New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-11-03

Win the qu6tlncAElonS 20 De determined
by the General Assembly. They shall
hold offics for the term Of two years, anG
their compensation shall be fixed by law
Their Jurisdiction in civil cases shall MOI
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive Of
interest, subject to an appeal to the dis
trict court in all cases when the amount in
dispute shall exceed ten dollars, exclusive
of interest. They shall have such Grim
inal 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 tho power thus
granted shall be specified and deter
mined.
(Strike out articles seventy-three, eighty
Eve, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight,
eighty-nine, ninety-one and one hundred
and thirty-three.)
-t..s NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive q salary OF seven thousand
dollars per annum, and the Associate J u.s.
tees of the Supreme Court shall each
receive salary of six thousand five hun
dred dollars per annum, payable quar-
terly on their own warrant
. NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shalt 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 by Q plurality of
qualified electors thereof. For each dis
trict there shall be one district court, ex-
cept in the parish of Orleans, in which the
General Assembly may establish as many
district courts, as the public interest may
require, not to exceed the number now
authorized by existing laws, except by q
two-thirds vote Of all the members elected
to both branches of the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by Law, the dis
trict courts now. existing in the parish of
Orleans shall have the jurisdiction at pres
emit conferred by law; no redistrioting or
change shall be made so rs TO take effect
during the the incumbeney of any Judge.
The number of districts in the STATE shall
not be less than thirty nor more than
torty-tiVe. The General Assembly shall
provide by Law for at least four terms an
nuAlly Of the district court in every parish,
The General Assembly shall have power
10 create circuit courts, to be constituted
by grouping the district judges into cir
cults, and composing the circuit court of
the judges of the district courts within
such circuits. To direct the place OF
places OF meeting of said circuit courts so
constituted, and to vest said circuit courts
with appellate Jurisdiction from tbs DIS
Srict courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred
dollars ($lO0) exclusive of interest, and
does not exceed five hundred dollars
($590) exclusive Of interest The Cen
eral Assembly shall have power, by a
two-thirds vote of all the members elected
to both houses, TO restrict the appellate
jurisdiction OF the Supreme Court to
causes whore the amountinVOlVed exceeds
one thousand dollars $1,000 exclusive of
interest; and in case of sHch restriction,
the circuit courts SO to be created shall
have appellate jurisdiction of the class of
cases thus excluded from the appellate
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Tho
clerks Of the district courts shall be elect
ed by the qualified voters of their respect
i've parishes, and shall 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 thousand dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on his own war.
rant, and which shall not be increased
nor diminished diving his term Of efice.
He must be q citizen of the United States,
over the age of twenty-five years, and
have resided in the State and practieed
law therein for the space of two years
next preceding his election. 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 dis
trict judges shall not exceed ave thousand
dollars, to be paidas aboVe provided.
Strike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the Office Of district attorney,
established by article ninety-two of the
constitution of 1868, there shall be elected,
by the qualified voters of each parish, q
States attorney therefor, who shall be q
citizen Of the United States, and who shall
have been a resident Of the State, and
and duly licensed attorney-at-i
law, for ct least two. years. He shall re-
ceiye q salary from the, State of not lass
than three nor more than seven hundred
dollars per anngm, 70 be provided by law
upon the, basis of REPRESENTATION il the
House of Represent StiTes, and psyabls
quarterly on bis own warrant, he shall
Re er196leto attorney of the parish, and re-
oeive such, salary, therefrom as NAV be
fxedg by The, parpchial authorities, not to
exceed seven hundred dollars per anuum.
Hs shell, moreover, receive such fees Of
ofhee IS may be allowed BY Law. In the
city Of New Orleans the States attorney
shall receive such compensation from the
city, in addition to the salary above pro-
vided, as MAJ, be, astab lished BY law. He
shalt be elected at the same time. with the
Judges Of the, district courts, and shall
hold his,ofice for the term of four years.
oss - .EU1mER FTTFEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be
recused,. and when he il. mot personally
in the matters 10 sontestation,
be abau select . lawyer having the neces-
saEy quahh@tiong Eeqnired for Q judge OF
bis eourt, "a Try such cases; and the Cen
eral Assembly shall provide BY law for the
trial Of these cases in which the judge
may be- personally Interested, or whaR 5e
may be absent oErefNsas 70 iaet. 3 am
(Striks oct arti0ie ninety.)
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In order 10 provide for the establish
Enent Of the judicial system created by the
shove amSndAaeAts AAd to- prevent the
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