The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-12
CONSTITUTIONAL amtHpuErs

OVID warrant, ana which Az, =
increased nor diminished y
term of Office. He must \. % 1
the United States, over thu =. wa
ty-fve, and have resided ~; VIA
and practiced law therein s - ~
of two years next precedino 4 -
The judges of the district ~ sa. sl'sS
hold their Office for the ts s
years. In the parish of Or,ss
nual salary Of the district ma =
not exceed five thousand S
be paid as above provided. @
(Strike out article eighty.fou,
Number Foartesu.
In lieu of the office Of distr;.. :.
established by article nipetv.ts
constitution Of 1868. thers 49,
elected, by the qualified yote,
parish, a States attorney the,ssI
shall be citizen Of the Un;ssS {
and who shall. have been a ~:
the State. and practi, inr ~ !;
licensed attorney at laT. n,
two years. He shall recsivs
from the State of not less thar q
more than seven hundred dolls, y
mum, to be provided by law ~
basis of representation in the ~
Representatives, aud payable n.y.
on his own warrant. He Shall.
fciO attorney of the parish, Al !
such salary therefrom as nav n ~
the parochial authorities, not ( .
seven hundred dollars per supn'
shall, moreover, receive such e. :
as may be allowed by law. nS
of New Orleans the Stste,s n.
shall receive such compenntim y
the city, in addition to the nl-r
provided. as may be establisb3 4 4
lie shall be elected at the ~ b
with the judges of the distrid -
and shall hold his Office for 4, :.
four years.
Nunsber FJssa
In every case where the jndes =,
recused, and when he is not -
interested in the matters in coiie.s,s'
he shall select a lawyer, HAVING b. 6:
essary qualifications required & p
of his court, to try s-ch csses: q
general assembly shall puside i 3
for the trial of those cases ID vi
ljudge may be personally inieIs,hI !
Shen he may be absent or rsIasus,
Il (Strike out article ninety
II Namber Sirtem.
: In order to provide for the s,aL
. ment OF the Judicial system es,,ai
1 the above amendments, ind .on<
/, the evils of an iuterregnum, i AN
: ordained by the people Of Iouiin
t'irst-That' the general 80
t which meets the tirst Monday ND
3 1879, shall, in accordance wit u 2
B going amendments, iuimediueJ 4
a trict the State, and provide lu 4
lthority OF clerks, and the sltctn Z
: crlninai jurisdiction Of jnstieu I :
peace.
ri Second-fhai as soon ~ the IN
:. ture shall have acted rs asorai{ :
Governor shall by prociamatoa 4
e election for justices of the pacefnd
Q parish, except the parish VI o.
e and tor district judges, IN I'd =
: created by the redisfricting, N
j or more parishes have been ~
u taken from the existing ju'iid1 ~
y and FIR State attorneys, = IN
e vided, except in the parhh & o.
o where the district attorney i6rtG =
s shall be State attorney. II q
: shall be held on the ssqs ~ ~
3 out the State, which day shall 91t
+ than sixty nor more than nine! \
ter the passage Of said sct. -
3, Of the officers elected Il - Z
+ shall expire ut t genera g
'e 1856. and the limitatAon - -
OF districts, oftener than onee ~
years, shall not be considee9 .
effect before the general elecne 9
le Third-That the judiei,! ~.
N established by the cousdsul1N {
he shall remain III f.,rce until the sil
1T OF the thirteenth day alter s'd =
IL excluding flom the compu'zpe'u
q, of the election.
t. Fourth The adoption q s1s<1
lnents shall not vacate tue ou''e
present clerks of courts in eel y
N Numb~ Seventies
Or Article one hundred and as
v, of the constitution Of 1865 snps
IL rogated.
ct Nmmber Eightsa.
be be The superintendent Of Pasll'
Nv ton shall receive salary O Y.
q, ~ hundred dollars, payable qas'"
Nv his own warrant.
pit Number NiSeisfI'
RS No license tax shall be iuPel
"a State, or any parish Or num- 49,
oy thoAy, on any mcdaniel -
!: 10 factory or factory, exceps ~ ~
IS, require police regulations u
A. cities.
ne Nunsber Tiseag
of The Legislature is satle5
ess empt from State. munie
We. taxation household gooaA
by ture, wearing apparel, 49, ,.s
of profession and family poM z
he ceeding in aggregate va'n'
re- five hundred dollars.
oy ACT NO. IL, EXTRA szss'0o
Us, Number Tisssty-o.
,ch Strike out the first ps sS ~
ces of the constitution OF ieoo, ~
Dp "a university shall % ~ q
rts maintained in the c,ty :" hs:ss