The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-10-12

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salary of the district judges shall not ex-
ceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided
tStrike out article eighty-four.
| NUMBER FOURTEEN.
| In lieu of the office of district attorney.
established by article ninety-tw Of the con
stitution of 1863, there shall be ielected. by
! the qualified voters of each parish a State q
| attorney therefore. who shall be IA citizen of
| the United States, and who shall have been
! Il resident OF the state, and Il practicinp
and licensed attorney at law. for at least
| two years. He shall receive a salary from
the State of not less than three nor more
| than seven hundred dollrrs per annum. to
be proxided by law upon the basis of pre-
| resentation in the House of Representa-
tives, and payable quarterly on hi. own
warrant. He shall be er-ofieio attorney of
| the parish, and receive such salary there
from as may be fixed by the parochal au-
thorities, not to exceed seven hundred dol
lars per aunum. He shall, moreover. re
ceive such fees of office as NAV be allowed
by law. In the city of New Orleans the
States attorney shall receive such conlpeU
satlon from the city, III addition to the
salary above provided, as may be establish
ed by law. He shall be elected at the same
time with the Judges OF the district courts.
and shall hold his office for the term of
four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the iud ge may be re
cused. and when he is not personally inter-
estct III the matters III contestaton he
shall select a laMYer, having the necessary
qualifications required for a judge of his
court, to try such cases and the General
Assembly shall provide by law for the trial
of those eases in which the Judge may be
uprsonal lly mi np urban I,o ,,,.1- L.
absent or refuses to act.
(strik7 out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment
~of the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils OF an
interrcgnum, It's hereby ordained by tho
people of Louisiana;
First-That the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday in January. 1879.
shall. in accordance with the fore going
amendments, immediately redistrict thu
State. aud provide for the authority of
clerks, and the election and criminal iur-
isdction OF justices OF the peace.
Sec0R1-That as soon az the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall By proclamation call an election for
justices Of the peace for each parish, except
the parish of Orleans, and for district iudg-
es, in each district created by the redistrict
ing, where one or more parishes have been
added, or taken from the existing judicial
district, and for State attorneys, as above |
provided, except in the parish Of Orleans. |
where the district attorney for the parish
shall be State attorney. This election
shall be held on the same day throughout
the State, which day shall not be less than
sixty nor more than ninety days fter the |
passage of said act. The terms of the Off
GERS elected at said election shall expire at
the general election of 1880, and the limita
tlon on the change Of districts, oftener
than once every four years, shall not be
considered as having effect before the gene
raj election of 1880.
Ihird-fhat the judicial system, as es-
tablished by the constitution Of 1868, shall |
remain i'll force until the expiration of the I
thirtieth day after said election, excluding |
from the computation the day of the cleo /!
ton.
fo"rth-The adoption of these amend |
ments shall rot vacate the offic44s of the |
present clerks OF courts i'll each parish
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty-two of the !
constitution of 1863 shall be abrogated.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public Education |
shall receive a salary of thirty five hundred |
dollars, payable vuarterly ON his own war
rant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed by the
State, or any parish or municipal authority
on any mechanical trade, manufactory or
factory, except. such as may require police
regulations, int ms and cities.
Ntt-.1R TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized to exempt !
from State, municipal or parish taxation
household goods, such as furniture, wear
ing apparel tools of trade or profession and |
family portraits, not exceeding in aggre-
gate value the sum of five hundred dollars.
ACT NO. 10, EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
NUMBER TwENTY-ONE.
Strike out the first part of article 1i2 of |
the constitution of 1868. which reads IA
university shall be established and main
tanned in the city of New Orleans. 1t shall !,
be composed of a law, a medical and a col |
legiate department. each with appropriate
faculties. The General Assembly shall pro
vide by law for its organization and main
tenance;" and insert: "The university
shall be maintained. 1t shall be composed
of IL law, d medical and an acadenical de-
rartmcnt, and such other departments as
may be established by law, each will! APP
prnpriatc faculties; p,'otidcd that the law
and medical departments already organized
shall continue iii the city OF New OreaI s.
and the aca,lemical and other departments
may be located elsewhere in the State