Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-09-07

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shall not exceed one hundred dollars.
exclusive Of interest. subject to the
district cour in all eases when the
amount ~ dispute shall exceed ten
dollars. exclusive of interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction
rs shall hc conferred hy law. The
General Assembly shall have power
to vest in the clerks If the district
courts the right IN grant snch orders
and dO snch acts rs may I've deemed
necessary for the fnrfhcrancr Of the
administration of instirc. In all ca
scs ~" mower TINS granted shall be
specified and determined.
(Sfrike out articles seventy three.
richty-fvc. eich'y.six. eighty seven.
eishty-cicbt. eighty -ninc. nin"ty-onc
and one hundred ard thifty.thrcc.)
.Nnmber Elerep.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court shall receive q salary If seven
thousand dollars pcr annnT. and the
Ass"cinfe .Insticcs of the Supreme
C"nrt shall each receive u salary If
six thouaard five hundred dollars per
annnm. payable quarterly on their
own warrant.
Nnmher Tmplre.
The General Assembly shall divi.
de- the State into judicial districts.
which shall rcmain unchanged for
four years. ard for each district one
judge. learned IN the law. shall m
elected Nv n plurality of qualified cl.
cctois thereof. For each district
there shall I've one district court. ex-
cent in the parish of Orleans. in
which the General Assembly may
establish as many district ronrts rs
the pnhlic interest may require. not
to exceed the number now anthoriz-
ed hy existing laws. except bv n
two-tl,ir,ls vote of all the members
elected IN both branches of the Gem
cral Assembly. Until otherwise pro-
vidcd hy law. the district courts now
existing in the pnrish of Orleans shall
have the jurisdiction Mt present con.
fcrred hy law: Notwithstanding ar
change shall I've made so as to take
effect during the incnmhency cf any
indge. The numher of districts in the
State shall not te less than thirty nor
more than forty.fivr. The General
Assembly shall provide hy law for Mt
least four terms annually f the dis.
trict conrt in every parish. The
General Assembly shall have power
to create circnit conrts, tO he consti.
tuted by gronring the di.trict judges
into circnifs. aud composing the cir
cni' court Of the judges of the dis
trirt courts within snCh rifcnits. To
direct the place ar places of meeting
of said circnit courts ~ constituted.
and to vest said cirruit courts with
appellate Jurisdiction from the dist.
trict courts within the Circnit where
the amount nVolvrd exceeds one
hundred dollars (slOO) exclusive of
interest. and ,lOrs not exceeds FIVE
hundred dollars (S5tO) exclnsive vi
interest. The General Assembly
shall have power, by n two.thir,ls
vote of all the members elected IN
h"th houses. to restrict the appellate
Jurisdiction "f the Supreme Court to
canses where the amount involved
exceeds one thonsand dollars (s1OOO)
exclusive of interest and in caae III
.snch restriction. the circuit courts M
tn le created ahall have appellate
jurisdiction Of the class Of cases TINS
excluded from the aPpellats iuristlic-
ti"n M the Supreme Cont. The
clerks Of the district comrta shall lm
elected by the qualified voters n
their respective parishes. and shall
hold their office for four years.
(Strikc out article eichty-three.) q.
Nwmber Thirteen.
Each of the district judges shall re.
ceive salary, tO l'e fixed ly. law,
which, except in the parish of Or.
leans, shall not be less than two
thOnsand dollars, nor more than three
thOnsand dOllarS per annnm, payable
quarterly On hia own warrant, and
which shall not I've increased nor dim.
inisl,ed during his term of office. He
must be citizen Of the United Sta.
tes. over the age Of twenty-five
yenra, and have resided in the State
and practiced law therein fer the
space Of two years next preceding
his election. The judges of the dist.
rict courts shall hold their office forths
term of fonr years. IN the parish II Or.
leans the animal salary ot the district