St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-11-02

constitution of 1858, there shall be sleek
ed, by the qualified voters OF eacn pe.!1A
a States attorney therefor, VINO snail -
citizen of the United states, ana Neo
shall have been q resident OF the ntata
and a praeticing and duly licensed e.
tornev at law for at least TWO yeerss h
shall receive salary from the STATE &
NOT less than three nor more than sevpzp
hundred dollars per annnm, 70 % Pc
v;ded bv law upon the basis Of represeo-
tation in the House of Representatist1 Z
and PAYABLE quarterly on ms own v1R-#
rant. He shall be er-o6fcio attorney 1t
the parish. and receive such salary the1e-la
from as NAV be fixed by the parochiel ~,
charities. not to exceed seven hundred
dollars per annum. He shall. moreover
receive such fees of Office as may Be ~.
lowed by law. In the city of New Or
leans the States attorney shall receive
sncb compensation from the city, in ~
dition to the salary above provided, -
may be established by law. He shall ~
elected at the same time with the judge
of the district courts, and shall hold his
Office for the term of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN. Sf Z.
Tn every case where the judge may b
recnsed. and when he is not personally
interested in the matters in contesta6on,
he shall select q lawyer having the ne
cessary qualifications required for !
iudce of his court, TO try such cases; 81
the General Assembly shall provide
law for the trial of those cases IN which
the Judge may be personally interested. q
when he may be absent or refuses TO act
Strike ont article nlnety.l
NU,rpER SIXTEEN.
In order TO provide for the estabiish-
ment of the judicial system created by
the above amendments, and to prevents
the evils of an interregnum, 1t II hereby
ordained by the people of Louisiana:
First That the General Assembly,
wllicl, meets the first Monday in january,
1879. shall. in accordance with the fore
Going amendments, Immediately rediS-s
trict the State, and provide for the au-
tbority of clerks, and the election and
criminal jurisdiction of Justices Of the
peace.
Sseond-Tlat as soon as the Legislaturs
shall have acted rs aforesaid, the Cover
nor shall by proclamation call for IN
election for justices of the peace for tho
parish, except the parish of orleans and
by the Ie,llsiricting, where one or moro
parishes have been added or taken nom
the existing judicial district, and Tor
State attorneys, a. above PROVIDED, ca
cept in the parish of Orleans. where n;
district attorney for the parish shall b.:
State attorney. This election shalt "
held on the same day throughout the
State. which day shall not be less than
sixty nor more than ninety days after the
passage of said act The terms II tho
officers elected Mt said election shall sx-.
pire at the general election of 1880. and
the limitation on the change of district.
oltener than once every four years, shall
not be considered as having elect before
the general election OF 1850.
1Ii1d-That the judicial system, as "a
tablished by the constitution OF 1872.
shall remain in force until the explranoh
of the thirueth day after said election.
excluding from the computation the dny
OF the election.
F5urf. The adoption of theSo amend
ments shall not vacate the ofhses Of fne
present clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty-tvo Is
the constitution of 1865 shall be abrp-
gated.
NUMBER EIGHTEES-
The Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton shall receive salary of thirty-hve
hundred dollars, payable quarterly %
his own warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed BY ~
State, or any parish or municipal aut10
ity. on any mechanical trade, manufH-
tory, or factory, except such as may -
quire police regulations, in towns 49,
cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized e q
empt from State, municipal or peklnn
taxation household goods, such As fusi-
ture, wearing apparel, tools Of trade @
profession, and family po1traits, no s-
ceeding in aggregate value the sun q
five hundred dollars.
ACT No. -, e. S. OF 1878
NUMBER IwENTY-oNE-
Strike ont the first part of article ~
of the constitution of 1865 which reons:
"A university shall be established md
maintained in the city of New Orleans.
1t shall be composed of law, me0cai
and a collegiate department., each vitn
appropriate faculties. The General AS
sembly shall provide by law for it, Or
panization and maintenance; and insert:
.The university shah be maintained. 1t
shall be composed of a law, medical
and an academical department. and such
other departments as may be established
by law, each with appropriate faculties;
rided. that the law and medical de-
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