The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

interest,". The justices OF the peace sllall 20
manner and with the qualifications to be de-
termined by the General Assembly. Ihey |
shall hold office for the term OF TWO years,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall not ex-
ceed one hundred dollars, exclusive Of inter.
est subject to an appeal to the district courG
In all cases when the amount In dlspuJe 81 snail
exceed ten dollars, exclusive of interest IheX
shall have such criminal Jurisdiction as shall
be conferred by law. The General Assembly
shall have power to vest In the clerks OF the
district courts the right TO grant such orders
and do such acts BIS may be deemed necessary
for the furtherance Of the administration OF
Justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
(Strike out articles seventy three, e1ghty-
five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight,
eighty-nine. ninety-one and one hundred and
thirty-three.)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
| shall receive q salary Of seven thousand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justices OF
| the Supreme Court shall each receive salary
OF six Thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, and for ca eaeh =,
district one judge, learned In the law, shall
| be elected by plurality Of qualified electors
thereof. For each district there shall be one
district court, except in the parish Of Orleans,
In which the General Assembly may, estab-
lsh as many district courts as the public IN
terest may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by O.
two-thirds vote Of all the members elected to
both branches Of the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
shea have the Jurisdiction at present con-
fezred by law; no redistricting or change
shall be made SO as to take effect during the
incumbency Of any judge Ihe o number UNI ebs, OF
thirty nor more than forty-fve The General
Assembly shall provide by law for at least
four terms annually OF the district court In
every parish. The General Assembly shall
constituted by grouping the district judges
into circuits and composing the circuit
court Of the judges Of the district courts
within such circuits; To direct the place
courts SO constituted, and to vest said circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
district courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
lars (S1OO) exclusive of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars (s50Ol exclusive of
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by q two-thirds vote of all the mem
bers elected to both houses, to restrict the ap-
pellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to
one thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive OF IN
terest; and In case OF such restriction, the
circuit courts so to be created shall have ap-
pelate jurisdiction Of the class of cases thus
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction OF
the Supreme Court. The clerks of the dis
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified
voters OF their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
(Strike out article eighty-three)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
: Each Of the district judges shall receive g.
: salary. to be fixed by law, which, except In
the parish of Orleans, shall not be less than
) two Thousand dollars. nor more than three
Thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
: tery on his own warrant, and which shall not
: be Increased nor diminished during his term
: Of Office He must be q citizen Of the United
: States, over the age Of twenty-five years, and
have resided In the State and praeticed law
therein for the space Of two years next pre-
trlct courts shall hold their office for the term
OF four years. In the parish Of Orleans the
annual salary OF the district judges shall not
J exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided.
(Strike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
; In lieu of the Office Of district attorney es-
tablished by article ninetytwo Of the const-
: tuition of 1863 there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters of each, parish, q States
, attorney therefor, who shall be citizen OF
7 the United States, and who shall have been Q
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 dollars per annum, to be pro-
vided by law upon the basis Of representation
7 In the House OF Representatives, and payable
1 quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
% er-OficiO attorney Of the parish, and receive
parochial authorities, not to exceed seven
7 hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more
t over receive such fees Of office as may be
: allowed by law. In the city of New Orleans
- ,,pt.
! pensaton from the city, In addition to the
4 salary above provided, as may be established
y BY law. He shall be elected at the same time
:, with the judges OF the district courts, anC
shall hold his office for the term OF four years
9 NUMBER FIFTEEN.
:, In every case where the judge may be re
! cused, and when he is not personally inter
,, eyted In the matters In contestation, he shal
r select lawyer, having the necessary qualiti
= cations required for a Judge Of his court. tx
try such cases and the General Assembl,
shall provide by law for the trial Of thos
n cases In which the Judge may be PERSONAL.
: interested, or when he may be absent or re
fuses to act.
(Strike out article ninety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
Z. In order to provide for the establishment O
the judicial system created by the abov
amendments, and to prevent the evils OF a.
interregnum, it is hereby ordained by tn
!, people OF Louisiana:
o Ftyst-That the General Assembly, whic
i meets the first Mondayi in January, 1879, shall
Z, In accordance with the foregoing amend
10 ments, Immediately redistrict The State, an
/ provide for the authority Of clerks, and tn
!, election and criminal Jurisdiction OF justice
II II Of the peace
s Second-That as soon as the Legislator
70 shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governo
le shall by proclaim alton call an election for jus
O. tices Of Che peace for each parish, except th
5 o1 parish Of Orleans, and for district judges,
% each district created by the redistrictine
n where one or more parishes have been addet
s, or taken from the existing judicial distric
,a ,a and for State attorneys, as above providet
~ ~ except In the parish of Orleans, where tf
~ district attorney for the parish shall be Stat
IN attorney. This election shall be held on th
70 same day throughout the State, which da
le shall not be less than sixty nor more tina
:, ninety days after the passage of said &C
"a "a The terms Of the officers elected at said ele
Ia tion shall expire at the general election
ID $780, and the limitation on the change Of di
ve trtcts, oftener than once every four year
e. shall not be considered as having effect befol