The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-11-09
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Number Eight.

both houses shall be presented TO the
Governor; if he approve II, he shall
sign il; if he do not. he shall return II,
with his objet tons, to the house III
which il originated. whirh shall entfr
the objections at large upon its Journal.
and D. oceed to reconsider it. II after
such reconsideration, t~O-tbirds' OF all
tie members present in that h''use sh Ill
agree to pass the bill il shall he sent
with the objections. to the other house,
by which it sha likewise he rec 'nsid-
cred. and if approved by two-thi DIS OF
the members present In that house 1t
shall be- Law. But in such Eases the
vote of both houses shall be determined
by Yeas and naNs, and the names OF
members voting for or against the hill
shall be entered upon the j mrnal OF
each house respectively. II any bill
shall not he retained by the Governor
within five days after II shall have
been presented to him, it shall be law,
i'm like manner as if he had sigucd it,
unless the general assembly, by adj
journment, prevent its return In winch
case, within thirty days, the Governor
shall file the same, with his ub]ecttms
thereto. in the Office of tine Secretary
of State, and give public n"tice
thereof; otherwise. il sh Ill become
law, as if he ha signed it. The
Secretary of State shall communicate
SAID objections and Oill so deposit
ed TO the house in which 1t .origi-
mated on the first day of the meeting af
the next general assembly, who shall
act upon the IA ne a. ahDve provided.
The Governor shall have power To veto
one or more iteras ia any bill appro-
priating money, embracing distinct
items, while approving other por,lons of
the bill. and Tire part or part, of the bill
approved shall become law, aud tue
item or items of appropriations dis
approved shall be veni, nahs' selaS'en
according 10 the ruies aud 'iini anon :
prescribed for the IwsSs',e @: ot-.e' bL!1
over the Governor veto.
| (Sttike out article sixty-s:S;
| Nan,be Nine.
No officer. whose salary is fixed hy
the constitution, shall b. allowed :i3f
fees or perquisites q. ohce.
| Namber 7ea.
/ The judicial power shall BE- vested n
a supreme court, district courts, aui III
JUSTICES of the peace. Tue district courts
snail have original jurisdiction ~ 81!
civil cases where the amount ln dispute
exceeds one hundred doilass, exclusive
OF interest. In criminal cases, and IN
all probate matters tileir ln-lsdicti n
shall be unlimited. They snail ave APP
pellate jurisdiction III civil suits IRON
Justices of the peace, when the ain 'nnt
IN dispute exceeds ten dollars, eAcl 'iSire
of interest. he jg>Iices Il the i'oic'
shall he elected by tue electors If each
parish in the manner and win the quail
fications to be Determined by tae- gcu-
eral assembly. They shaii hold Office
for the term Of two Years, y t"ei1
CONDENSATION sha,l ID. liked by law.
Their jurisdiction il civil cases shat, n
exceed one bundled dollars, exclusive
OF interest, subject To an apprai I" tli'
district court in all cas-. when IiI.
| amount in dispate shall exceed toh 'l".
lars, exclusive Uf interest. Taey s.i"i
> have such criminal jurisdiction AZ slal
! be conferred by las. The general ~
sembly shalt have power ia vest la tii'
, clerks of The district courts the rigit c,
I grant snch orders AVID do sucu acts ~
r may he deemed necessary for the fur
: thcrance of the a tuiin,strariin III jl,
. tice. In all cases the powes thus gram
= ed shall be specified aid determined.
e (Strise cut articles soyehty-tnree
e eigh, y-five, eigty-six, eighty eighty
i eignt, eigh,y-nine, ni-iety-Inc AID on
IA hundred and thrty-three.)
= Nambtr Eecsa.
n The Chief Justice of the Sus'rean
u Court snall receive salary ~ sete
u thousand dollars per annun. and III
y Associate Justice Of the S.,p,i''n- COM
e shall each receive a as,air ii TX lid
n sand five hundred doIIars per r'TuA
q payable quarterly on thrif o.ga '..sl-..i'
II Number TGeirc.
e1 The general assembly shall divide I'll
" State into judicial districts, w.Ich sh't
remain uncnange for four ,s.'is and /,
" each district one iud y, LEARNED III Law
snail be elected by plurality q quail
lied electors thereof. For each dl,tr.t
i, there snail be one district conTt, excel
a in the parish Of Orleans. IN which u
y general assembly may establish ~ man
'istrict courts rs tue public interest MA
:, require, not 10 exceed the nuiuber no
~ autnCrized by existing laws, excel
:. by n two-thirds vote of al tie ,iiembel
N elected to both branches of the genrr'
n. assembly. Until otherwise provided
=, law, the district courts now existing
= the parish Of Orleans snail have the jun
- dictlon at present conferred by law L
m redistriciing or change snail be ma
10 50 as " take effect during the incul
- oency of any judge, The number t,
n districts in the State shall not be lie
than thirty nor more than foty-hs
The general assembly shall provide
law tor ut least TOUR terms Annually
the district court IN esery PARISH. II
IS general assembly shall have power to CT
ne ate circuit courts. to be constituted
he grouping the district judges INTO circuit
n, and composing the circuit codrt of t.
g Judges Of the district courts within su,
., circuits. To dieect tue place OF plac
to of meeting of said circuit coarts SD co
OF stituted, aud to Vest said circuit cour