The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-10-26

years. In the parish of Orleans the annual
salary of the district judges shall not ex-
ceed five Thousand dollars, to he paid as
above provided
tStrike out article eighty-four.
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the office of district attorney,
established by article ninety two Of the con
stitution of 1868, there shall be selected, by
the qualified voters Of each parish, q State.
attorney therefore. who shall be a citizen of
the United States, and who shall have been
a resident of the state, and practicing
and licensed attorney at law. for at least
two years. He shall receive a salary from
the State of no: less than three nor more
than seven hundred dollrrs per annum. to
be proxided hy law upon the basis IF pre-
resentatiOn in the House of Representa-
tives, and payable quarterly on his own
warrant. He shall be er-otici0 attorney of
the parish, and receive such salary there
from as may be fixed by the parochial au-
thorities, not to exceed seven hundred dol
lars per annum. He shall, moreover. re
ceive such fees of office as may he allowed
by law. In the city of New Orleans the
States attorney shall receive such cOmpen-
sation from the city, in 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
tour years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the jud ge may be re
cused. and when re is not personally inter-
ested in the matters in condensation, he
shall select a laMyrr, having the necessary
qualifications required tor judge of his
court, to try such cases and the General
Assembly shall provide by law for the trial
of those cases in which the judge may he
personally interested, or when he may be
absent or refuses to act.
(Strik9 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
interregnum, it is hereby ordained by the
people Of Louisiana;
FSrst-That the General Assembly. which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879,
shall, in accordance with the foregoing
amendments, immediately redistrict tho
State. aud provide for the authority Of
clerks, and the election and criminal jur-
isdictiOn of justices OF the peace.
Second-That rs soon as the Legislature
sh all have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for
the parish of Orleans. and for district judg-
es, in each district created by the redistrict
ing, where one or more parishes have been
added, or taken from thu existing judicial
district, and for State attorneys, as above
provided. except i'll 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 after 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
ton 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.
Thi,d-That the judicial system, as es-
| tablislled by the constitution of 1868, shall
| remain in force until the expiration of the
| thirtieth day after said election, excluding
from the computation the day Of the cleo
! ton.
Fourth-Thc adoption of these amend
ments shall rot vacate the offices of the
! present clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty-two of the
| constitution Of 1868 shall be abrogated.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public Education
| shall receive salary of thirty-five hundred
dollars, pay able 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, III towns and cities.
! NUMBER 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. -. EXTRA SESSION OF 1873
! NUMBER TwENTY-ONE.
I Strike out the first part Of article l42 OF
| the constitution of 1868. which reads "a
university shall be established and main
tained in the city of New Orleans. 1t shall
| be composed of law, 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: 1.-THE university
shall be maintained. 1t shall be composed
of law, a medical aud an academical de
partment, and such other departments at
may be established by law, each with ap
propriatc faculties; procided. that the Law
and medical departments already organized
shall continue in the city of New Orleal
| and the aca,lemical and other Department.
may be located elsewhere in the State"