The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-07
OFFICIAL.
The Amendments to the Constitution.
mo. Sc.

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 Repre-
sentatiyes, with the yeas and nays taken
| thereon, and the Secretary of State shall
cause the same to be published three months
! before the next general election for Repre-
! sentatives IN the General Assembly in at
| least one newspaper in every parish in the
| State III which newspaper shall be pub
lishea, and said proposed amendments shall
be submitted to the people, at said election,
| in such manner and form that the people
| NAV vote for or. against each amendment
! separately, i. e: First proposed amend
ment, " For approval" or Against APP
prevail" and in like manner as to the others
| and if a majority OF the. voters, at said elee-
| tion shall approve and ratlfy such amend
| ment or amendments, the same shall be APP
/ propliateIv numbered, and become a part
| of the constitution, and be proclaimed "a
such by the Governor and Secretary of
| State.
| |. 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 hundred and
seventy five thousand dollars and members
! of the General Assembly shall receive FIVE
dollars II day during their attendance, and u
mileage of twenty-five cents u mile for act
| nal distance from the courthouse of their
respective parishes to the State Capitol
| =. The last sentence in article sixty-six Of
the constitution, which reads as follows, to-
wit " If any bill shall not be returned by
the Governor within five days after it shall
have been presented to him, it shall be
! 1 u 4 -
unless tile General Assembly by adjourn
ment prevent its return, in which case tho
said bill shall he returned on the first day
of the meeting OF the General Assembly after
the expiration of said five days, or be law
shall be amended SO as to read as follows,
to-wit: - If any bill shall not be returned
by the Governor within five days, not in
Guiding Sundays, after it shall have been
presented to him, it shall be u law in like
manner as if he had signed it, unless the
General Assembly by adjournment preYent
it's return, i'll which case it shall not be
law unless signed AID promulgated within
twenty days after said adjournment"
3. The judicial powers heretofore vested
in parish courts are hereby abrogated and
withdrawn. The district courts of the State,
outside of the parish of Orleans, shall have
original Jurisdiction i'll all civil cases when
the amount in dispute exceeds one hundred
dollars, exelusiyeIof interest, and appellate
jurisdiction over cases decided by justices Of
| the peace when the amount in dispute ex-
eeeds fifty dollars, exclusive of interest. In
criminal cases their jurisdiction shall be un-
limited, and they shall have full Jurisdiction
, over matters of probate and succession. Each
of said district judges shall receive q salary
of four thousand dollars annually, payable
quarterly on his own warrant. JusticeA OF
the peace shall have jurisdiction in civil
cases when, without reference to interest,
the amount in dispute does not exceed one
/ to YST.ftfN< 1saA
Judgment for that amount and such interest,
not to exceed eight per cent. per annum, as
may be proved. and shall have in addition
to the criminal jurisdiction now vested in
them, all such criminal jurisdiction as is now
vested in parish courts. Clerks of the dis
trict courts shall have power to grant writS
of arrest, attachment, sequestration, provis-
ional seizure and Injunction to receive and
probate wills; to appoint administrators,
executors, curators, tutors and under-tutors
in cases in which no opposition shall DO
made to homologate accounts, tableaus and
schedules of debts when no opposition is
f made thereto, their judgments being only
! prima facie evidence of correctness; to grant
+ orders directing sale of property belonging
/ TO SUGGESTIONS or minors and to grant orders
/ of seizure and sale by executory process, and
shall receive such fees therefor as NAV be
provided by the General Assembly.
4. The Governor shall receive a salary OF
six thousand dollars annually, payable
quarterly, on his own warrant.
5. No fees or perquisites of Office shall be
allowed to or received by the Treasurer
. Auditor, Attorney General, or by district
attorneys.
(Signed) E. D. ESTILETTR,
, Speaker of the House of Representatives
/ (Signed) e. c. ANTOINE.
:. Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
A true copy: P. G. DESLONDE,
= Secretary of State.
The foregoing was received in the Office OIL
" the Secretary of State July IL, 1876, and il
made public in accordance with article la
of the State constitution, which provides:
|. Any amendment or amendments to thi:
e constitution may be proposed in the Senate
g or House OF Representatives, and if the same
e shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the mem
eers elected to each house, such PROPOSED
;. amendment or amendments shall be entered
on their respective journals, with the yea,
and nays taken thereon and the Secretar,
OF State shall cause the same to be published
= three months before the next general cleo
ton for Representatives in the General As
sembly, III at least one newspaper in every
a parish IN the State in which newspape
), shall be published. And such proposes
1t amendment or amendments shall be submit
, ted to the people at said election and if ;
II majority OF the voters at said election shall
approve and ratify such amendment o
/ amendments. the same shall become par
;, OF this constitution. If more than on
h amendment shall be submitted Mt one time
they shall be submitted in such manner an,
q form that the people may vote for or agains
% each amendment separately.
g ?. G. DEsLONDE,
u dngI2-JSn Secfetury t,f State