Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-09-28

the amount in lisrntc exceeds one
hundred dollars. exclusive Of inter
set. In criminal cases, and in all
probate matters, their jurisdiction
shall hc unlimited. They shall have
appellate jurisdiction, in civil snits
from Justices of the peace. when the
amOnnt in dispute exceeds ten doll
ars. exclusive of interest. The inst
ices Of the peace shall be elected by
the electors Of each parish in the
manner and with the qualifications
to bc determined hy the General
Assembly. They slall hold %'ic.' ;
for the next term Of two years, and
their compensation shall he fixed by
law. Their jurisdiction in civil cases
sl,all not exceed one hundred dollars,
exclusive If interest, subject to the
district court in MI cases when the
amount in dispute shall exceed ten
dollars. exclusive of interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction
as shall I've conferred by law. The
General Assembly shall have power
to vest in the clerks Of the district
courts the right to grant snch orders
and do snch nets as may hc deemed
necessary for the fnrtlerancc of the
administration IF jnstice. In all ca
scs the power TINS granted shall be
specified and determined.
(Slike out articles seventy.tl,rec,
eiehty-fve, ighty-six, cighty.seven,
eighty eight. eichty-ninc. ninety
and one hundred and thirty-thrcc.)
Nwmber EIeren.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme
C0Wrt sl,all receive salary Of seven
thousand dollars pcr annnT. and the
Associate Justices Of the Supreme
Court shall each receive q salary ri
ak thousand FIVE hundred dollars pe,
annnm, payable quarterly on theiI
own warrant.
Nwmber TMelre.
The General Assembly shall divi.
dc the State into judicial districts,
which shall rcmain unchanged fol
four years, and for each district one
judge. learned in the law, shalt b(
elected by n plurality of qualified cl.
ectOrs thereof. For each district
there shall be one district court, ex.
cent in the parish of Orleans. ir
which the Genernl Assembly may
estal.liah as many district courts NJ
the public interest may require. moi
tn exceed the number now anthoriz.
cd by existing laws. except by q
two. thirds vote Of all the members
elected to both branches Of the Gen.
ernl Assembly. Until otherwise pro.
vided by law. the district courts now
existiug in the parish Of Orleans shall
have the jurisdiction at present con.
ferrcd bv law; noveilistricting q,
change shall le made M "A to take
effect dnring the incnmbency of any
indgc. The number Of districts in ths
State shall not he less than thirty moi
more thnn forty.five. The Genera
Assembly shall provide by law for Al
least four terms annually "f the dis
trict conrt in every parish. Th'
General Assembly shall have power
tn create circnit courts, to he consti
tutetl by grouping the district indge'
into circuits. aud composing the cir
emit court Of the judges IT the dis
trict courts within such circuits. r,
direct the place or places Of meeting
of said circnit courts 40 constituted
and tn vest said circuit courts will
appellate jurisdiction from tho diSt
trict courts within the circnit wher'
the nmonnt involved exceeds on'
hundred dollars (e1OO) exclusive q
interest. and does not exceeds fiv'
hundred dollars (A5O0) exclusive q
interest. The General Asaembl!
shall have power, by a two.thirtl
vote If all the members elected b
'both honscs, to restrict tho appellat
Jurisdiction IF the Supreme Court 4
canaea where the amount involvet
exceeds one thonsand dollars (4lOO0
exclusive If interest and in case a
such restriction. the circuit courts a
to he created shall have appellat
jmristlictiop Of the class Of cascs tim
excluded from the appellate iurisilic
tiOn If the Supreme COnrt. tn
clerks Of the district courts shall b
elected by the qualified voters q
their respective parishes, and shal
hold their office for four years.
i (Strikc ont article eighty-thrce.)
Nxmber TAirteea.