The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per-
quisites of office.

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where the amount in dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest. In
| criminal cases, and in all probate matters,
their Jurisdiction shall be unlimited Ihe,y
shall have appellate jurisdiction Ia CIVIL SUITS
| from justices of the peace. when the amount
in dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive OF |
| interest. The justices OF the, peace SNAIL pc
elected by the electors OF each parish 10 the
| manner and with the qualifications 10 pc de-
termined by the General Assembly. They
| shall hold office for the term OF TWO years,
and their compensation shall be 1lxed by law.
| Their jurisdiction In civil cases snail not ex-
| coed one hundred dollars exclusive OF inter-
est, subject to an appeal to the district court
| in all cases when the amount IN dispute Snall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive OF interest. Ihey
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as snsll
| 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 the power thus granted
| shall be specified and determined.
| Strike out articles seventy three, elgnty
| five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, elghty-elgh6,
| eighty-nine, ninety-one and one hundred ana
! thirty three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
| The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
| shall receive a salary OF seven thousand dol
| lars per annum. and the Associate JUSTICES OF
| the Supreme Court shall each receive q salary
of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on their own WafrahI'
NUMBER TWELVE.
| The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, ana lor fac11
be elected by plurality Of qualified electors
j.. thereof. For each district there shall be one
district court except in the parish OF orleans,
in which the General Assembly may, esta 70
terest may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by. a
| two-thirds vote Of all the members elected 10
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing in the parish OF Orleans
shall have the jurisdiction at present con-
ferred by law; no redistricting or change
shall be made SO as to take effect during the
incumbency Of any, Judge The number er Of
districts in the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-five. The General
Assembly shall provide by law for at least
four terms annually Of the district court RI, II II
have power to create circuit courts, to. be
constituted by grouping the district 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 dol.
: lars (S1O0) exclusive of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars $500 exclusive OF
interest me genera Asse'o o 9 tha 1 nayo
power by tWo-thlTds vote Vi tu ;lte III nie IL
OerS elecLeu w. DoLl lo W. W Sot
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one thousaia uollls s%ioou' tot;on ~ tho
teresG; anu Id case ol slen lt lI a1'
circuit couItS 81 W oe iet1O oosS f vO +bp.
pelate ],lrIsd1c1lon Oh Ie CitsS VI uot2 P
excluded from Inc aPpeilbIe ~ thn di ol
tne supreme court Up Gitlhs ~ " Ur,o
trlcC courts Shal pe eiecteu ny oe uuf'li ny !.
yoIerS OF tneid resp f,, anu A'''l'
ho }l,i thelr ONCE s.i i o. lout ysats.
toCrlRe OUT artlcle eigh1y"1nteo''
N7MBER THIRTEEN.
NIL, - 49,, ,,;c,.,;o+ i,,d,,oe ebou roooirn q
aon ~ I hn ftod Nv which excent in
9daI ~ ~ ~ Hroans chat, not be- less than
lne PARISH " oI5Snn' 9raSs nvc 20 +ban +brna
Two aolrs 5 n or oIe av s G1aT
tnr1u On hid own vibrant and which snail not
n 24a Ul Coz no d;minished during his term
F afiao e. n To,,ct ha citizen Of The United
. States over the ace Of twentV-five years, and
have resided in the State ana practlced law
ogteln loi ee The dges Of the dis
tr1nt Courts shaIl hold their office for the term
VI ~ 800 nU' W n tha naTieh IF Orleans the
OIL aui y sIaT If the , district iuees shall not
aTnaed five thousand dollars. to be paid as
ehc1ta r VOW IatI''''A'' NO--@''
. ''p ~; 70 T., o,t o1t;o,a eightv-fo,7r)
| Fo'iiA0 oo' ''i 'Ao'' oie''
Tn 1fn11 of the office Of district attorney, es.
, tahIished nv article ninetv-two of the consti,
tutor OF 1868, Jhere small Ne elScoeu' ~ ny
a tneI, +nrafo, - Who shaI he citizen d
a ~ Statea and Who shall have ben
riie If tbe Stata and nractcing anC
a'1 no oa I af+ornaV Of law for at least two
uuy Aog1eee a6 o'IA recyeiUe salary from the
years e 9a oc tban +hre as mng more thai
ocaoe h oL pe dolar ner annm to henro
sey5 m It I,r ne Peaie If ranreeentaior
vlded py law u 1e paal9 W ond ~ah1t
IN Inc houe Sc . a3n He Kali b
quaIlly ~ nle o~ W + h narsh and receive
SIX eaiarw therefrom as NAV be fixed bv thu
parocnlal 1qoolIalgs nUg " 10 ebsI more
uitu oaa;e s1,db i fana Of office AZ NAV b.
oHer lebelI eg 4G t he civ If Of New Orean
Il h Sfatas nttorna1 shall yecaive such com
Y Ine oJate aLGoIlley e!al ieo"lsG ~ ~
pensaiGn Pr from Ihe ivy s nav he estabhet
m 1an "0P He sha1i he elected at the same tim
ny taW W. ,7dans ~ tho district courts an,
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