The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-14
OFFICIAL.
Amendments to the Constitution.
No. So.
An act to amend the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana.


the State of Louisiana.
Be it edacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of tie state of
Louisiana in General Assembly coll
yened, two-thris of the members of
each house. agreeing thereto, That the
following amendments be proposed aud
entered upon the respective journals of
the Senate and House of Representa-
tives. with the yeas and naA IS taken
thereon, and the Secretary of State
shall cause the salIle to he published
three months before the next general
election for Representatives in tn
General Assembly, in at least ''ne news
paper in every parish in the state IN
which newspaper shall be publi>ne,l
and said proposed amendments sail he
submitted to the people, at said lee
ton, in such manner and form I'll I the
people may vote for or against each
amendment separately, ]. t.: rirst pro-
posed amendment, 'fOr approval, or
Against approval" and III ike manner
"a 10 the others; and ina lori y of
voters, at said election, shall approve
and ratify snch amendment or amend
men :, the same shall he Appropriately
constitution, and be proclaimed a, such
By the Governor and Secretary of .1tate
4. Tire expendild rcs of eacn session
of the General Assembly ior per diem
and mileage of members, for :ayment
of officers and emgioyes, and Iur con-
tingent EXPENSES, shall not exceed the
sum of one bundled AID seyenIy-iiye
Thousand dollars f; and members Ui tny
Gen, raj assembly shall receive nv,
dollars day during their attend nee,
and mileage of twenty cents Il mile
fot actual distance from tine coar. house
Of their respective parishes to the Late
Capitol.
Z. HE last sentence in article sixty
six of the constitution, winch read, as
follows, to wit: I'll any bill snail not
be returned by the Governor within
five days after it snail nave been pre-
sented 10 him, it shall De "a law in IKE
manner rs If he had signed 1t, unless the
Ge. era. Assembly W adJou. intent pre-
vent It's return, IN whicn case the SAID
bill shall he returned on the hist uay
of the meeting OF the General ASSEM-
bly, alter the expiration OF sald hye
days, or he "a law, shall be amended 80
as To read AS follows, 10 wit III any
bill shall not be returIcd by the GOv-
error within five uays, not Including
Sundays, alter it shall have been pre-
scented To HIM, i. shall DC a la" III like
manner as If lie had signed II, unless the
General Assembly by ;.ljour,nreat pre-
vent its return, III whIcn case It snail
not be Il law unles, sisncd aad pr.bhui-
gated within twenty days s1tcr said
adjournment"
$. The .dicial powers Ii retofore
vested III PARISH c urts are heieD, aUiu-
gated AMI wi hdrawn Tue District
courts of the State, outside ( the i,.i.
lisa OF Orleans, shall have oTi.Iua, a.
risdiction ia all civil cases wnen ,..e
amount eAcerds oio Aai.uIo,t uOliaIs,
exclusive of interest, aud appellate
Jurisdiction over cases dccldru d. Jas
tees Of tue peace wneu tuc suin IL ,.i,-
pute exceeds n:6y dollars. exclusive IA
interest. In criminal cases ter .l,;ris-
dictloa shall be unlimited, and ,ncy
shall havv full jurisdiction over matters
OF piUbate and successiUn. Each III
SAID district judges shall receive "a sal
airy OF four III usand dollars annually.
payable quarterly oil ills own naIran..
Justices OF the peace snail nave .I.,ris-
diction IN civil eases wne.., wltnuut re-
ference TO interest, tine ainuunt in dis
pute does not exceed one hundred uui-
lars with power {" pronounce .Juu,-
ment Tor that amount, AID SUCH iaIei-
est, hot TO exceed eignt per eeat per
annilin, rs may be proved, and snail
nave, Ia addition to the e liliii;i IGiis-
Olctiol now vested In them, ;iiI siIcn
Criminal Jurisdiction! a. Is .Uw Ncsieu IA
parish courts. Clerks of ,he uistIiui
courts shall have power 10 gia u ~rIts
OF ..fest, attachulent, selue trr io.i,
provisional seizure and injui.cti IL; u ,
receive I'D probate wills; To appoint ,
executors, cuia..rs,
tutors and under-tuturs In cases i'm
winch 10 opposition s.iail Dc made, to
hoiiioloSate acco .nGs, taDlraus AID
OF deuts wDen no opuo,itIun =
Is made thereto, their Judgments being (
priiha iacie evidence vi correctness; 10 !
grant order" directing sale of property
0eiohSinS To succeSniOiis ur iii,IUIs, a..u
10 grant orders o. seiLute a.id Sale by :,
sxccuiory process, AMI s..arl receive
'uch lees therefor AS mag b. provided /
~ the General Assembly.
!. The Governor snail receive sal
Try OF SIX Thousand dollars annually, L
pay able quarterly, on MS oNn WARRANT.
.. No lees or perIuis ties of oiiice
hall he allowed 10 or received b, Iao II
treasurer, Auditor, attorney Gene.a., %
II by district attorley>.
,Sisaed) II. d. E.STILETTE,
peakerof the House OF he representatives.
(Signcd) {. =. AR 4NE,
lieutenant Governor and President of I
the Senate.
A true copy Z. G. DESLONDE,
Secretary .; STATE.