New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-28
OFFICIAL.
THE AMENDMENTS TO THE C0NSTITU TON

An act to amend the 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, two thirds
of the members of each house agreeing
thereto, That the following amendments be
proposed and entered upon the respective
journals of the Senate and House OF Rspre-
sentatives, with tho yeas and nays taken
thereon, and the Secretary of State shall
cause the sam5 to be publisher three
months before the next general election for
Representatives in the General Assembly,
in at least One newspaper IN every parish
in the State in which q newspaper shall be
published, aud said proposed amendmen rs
shall be submitted to the people, at said
election, in such manner aud form that the
people may vote fo- or against each amend.
melt separately, e: rirst proposed
amendment, For approval, or against
approval and IN liks NAPIER as to the
others and if a majority OF the voters, at
said election, shall approve and ra.lty SAGA
amendment or amendments tine same shall
be- appropriately numbered. and become
a pari OF the eonstlturion, a1d be pro.
claimed as such by the Governor and See
rotary OF STATE.
|. The expenditures of each session Of the
General Assembly for per diem and mileage
employees, and fo- contingent expenses,
shall not exceed the sum OF one hundred
a1d seventy-ive thousand dollars and
members of the General Assembly shall
receive five dollars a day daring 1ae.r at
tendance, and a mileage OF twenty cents a
mia for actual distance from the court
house of their respective parishes to the
State Capitol.
2 The last sentence in article sixtys!x
n a. Il y l.
lows. to wit: 1T any bill shall not be
returned by the Governor within tive days
after it shall have been presented 70 him,
il shall bs law in like manner as if he
had signed it, unless tle General Assem-
bly, by adjournment prevent its return,
ia which case the sait bill shall De re-
turned On the first day Of the meeting Of
the General Assembly after the expiration
o. said five days, or be Law shall be
If any bill shal. not be returned oy tie
Governor within iva days, not includir e
Sundays, after it shall have bsen presented
TO him, il snail De a law IN like manner as
IL ha lad signed =, un.e5s rne General As
ssmbly by adjourauent prevent it's return,
IL which case It shall not be a law unless
signed and promulgated within twenty
DAYS after sad adjournment
3. The judicial pc overs heretofore vested
Withdrawn. Tle district courts OF the
STATE, outside the parish OF Orleans, shall
hava original Jurisdiction in all civil cases
when the amount il dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive Of interest, and
appellate jurisdiction ever cases decided by
JUSTICES OF the peace when the amount in dis
puts exceeds nifty dollars, exclusive OF In
teres-. In criminal Cases their Jurisdiction
shall be- III mi.ed, and they shall have full
aNt nraP n OF
cession. Eaon OF said district judges shall
receive salary of four thousand dollars
| annrafy, payable quarterly on his
own warrant. Justices CT the peace
shall have jurisdiction IL civil cases
when, without reference to interest,
the amount in dispute does not exceed
one hundred dollars, with power to pro-
nounce Judgment for that amount and such
interest, not to exceed eight par cent per
ancum, as may be proved, and shall have,
IL addition to the criminal jurisdiction now
vested IN them. all eloh criminal jurisuic-
tica as is now vested IL parish courts.
Clerks OF the district courts shall have
power to grant wits Of arrest, attachment,
ssauestration, provisional seizure and III
junction; to receive aaj probate wills; to
appoint administrators. executors, curaters,
tutors and unCer-tutcre il cases IN which
40 opposition shall BE- made; to homologate
when no opposition is made thereto. tneir
judgment being o1ly p-iina faoie evidence
Of correctness; 70 grant orders directing
sale OF property belonging to SUGGESTIONS
or minors, and 70 grant orders OF seizure
and sale by executory process, and shall re.
celvo such fees therefor as may be provided
by the General Assembly.
I. The Governor snail receive a salary of
Elk thousand dollars annually, payable
quarterly. on hi: own warrant
>. No teas o. perquisites OF ofica shall be
allowed 10 or race vel by tie Treasurer,
Auditor, Attorney General, or By district
attorneys.
(S;gned) E D. EsTILETTE.
Speaker of the House of Repcese tatives.
Signed c. c. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor anC President OF the
Senate.
A trus copy: PIG. DESLONDE.
Secretary OF State.
The foregoing was received in the Office
Of tae Secretary of State July l., 1876. ana
is made public IN accordance with article
l47 OF tie State constitution, whicl pro.
vides
Any amendment or amendments to
this Constitution may be proposed il the
Senate or House Of Representatives,, and
if tins same shall bs agreed TO by two
thirds OF the members elected to each
house, such proposed amendment or
amendments shall b entered on their
respective journals, with the yeas aad nays
taken thereon: and the Secretary o. State
shall cauae the sans to b. Published, three
nioaths before the next general election tor
Representatives % the General Assembly,
in a. least one newspaper in every parish in
the State in whloa q newspaper shall be
published. And such proposed amend
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the people a. said election; and If MAORI
tt OF the voters a. SAID election shall ap-
prove aad ratity such amendment or
amendments, the Same shall become part
of TINS constitution. II more than one
amendment shall be submitted at one time,
they shall be submitted in such manner
and form that the people may vote tor or
against each amendment separately.
P. 6. DESLONDE,
S.o~ains- nc S-ato