Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-04

thereof; otherwise il shall become a law,
as il he had signed il. The Secretary of
State shall communicate said objections
and bill w deposited 10 the house i'll which
il originated Oh the inst day of the meeting
of the next General Assembly, who shall
act upon the same as above provided. The
Governor shall have power to veto one or
more items in any bill appropriating money,
embracing distinct items, while approving
other portions of the bill, and the part or
parts Of the bill approved shall become law,
aud the item or items of appropriations dis
approved shall be void, unless repassed
according To the rules aud limitations pre-
scribed for the passage of other bills over
the Governors veto.
(Strike out article sixty-six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or
perquisltcs of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in a
supreme court, district courts, and in JUS
tees of the peace. The district courts shall
have original jurisdiction i'll all civil cases
where the amount in dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest In
criminal cases. aud in all probate matters,
shall have appellate jurisdiction in civil
suits from justices of the peace, when the
amount i'll dispute exceeds ten dollars, ex-
elusive of interest. The justices of the
peace shall be elected by the electors of
each parish in the manner and with the
qualifications To be determined bv the Cen
eral Assembly. They shall hold office for
the term of two years, and their compen-
sntion shall be- fixed by law. Their iuris-
dction III civil cases shall not exceed one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest. sub
lcct To An appeal To the district court in all
cases when the amount in dispute shall rx-
! cccd ten dollars, exclusive of interest.
| They shall have such criminal jurisdiction
as shall bc 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 US may
| be deemed necessary for the furthcrance of
/ the administration of justice. In all cases
! the power thus granted shall be specified
and determined.
tStrikc ont articles Scv,.lty-three, eighty
! five, eighty six, eighty scvcn, eighty eight,
eighty nine, nincty-Onc and one hundred
I and thlrty-thrce.)
NUMBER ELEvEN.
The Chief Justice of the supreme Court
shall receive salary of seven Thousand
dollars per annum. and the Associate Jus
tees of the supreme Cont shall each re-
cciVc a salary OF six Thousand five hundred
dollars per annum, payable quarterly on
their own warrant.
NUMBER IwFIVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
state into judicial districts. which shall
remain unchanged for four years, and for
each district one judge, learned in the law,
shall be- elected 10y a plurality of qualified
electors thereof. For each district there
shall he one district court, except in the
parish of ORLEANS, in which the General
Assembly may establish ~ many district
courts rs the public interest may require,
not To exceed the number now antlorizr,l
by existing laws, except Ivy II two-thirl-
vote ot all the members elected To both
i branches of the General Assembly, Until
otherwise provided hv Law. the district
courts now existing il the parish OF Orleans
shall have the jurisdiction M present con.
| icrrcd by law; no rrdi>trictiug or change
! shall be made 50 ~ ~ take effect during
I the incumbrncy of ANY indg". The mum
/ Der of districts in tho STATE shah NOT he
less than thirty nor more than iuity-hNr
! The General Assembly shall prov idle hv law
for at least four terms annually "t the dis
trirt CONT IN every parish. The Grnrr-ll
Assembly shall have power to create cir
cunt courts, to I've constituted by gruuplug
the district Judges into circuits, and com
pn~lu" IN" circuit court of the judges at The
district courts within such circuits To
direct the place or places of meeting ni said
circuit courts 80 constituted, and To- vest
said circuit c"urtS with appellate mrisdic-
| tIon h"m the district court. within the cir.
cut whcr" the amount involved exceeds
ou" hundred dollars sluul exclusive Of in
tcrrSt, AMI does not exceed five hundIcd
dollars lsiu0l exclusive of interest. The
General Assembly shall have power. hy a
twothlrdS vote of all the members elected
Ia hVth houses, to restrict the app, Hate in
tl>dictlon of the supreme Cont To- causes
Mh'tc I'll" amount Involved exceeds one
thousand dollars >lthu) exclusive of intrl.
est, and ia ease Of such restriction. the cir.
cut courts So tn hc created shall have an
prllatc jurisdiction oi the class of cas..s thus
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction of
the supreme Court. The clerks ct the dis.
trict court, shall hc elected by the qualified
voters OF their respective parishes. and shall
hold then office Tor four YEAR
(Strlkc ont article cightv-thrrrD
NrMBrK IHIKIrrN.
Each of the district Judge, shall receive
a salary, 10 be- fixed hy law. which. cxccpt
IN the parish of Orleans, shall not be- lcss
than tw" Thousand dollars, nor more than
thr'" thousand dollars per annum payable
quarterly on hls own warrant, and which
shall not be increased nor diminished dur
ing his term of office. He must ie a eli.
zen of the United State. over the age of
twenty five years, and have resided i'm the
state and practiccd law therein ior the
space OF two years next preceding his clcc-
ton. The judges of the district 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 cx-
coed five Thousand dollars. 10 be- paid as
above provided.
(Strikc ont article ,if,Lt,. c,u,