New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-08

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Oraeans; 70 suthoeias Re AppQint0ent Of
such experts in other llStf16S Charts jf "
stass inseq4is 4a1a. AkiAGlhAfP Of ths
I'D AkpeAS nd saQaG III Laws giving
10 clerks Of courts compensation for tsstf-
meay taksa ~ sasA e1pss1ss setnneA fss0
tht HAuss With smspdnAntsts saAapAg hs
On mosioa Of seaatoe Dstiege TIE esests
coasurred h til ansoAnsats ef the Hoaas,
and notice ordered sent 70 the House. <oE
esnssor Dssisgs called up H. sspoEt of
The Committee On Finaaos On Hease hin
No. q, entitled IN act b sufheFizs I'D ~
power The police Jury Of ths parish e JET
fssssa, right bask, to issns i1taeest hsasipg
bonds in liquidation q ~ eptetasdipg n
dssesdnsss ed 6aati,g dSAt a IL aaid
pariaA, and to provide for tho redemption
thereof, reported favorAbly.i s' ~
On melton Of Senator atanps the report
was adopted. --s
On molten Of Senator Stamps tho bill
was adopted on its second reading.
Tho constitutional rules bsiDg suspended
by -four. tfths affirmative vote of the Sem
ste, the bill was placed ON it, third reading
and final passage, its title was adopted, and
notice of concurrence was ordered to be
sent to the House.
Senator Dumont called up the report of
the Committee on Finance on House bill
| No. 1896, entitled an act to repeal IN act en-.
titled an act to authorize the police jury Of
the parish of Plaquemines to issue bonds,
and to provide for the redemption thereof,
approved February Is, 1874. reported favor
ably.
On motion Of Ssnstor Dunont the report
of the committee was adopted.
On motion Of Gsnstor Dumont the bill
was adopted ON ito second reading.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative. vote Of the Son
ate, the bill was placed on its third reading
and final passage. it, title was adopted, and
notios of concurrsnce Was ordered to b
| sent to the House.
Senator Dumont called up Senate bill No
! 1888, substitute for Senate bill No. ia, read
| ing as follows:
An act to amend tho constitution Of the
State of Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
! Representatives Of the State Of Louisiana
| in General Assembly convened, tw0-thlrda
| Of the members of each House agreeing
| thereto, That the following amendments be
l Journals of the Senate and House of Repre-
| sentatives, with yeas and nays taken there
| on, and tho Secretary of State shall cause
| the came to be published three months be-
| fore the next general election fer Repre-
sentatives Of tho General Assembly, in at
least ono newspspsr In every perish of the
State In which . newspaper shall be pub
lished, and said proposed aaendmeas shall
b submitted to the people Of said electioD,
may vote for or against each anaendment
sepaEately, j. e.: Fret proposed amend
ment-"For approval, or "agsinst. sp'
prevail" and like manner a. to The others;
and If . maiority Of the voters at said cleo
ton shall approve and ratify such amend
ments or amendment, the same shall be ap
propriately numbered and become part Of
the constitution, aud be proclaimed - such
by the Governor and Secretary Of State.
I. The expenditures Of each session Of
tho General Assembly for per diem and
mileage of members, for payment Of oficera
and employee, and for contingent expenses
shall not exceed the sum of one hundred
and seventy-fve thousand dollars; and
members of the General Assembly shall re
ceive five dollars Q day during their ate nd
ance, and mileage of twenty cents . mile
their respective parishes to the State Capt.
toll.
g The last sentence in article sixty siz
| of the constitution which reads - follows
| to 6it: IF any bill shall not be returned
BY the Governor within five days after i
shall have been presented to him, it shall
DO law in like manner - If he had signel
it, unless the General Assembly, after TIN
expiration of the said five days, or become I
lows, to wit: "If any bill shall not b return
ed by the Governor within, i've. days, moi
including Sundays, after 1t eha11 have beer
presented to him, It shall be law in lik'
manner - If he had signed IL, unless tn
General Assembly by adjournment prevent
it, return, in which case it shall not DO I
law, unless signed and promulgated within
twenty days after said adjournment"
3. The judicial powers heretofore veste(
in parish courts are hereby sbrOgsted and
Withdrawn. Tho district courts Of th,
State inside the parish OF Orleans shall
have original jurisdiction In al civil case
when the amount in dispute exceeds elO0
exclusive of interest, and appellate juris
diction over cases decided by justices OF tn
peace when tho amount in dispute exceed
$50, exclusive. Of interest. In crimina
cases their jurisdiction shall be unlimited
and they shall have tuH jurisdiction Owe
matters Of probate and succession. Eacl
of said district judges shall receive 1
salary of $4,000 annually, payable quar-
terly ON his own warrant. Justice
of the peace shall have Jurisdiction
in civil cases when, without reference t
interest, the amount in dispute does no
exceed 500, with power to pronounce judR
ment for that amount and such interest, no
to exceed eight per cent per annum, 40 ma.
he proved. and ehall have, in addition
the criminal jurisdiction now vested il
them, all such criminal jurisdiction - !
now vested in parish courts.
Clerks of the district courts shall hav<
power to grant writs of arrest, attach
meut, demonstration, provisional seizur
and Injunction, 70 receive and probate villa
| to appoint administrators, executors, ours
tors. tutors and under-tutOrs, in cases il
which no opposition shsn be made.
homoloRate accounts, tsbleaux an
schedules of debt, when no opposition
made thereto, the Judgments being on!
prima iacie evidence Of cosreOtness !
grant orders directing sale of property bt
longing to successiSns o. mi40rs. end :
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