The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
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supreme court, district courts, and In jus.
tices OF the peace. The district courts shall
have original Jurisdiction In oil civil cases
where the amount In dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest. In
criminal cases, and In all probate matters,
their Jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction In civil suits
from Justices OF the peace, when the amount
In dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive Of
interest. The justices Of the peace shall be
elected by the electors of each parish in the
manner and with the qualifications to be de-
termlned by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term of two years,
and tfeif compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction In civil cases shall not ex-
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive Of inter-
est, subject to an appeal to the district court
in all cases when tho amount In dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive Of interest. They
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
and do such acts MS may be deemed necessary
for the furtherance Of the administration Of
Justice In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
(Strike out articles seventy-three, eighty
five, eighty-six, oighty-seven, eighty eight,
eighty-nlne, nlnety-one and ono hundred and
thlrty-three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary OF seven thousand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court shall each receive salary
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 tho law, shall
be elected by d 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
two-thirds vote Of oil the members elected to
both branches Of the General Assembly.
courts now existing in the parish Of Orleans
shall have the Jurisdiction OF present con-
ferred by law; no redstrcting or change
shall be made SO us to take effect during the
districts In the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-flve. The General
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
into circuits, and COMPOSING the circuit
court of the Judges Of the district courts
within such circuits. To direct the place
or places Of meeting Of said j., circuit i.
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
district courts within the circuit whore the
amount involved exceeds ono hundred dol
lars ($1Go) exclusive Of Interest," and does not
exceed five hundred dollars ($500) exclusive Of
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power by o two-thIrtIs vote OF all the 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 cases thus
excluded FROM the appellate 1urlsdlction OF
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified
voters Of their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
| Strike out article eighty-three.)
| NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district Judges shall receive O.
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-
| terly on his own warrant, and which shall not
be increased nor diminished during his term
of office. He must be- o citizen Of tho 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-
trlct 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.
(3trike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the office Of district attorney es-
tablished by article ninety-two Of the consti-
tuition Of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters Of each parish, 8 States
attorney therefor, who shall be a citizen OF
the United States, and who shall have been 9
resident OF the State, and .practicing and
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two
years. He shall receive o 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
ea-o6fcio attorney Of the parish, and receive
such salary therefrOm as may be fixed by the
parochal authorities, not to exceed seven
hundred dollars per annum. be shall, more"
allowed by law. In the city Of New Orleans
the States attorney shall receive such com
pensation from the city, In addition to thf
salary above provided, az may be established
by law. He shall be elected at the same time
with the Judges OF the district courts, anc
shall hold his office for the term Of four years
i NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the judge may be re
cused, and when he is not personally inter
eyted in the matters In condensation, ne shall
select lawyer, having the necessary qualifi
cations required for a, judge of his court, t
try such cases; and the General Assembly
shall provide by law for the trial Of thosF
cases in which the Judge may be personally
interested, or when he may be absent or re
fuses to act
(Strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment 0
the judicial system created by the abov
amendments, and to prevent the evils OF 81
interregnum, it is hereby ordained by tn
people OF Louisiana:
FustThat the General Assembly whicI
meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall
In accordance with the foregoing amend
ments, Immediately redistrict the State, am
provide for the authority of clerks, and thu
election and criminal jurisdiction Of justices
Of the peace.
Second-That as soon as the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governo
shall by proclamation call an election for jus
tees Of The peace for each parish, except tn
parish of Orleans, and for district Judges, II
each district created by the redistricting
where one or more parishes have been added
or taken from the existing judicial district