The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-04

An act to amend The t,c...!'
the State Of Lovi.;s-

wv ~ Shu Tue COnat;.
/ the State Of Louisiass
! BE itenacted by the Srp,,...
,of Representatives Of ~ N
I; Louisiana in General Ar,ss,,
vened, two-thirds Of ths
each house agreeing rhersts n
following amendments be n,sI
lentered upon the RESPECTIVE
the Senate and House Of -
tives, with the yeas and ~
thereon, and the Secset.,-
shall cause the same to u 4.
three months before the ~
election for Representst;,.s
General Assembly, ia, at Lena !.
paper in every parish ia m;
which a newspaper shall b. -,
and said proposed amendme,,' h
Submitted to the people. "a ~
ton, i'll such manner and Tor p
people may vote for or ss.;,.
amendment separately, |. .: ~
posed amendment, For appn,,
Against approval" and in lIss
as to the Others; and 4 msx.
voters, at said election, sbsll a.
and ratify silch 'amendlneus -:
men.s, the same shall lie aup,,''
nun, bcIed, and bscoms Z ~
constitution, aud bs prselrin~ ~
by the Governor and Secrvt.rv "
a. The expenditures of se1kfS
Of the General. Assembly f.rss
and mileage VI. members, for ia
Of officers and employees, nd 4,
tingent expenses, shall NOT er,-
sum of one hundred and sssss1
thousand dollars aud n,ember
General Assembly shall -
dollars a day during their 49,,
and q mileage Of twenty 60,
fot actual distance from the ~
of their respective pariuhss, = ?.
Capitol.
z. The last sentence in arfd57
six OF the constitution, which r.
follows, TO wit: III any bill
be returned by the Gosernar (,
live days after it shall hase -
sented to him, il shall be q hv 4
manner rs if he had signed ID, -
GeLerai Asselnbly'by adjouinnu
vent it's return, in which case y
bill shall be returned on the -
OF the meeting Of the Geneyal
bly, after the expiration u, -
days, or he a law, shall be sarrl
as To read As follows, to wit 81
bill shall not bc returned by n
ernor within FIVE days, not ia
Sundays, after 1t shall have q
scented to h:Ip, il shall liz ~ 4
b.lih,er rs ii LIZ had signed it, III
General Assembly by adj0arhnaa
Vent IT.. return, IN shicp cy&@8
not be Il Law unless signed aud n
gated within twenty days ~ !
aujnir,,ineuI." 81
s. line Judicial powers ~
vested III parish counts are -he1
gated aud Withdrawn, TIN
/, O,lrts OF the Siate, s,sltyisln Il
ISL OF Orleans, shaIi hats on
ris,lictlon ia All civil casrs ~
exceeds oac hundred
exclusive of .-ints,est, .and A
jurisdiction .oyei cases dGxnr1
tees vi tie peace when thc SUI J
pute cxreesis f.tys dollars, exc1
Interest,", In criiuiis,sl 'eSyss - \
iictiOn snail be unlimited, q
shall have full .jtfiswiieticnovu
VI probate and succession.
said district judges shall recciy;i
iiy Of four thousand dollars ~
payable quarterly ON his owlt ~
Justices Of the peace shall han
iietion ia civil cases when, vii
Iercnce To interest, the alnvnsi
pute does not exceed one huildD(
Isass; with power t. prODssohG
licnt tos that amount, AID s,lca.
st, not TO exceed eight per 81
s,,iiIlslI, As may ls proved, -
nave, in addition to the c,iudug|
iiction now vested in them, =
Jurisdiction Us Is nov ~
'arisll courts. Clerks II IN Z
'onrts shall have power 10 ii1nf
ii arrest, attachments, sequd
'rovisio;,Al seizure and injlurt
'ecelve aid probate wills; u
administrations execatoEsv -
tutors AND untier-tutory IN -
viich'ho opposition shall h -
aceo..uss, / tsAlan
: ..'i'.i oi debts wie .., 90 ~!
'ri,na iacie eyi,iener vi sSrrvs
,rant og,iers directing sale II
belonging 10 successiohs or miI
o grant orders VI seizure zsd
'Aecntory process, aud ss3tt
ucn fees therefor as may NJ
y the General Assembly. s. 81
a. Thn (,oyeruar shall rpf,6fT1