Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-08-03

the United States, over the age of twenty
/ five years, aud have resided in the State
/; and practiced law therein for the space of
, two Years next preceding 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 tive
ithnusand dollars, to be paid as above pro-
i fided
i lStaike ont article eighty ysfanr.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN
\ In lieu of the office of district attorney,
festablished hy nrticle ninety-two of the
leonstitntion of 1868. there shall be elected
by the qualified voters. of each parish,
IState's attor ey therefor, who shall be a
citizen OF the United States. and who shall
have been a resident of The Stale, and
Ipracticing aud duly licensed attorney ut
law. for at least two years. He shall re-
ceive salary from the State of hot less
than three nor more than seven hundred
dollars per annum, to be provided by law
upon the basis of representation i'll the
House OF Representatives, and payable
quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
er-oGfcio attorney OF the parish, and receive
such SALARY therefrom as may be fixed by
the parechial authorities, not to exceed
seven hundred dollars per annum. He
shall, moreover, receive such foes of Office
AS may be allowed by law. In the city of
New Orleans the States attorney shall re-
ceive such compensation from the city, in
addition to the salary above provided. as
may be established by Law. He shall be
telected at the same time with the judges
of the district courts, and shall hold his
office for the term of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be
recused, and when he is not personally in
terested in the matters in contestation, he
shall select a lawS er, having the necessary
qualifications required for 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
absent or refuses to act.
lStrike out article ninety.
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 ishereby ordained by
the people of Louisiana:
Ffrst-That the General Assembly which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879,
shall, in accordance with the foregoing
amendments, Immediately redistrict the
State, and provide for the authority of
clerks. and the election and criminal juris-
diction of justices of the peace.
Second-That as soon as the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
justices of the peace for each parish, ex
eept the parish of Orleans, and for district
Judges, in each district created by the re-
distrioting, where one or more parishes
have been added, or taken from the exist
ing judicial district, and for State attOr-
neys, as above provided, except in the par
ish of Orleans, where the district attorney
for the parish shall be State attorney. This
election shall be held on the same day.
throughout the State, which day shall not
be less than sixty nor more than ninety
days after the passage of said act. The
terms of the officers elected ut said election
SHAH expire at the general election of 1880.
and the limitation on the change of dis
tr1cts, oftenes than once every four years,
shall not be Considered as having effect
before the general election of 1880.
Third-That the judicial system, as es-
tablished by the constitution of 1868. shall
in force until the expiration of the
thirtieth day after said election, excluding
from the computation the day of the elec-
ton.
FoatrIs-The adoption of these amend
ments shall not yaeate 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 abrogated.
NEMBEE EIGHTEEN
The Superintendent of P,hlie Education
shall receive u salary Of th!rty-tive hun-
lrcd dollars, payable quarterly Oh his own
Sarrant.
NUNBER NINETEEN.
H. 4 I n
State, or any par:sI or Inuni,i: nj author
ty, on any mechanical trade. nlaiufactory
II factory, except stfci as may require po-
ice regulations, in towns and cities.
NrIMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized to exempt
rom State, nun cipal or parish taxation
lousehoid goods, such as furniture, wear
ng apparel, tools of trade or profession
nd family portraits, not exceeding i'll az
.regate value the sum of five hundred
ollars.
1CT No. Il, EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
HUsfBER TwENTY-oNE.
Strike ont the first part of article 142 of
he constitution of 1868, which reads: "a
University shall be established and main.
aimed in tho city Of New Orleans. It shall
e composed of Il law. me,lical and a col
agiate department, each with appropiiate
aculties 'rhc General Assembly shall pro-
ide by law for its organizati ton and main
and insert. THE university
hall be maintained. 1t shall be coinpos d
I a law, a medical and an academical dt-
and such other departments as
lay be established by law, each with APP
ropriate faculties; prouided that the law
nd medical departments ;iircady oiganiz-
shall continue III the city of New On
,ans, and the academicai and thcr de-
may be located elsewhere in the
tate"