New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-15
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-. mo. 96.
An cot 10 amend the constitution Of the
StaG Of Louisiana.
BE ss = enacted y &c e3Psss ed r a Is; g
q 6ene{L ASsembly eonvsnnd, two1 hirds
Of the members Of each house agreeing
thereto, Tha4 the following A1endnents DO
proposed end entered upon ths respsctive
seutatives, with the yeas and nays taken
theresa, and the Secretary q State shall
causes the same to be puhlished three
months before ths next general election for
Representatives in the General Assembly,
in ct least one newspaper in every parish
in the State in which 4 newspaDer shall b
published, and said proposed amsadmsnte
shall be submitted to the people, Of said
election, in such manner and form that the
people may vote for or against each amend.
a amen dasS @Fo;r approval, Or Against
approval" and in ike manner - to the
others: and if ; majority Of the voters, ct
said election, shall approve and ratify such
amendment or amendments, the same shall
be appropriately numbered, and become
: part Of the constitution, and be pro.
claimed @ such by the Governor and Sec
i. 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-dve thousand dollars; and
members Of the General Assembly shall
receive Eve dollars day during their IT.
tendance, and mileage OF twenty cents ,
mile for actual distance from the court.
house Of their respective parishes to the
;. The last sentence in artcle sixty-six
of the constitution, which reads Is fol:
lows, to wit: "If any bill shall not be
returned by the Governor within i've days
after it shall have been presented to him,
it shall be . law lin like uauner - if he
had signed it, unleDs the General Assem-
bly, by adjournment prevent its return,
in which case the said bill shau be no.
turned on the first day of the meeting of
the General Assembly after the expiration
Of said five days, O. % . hx." 'ssl o.
If any bill shall not be returned By the
Governor within i've days, not including
Sundays. after it shall have been presented
to him, it shall Be law in like manner -
if he had signed it, unless the General As
sembly by adjournmeat prevent IT. return,
in which case it shall10t be 9 lsW unless
igned and pro0uls1eed within twenty
days after SAID adjoufnment"
8. The Judicial powers heretofore vested
in parish courts ere hereby sbrogassd and
Withdrswn. The district courts Of the
State, outaide the parish Of Oriaane, shall
have oEgiasl jurisdiction in Ill civil cases
when the am0unt in dispute oxceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive Of intereet, and
appellate jurisdiction over cases decided BY
justices OF the peace when the amount IN dis
pute exceeds dfty dollazs exclusive Of In
terest. In criminal cases their jurisdiction
shall be I'm mited, and they shall have full
cessien. Each Of said district judges shall
receive . salary of four thousand dollars
snnrany, payable quarterly On his
own Warrant. justices Of the peace
shall have jurisdiction in civil cases
when, without Ieferonco to interest,
the amount in dispute does not exceed
one hundred dollars, with power to pro
nounce judgment for that smount, and such
interest, not to exceed eight per cent per
annun. - may b proved, and shall have,
in addition to the criminal jurisdiction now
veseed in than, Ill such criminal jurisdio-
tioa - 10 now vested in parish courts.
Clerks of the district courts sholl have
power 70 grant writs of arrest, sttac1lnent,
seQuesttation, provisional seizure and in
junction; to receive and probste Wills; to
appoint administration, executors, cufAtoes,
tutors and undsr.tutors in cases in which
NO opposition shall b made; to honnologste
accounts, tableeus and schedules Of debts
when NO opposition il made thereto, their
judgments being only prima feeie evidence
Of correctness; to grant orders directing
sale Of property belonging to SUGGESTIONS
or minors, and to grant orders Of eeisure
and sale by execut0ry process. and shall re-
ceive such fees therefor - may be provided
by the General Assembly.
4. The Governor shall receive salary OF
six thousand dollars annually, payable
quarterly, on his own warrant.
5. No tees or pereuisites Of office shall be
allowed to or received by the Treasurer,
Auditor. Attorney General or by district
tSi2nsdj ED. EsTILErTE,
Speaker of the House of Represen tatives.
(Signed) C. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
=, Senate. -er-a
a true copy: Pc DEsLoNDE,
..-.l 81 &. Secretary Of State.
The foregoing Was received in the Office
Of the Secretary Of State July II, 1876. and
is made public in, scoordance with article
l47 OF the State constitution, which pro-
vides: s,.s.r ID al = ~
Any amendment or snspdments to
this constitution may. be proposed in the
Senate Of House VI Representatives, and
if the same shall be agreed to By two
thirds Of the members elected to each
house, such proposed amendment. or
amendments shall be entered on their
respective journals, 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 tor
Representatives to the General Assembly,
in 81 least one newspaper in every parish in
the State in which newspaper shall be
published. And such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be submitted to
the people ut said election; and if msjori-
ty Of the voters at said election shall ap-
prove and ratify such amendment or
amendments, the same shall become part
of this constitution. If more than one
amendment shall be submitted ct one time,
they shall be submitted in such manner
and form that the people may vote for or
against each amendment separately.
p. G. DESLONDE,
.- 1l Secretary Of State.
DIED