The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-10-05
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the co,rl,lu!l"n u! ST., There .,I..ii in. !
elected. b> 'hr uuah.i 1t voter, oi each
parish. il States attorney therefor. wife,
Shall he citizen Of tn" United States,
and who ,,i,al have been i resident of
the State, and prartiriny and duly Ii
rtnspd attorney at law, for at least two
wears. llr shall receive IL salary from
ti,t State. If not less than three nor NOR,
;l,an seven hundred dollars per annnp,
to be provided by law upon the basis Of
representation in the House of Represent
ta1ivcs, and payabl" quarterly on hi,
own warrant, he shall he rr-otirio at
torney of the parish, and receive such
salary thrrrtrom as may he fixed By III,
parochial authorities, not to exceed sew
en- hundred dollars per annum. He shall,
moreover receive such fees of office rs
may be allowed by law. In the city Of
New Orleans the States attorney shall
receive such compensation from the city,
in addition to the salary above provided.
as may he established hy law. II. shall
be elected at the same time with the
Judges of the district ronrts. and Shall
hold his office for the term of four YEARS.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be
rrrnSr,l, and hen he is not personally
interested in the matters in rontr>tation
he shall select n lawyer, having the nee.
cs>ary qualifications required for judge
of his court. tn fry such eases: and the
General Assembly shall provide hN law
for the Iri,l Of those eases in which the
judge may he personally interested. or
when hr may be absent or refuse, to art.
(SlrIkr out article ninrlN)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
IN order to provide for the establish
mrnl OF til" Judicial system created hy
HE above amendments, and to- prevent
the evils of an int-rrcynun. it is hereby
ordained by the people of Louisiana
FIrxt-That the General Assembly.
which meets the first Monday in .|anna-
nv, 1870, shall, in accordance with the
foregoing amendments, immediately re-
district he State, aud provide for the
authority Of clerks. and the election and
criminal jurisdiction Of justices Of the
| peace.
.&1"nd-That as soon as the Lrgi>la
ture shall have acted as aforesaid. the
Governor shall by proclamation call an
election for justices of the peace for
each parish. except the parish of Or
leans, and for district Judges, in each
district created by the rrdstricting,
where one or more parishes have been
added, or taken from the existing judi
cial district and for State attorneys as
above provided, except in the parish Of
Orleans, where. the district attorney
for the parish shall he State at.
tornry. This election shall he held on
tn" same day throughout the State,
which day shall not he less than sixty
nor more than ninety days after the pas
sage of said act. The terms of the OF
tictrs elected at said election shall OK
pire at the general election of 1880, and
the limitation on the change of districts,
ottener than once every four years, shall
not be considered as having effect before
the general election of 1850.
Thrd-That the judicial system, as eS-
shall remain in force until the expiration
of the thirtieth day after said election,
excluding from the computation the
day of the election.
FoWth-The adoption OF these amend
mentS shall not vacatc the offices of the
present clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty-two OF
the constitution of 1868 shall be abroga.
ted.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton shall receive salary of thirty five
hundred dollars, payable quarterly OF
his own warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
! No license tax shall be imposed by TIT
= State, or any parish OF municipal authors
ty, on any mechanical trade, manufact"
ry or factory, except such as may require
police regulations, in towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized to ex
empt from State, municipal or parish
taxation household goods, such as turni
ture, wearing apparel, tools Of trade o.
profession and family portraits, not eN
ceeding in aggregate value the sum o
five hundred dollars.
ACT NO. II, EXTRA SESSION OF 1873
NUMBER TWENTY.ONE.
Strike out the first part part of article
142 of the constitution of 1868, which
reads: "a university shall I've established
and maintained in the city of New Or
leans 1t shall be composed ola law,
medical and collegiate department
each with appropriate faculties. Tin
General Assembly shall provide by Law
for its organization and maintainance :;
and insert: "The university shall b.
maintained. It shall bc. composed OF
law, Il medical and an academical dc
partmcnt, and such other departments a
may he established by law, each witt
appropriate faculties; Woridd, that th
law and medical departments aready or
yanized shall continue in the city q
New Orleans, and the academica1~ an
'ther departments may bU> located else
: where in the State.
August 3->te0,