Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-09-14

bi shall not be returned by the gc,rrn"r
" iilin tive days af'er II shall have been pre-
scnicd to hi,n. II shall bea law 10 like manner
AS i lac had signed II. unless the scncrai
assembly. 10y a. JoHrnrncnt. prevent its return,
m which case, within 'hiiiy days, the govern
ar shall lille uIr same, with his Objections
thereto an the tiiicr Of the secretary III state,
AMI give public notice thereof, Otherwise IT
shah bee. me n Law. a. II he hal >i:n,d ~
The secretary Of stale shall r"i,ifunira'"
SAID oiJccuun> and bill 81 d,I,O-lird To ih-
House in which II oriyina'r,i, On the ,ir-i day
! of the meeting Of the next general assembly
who shall act upon the same A. ahovc pros
vded. The governor shall have power U
veto one OF more items in any hill arIIcl.rist.
ing inpnev embracing di,liuc, itcn>, white.
approving other portions 81 TIE bill. ani ii,-
I par, or parts Of the bill approved shalt
become law, and the item or items ot aIrt".
priat"i.. disapprUyed hail be- v"ih. unless
fepassed according 10 The rric- ari inI,,t"l,-
prescribed tor the i.s,ss:c Il rii.cr hills o,-I
til t;vernoIs veto
(S;iile out article y
ACaHER Ni>E.
NJ ufiicer,. whose salary il tNrd W tbs,
constitution. shall be allowed aay lee or Iri
Iu,i,es Of C;iicc.
NrNgER TIN.
Til, judicial power shall b. vested IN a
supreme court, district courts aud in jus
tees Of the peace The district conTts shall
have original jurisdiction in all civil cases
where the amount in suit exceeds one hun.
drrd dollars, exclusive Of interest. In Grim.
inal cases and in all probate matters their ju-
rsdic'ion shall be unlimited They shall have
appellate jurisdiction in civil suits from jus.
tic.s of the peace, if the amount in dispute
exceeds ten dollars, exclusive Of interest.
The Justices Of the peace shall he elected ~
the electors Of each parsh, in the manner
and with the qualifications 10 be determined
by the general assembly. They shall hold
office for the term of two years. and their
compensation shall he fixed by law. Their
jurisdiction in civil cases shall not exceed one
hundred dollars. exclusive 81 interest, sub
ject 10 an appeal to the dis,ric, court in all
cases where the amount in dispute shall ex-
coed ten dollars exclusive If interest They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction a. shall
be conferred by law. The general assembly
shall have power 10 YES, IN the clerks OF 'he
disirc. courts the right tn grant such orders
aud do such acts as may he deemed necessa-
ny for the furtherancs Of the aimnistr alton
Of justice In all cases the power thus granted
snail DC speClfleu anu uctcHnlncu
| (Suike Out aueles 10. IS, St, 81, So, 50, 81,
and l33.N
NUMBER ELEVEN.
| The chief Justice Of the supreme court shall
receive salary of $1,000 per anhun. and the
associate justices Of the supreme cours shall
each receive II salary Of $500 per annum,
payable quarterly on their own WARRANTS.
NUMBER TWELVE.
! The general assembly shall divide the
State into Judicial districts. which shull remain
unchanged for four years. and for each dis
trict one Judge learned in the law, shall be
elected by a plurality Of qualified electors
thereof For each district there shall he one
disirc, court except in the parish Of Orleans
in which the general assembly may establish
as many district courts rs the public interest
may require, not to exceed the number now
authorized by existing laws, except by {. two
thirds vote OF all the members by both branch.
Is of the general assembly. Until Otherwise
! provided by law. The district court. now ex.
! Istny in the parish Of Orleans shall have the
! Jurisdiction al pre- s-n, conferred by law. No
/ redistrirting or change shall he made, a. to
take effect during the iucumbency of any
Judge. The number oi DISTRICTS in the State
shall hot ne less than thirty nor more than
! forty>five. The general assembly shall pro
vide by law for at least four terms annually
Of the district court IN every parish. The
general assembly shall have power To create
circuit courts to be constituted by grouping the
district Judge, into circuits and composing the
circuit court Of The Judges VI tue district
courts within such circuits.
To direct the place or places Of meetings
OF said circuit courts 50 constituted, and 10 vest
said circuit courts with appellate JurisiicD-
ton from the district courts within the circuit
when the amount involved exceeds one hun
dred dollars exclusive Of interest, and does
not exceed five hundred dollars exclusive Of
interest. The general assembly sbsii have
powell, by a two.thirls vote of all the mem.
vers elected to both Houses, TO restrict The sp>
! peliate jurisdiction Of the supreme court To
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars $1,000 exclusive of
int rest. and in case Of such restriction, the
circuit courts SO to lie created shall have
appellate jurisdiction Of the class Of cases
thus excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
of the supreme court. The clerks Of the
district courts shall be elected Ivy the qualified
voters Of their respective parishes, aud shat
hold their office for four years.
(Sirike out article So
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each Of the district judges shall receive u
salary to be fixed by law, which, except IN
the parish of Orleans, shall 10, he less than
two thousand nor more than three thousand
dollars rer annum. payable on his OWE war.
rant and which shall not be increased OF
diminished during his term Of office. He
mus, he q citizen of the United States over
the aye of twenty, five years, and have resided
in the State and praciced law therein for
the space Of two years next proceeding hts
election. The judges Of the district courts
shall, hold their Office for the term Of four
years.
IL the parish Of Orleans the annual salary
Of tue district judges shall not exceed five
thousand dollars, to be paid as above provided
(Suike out article S4)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the office Of district attorney
established by article 90 of the constitution Of
1868. there shall bs elected by the qualified
voters of each parish sts,e's attorney therefor,
" no shall t,e a citizen OF the United State
and who shall have been q resident Of the
State aad a prscucing aud duly licensed s,toE
ncy at law for Al least two years He shsl