Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-09-28

flne8, penalties, ana fOTfeltufcS, OF Te1ull-
ding moneys legally paid into the treasu-
ry; affecting the estates Of minors, or per-
SONS under disability, exempting property
g~alizing the unauthorized or invalid acts
Of any officer or agent Of tho State, or Of
any parish or municipality; granting any
extra compensation to any public officer,
agent, or contractor, after the service has
been rendered or contracted for; changing
any parish seat, or creating new parishes,
except by the assent of the majority of the
qualified electors OF the parish, or parishes,
to be affected in all other cases. where Il
general law can be made applicable, NC To-
cal or special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX
seven thousand dollars per annum, paya-
bic quarterly, on his own warrant.
(Strike out article fifty six.)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The lieutenant Governor shall receive a
salary which shall be double that Of 4
member of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article ff~ty-sevep.)
NUMBE EIGHT.
Every hill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor;
if lie approves it, he shall signit; 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. If,
after snch reconsideration, two-thirds of
all the 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 be reconsidcrod,
and &c ~ 1,- %,1,., rin1 ~ {1,r ,,,n,r1
hers present in that house, it shall be a
law. But in such cases the vote of both
houses shall be determined by yeas and
nays, and the names Of members voting
for or against the bill shall be entered
upon the Journal of each house %respecti
yely. If any bill shall not he returned 10y
the Governor within five days after il
shall have been presented to him, it shall
he a law. in like manner as if he had 81.
gnel it, unless the General Assembly. by
adjournment prevent it's 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; other
wise it shall become a law, as If he llaC
signed it. The Secretary ofState shall com
municate said objections and bill so depo
sited to the house in which it originated
on the first day Of the meeting of the mex
General Assembly, who shal! act upon thu
same as above provided. The Governo;
shall have power to veto one or more item
in any bill appropriating money, embra
cling distinct items. while approving 9th
cr portions Of the bill, and the part o
parts of the bill approved shall hecom
law, and the item on items of appropria
tions disapproyed Shall he void, unless re
passed according to the rules and limita
tjons prescribed for the passage OF othe
bills over the Governors veto.
(Strike out article sixty siN.)
NTMBER NINE.
No officer. whose salary is fixed by tn
constitution, shall he allowed any fees o
peruuisites of office.
NIMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in
supreme court, district courts. and in jts
f tees of the peace. The district courts sha
have Original jurisdiction in all civil cas-,
where the amount in dispute exceeds OF
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest. l
criminal eases, and III all probate matter
f their Jurisdiction shall he unlimited. The
, shall have appellate jurisdiction in civ
suits from justices Of the peace, when II
~a,nonnt in dispute exceeds ten dollars. e
elusive of interest. Tie justices OF the pc;
&c shall be elected by the electors of cuc
parish in the manner and Nish til" quail
iieatioEs to he determined hy the Genert
Assembly. They shall hold office for Il
term of two years, and their compensate
: shall hy fixed hl law. Their iHrisdictiG
+ in civil cases shall not exceed one hnn.re
: dollars, exclusive al interest. subject to a
, appeal to the district court i'll all cast
; when the amount in .dispntc shall excct
ten dollars. exclusive OF interest. The
j. shah have such criminal jurisdiction
/, shall be conferred by law. The Gener;
Assembly shall have power to vest in IL
CLERKS of The district courts the right
grant such orders and do such acts rs ma
he deemed necessary for the turllleran,
Of the administration of Justice. In all G
SEES the power thus granted shall be spec
fled and determined.
[Strik. out articles seyenty-thren. eight.
/, live. ciglity-siN. cighty-sevrn. eighty-eigh
f, elgitv-nine. iincty-one and o.e lnulrt
and thirt y-three.)
NlMBE Et.EyES.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Cou,
shall receive n salary Of seven tholsal
:. dallars per annllm, and the Associate Ju
! ticcs of the Supreme Court shall each II
ceivea salary of six Thousand five iNlndre
dollars per amman payable quarterly {
their W warrant.
NlMBER TWHINf.
Tile General Assembly shall divide Il
; State into indicial districts. which shall I
:. main unchanged for lourNears,an for ea,
:, district one judge, learned in the law, sh;
be elected by IL plurality ofqlalitittl electo
! thereof. For each district there shall be o
u district court. except in the parish of {
leans. in which the General Assembly M;
establish as many district courts as he p
bile interest may require. not to exceed /
number now authorized by existing Law
except by atwo-thiras vote Of all the me-
y beers elected to both branches Of the GEL
rnf Assembly. Until otherwise provided
e law. the district courts now existing
the parish Of Orleans shall have the jur
- diction at present conferred by law
r redistricting or change shall be made so
:. ~ take effect during the incumbency
;, any Judge. The number of districts in I
State shall not be less than thirty nor IL
y, :, re than torty-iive. The General Assent
; shall provide by law for at least four ter
:. annually of the district court in every
> risll. The General Assembly shall have
:. wcr to create circuit courts, to be consti
ted Ivy grouping the district judges il
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