The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-03
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS


hundred dollars, exclusive Of interest In
criminal eases, and In all probate matters
their jurisdiction shall be- unlimited. They
shall haye appellate jurisdiction, in civil suits
in dispute exceeds ton dollars, exclusive Of
interest, Tho Justices Of the pence shall be
elected by the electors Of each parish in the
manner and with the qualifications to be de-
terniued by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for tho term of two yenrs,
anJ their compensation shall be fixed by law,
Their jurisdiclion in civil cases shall not ex-
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive OF inter
est. subject to an appeal to the district court
IN all chsas when the amount in dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive Of interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as shall
be conferred by law. The General Assembly
shall nave power to vest in the clerks Of the
district courts the right to grant such orders
hnd 40 s1lch acts aS may be deemed necessary
for the furtherance Of tho administration Of
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined
(Sttika out articles geventy-tbree, eighty
live. eighty-siK, eighty-seveu, eghty-oght,
eighty nine. ninety Zone and ono hundred and
thtrty-three)
NUMBER ELEVEN
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
sbhll receive snlnry Of seven Thousand dol
lars per nnnnm, and the Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court shall ettch receive q salary
Of six Thousand five hundred dollars per an
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shnIl divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall TO-
main unchanged for four years, and for each
district ono Judge, learned In the law, shalI
be elected by n 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 |
lish as many district courts as the public in
forest may require, not to exceed tho number
two-thirds vote Of aIl the members elected to |
both branches Of the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district |
coultg now existing in the parish Of Orleans
sh9A have tbs jurisdiction ut present con-
fe1rod by law; no redistricting, or change
shall be made 50 as to take effect during the
Of any Judge. Tho number Of
districts IN the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-lve The General
Assembly si,all provide, by law for at least
every parish. The General Assembly shall
have power to create circuit courts, to be-
constituted by grouping the district judges
into circuits, and composing the circuit
within such circuits. To direct the place
or places Of meeting Of said circuit
courts SO constituted, and to vest said circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
district courts within tho circuit whore the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
lars $1,000 exclusive of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars ($50O) exclusive Of
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by n two-thirds vote Of all the mem
bafs elected to both houses, to restrict the an
pelIate Jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to
causes where the amount involved exceeds
ono thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive OF In
terest; and in case OF such restriction, the
circuit courts SO to be created shall have ap~
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction Of
The Supreme Court. The clerks of the dis
srict courts shall be elected by tho qualified
voters OF their respective parishes, and shall
lod their Office for four years.
(Striko out article eighty-three.l
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each Of tho district Judges shall receive q
SaIary, to bo fixed by law, which, except In
,ho parrish OF Orleans. Bhhll not be less than
,wo Thousand dollars, nor more than three
thousand dollars per annum, payable qunr--
oriy on his own WARRANT, and which shall not
20 Increased nor diminished during bis term
,f Office, He must be u citizen Of the United
states, over the age of twenty-five years, and
,ave resided in the State and practiced law
herein for tho space Of two years next pre-
'edng bis election. Tho Judges of the dis
riot courts shall hold their Office for the term
If four years. In the parish Of Orleans the
1unuaI salary Of the district Judges shall not
Exceed five Thousand dollars. to be paid as
LbOve provided.
Strike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER EoUEIEiGN.
In Lieu Of the Office of district attorney, e.
ablishod by article ninety two Of the consti-
utiOn OF 1868, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters Of each parish, States
ttornoy therefor, who shall be q citiZen OF
no United States, and who shall have besn
e5ident Of the State, and q prnGticing and
uly licensed attorney ut law, for at least two
ears. He shall receive d salary from the
tate Of not less than three nor more than
even hundred dollars per annum, to be pro- /
idcd by law upon the basis Of representation
/ the House Of Representatives, and payable
uarterly on his own warrant. He Shall be
c-OUc'o attorney OF the parish, and receive
uch SALARY thernirOn us may be fixed by the
arochal authorities, not to exceed seven
undrcd dollars per annum. He shall, more
yer, receive such fees of Office a8 may be -
flowed by law. In the city Of New Orleans
10 States attorney shall receive such com 4
ensation from the city, In addition to the
tary above provided, us may be established
Y law. He shall be elected at the same time
18th the Judges OF the district courts, and
hall hold his office for the term OF four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN. t
In every case where the Judge may be re-
used, and when he ia not personally inter- =
5ted In the matters In condensation, he shall
.lcct lawyer, having the necessary qualif-
atoms required for u Judge of his court, to I
aall provide by law for the trial of those D
ases IN which the Judge may be personally
tarcsted, Or when he may be absent or re-
lsos to act.
(Striko out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment Of 1
10 judicial system created by the above
and to prevent the evils of an
terregnum, 1t Is hereby ordained by the
oople OF Louisiana: A
FUstThat the General Assembly, which a
ects the first Monday In January, 1879, shall, .
accordance with the foregoing amend o
ents, Immediately redistrict the State, and 0
divide for the authority of clerks, and the G.
hctton and criminal Jurisdiction of justices
the peace.
Seco0nd-That as soon as the Legislature
all have acted as aforesaid, the Governor A
all by proclamation call an election for JUS
'es of the peace for each parish, except the
irish OF Orleans, and for district judges, In
ch district created by the redistricting,
here one OF more parishes have been added, "
taken from the existing judicial district, ii
III Tor state attorneys, as above provided, a
cent n the riG Of rjo