The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-17
NUMBER FOURTEEN.

! the constitution Ol 1866. there shall bt
elected, by the qualified voters Of each
! parish, a States attorney therefor, who
, shah he citizen OF the United States
! al'( who shall have been resident OF
; the STATE, and prartiriny AMI duty H.
: rr1>'d attorney at law, for at least tN,
Years. He shall Receive salary tron
i the state # not less than three llol nor,
than seven hundred dollars per aDnun
to be provided by law upon the basis OF
representation It'll the House of krprr>rn-
taivro, and payable quarterly ON his
own warrant. iIr Shall DE 'r.oficio at.
torncy OF the parish. and receive >ucl,
salary thrrrtrom as may be fixed by tn,
Par"chial antll"lltl">, not to exceed >tv-
en- hundred dollar, per annun. Tie shall
moreover. receive >uch fees of office az
| may tie allowed ~ law. IN the city of
New Er!r.ins 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 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 b,
refused, and when he is not personally
interested in the matters in condensation
he shall select a lawyer, having the nee
essary qualifications required for judge
of his court, to try such cases. aud the
General Assembly shall provide by law
for the trial Of those cases in which the
judge may br personally Interested. or
when he may be absent or refuses to act
(Strike out article ninety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establish
men, of the judicial system created by
the above amendments, and to prevent
the evils of an interregnunl it is hereby
ordained by the people Of Louisiana
FUst-That the General Assembly,
which meets the first Monday in Janua-
ry. 1879. shall, in accordance with the
foregoing amendments, Immediately r-
district the State, and provide for the
authority of clerks, aud tho election and
criminal jurisdiction Of justices of the
peace.
Sccond-That as soon as the Legis]a
tnre 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 10y the redistrictng
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
torney. This election shall be held on
thu same day throughout the State,
which day shall not be less than sixty
nor more than ninety days after the pas
sage of said act. TIE terms of the of.
ficers elected at said election shall ex-
pire at the general election of lSSo, aud
the limitation on the change Of districts,
"ttrner than once every four years, shall
not he considered as having effect before
the general election of 1880.
Tird-That the judicial system, as cs-
tabIished by the constitution of 1862,
shall remain in force until the expiration
of the tbirtieth day after said election,
excluding from the computation the
day of the election.
Fom'th-The adoption of these amend
ments shall not vacate the Offices Of the
present clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty.two of
the constitution Of 1858 shall be abroga-
ted.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public Ednca-
ton shall receive salary OF thirty FIVE
hundred dollars, payable quarterly gu
bis own warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed by the
State, Or any parish OF municipal authori-
ty, on any mechanical trade, manufacto-
~ or factory, except such as may require
police regulations, in towns aud cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized to ex-
ompt from State, municipal or parish
taxation household goods, such as furni-
tnre, wearing apparel, tools Of trade or
profession and family portraits, not ex-
'eeding in aggregate value tho sum of
i've hundred dollars.
aCT NO. IL, EXTRA SESSION or 1878. |
NUMBER TWENTY. ONE.
Strike out the first part part of article !
AZ of the constitution of 1868, which !
eads: "A university shall he established |
md maintained in the city of New Or
cans 1t shall be composed ola law, a
medical and collegiate department,
ach with appropriate faculties. The
General Assembly shall provide by law
or its organization and maintainance;"
md insert: ''The university shall he
It shall be composed of a
aw, a medical and an acadcmical de-
artment, aud such other departments as
nay be established by law, each with
appropriate faculties; prorided, that the
NV and medical departments already Or
anized shall continue in the city of
few Orleans, and the acade,nical and
Their departments may be located else
here in the State
August 3-t2n.