The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-04
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1878.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constituted by grouping the district
judges into circuits. aud composingthe
circuit court of the judges of the dis
trict courts within such circuits. To
direct the place or places of meeting of
to vest said circuit courts with appel
late jurisdiction from the district
courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred
dollars (SlO0,) exclusive. of interest,
and does not exceed five hundred dol
lars ($5OO,) exclusive of Interest. The
General Assembly shall have power,
| by a two-thirds vote. of all the mem
bers elected to both houses, to restrict
the appellate Jurisdiction Of the Su-
preme Court to causes where the
amount involved exceeds one thou
sand dollars Isl ,000,) exclusive of in
tcrest; and in case of such restriction,
the circuit courts so to be created shall
have appellate jurisdiction of the class
of cases thus excluded from the ap-
pellate jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court. The clerks of the !. dis
trict courts shall be elected by the
| qualified voters Of their respective par
ishes, and shall hold their office for
four years. .,sa.l e,t, q.e8tef sa.es,
lstrike out article eighty three.)
r. NUMBER THIRTEEN. r.
Each Of the district judges shall re-.
ceive a 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 quarterly.
on his own warrant; andl which shall
not be increased nor, diminished dur
ing his term Of Office He must be a
citizen ofitile United States, over the
age of twenty-five yeags,y and have re-
sided in the State and practiced law
therein for the space of two years next
preceding his election. The judges Of
the district courts shall hold their Of
fee for the term Of four years. In the
Parish of Orleans the annual salary of
the district judges shall not exceed five
thousand dollars, to he paid as above
| provided.
(strike ont article eighty four.) y
NUMBER FOURTEEN. So 7325
In lien of the office of district attor-
ney, established by article ninety-two
of the Constitution of 1868, there shall
be elected, by the qualified voters of
each Parish, a States attorney there
| for, who shall be citizen of tho Uni
ted States, and who shall have been a
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 aAnum,9ito be. provided by
law upon the basis, of representation in
hetHouse Of Representatives, and pay
able 1narterly ON Ills own warrant.
He shall be Gex offieio attorney of the
Parish, and receive such salary there
from as may be fixed by the parocliial
authorities, not to exceed seven hun
died dollars per- .annum. He shall,
moreover, receive such fees of office as
may be allowed 10y law. In the city
OF New Orleans thes.State's attorney
shall receive such compensation from
the city, in addition TO the salary
above provided, as may be established
! by law. He shall be elected at the
same time with the judges of the dis
trict courts, and shall hold his Office
for the term of four years. 'A'ft ~
3ho35< NUMBER FIFTEEN. !i55'A ~,
a7In every case where tile judge may
be reused, and when he is,not, persons
| ally interested in the matters in con-
testation, lie shall select a lawyer, hav-
ing the necessary qualifications re-
quired for judge of his court, to try
such cases; and the General Assembly
shall provide by law for the trial Of
those. cases in which the judge may be
personally interested, or when lie may
| be absent or refuses, to act. ~r,r.gA
,(Strike out article, ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide, for the estab!
lishmeut of hejudicial system created
by the above amendments is, and to, pre-,
vent the evils Of an interregnum, it is
hereby ordained by the people of Lou
| isiana.:;f Esa5El 3ois,.3 So si5:sZYsDtd
,First-That the General Assembly,
which meets the first Monday in .Janu-
airy, 1879, shall, in accordance wifi the
foregoing amendments Immediately
redistgict, the State, and provide for
the authority of clerks, and the cleo
ton and criminal Jurisdiction Of JUS
tees of the pcaee.i $40 steno3 ip}
Second-That as soon as the Legis-
'ature shall have acted as aforesaid,
tile Governor shallaFbyi proclamation
call an election for justices q of the
peace for each parish, except the par.
ish Of Orleans. and for district judges,
inseach district created by the redis-
tricting, where one ior more parishes
have been added, or taken from the
existing judicial district, and for State
Attorneys, as above provided, except
in the parish of Orleans, where the dis
trict attorney for the; parish shall be
State attorney. This election shall be
held on the same day throughout tho
State, which; day shall notIbcless than
sixty nor more than ninety days after
the passage of said act. The terms Of
the officers elected at said ELECTION
shall expire at tle general election of
| 1880, and the limitation on the change
| IF Hietrintc oFtaper than onna nunru