The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-09-21

distinct items. while approvin
other portions of the bill, and tn
part or parts Of The bill approves
shall become law, and the item 0
items Of appropriations disap
proved shall be void. unless re
passed according to the rules ant
limitations prescribed for the pas
sage Of other bills over the Cover
nor's veto.
(otrIke out article sixtysix.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixe(
by the constitution, shall be allow
cd any fees or perquisltes of Office
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be
vested in supreme court, district
courts. and in justices of the peace
| The district courts shall have ori
ginal Jurisdiction in all civil cases
where the amount in dispute ex
cceds one hundred dollars, exclu
sive Of interest. Ia criminal ca
ses, and in all probate matters
their jurisdiction shall be unlimi.
ted. They shall have appellate
jurisdiction, in civil suits from ins-
tees Of the peace, when the
amount it dispute exceeds ten dol
lars, exclusive Of interest. The
justices of the peace shall be elect
ed by the electors Of each parish
IN The manner end with the quail
fcations to be determined by the
General Assembly. They shall
hold Office for the term two wears,
and their compensation shall be
fixed by law. Their jurisdiction in
civil cases shall not exceed one
hundred dollars, exclusive of in
terest, subject to ar appeal to the
district court in all cases when the
amount IN dispute shall not exceed
len dollars, exclusive of interest.
They shall have such criminal ju,
risdiction 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
as may be deemed necessary for
the furtherance Of the administra-
ton of justice. In all cases the
power thus granted shall be specl
fed and determined.
Strike out articles seventy
three. eighty-6ve, eightv-six, eigh-
ty-seven, elgty eight, eighty-nine.
Ginety.one and one hundred and
thlrty-three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Su.
preme Court shall receive a sala-
ry Of seven thousand dollars per
annum, aad the Associate Justices
Of the Supreme Court shall each
receive salary Of six thousand
five hundred dollars per annum.
payable quarterly on their own
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall di |
vide the State into judicial dis
tricts, which shall remain unchang-
ed for four years, and for each dis
LcIcl one Judge, learned in the law,
shall be elected by a plurality of
qualified electors thereof. For
each district there shall be one
district court, except in the parish
81 Orleans, in which the General
may establish as many
district courts as the public inter
est may require, not to exceed the
nnmber now authorized by exist
ng laws, except by a two-thirds
vote Of all the members elected to
both branches OF the General AS.
Until otherwise provi
led by law, the district courts
low existing in the parish of Or
cans shall have the jurisdiction at
present conferred by law; no redis-
r.cting or change shall be made
% as to take effect during the in.
of any judge. The num-
'er Of districts in the State shall
lot be less than thirty nor more
han forty-fve. The General AS
'emb|y shall provide by law for at
east foor terms annually Of the
district court in every parish. The
General Assembly shall have pow.
II to create circuit courts, to be
constituted by grouping the dis
riot judges iDto circuits. and com, ;
posing the circuit court of the ,
ndges of the district courts with
n such circuits. To direct the
'lace or places Of meeting of said {
lrcult courts so constituted. and Z
0 vest said circuit courts with an.
'elIate jurisdiction from the dis