The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-10-13
Proposed Constitutional Amend.
mentS.

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in the editors judgment, are neces-
sary to proper and economical ad-
ministration of the State government 4:
1. Limiting the appropriations and
j expenses of the General Assembly.
and fixing the per diem ana mileage
of members.
2. Amending Article &c of the pres
ent constitution with reference to the
signing and PRONUNCIATION of acts of
the Legislature by the Governor; also
authorizing the application of the
Governors veto to a section or part
of BILL
| 3. Abolition of the present system
OF Parish Courts and of the office of
District Judge.
A. Extending the jurisdiction of the
Parish Courts so that it shall embrace
the jurisdiction now exercised by the
District Courts.
| 5. Creating Circuit Courts of Ap-
peal, the circuits to embrace six or
eight parisles-said courts to pass
upon matters of fact and of law, to
be composed of the Parish Judges of
the several parishes of the circuit, and
their respective salaries not to exceed
$500 nor be less than $2500.
6. Abolishing the country sessions
OF the Supreme Court, combining their
Jurisdiction to questions of law, and
reducing the salaries of the Judges to
| $4,000.
z. Taking the judicial offices en-
tlrely out of the theatre of politics.
by giving to the Governor the au-
thority to appoint the judges, by and
with the approval and consent of the
Senate, and making their terms of
office sufficiently long to compensate
men OF the proper standing and ca
pacity for the abandonment of their
private pursuits.
8. Taking away all fees of office
from the Auditor, Treasurer, Attor-
ney General and prosecuting attor
neys and limiting their compensation
to their salaries.
y. Fixing the Governors salary at
$1,000.
10. Restricting the legislative power
60 matters of general nature; requir-
ing the enactment of uniform law
for the charter and government of
municipal corporations prohibiting
personal statutes and special lagisla-
ton; abollshing monopolies and pro-
hlbtlng their creation restricting the
taxing power of the Legislature to
raising revenue to support the State
government and public schools. paw
the capital and interest of the State
debt and pension the veterans of
1912.
IL. Prohibiting the Legislature from
passing any law authorizing the Gov
ernor to remove an officer, either
elected or appointed.
IL. Prohibiting a member of the
House or Senate from holding any
Federal office, or any office of trust
or profit in the State, the tenure,
duties or emoluments of which NAV
become the subject of legislation.
IL. Extending the term of office of
Sheriffs to four years.
IA. Prohibiting taxation by the
municipal authorities of the several
parishes beyond the rate of the State
tax.
Is. Prohibiting persons from voting
who have not paid their annual poll
tax.
Is. Abolishing Art. 1872 of the pres
ent Constitution prohibiting sale of |
land at judicial sales in quantities
larger than fifty acres.
II. Abolition of the Office of Dis |
trict Attorney, substituting in each /
parish IA States Attorney to be ap-
pointed by the Police Juries, for four /;
years, to be paid annual salaries by
the several parishes, to be regulated /,
by them.
18. Requiring the Legislature to
pass law prohibiting Justices of the
Peace and Constables from receiving q
any fee or perquisite in criminal I
cases, and providing for their com
pensation otherwise also fixing their {
term of Office ut four years.
10. Guaranteeing to all citizens
equal civil and political rights, an
equal participation in the public
schools, and making it felony for anyl +
officer or custodian of the school =
funds to speculate in, or use for his
private benefit, said funds.
20. Requiring tile Legislature to ]
pass law making it felony in any :
Tax Collector or custodian of the
public funds who shall fail to account
sor and pay over the same, and pro- !
libiting the Legislature from reliev- |
ng such officials or their sureties, in
my case in which they incur liability
20 the State. I
81. Adopting the provisions of the a
Pennsylvania constitution against /,
obbying in the Legislature.
%. Providing mode and manner =
,f calling Il constitutional convention. T
Five of the amendments above sug- ;
5ested were submitted to the vote of
5he people by the Legislature, at the
asst general election, and the result
'f the vote has not yet been declared, !
md probably will never be. If the
changes proposed he wise and salu-
,ary,.it will appear at once that they
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