Richland beacon., 1876-10-14

fNLic'a!.
TmE AMENDMENTS
TO L E.
ONS TIT TO N
mo. 9i.1

An act 10 amend tire Constitution Of the State
oi Loui. iana.
Be i, enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the State Of Louisiana III
General Assembly convened, two rhir.is Of tho
n-nib~rs of cact, house agreeing thereto.
That the following amrnd,1-n,. be rropused
aud entered mron tie respective Journals I"
the Senate and House oI Representatives,
with the yeas and nays thereon, andthoe Sec
rcrary Of State shall cause the same To he rub
lsheo three months befre the next general
election for Representatives in III. General
Assembly. IN al least one newspaper III every
parish IN the state in winch news PAPER
shall be published. and said amendments shall
bc submitted TO the people AT saii elecii"n,
IN such manner aud firm that the people
may vote for or against each amendment
separately, i. e.: Firs, proposed amendment,
" For approval, or Arains' approval. and
10 like manner as % the others; and II
maturity Of ii- voters, al said ricrtICn shall
approve and ralify such amendment or a'nt nd.
mrnis, the same shall b" appropriately nam
bcrr,i. aud become a part oi the constitution,
aud be proclaimed u. such by the Governor
and Secretary Of Stale.
|. The expenditures Of each Session Of the
! General Assembly for per dicm and n,i-ac-
"t members, tor payment at officers ami
employees, aud for ccn,ingen; expense, shaft
not exceed the sunr of one hundred AMI
scven,y-fv- thousand dollars; and members
I Of the GrueIal Assembly shall receive tive
dollars day during theii attendance. and
/ mileage of twenty cents mile for actual
. distance from tie Cour'Iou-e Of their re-pec-
! tive parishes TO The State Capitol
: >. The last sentence in article iwcn'y-si SIX
( OF il,- constitution. which resis as I".luws.
io.wii: II any bill shaii not be returned i'y
'he Governor within tive days after II shall
: nave been presented TO him, Il shall be law
IN like manner as if lie had signed it, unics.
the General Assembly by adjournment pre-
. vent lis return. in wLicl, Case the saif bill
shalt he returned on the first day OF The meet
ing tI the General Assembly after the expi
ra,iun Of the said tive days or lee n law. shall
,- amended % rs tn reai y. follows, TO wit
u any bill shall not be returned by the
Governor " itI,in five days, not In,Iniin:
sundays, after il shall have been presented
tn him IL shall he law in lih. manner as II
ne had signed il. unless the General Assembly
ly adjournment prevent its return. in which
ra.c II .llal not b- a law u,!e.s signed and
prnuulgate" within twenty days after said
adjournment.
3. The judicial powers heretofore vested
in parish court, are hereby abro.aicd aud
aithdrawn. " The district courts of the State
ou,.iic the parish uf Orleans. shall have
original jurisdiction in all civil cases wher
The amount Ia dispute exceeds Cne hundred
dollars. exclusive Of interest, aud appella,,
jurisdiction over cases decided hy j.suces o.
,h. peace when the amount ia dispni,
exceeds fifty dollars exclusive Of interest
Ia criminal cases their !uri-dicrGn shall b,
unlimited, and they shall have jurisdiction
over matters Of probate AMI succession. la. !
Of said district Judges shall receive Il salary q
four thousand do'ars annually payable quar-
,ery on his own warrant. Justices OF ID,
peace shalt have jurisdiction IN civil case
wlcr, without reference to interest, tn,
~ ount in d:Ipnie does not exceed one hun
.IrrJ dollars. " irl power - pronounce juig
,nent for that amount, and such interest, II"
TO exceed eigh, per cent per aunuin. rs h,a,
be proved, and shall hsNe, IN addition TO ia,
criminal Inri,t!ie,inn now vested III 'hcm, al
. such criminal Jnrist'lrtH'n ns Is row v-sie'
in ynrisn courts Clerks of tue i.,,rct cr,r,
-hsli have power I" erant wrlts al aHe.
{ attachment. scquestra,ion. provisional stIzur
ana ii'lllirIlOp. w G"t'tlNe "l'i>
Ia appoint administrators, executors, cmratcr'
, tutors and under inrur. in cases IN whn'f n
/, pppo.Iuu is inaie thereto. their Juls nruI
{ ;.ing oniy pr:nla tlrIa cvri.uce OF corIer
$ :.c.s; 20 g'a,i orders directing sale at prs,
! Perry Urionsing 10 "cessnns cT nii''rrs, a.'
A % grant orders of srizurc and sale By execu
tory process. and shall receive such tee
.h-,+fr as may be pro,i'-c by the Genera
Assembly
( The Governor shall receive a salary q
Z IN thousand ':oi'ars annually. payable qual
= s-r'v On his own warrant.
i ). No tees or p-r1msit~s "f office shall b
c allowed 10 ar received by the Treasurer
: tn!i'or. Attorney Gcne.al, Or by disiri,
attorneys.
! [Sisnr!J r. ID E>Ili.El 1E.
Speaker Of the House Of Representative
TSi.ned1 &C. ANTOINE,
LieulrnanI Governor aud Pr.sidcn, II th
Senate.
A tue copy: PIG. DESLONDi..
Secretary ot Stat,