ~
amount exceeds one hundred dull.1x
exclusive of interest, and appeit4e
jurisdiction over cases decided b ~
ces ut t..e peace when the sum M -
pute exceeds ii:ty d,liars, exclusive \
interest. In criminal Ca SOS ter jug1t
dIction snail Up unlimited, aud. tpM
shall have full jiirisslictionovcr matte
OF probate aud succession. Each =
said district Judges shall receive 81
AIRY of four til .us.lhd dollars alnsually
payable qualter.y on His own warns.
Justices of the peace snail have ttrlt
dictlon in civil eases whea, without NJ
terence to interest, the amount ~ a.
putc does not exceed one hAndred dsl'
lars; with power g. pronvunce Juilf
nnent tor that amount, aud such lnfsf-
est, not to exceed eight per eelt y
annuin, AS may be proved, and sud
have, ia addition to the iulinal Jur,t
diction now vested in them, all sueh
criminal jurisdiction rs is now vested y
parish courts. Clerks Ut the dlstses
courts shall have power To graft Nh
OF arrest, attachment, sequestrrao
provisional seizure and inju.icti nj
receive AID probate wills; t0 appolrt
executors, cuisce3
tutors and under-tutors in casss =
which uO opposition snail be made =
acco 'nt5. tablr;ius -
schedules of debts wsen NO UpposIn@
Is made thereto, their judgments us'ne
prinia facic evidence vi c,rrectIesSi
grant order, directing sale Ut propest
,ing % successIolis or ininois, ~
to gra.it ORDERS y. seIzirc and sale a
execu ,ory prs'cess, aud suall rv1us
sllcn lees therefor AS may be prvvs,
ny tile Gvncrsll Assembly.
4. The Governor shall receive ~
AIRY OF six Thousand dollars annusiiYs
pay able quarterly, Oil MS own warrsa'k
.. No lees or perq,us ties Vt omS
shall De allowed rO or received by ~
Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney Gci's'sh
or by district attorneys.
oi,ncd) T.. ID. E,TILETrE,
the House Ut Representative
loegaesl) Z. y. AN folNE,
Governor and Presidsnt y
t..e Senate.
A true copy Pc DESL0SDE
Secretary vi StAte'
The foregoing was received IN e,
offict. of th,. .-t.cr,.t;lrv of State july ~