The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-10-10
Constitutional Amendments

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said objections and bill SO deposited to the
house in which it originated on til. first 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 disapproved
shall he void, unless repassed according to the
| Jules aud limitations prescribed for the l,;,s-
sage 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 auy fees or
perqulsites Of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The Judicial power shall be vested in a
Supreme Court, District Courts, and in JUS
tices of the Peace. The District Courts shall
have original jurisdiction in all civil cases
where the amount i'll dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest In
criminal cases, and in all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall be unlimited They
shall have appellate Jurisdiction, in civil suits
from Justices of the Peace, when the amount
III dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive of
interest. The Justices of the Peace shall be
y
manner and with the qualifications to he
determined by the General Assembly They
shall hold office for the term of two wears
aud their compensation shall be fixed BY law
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall not
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest, 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 Assem-
ply shall have power to vest in the clerks of the
District Courts the right to grant such orders
and do sucl, acts as may be deemed neeessar.
Tor the futheranee Of the administration of
Justice In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
tStrike out articles seventy three eighty
hve, eighty-six, eighty seven, eighty eight,
eishty-nine. ninety one and one hundred and
thirty -three.)
NUMBER ELEVEN
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary of seven thousand dol.
lars per anlani, aud the Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court shall each receive a salary
OF six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the Stare
into judicial districts, which shall remain
unchanged for four years, and for each district
one judge. learned in the law, shall be elected
by 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 establish as many
District Courts as the public interest may
require, not to exceed the number now author
izcd Ivy existing laws, except by q two-thirds
vote of all the members elected to both
branches of the General Assembly Until
now existing in the parish of Orleans shall
have the jurisdiction at present conferred by
law; 10 redistricting or change shall be made
SO AS to take effect during the incumbency Of
any judge. The number of districts in the
State shall not be less than thirty nor more
than i0rty-tive. The General Assembly shall
provide by law for at least four terms annually
OF the District Court in every parish The
General Assembly shall have power to create
Circuit Courts, to be constituted by grouping
the di trict judges into circuits, and composing
the Circuit Court of the judges of the District
Courts 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 from the
District Courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dollars
txlOOl exclusive Of III terest, and does not exceed
five hundred dollars $500 exclusive of interest
The General Assembly shall have power By a
two-thirds vote of all the members elected to
both Houses, to restrict the appellate jurisdic
ton OF the Supreme Court to causes where the
$4,000 exclusive of interest; and in case of
| such restriction, the Circuit Courts so to he
created shall have appellate jurisdiction of the
class of cases thus excluded from the appellate
jur. sdiction OF the Supreme Court The clerks
of District Courts shall be elected by the
qualified voters Of their respective parishes,
and shall hold their Office for four wears.
tStrlke out article eighty -three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN
Each of the District Judges shall receive
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 anuum, payable quarterly
| on his own warrant, and which shall not be
| increased nor diminished during his term of
office. He must be citizen of the United
States, over the age of twenty five years. and
have resided in the State and practiced law
therein for the space of two years next pre-
ceiling 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 district judges shall not exceed
five thousand dollars, to be paid as above
provided.
| Strike out article eighty
NUMBER FOURTEEN
In lieu of the Office of District Attorney,
established by Article ninety-twO of the Con
stitutOn of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
| qualified voters of each parish, State s
| Attorney therefor, who shall be a citizen of
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