The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

their jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction, in civil suits
In dispute exceeds ten dollars exclusive Of
interest The justices of the peace shall he
elected by the electors OF each parish In the
manner 9 and d. with the qualifications to be de-
| termined by the General Assembly, They
shall hold office for the term of two years,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction In civil cases shall not ex-
ceed one hundred dollars exclusive of inter-
est, subject TO an appeal to the district court
in all cases when the amount In dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive Of interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as shall
be conferred by law. The General Assembly
| shall have power to vest in the clerks of the
district courts the right to grant such orders
Tor the furtherance Of the administration Of
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined
(Strika out articles seventy-three. eighty
eghty-nine, ninety-one and one hundred and
thirty-three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive salary Of seven Thousand dol
lars per annu1n and the Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court shall each receive O salary y
of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, and for each
district one Judge, learned in the law, shall
be elected by u plurality of qualified electors
thereof. For each district there shall be one
district court, except In the parish Of Orleans,
in which the General Assembly may estab-
lish as many district courts as the public in
terest may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by q
two-thirds vote Of oil the members elected to
both branches OF the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courtS now existing In the parish of Orleans
ferred by law; no redistricting or change
shall be made SO as to take effect during the
incumbeney Of any Judge. The number of
districts In the State shall not be less than
Assembly shall provide 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 Judges
court S Of the judges JUDI Of the district H eu oourts
within such circuits. To direct the place
or places Of meeting of said circuit
courts so constituted, and to vest said circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
lars ($100) exclusive of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars ($500) exclusive of
interest The General Assembly shall havo
power, ny ~ bWD-bIllIuS VDLS OF thlI L1S mem
bers elected TO both houses, to restrict the ap-
pellate jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one Thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive of in
terest; and In case Of such restriction, the
circuit courts so to be created shall have ap-
pellate jurisdiction Of the class. Of eases thus
the Supreme nee Court 2 SRS IKE cl1rks is'" Of the dis
trict courts shall be elected by tho qualified
voters OF their respective parishes, aud shall
hold 3haiT pffion for
(Strike out article eighty-three,)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each OF the district judges shall receive q
salary, to be fixed by law, which, except In
the parish Of Orleans shall not be less than
two Thousand dollars, nor more than three
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
be increased nor diminished during his term
Of office. He must be citizen Of the United
States, over the age Of twenty-five years, and
have resided in the State and practiced law
therein for the space Of two years next pre-
ceding his election. The judges of the dis
trCt courts shall hold their office for 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 provided.
(Strike out article eighty-four.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the office of district attorney, es-
tabltShed by article ninety-twO of the cOnstI- |
tuition Of 1868, there shall be elected, by the |
qualified voters of each, parish, a States
attorney therefor, who shall be a citizen Of
the United States, and who shall have been a |
resident of the State. and o practicing and |
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two |
years. He Shall receive salary from the |
State of not less than three nor more than
seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro-
vided by law upon the basis Of representation
In the House OF Representatives, and payable
quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
or-o6icio attorney of the parish and receive
such salary thcrefrom as may be fixed by the
hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more
over, receive such fees Of office as may be
allowed by law. In the city of New Orleans
The States attorney shall receive such COM
pensation from the city, In addition to the
salary above provided, as may be established
oy 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 re-
cused, and when he Is not personally inter-
5ted In the matters in contestation, he shall
cations required for a judge of his court, to
Try such cases; and the General Assembly
shall provide by law for the trial Of those
:ases in which the Judge may be personally
Interested, or when he may be absent or re-
uses to act.
(strike out article nlnety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment Of
'he judicial system created by the above
and to prevent the evils of an
it is hereby ordained by the
people OF louisiana:
FtTsIThat the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday In January, 1878, shall,
n accordance with the foregoing amend
nents, Immediately redistrict the State, and
rovide for the authority Of clerks, and the
lection and criminal jurisdiction Of justices
/ the peace.
Second-That as soon as the Legislature
hall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
haH by proclamation call an election for JUS
ices or i the peace tor for each parish except the
ach district created by the redistricting,
there one or more parishes have been added,
r taken from the existing judicial district,
nd for State attorneys, as above provided,
Scept In the parish of Orleans, where the
istrict attorney for the parish shall be State
ttorney. This election shall be held on the
anne day Throughout the State, which day
hall not be less than sixty nor more than
inety DAYS after the nassage of said act