The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-09-28
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Nam5er Eight

/ Every Dill WHICH Sltil huNC pu>Sru
both houses shall be presented to the
Governor; if he approve it, he shall
sign it; if he does not, he shall return it,
with his objections, to the house in
which it originated, which shall enter
the objections at large upon its journal,
and proceed to reconsider it. IT, after
such reconsideration, two-thirds of all
tie members present in that house shall
agree to pass the bill it shall be sent.
with the objections. to the other house,
by which it shall likewise he reconsid-
cred. and if approved by twO-thirds of
the members present in that house. 1t
shall be law. But in such cases the
vote of both houses shall be determined
by yeas and nays, aud the names of
members voting for or against the bill
shall be entered upon the journal of
each house respectively. II any bill
shall not be returned by the Governor
within five days after 1T shall have
been presented to him, it shall be law,
| in like manner as if be had signed il,
unless the general assembly, by adj
journment, prevent its return in which
case, within thirty days, the Governor
shall file the same, with his objections
thereto, in the Office of the Secretary
of State, and give public notice
thereof; otherwise it shall become
law, as if he had signed it. The
Secretary of State shall communicate
said objections and bill so deposit
ed tn the house in which it orlgi-
mated on the first day of the meeting OF
the next general assembly, who shall
act upon the same rs above provided.
shall hox tn xaf
one or more items III any bill appro-
priating money, embracing distinct
items, while approving other portions Of
the bill, and the part or parts OF the bill
approved shall become law, and the
item or items of appropriations dis
approved shall be void, unless repIsscd
according To the rules and iini'atn'ns
prescribed for the passage of other bills
over the Governor veto.
(Strike "at article sixty-six.l
NamJer Nine.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by
the constitution, shall be allowed any
fees or requisites o. Office.
Namb-. Ten.
The judicial power slnli b' vested in
"a supreme court. district courts, and IN
justices of the peace. Tlv distric; courts
snall have original Jurisdiction in all
civil cases where the amount in dispute
exceeds one hundred dollars, exclusive
of interest. In criminal eases, and in
all probate matters. their Jurls'licl IN
shall be unlimited. They shall ave APP
pellate- jurisdiction. i'll civil suits from
justices OF the peace, when the amount
i'll dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive
of interest. The justices Of the l.eace
shall be elected by the electors of each
parish in the manner and with the quail
fieatious To be determined by the gem
eral assembly. Tnry silail hold Office
for the term of twp years, d thcir
compensation shall h fixed b. law.
Their jn isdiction la civil eases shall u
exceed one hundred doiIars, exclusive
oil interest, subject tn an appeal tn the
district court in all eases when ,ns
amount in dispute shlil excsef ten dor
lars, exclusive ri interest. They s....li
have Bach criminal Jurisdiction as si.all
DC conferred by hlw. The general as-
senJly shall have power to vest III the
clerks OF the district courts the rig II 10
grant such orders aud do such acts as
may be deemed nece ,sary for the fur
tneranre OF the administration ot JUS
iice. la all cases the power thus graft
ed Shalt be specified aud determined.
(S.riAe cit articles scvebty-tIrec,
eighty 1--we. eigty-six eighty seven eighty
elglt, ciyhiy-nIue. nilety-oiic and uae
hundred and tlir;y-three.)
NamJtr Eserea.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court shall receive "a salary of seven
Thousand dollars per annun. and the
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
shall each receive s;l'ary Ut six thou
sand five hundred dollars per aniiun,
payable quarterly on their own warrant.
Nnmber Teefre.
The general assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts. which shall
remain uncaiinge for four Years, and f,r
each district Que judge, learned IN law.
shall be elected by plurality of quail
fed electors thereof. For each district
1 There sLail be one district court, except
Ill the parish Of Orleans, Ill which the
\ general assembly may establish as many
district courts rs the public interest may
require, not to exceed the numbet nos
authorized by existing laws, except
| by two-thirds vote of all 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 shall have the jaris-
dictlon at present conferred by law no
redistriciing or change shall be made
50 as to take effect during the incum-
bency of auy judge. The number of
districts in the State shall not be less
| than thirty nor More than forty-hye.
The general assembly shall provide by
law for at least four terms annually of
the district court in every parish. The
general assembly shalt have power to Gre
ate circuit courts. to be constituted by
grouping the district judges into circuits.
and composing the circuit conrt of the
Judges Of the district courts within such
circuits. To direct the place OF places
of meeting of said circuit courts so col
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