Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-08-10


| the United States, over the age of twenty
| five years, and have resided in the State
/ and practieed law therein for the space of
I two years next preceding his election. The
judges of the district courts shall hold
their office Tor the term OF four years. In
the parish of Orleans the annual salary of
the district judges shall not exceed five
Thousand dollars, to be paid as above pro-
yided.
.iShike out article eighty-four.l
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the office of district attorney,
established by article ninety-two of the
constitution OF l56S. there shall be elected
by the qualified voters of each parish.
States attor. ey therefor, who shall be Il
citizen of the United States. and who shall
have been a resident OF The State, and a
Ipraeticing and duly liceEsed attorney at
law, far mt least two years. He shall re-
eeive u salary from the State of no. less
than three nor more than seven hundred
dollars per annum, to be provided by law
upon the basis of representation in the
House of Representatives, and payable
quarter ON his own warrant, He shall be
er-o1ieio attorney of the parish, and receive
such salary therefrom as may be fixed by
the parochial authorities, not TO exceed
seven hundred dollars per annum. He
shall, moreover, receive such fees of Office
| as may be allowed by law. In the city OF
New Orleans the States attorney shall re-
ceiye such compensation from the city, in
addition to the salary above provided. as
may be established 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 Judge may be
recused, and when he is not personally in
terested in the matters in contestation, he
shall select lawyer, having the necessary
qualifications required for 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 be
personally interested, or when he may be
absent or refuses to act.
(Strike 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.
ishall, in accordance with the foregoing
amendments, Immediately redistrict the
clerks. and the election and criminal juris-
Idiction of justices Of the peace
| Sccoad-That as soon as the Legislature
ishall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for
Justices of the peace for each parish, ex
| ieept the parish of Orleans, and for district
Judges, in each district created by the re-
distrieting, where one or more parishes
Ihave been added, or taken from the exist
ing judicial district, and for State attor-
lneys, as above provided, except in the par
ish 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
tbe less than sixty nor more than ninety
idays after the passage of said act. The
terms of the officers elected at said election
| shall expire at the general election of 1880.
and the limitation on the change of dis
| tricts, 0ftener than once every four years,
| shall not be considered as having effect
before the general, election Of 1880.
Third-That the Judicial system, as es-
tablished by the constitution of 1868. shah
remain in force until the expiration of the
thirtieth day after said election, excluding
from the computation the day of the cleo
| tion.
F6gh-The adoption of these amend
ments shall not vacate the offices Of the
present clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER sEyESrEEN.
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 tliirty-five hr1n-
|dred dollars, payable quarterly on his OVID
warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed hy the.
State, or any parish or municipal arrthor-
|ity, Oh any mechanical trade, Inanufaet0ry
|Dr factory, except such as may require po-
lice regulations, in 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 ag-
gregate value the sum of five hundred
dollars.
ACT No. l2, EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
NUMBER TwEsTY-oNE.
Strike ont the first part of.article 142 of
The constitution OF 1863, which reads: "a
university shall be established and main
t;tined y. tiie city of New Orleans. 1t shall
be cont ;.usetl of i law. o medical and u col
iegiat Department, each with appropriate
faeI lies lne General Assembly shall pro-
v.fir i,y law for its organization and lnoin-
se,sance: = aid insert. ..The university
sllll be maintained. 1t shall be composed
il y ". ii medical and an academical de-
partneiit. and such other departments as
mas be established by law, each with ap-
pfnpriate faculties; prorided, that the law
and medical departments already organic
ed shalt continue in the city of New Or
leans, and the acadeinieal and other de-
parments may be located elsewhere in the
state