Richland beacon., 1878-11-02

If aid -;,e.is courts - constituted. snd ~ ven
aid e;,<.s ecurss with appellate Isnsd'e'
lion f,osA the disssie' esSrss wiiLia the e''es"
vhe, Is. swevss involved exceeds enc hss'
d,.1 dol,,,s exclusive Of interest. end does
uos e.eeed Ave hssdred dellass exclusive q
;n..,esa The ss.sssi assembly shsii have
uovs,. bv = ,vo.shis.ls vote Of oil The MEN,
"a elected 10 besh Houses, ~ restrict the sPs
pe,hfe iw,i,dic,ioa Of the svPssms court -
carsss whore The smosas invs'ved s1essee
one thousand dollass $4,000 exclusive 81
interest. and n case 81 such Sesis'c''so, the
e;pepi, courts % - b created shsli have
sppeIIass jurisdie,iss u the class Of cases
,hus excluded ftsn the appellate j"nsd'ess"s
of the svprems eeun. The clerks 81 NE
d;s,ric, eowr,s shall b. elected BY the qualiass
voters Of their respective parishes, esd sssH
hold their ehses 5sF tsvs years.
(Ssriks ~, article o.
HunSSs ssisFDDB.
Each If The distrie, judges shall receive
salary - b 6xed BY Lao, which, except ~
the parish Of Orleans, shall tot ~ less the.
,vo ,housssd nor more shsn three theuseaS
dollars rer snnsm. psyabls o. his eve var
rant. and which shall not b increased 81
Diminished dvring bic term Of sfhce. Ne
mos, b. eitixsa Of the United States over
the ass Of twenty-five years. and have resided
in the State snd pssesiced law therein sos
the space Of TIVE yess next preceding HE
election. The judges Of the district essF's
shall hold their o&cs ser the term Of foe
yesrs.
In the parish Of Orleans the snnusl salary
Of the district judges shall not exceed I've
,housa I'd dollars. 10 be paid ss shove provided.
(Ssiike out article ~
HcnBsa yoUar-s1.
In lien Of the oAics Of district sss"sRsy.
established BY article 80 Of the eensiiiuiioa Of
1865, there shall BE- elected BY the qualified
voters Of each parish . sts,e attorney therefor.
who shall ne . citizen Of the United State
and who shall have been . resident Of the
State and rrseucing aud duly licensed asier.
ney at Law fos 1t least s~o years. He shall
receive . salary from the State Of not iess
than three nor more than sesven hundred dol.
lars per snaum. TO be provided ~ law sPe1
the bssis Of representation in the House q
Representatives,, and payable quarterly spss
his own Warrsat.
He shall b sn ex>ol;eio .norsey Of Ne
parish and receive sseh salary ,hssefrom %
may Be 6xed By the psrorhial su,hosi,ies. ses
70 exceed 500 per annum. He shall more
over receive such fees Of Office - msy b 81.
lowed BY law. In the city Of New Orlesns
the Ssase's attorney shsli receive such cow.
pensa,ion from the city, in addition 70 the
salary above provided. - msy be ss,sbiisheA
by law. he shall - elected ss The
same time With the judges Of the district
courts, snd shall bold his oihes for the term 81
four yesss.
In every case where the judge msy ~ -.
FUSED. and when be 10 not personally iases.
ested in the mss'ess in eoniessafion, he shsti
select lawyer having the Necessary QSsli.
6cations required Tor judge Of his cosrs. 70
Try such cases; aad III general sssemtiy
shall provide by Law ios the trial IL these
cases in which the judge may b personally
interested, or whom Ls may - absent o.
refuses 10 oct.
(S,rits sns article so)
HcHD1a sIxYsHs.
In order TO provide iUs the establishment Of
the judicial system created by the absvs
anse namen,s. and tn prevent the evils Of a.
in,erregnum. il 10 hereby ordained b The
people OF Loui>isna-
First-Thst the general assembly, which
meets the 6rss Monday in Jsnussy, 1879
shall in accordance With the foregoing amend.
menrs, Immediately redistrict the State, and
provide fer the authority Of clerks. and The
eleciicn and criminal jurisdiction Of Justice
Of the peace.
Second-Thst - seon - the legislature
shall have acted % aforesaid, the esvernes
shall, BY proclamation, coll 90 elecsiss Gss
justices Of the peses 70, each parish except The
parish Of Orles"s asd Ses district judges 10 esch
district created By the Fedisisicsiag. where 80
or more parishes have beea added o. ssks~
from the existing judicial district end fss
State attorney. - above provided, except il
the parish Of Orleans, where the district u.
sorney for the parish shall BE- State attorney.
This election shall b held On the ssms DAY
'hrougheus the State. which day shslI oet -
'ess than sixty nor more shsa ninety dsys
after the passage q aid oct. The serms a
the oaicers elected ~ sid election sAaIl On.
pise u the general election Of 1850, and the
limitation on the change Of disssicss ol,easr
'hsn once evry fesr years shall 10, BE- esnsiA.
cred % having e1ee, before the general
election Of 1850.
Ihifd-That the judicial syssem % essab.
ished By the constitution Of 1853 shall 70.
main in force until the sxpirssios Of the ,hi,.
t,esh day after said election, excluding from
the cowPusatioa The dsyief the election.
Feorth-Ths adoption Of those amend.
"e"ss shall nss vseass he oGees Of the pres.
ens clerks 81 eessss in eseh parish.
nUHo0n ODvnHSDDH
A!''c'e I39 81 The constitution Of 1858 shail
10 absegased.
HcnD1n 1aoBT11H.
The superintendent Of public education
encii receive sslasy Of thirty. 6vs hundred
dollars, payable quarterly, 81 his ews var.
rAnt.
ScnAsa SIHDrnDu.
No license tai shall - imposed ~ The.
S'a's or s"y parish o. Huaieipel s.,her;,v On.
any "sch."'csl trade. msnsfieserv o. fsess,v..
exert such - my 'eqsirs police rexsI.,iocs,
IN towns and cities.
HrnDua fwBHfY.
me legislature 10 ssshssissd-se.. s1amr,..
"om Sssse, @sniciPsl o. parish TAXATION herss..
no'd goods. such - furniture, we.,;,, a..
psseI, tools Of 'rsds OF psofe.'i~. and family.
Po"fa,t'. not exceeding in aggregate value ~.
sum Of I've hundred dol srs.
ACT NO. IL. EXTRA SESSION OF 1874.
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