The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-05
CONSTITUTIONAL AHtnpu,,s

per annnm, payable qusrts u
own warrant, and which 4;
increased nor diminishsa s1aQ II
term of office. He must !. a'sS
the United States, over ths = ssle'
ty- five, and have resided Z +
and practiced law therein g = y
of two years next precedina' ~ Z VI =
The judges of the distr;ass ~ ek2
hold their Office for the i. seeA {
years. In the parish Of o',sa Z
nual salary Of the distr;s, ':s,s y
not exceed five thousans ~ 3
be paid as above PROVIDED s0hl
(Strike out article eighty a..
Namber Fosrssn
In lieu Of the Office of a;.*.
established by article ilinss.a ~
constitution of 1853. tbss. z
elected, by the qualified w..
parish, q States attorney tsH
shall be a citizen Of the u ss \
and who shall have bean :
the State, and prac6c;.s .ses|
licensed attorney at Law. !. = :
two years. He shall receive
from the State of not less S's
more than seven hundred dcl,s
mum, to be provided bv k-
basis of representation IN i. 4
Representatives, aud paysjas y
on his own warrant lie an
fcio attorney of the parish ~
such salary therefrom as NAV I. !!
the parochial authorities. ~.
seven hundred dollars Der -.
shall, moreover, receive such 49,
as may be allowed By Law Ts'
Of New Orleans the Stsss, = =
shall receive such compens.x.. h:
the city, in addition to tbe ~.
provided. as may be estabuai I.
lie shall be elected at q. -! d
with the judges of the dis,r..
and shall hold his Office Is, &.
four years.
Number Fifteen.
In every case where the jude :.
refused, and when he is Lot =. D
interested in the matters IN cc.'.'
he shall select a lawyer, hsyipr 4. 4
essary qualifications required 3 !, !:
Of his court, to try s-ch c,S,r. "
general assembly shall pro,i3. 9
Tor the trial of those cases IN ":
Judge may be personally inisrsS I
when he may be absent or ram. I
(strike out article ninety
Nambr Sixtesx.
Ifi order to provide for tbe $50
meat-of the judicial system essIl
the above amendments, and Z -
the evil of an iuf~rregnum. il 4 q,
orda..l-d ~ tIe p. 'pls ol LII, Il.
First That the general 49,
wLi~h iieets siie first sioild,u il -
1919, shall, III accordaucc vic g. +
goi. = a.n-n,!ns..s, INN. Iia,r.s z
tiict tfa S.s.se, aid prvysds faf Is
thority OF clerks. and the eI<cIns =
erinilln jurisdiction OF msIic.s 4 =
peaee.
ooc,...,l iaat as SION ~ tie -
tura shall have acted " a,ur,,.i;
Govern n shall by prs,ciaulsfnu q,
eiecli II tor JUSTICES of tile pesex b Z
paris, EXCEPT tn~ PARISH Il III.
and TOR district Judges, ii ssrh a.
created by the rcdislricting, vaa I
or more parishes have ben ~ !
taken from tue existing iuditiz| ~
and i S.a,u at.orAcJs, y, aaoe 4
-. ~ ~ - s''e pss s'' =
shall be State attorney. TN ~
shall he held on the same ~ ~
on siir !o.ass, wllc.t da5 snsll - y
than sixty nor inure than ninsty II
~ %, 49, :. &c., ss.S : ~ ~
IN, ,.x,,,ra ~ v,.',.r.l .3.'6.
is, md H.. ,,n,,t.s,',, 81 4. ~.
,, -, 80 49,. ..r.
years, shall not BIZ considerel ~
: fleet before the general election Z
ihird- mat the jndleln -
e~i' ,o''s''et ~ the consn'uuon :
snail re.i.i.i IN i1res dnI'i 'ae s'F
ol inc lhir.een'a uay n'el ~
oA'iuoi'ie iioai the oo''P"~
OF the election.
meats shall not vacate tls ONES {
present clerks Of courts in escl pa
sa"oe' oe'sss''
Article one hundred and tiitys
of the constitution OF 1868 shsll ;
rogated.
Number EigAfs1
The Superintendent Of Pubic VI
ton shall receive a salary o. .la
hundred dollars. payable a0a''S
his own warrant.