The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-09-07
OFFICIAL
The Amendments to the Com
stituffOm.
mo. 96.
An act to amend the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana.

Z
| the State of Louisiana.
| Be it enacted by the Senate aud House Of
Representatives Of he st4ts Of Louisiana 10
General assembly con vepsd, two-thjrIs Ct the
members Of each boase agreeing thereto, That
the foIlowfgg a1fndmeHts Be proposed. aud
entered npon the respective journals Of the
Site and House Of Representative, with the
| yeas and nays taken thereon. ..aad bo Secrotsry
/ Of State sdaII cause the same to be pu bIished
| three months before the next general election
for Representa- ives in tire General AssembIy
in at east one Dewspap in every parish 10
the State in htsb newspgper shall be pub
! Ltshed and said proposed aBeudmsuts shall be
/ submitted to the people, at sail election, in
such manner aud form that the people may
! vote for or against each amendment. IS FIR
! approval" or Against approval, - ahd ID like
manner As to the others and If j majority OF
the teTs, at said election, shalt approve and
ratffy uch amendment or auendments, the
same sh0lI be aP ropriar ly numbered and be
| come a part Of the coRsti utrou, and be pro
| claimed AS such by the Governor a~d Secretary
Of State.
Amendment No, The expenditures Of earb
session Of the General Assembly for per diem
aud mileage Of members, for payment of officers
or empIoyes, and tor contingent expenses shall
MT exceed the sum Of $I75,t00; and members
Of the isnsraI Assembly shall receive s. day
during their atteuaanes, aud u mileage of
twenty cen $ Il mile for actual distance from the
courthouse of their respective parishes TO the
State Capitol.
Amendment No. 2-Tbe last sen ence in
article six .oue Of the constitution which
reads as foil VS.. TO wit; If ary bill shal Oot
30 returned by the 3overnvr within i've days
after it shall have been presented to 1no, i,
shall be law in like manner as il he had
signed il, unless the General Assembly BY ad-
jourcmenc prevent its roaurn, in wh cb case the
said bill shall oe rgI3rued on the dyst dry Of
the meeting OF the General Assembly after the
expiration of said Eve days, or be a law" shal
bc amorde 50 rs to read as follows, to wit:
'' II any bill shall not BE- returned b, the Gov,
ernor vi'hin i've day.. not ine.uding Sundays,
after i: shalt have been pre>e ed to biu. it
shall bo law ii ike manner Is if be bad
signed it, unless the General Assembly by al
tournmsut Prsveu.s is return in ubl-h case it
shall not be Il Ia" unless sjgned and promur,
ga'el within twenty days after sand adjourn
mcnt"
Amendment No. 2--The juFirja1 pc wers here
,oforc ,e<.cd in parish courts are hereby abro.
gated aud wrthdrowu The District courts Of
tho State out ids O. the Parish Of Orleans. shall
nave or giual jurisdiction in al civil cases
when the amountir disputs exceeds SIU0. ex
elusive Of interest and appellate jurisdiction
over eases decided by the justices Of the peace
whea the amount in dispute exceeds $50. ex
elusive Of interest. In criminal cases their juriS
diction shall be IN limited, and they shall have
full ju isdicrion over matters of probate and
succession. Each Of >ajd district judges shall
ceive salary Of $1,000, a nuaIly, payable
Quarterly On his own warrant.
Justices # the peace shall have jurisdiction in
civil eases when, without reference to interest,
the omount in dispute does not exceed one hun
dred dollars, with power to rououuce judg
meut for that amount, and such interest, not to
exceed 9 ght per cent. per anuuu, as may be
proved, and shall have, in addition to the crim-
iaaI Jurisdiction now vested in them, all such
criminal juris- ietion as is now vested tn Pa,ish
courts.
Clerks of the district courts shall have power
to grant wrlts Of arrest, atttebuent, seque<tra,
tion, provisional seizure and injuueriou; to
receive aud probate wills TO appoint ndmiuis-
tra'orS, executors, curarors, tutors and under
tutors in cases in which no opposition shall be
IL ade; to ho.uosoga'e ace, ubts, tsbleaus and
sch, dales OF debts wAen no opposition is made
thereto, the Judgments being only pr ma faeia
eviGsaco Of correctness; TO grant orders rec
ing sA'es Of property belonging t. SUGGESTIONS
or mi s0rs, ami to gran; orders Of ss0zare aud
sale by exeeutorJ process, and sh u Vveeive
such fees therefor as SHALL 5e provided by the
GeuoralAssemb y.
amendment No, 4--The Governor shall re
eatve II salary Of six thousand dollars, annu.
al y, PAYABLE quarterly, on his own warrant.
Amendment No. 5-No fees or Psrquisites
Of Ofieo sba be allowed to oc received BY the
Treasurer. Auditor, Attorney General, or dis
triet attorneys,
(Signedl f. n. FSTILETTB,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
(Sigoed c. g. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.