St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-03

.i't>lIe of interest, and does not / il IN
dIed collars $500 exclusive of in crest. TE,G
vote Of all tn, members elected 10 holtl ho,isc
| IA restrict the appellate jnrIsdir'iof nf n
supreme Court to causes where -'r ;tni,'rnt ,
| vowed exceeds one Thousand dollars t:tlp2J e.
c.uH,ve nt interest and in case uf &lci' rc4t"i
! li0N, nc circuit courts SO to he created SIi.l
maze appclla'e jurisdiction of tNc c,"ss of ca.
thus excluded from the appellate juris 1;ct q
vote oi all the members elected 10 both !.n:ts..
to rr>'ri t the appellate Jurisdictions F 1n: -
prrmt "u"t 10 causes where the a'H"Hnt i.
viewed exceeds one thousand dollars {siGfhD %
elusive o, interests and in case NJ such It.~tri.
ton, I'll" r''r'i1it courts so to be created S'.a
nave npl"A1e jurisdiction of the class o. cas-.
thus r>"h,st;,t tson the appeliat, iitrlstt1:'to
Of the >Hprciut Court. The clerks of the I'll,
trict '"ttl''.' stIa.i be elected by tIe 'ualitir
| vniar> ri ti:".r respective parishes. aid sua
hOta t'tc'T nrf for cur years.
| {St'lhc ont article eighty rhree)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
| Fuc!l of the district jrldges shall receive
sarT. 70 be fixed by law, which, except in tn
Thousand dollars, nor more than three t.lOllsan
| dollars per annum payable quarterly OH Iii
| own warrant. and which shall not be increase,
| nor dismissed during his term of office II
must he citizen Of the United States. owe
| the age of twenty-five years, and have resided
i'll the State and practiced law therein for tn,
space Of two Years neaJ preceding his election
| The judges of the district courts shall hole
| their office for the term of four years. In the
/ parish of Orleans the annual salary of the dis
trict Judges shall not exceed five thousand dol
| lars, to be paid as above provided,
| Strike out article elghty-fourl
| NUMBER FOURTEEN.
| In lieu of the office of district attorney es
| tablished by article ninety-two of the eonstitu
ton OF 1868, there shall be elected, by the quail
| fed voters of each parish a States ATTORNEY
| therefor. who shall be a citizen of the United
| States, and who shall have been resident OF
the State, and practicing and duly licensed
| attorney at law, for at least two years. He
shall receive a salary from the State of not less
than three nor more than seven hundred dol
lars per annum, to be provided by law upon The
basis of representation in the House of Repre-
sentatives, and payable quarterly on bis own
warrant He shall be er OGfci0 attorney of the
parish. and receive such salary therefrom as
may be fixed by the parochial authorities, not
to exceed seven hundred dollars per annll,n.
He shall, moreover, receive such fees of Office
as may be allowed by law. II the City Of New
Orleans the States attorney shall receive such
compensation from the city, in addition to the
salary above provided, as may be established
by law. He shall be elected at the same title
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 recused,
and when he is not personally interested ia the
matters in c9nteatation, he shall select a law
yer having the necessary qualifications required
or judge of his court to try such cases: and
the General Assembly shall provide by law for
the trial OF those cases in which the Judge may
be personally interested, or when he NAV be
absent or refuses to act
(Strlke out article nlnety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
: In order to provide for the establishment of
the judicial system createi by the above amend
inents, and to prevent the evils of an interre@-
mum, it is hereby ordained by the people of
Louisiana.
Fust-That the General Assembly. which
meets the first Monday in January. 1879, shall
IN accordance with the foregoing amendm nts
immediately redistrict the State, ana provide
for the authority Of CLERKS, and the election and
criminal jurisdiction Of Justices of the peace.
Second-That as soon as the Legislature shall
have acted as aforesaid, the Governor shall by
proc aination call an election for justices If the
pence for each parish, except tie parish OF
Orleans, id for district judges in tacf. district
created by The redistriGting, wlere one o: more
parishes have been added, or taken from the
He}-s. a. above provided, except III the parish
o. Orleans, where the district abr,n;ev f01 ti.,,
la!ish shall he STATE attorney. 1h.s election
,iai be held on the same day rnrnn.;lcur the
State. which day shall not be e's than sixt-
nor more than ninety days after the paSsa=,'. If
said aot The terms of the officers eltc: ell at
SAID election shall expire at the gen;r;;i election
Of 1880 and the limitation on the 3i!iLi, u, Of dis
tricts, oFtener than once every four vea.s s..aiI
not he considered as having effect before the
general election of 1850.
Ilird-That the judicial system, as esttt,-
lished bc the constitution of 1868, atIlll rau,u
III orce until tic expiration OF ti,e li:iriitth
day after said election, excluding fron, TIE com
pu:atinn tie day of the election.
FouFht The adoption of these anlord,nc ats
SHALL not y4c4te The Offices of tlo present clerks
Of coilrts III each parish.
NuMBER SEVENTEEN.
Art"'a one hundred and thirty-two of the
constitution OF 1868 shall he aDroga ted
NUMBER EIGHTEEN,
The Superintendent of Public Education shall
reoeiyr q s;,i:IrF Of thlrty-tive hundred dollars
payahie Quarterly on his own warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
No License tax shall be imposed by the State,
Or any parish or municipal authority, on any
mechanical ,rade, manufactOry or faotdry, eX-
.ept such as may require POLICE regulations, in
towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized to exempt from
state, municipal or parish taxation household
goods, such as furniture. wearing apparel, Tools
II trade or profession and family portraits, not
in aggregate value the sum Of five
hundred dollars.
ACT NO. II, EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
NUMHER rwENTr-oNE.
strike out the first part of article 142 of the
constitution of 1868, which reads "a university
mall be established and maintained in the city
II New Orleans. 1t shall be composed of a
aw, medical and a collegiate department,
Zach with appropriate faculties. The General
Assembly shall provide by law for it's organi-
,atlon and maintenance" :" and insert: sfTbe
University shall be maintained. 1t shall be
composed or law, q medical and an academ-
al department, and such other departments as
nay be established by law, each with appro-
)rlate FACULTIES; provided, that the law and
medical departments already organized shall |
continue In thetcity of New Orleans, and the |
lcadem1cal and other departments may be |
Ocated elsewhere in the State"