The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-23
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per-
Quisites of office.

manner ana with Cno quauIlcaJlOnS 10 pS ue-
termined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term Of two years,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction in civil cases shall not ex-
ceed one hundred dollars exclusive OF inter-
| est, subject to an appeal to the district court
in all cases 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 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 administration OF
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
(Strike out articles ,seventy-three, eighty
five. eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight,
eighty-nine, ninety -one and one hundred and
thirty-three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
| The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
| shall receive salary Of seven thousand dol
| lars per annum, and the Associate Justices OF
| the Supreme Court shall each receive salary
of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
district 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 OF Orleans
in which the General Assembly may estab-
lish as many district courts as the public in
terest may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by a
two-thirds vote Of all the members elected to
both branches of the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing in the parish OF Orleans
shall have the jurisdiction at present con-
ferred by law; no redlstrlctng oagg+ or cnaqgRe 4gR
incumbency of any judge. The number OF
districts in the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty y-five The General
Assembly shall provide by lay t9r ,rt at leaS5 ST
every parish. The General Assembly shall
have power to create circuit courts, to be
constituted by grouping the district judges
into CIRCUITS and composing tne clrout adgutt
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 @ rom the the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
lars (S1OO) exclusive of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars (S500) exclusive OF
interest The General Assembly shall have
power, by two-thrds vote Of all the mem
bers elected to both houses, to restrict the ap-
pellate Jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive OF m
terest; and in case of such restriction, the
) circuit courts so to be created shall have ap-
pellate jurisdiction Of the class OF cases thus
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction OF
the Supreme Court. The clerks OF the ~ GUS rs,
} trct courts shall be elected by the qualified
voters of their respective parishes, and snail
hold their office for four years.
(Strike out article eighty-three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
. Each of the district judges shall receive 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
I>I1n
tery on his own warrant, and which shall not
be increased nor diminished during his term
of office He must be a citizen OF the United
States, over the age OF twenty-five years, ana
have resided in the State and practiced law
therein for the space OF two years next pre-
ceding his election. The judges of the dis
tr1ct courts shall hold their office 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 be paid as
! above provided.
(Strike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
, In lieu of the Office of district attorney, es-
! tablshed by article ninety-two OF the consul
tuition of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters of each parish, State s
attorney therefor, who shall be a citizen of
the United States, and who shall have been q
resident OF the State, and ,practlclng ana
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least Two W
Years, He shall receive a salary from the
7 State of not less than three nor more than
! seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro-
: vided by law upon the basis OF representation
j, in the House OF Representatives, and payable
j, quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
: er-offcio attorney Of the parish, and receive
t such salary therefrom as may be fixed by the
: parochal authorities, not to exceed seven
: hundred dollars per annum. lie snail, more
l over receive such fees of office as may be
+ allowed by law. In the city of New Orleans
Y the States attorney shall receive. such COM
:, pensation from the city, in addition to thu;
S salary above provided, as may be established
: bv law He shall be elected at the same time
J.; With the Judges OF the district courts, and
shall hold his Office for the term OF four years
y NUMBER FIFTEEN.
r In every case where the judge may be re-
cused, and when he is not personally inter,
ested in the matters in contestation, he shall
select a lawyer, having the necessary quallil'
n cations required for a Judge OF ms court, &c
shall provide by law for the trial OF those
cases In which the Judge may be personally
interested, or when he may be absent or re-
= fuses to act
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment o1
amen1dments, ann 1le and to prevent the evils Of al
b interregnum, it is hereby ordained by the
i people OF Louisiana:
t, FSrst-That the General Assembly, wh1Gf
10 meets the nrSL MOnuay Ill JdIudl " Aoio, olie1l!
l. in accordance with the foregoing amend
|, ments, Immediately redistrict the State, ane
h provide for the authority Of clerks. and the
S election and criminal jurisdiction OF justices
e of the peace.
e !Second-That &-o soon as the Legislature
= shall have acted as aforesaid, the. Governor
II shall by proclamation call an election for jns
)e tices Of the peace for each parish except tn
5, each district created by the redistricting
u where one or more parishes have been added
'e or taken from the existing judicial district let
Il and for State attorneys, as above PROVIDED
to district district attorney for the parish shall be Stat
le attorney This election shall be held or th'
:, same day throughout the State, which da!
4 shall not be less than sixty nor more ore thai
in The terms of the officers elected at said elec
Ie ton shall expire at the general election Q