The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-26
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

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.
(Striko out articles seventy-three, eighty
five eghty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight,
ninety-one and one hundred and
thirty-three.)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court
81 e5hfti ss!ary e seven tse.asand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court shall each receive salary
of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State Into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, and for each
district one Judge, learned in the law, shall
thereof. For each district there shall be one
district court, except In the parish of Orleans
in which the General Assembly may estab-
lish as many district courts as the public in
terest may require not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by a
two-thirds vote Of all the members elected to
both branches Of the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing In the parish OF Orleans
fezred by law; no 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 forty-fiye. The General
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 district judges
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
lars ($100) exclusive of interest and does not
exceed five hundred dollars ($50O) exclusive OF
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by a two-thirds vote of all the MEM
pellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars $1,000 exclusive OF In
terest; and in case OF such restriction, the
circuit courts SO to be created shall have ap-
pelate jurisdiction Of the class of cases thus
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court. The clerks Of the dis
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified
voters of their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
(Strike out article eighty-three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
E;ACU Oh LUt Nl3LI1Ct IuuRtS Suttu leCPlFb d
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 annum, payable quar-
terly 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-
ceding his election. The judges of the dis
<,,of hn)I fhnir Fpr, hn
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-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the office of district attorney, es-
tablished by article ninety-two OF the const1-
tuition of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters of each parish, a States
attorney therefor, who shall be a citizen OF
the United States, and who shall have been a
resident of the State, and ,practicing and
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two
years He shall receive a salary from the
State of not less than three nor more than
seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro-
vided by law upon the basis Of representation
quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
er-oficio attorney of the parish, and receive
such salary therefrom as may be fixed by the
parochial authorities, not to exceed seven
hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more
over, receive such fees of Office as may be
allowed by law. In the city of New Orleans
the States attorney shall receive such COM
pensation from the city, in addition to the
salary above provided, as may be established
by law. he shall be elected 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 re-
cused, and when he is not personally inter-
e3ted In the matters in cOntestatiOn, he shall
select q lawyer, having the necessary quallti-
cations required for a 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 re-
fuses to act
(Strike 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
nterregnum, it Is hereby ordained by the
people OF Louisiana:
FnstThat the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall,
In accordance with the foregoing amend
provide for the authority of clerks, and the
election and criminal jurisdiction of justices
Of the peace.
Second-That as>soon as the Legislature
SLdlI nave dCtSu dS dlOlcSdlO IIo NOF6luO
shall by proclamation call an election for JUS
tices of the peace for each parish, except the
parish of Orleans, and for district judges, in
each district created by the redistricting,
where one 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 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 at said cleo
ton shall expire at the general election Of
1880, and the limitation on the change OF dis
tricts, oftener than once every four years,
shall not be considered as having effect before
the general election of 1880.
Thud-That the judicial system, as estab-
lished by the constitution of 1858, shall remain
in force until the expiration of the thirtieth
day after said election, excluding from the
computation the day of the election.
Fourtlo--The adoption Of these amendments
shall not vacate the offices Of the present
clerks Of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.