The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-09-28

salary of the district judges shall not ex-
ceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided.
(Strilie out article eightvfOur.
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the office of distrlC- attorney,
established by article ninetytwo Of the con
stitution of 1863, there shall be detected. by
the qualified voters of each parish Il State.
attorney therefore. who shall be citizen of
the United States, and who shall have been
a resident of the State, ard practicing
and licensed attorney at law, for at least
two years. He shall receive Il salary from
the State of not less than three nor more
than seven hundred dollrrs per annum. to
be pioxided by law upon the basis of pre-
resentation in the House of Representa-
tives, and payable quarterly on his own
warrant. He shall be eroHiciO attorney OF
the parish, and receive such salary there
from us may be fixed by the parochial au-
thorities, not to exceed seven hundred dol
lars per annum. He shall, moreover, re
ccive such fees of Office as may be allowed
by law. In the city of New Orleans the
States attorney shall receive such coinpen-
sation from the city, i'll addition to the
salary above provided, as may be establish
ed by law. He shall he elected at the same
time with the judges of the district courts.
and shall hold his Office for the term of
tour years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the .jud ge may be re
cused. and when ne is not personally inter
csted in the matters i'll contestation, he
shall select a laMyer, having the necessary
qualifications required for q judge of his
court, to try such cases and the General
Assembly shall provide by law for the trial
Of those cases in which the judge may be
personally interested or when he may be
Il nsent or refuses to act.
tStrik9 out article nnety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
in order to provide for the establishment
of the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils OF an
interregnum, it is hereby ordained by tho
people OF Louisiana;
FTrst-That the General Assembly. which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879,
shall. in accordance with the foregoing
amendments, Immediately redistrict tho
State. aud provide for the authority of
clerks. and the election and criminal iur-
isdiction of justices OF the peace
Second-That as soon as the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for
| justices of the peace for each parish, except
| the parish of Orleans. and for district iudg-
| es, in each district created by the redistrict
| ing. where ole or more parishes have been
added or taken from the existing judicial
district, and for State attorneys, as above
| provided. except in the parish of Orleans.
where the district attorney for the parish
shall be State attorney. This election
shall he held on the same day throughout
! the State, which day shall not be less than
sixty nor more than ninety days tter the
| passage of said act. The terms of the Off
GERS elected at said election shall expire at
the general election OF 1880, and the limita
! ton on the change of districts, oftener
| than once every four years. shall not be
| considered as having effect before the gene
raj election Of 1880
ThiFH-That the judicial system, as es-
tablishcd by the constitution of 1868, shall
remain i'll force until the expiration of the
tllirieth day after said election, excluding
from the computation the day of the elec-
ton.
Fourh-The adoption of these amend
ments shall rot vacate the offices of the
present clerks of courts i'll each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty-two of the
constitution of 1868 shall be abrogatcd.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public Education
shall receive a salary Of thirty-ve hundred
dollars, payable vuarterly ON his own war
raut.
| NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed by the
State, or any parish or municipal authority
on any mechanical trade, manufactory or
factory. except such as may require police
regulations, in towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized to exempt
from State municipal or parish taxation
household goods, such as furniture, wear
inc apparel, tools of trade or profession and
family portraits, not exceeding in aggre-
gate value the sum of five hundred dollars.
ACT NO. IL, EXTRA SESSION OF 1873
NUMBER TWENTY-ONE
Strike out the first part of article l42 OF
the constitution of 1868. which reads ga
university shall be established and main
tanned in the city of New Orleans. 1t shall
be composed of u law, Il medical and a col
legiate department.. each with appropriate
faculties The General Assembly shall pro
vide by law for it's organization and main
tenance ~ and insert: The university
shall be maintained. 1t shall be composed
of IL law,a medical and an academical de
partment and such other departments as
may be established by law, each with ap
rropriate facnlties; prorided that the law
and medical departments already ORGANIZED
shall continue in the city of New Orical $
and the acalemical and other department.
may be located elsewhere i'll the State