The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-22
NuMpER SIXTEEN.

In order to provide for the establishment OF
the judicial system created by the above amend
ments, and to prevent the evils of au interreg-
mum, 1t is hereby ordained by the people OF
Louisiana:
First--That the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monhay in january, 1879. shall,
in accordance with the foregoing amendments
Immediately redistriet the State, and proVi"e
for the authority of clerks, and the election anu
criminal Jurisdis ton # justices of the peace.
Seeond-tThat as soon as the Legislature shall
have acted as aforesaid, the Governor shalt NY
proclamation call an election for Ju.tices of the
peace for each parish except the parish o. Ut
leans, and for district dyes, in each uiSt ir'
created by the redistric ing, where ore or more
parishes have been added, or taken from tine
existing judicial district, and for Slate ,att"r-
neys, as above provided, except il the parish
OF Orleans, where the district attor ely to the
parish shall be State attorney This eiectioh
shall be held on the same day throughout the
State. which day shall not nc less than Sixty
nor more than ninety days after the passage Of
said act The terms OF the officers elected a
said election shall expire at the general election
of 1880, and the limitation on change OF DIS
tricts, oftener than once eve y four year, snail
not be con idered us having effect b tore the
general election of 1880
Third-Thal the judicial System. as estab"
lished Ivy the constitution of 1858, SHAH remain
in force until the expiration OF the thirlsth nav
after sail election excluding from the compu-
tation the day of the election.
Fourth --rrhe adoption Of these amendments
shall not vacate the Offices of the present clerks
OF courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
article one hundred and thirty ,two of the
constitution of SOS shall he abrogated.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN
The Superintendent of Publ G Education shall
receive a salary of thirty five hunred dollars,
payable quarter on his own warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEN
No license tax sha be Imposed by the State;
or any parish mum ip authority on any
mechanical Irade, manufactory or factory. eXS
cent such as may r.quire police regu aiions, IN
towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY
The Legislature is authorized to exempt
from State. municipal or parish taxation houses
hold goods, such as furniture, wearing apparel,
tools of trale or pro ession and family portraits,
not exec eding in aggregate value the sum o.
five hundred dollars.
ACTING. 70, EXTRA SESSION OF 1877.
NUMBER TWENTY ONE
Strife out the first part of article I42 of the
constitution. of IS s. which reads: "a univer~
sity shall he established aud maintained il the
city OF New ORLEANS. 1t shall be c1mnosed OF
a law n medica aud a collegiate department,
c rch with appropriate faculties The General
Assembly shalt provide by law for its organizh-
ton ana ma ntenanee;'' an lbs ri: tine uniVor>
sity shall be maintained. 1t shall be composed
of law. o medical and an academical depart
ment and such otler departments as may he
establ she'd by law. each with appr"pri,te fac.
u ii IS; provided that tbs law and medical de-
p rtment4 already organized shall continue III
the city of New Orleans, and the ac'tdemica
and other departments may be located else
whe 10 the State I"