New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-25

rue AMENDMENTS TO the CONSTITUTION

SC4t0 OF AO00lADAs *
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of tho State Of Lou1sfauD
In General Assembly convened, two hitds
Of tho members OF each house agreeing
thereto, That tho following Amendments be
proposed and entered upon the respective
Journals Of the Senate and House Of Repre-
isntatives, with tho yeas and nays taken
thereon, and the Secretary Of State ehall
eauee the sane to be published three
months before tho next general election for
Representatives in the General Assembly,
In Of least ono newspaper In every p!artsh
In the Stete ID which Newspaper shall DO
shali be submitted to the people. at said
election, In such manner and form chat the.
people may vote for or against each amend:
inent .separstely, I. =: First proposed
amendment "r0r approval, or Against
approval" and in like manner = to the
sthere; and II majority Of the voters, st
said election, shall approvs and ratify such
amendment Or amendmente. the same shall
be appropriately numbered, and beoome
claimed e such By the Governor and Res.
rotary Of State. 80 u, l. I.sg5.l ~
I. 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 hundrea
and seventy-hve thousand dollars; and
members Of the General Assembly shau
receive 1--WE dollars day during their A..
tsndance, and mileage 6t twenfy cents .
mile for actual distance nom the. court.
house Vt their respective parishes to fhe
20 ; T fs LAST sentence IN art,sle sixty -nx'
Of the aconstii utsen, which reAf1 a. fol-
lows. to VT: "It any bi1l .ehall not e
returned by the Governor tithin ave d.ye
aftsr it shall have been presented 70 hWff
had signed IL, uuless the General Afaelia-
bly, ~ adjournment prevent IL retrfu,
ia which case The said bill shan - -
thrped on tho frat day Of tho meeting q
the General Assembly aftef thu Axtilefion
Of said Ave dsJG Or be p Ay, SHAH p
amended 10 y 20 re1d ~ xOllOve, to Wit:
~ ny Ply . !! aot 3 5atmses ~ re
to him, Il shiil be 8 law 81 me mannsr q
il he had signed it, pnlese the General A.
aembly BY sdjournment pfevtpt its return.
il which case 1t shalt not be 4, Law ,nnlesa
agnsd and promnlRated within twenty
days after satd anjourument" -
8. Tho judicial powers hatetofore vested
in parish courts arc hereby abroested And
withdrawn. Tho district .courtA OF the
have original Jurisdiction In Ill civil cases
when the amount In diapute exceeds one
| hundred dollars, exclusive ct intereek snd
appellate jurisdiction over caAes decided BY
| justices Of the peace when the amount In dIs
| pute exceeds 6fty dollars, exclusive OF In.
terest. In criminal caass their iurisdictSon
shall be IN mited, and they ehall have fun
ceesion. Each Of said district judges GhAu
| receive salary Of four thopsand dollars
| annraliy,> payable quarterly ON hia
| own warrant. Justicee of the peoee
shall have jurisdiction in civil casea
when, without reference to interest
the amount in dispute does not exceed
one hundred dollars,I with power to pro
nounce Judgment for that amount. and such
interest, not to exceed eight per cent pei
Is addition to The criminal jurisdiction nov
vested In them, all such criminal jurisdic'
tion &c is how veeted IN parish courts
Clerks Of the district courts Ahe1 have
power to grant writs Of arrest, attAChment
sequestr asion, provisional seizure and In
junction; to receive, aud probste wills; 4
appoint administrators, executors, curatere
tutors and under-tutors in cases in vhiDl
no opposition shali be made; 70 homologatt
whom no opposition IL made thereto. thei
| Judgments being only prima faSie evidence
d correctness; to grant orders directing
sale Of property belonging to auccession
! or minOre. and to grant orders Of sei1ur'
and sale by exscutory process. and shall re
oeive such Ices therefor - may be provides
ny the Gsnera Al Assembly. y ,ss4 :; 30
| a. The Governor shall receive salary Q
six thousand dollars annually. payable
quarterly, on his oTn sarrant.
IS. No fees or perquisitea Of once shall b
allowed to or received BY the Treasurer
Auditor, Attorney General, or by distric
attorneys.
(Signed} +. D. ESTILETIE,s
| Speaker Of the House Of Represent stivea
| (Signed) C. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of tn
A true copy: p. g. DESLONDE,
| 'gI&ai39 Secretary Of State
The foregoing was received in the OHIO
of the Secretary of State July II, 1876. an
il made public in accordance with erticl
l47 of the State constitution. which Pre-
| vides: t- ~ ~