The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-03
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

per annum, payable quarterly on his
own warrant, and which shall not be
increased nor diminished during his
term of Office. He must be q citizen of
the United States, over me age of twen-
Ity-five, and 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 an
npal 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.
established by article ninety-two Of the
|constitut;on 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 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 an
mum, to be provided by law upon the
basis of representation in the House of
Representatives, and payable quarterly
on his own warrant. He shall be eI-0f
fc;o attorney of the parish, and receive
such salary therefcom as may be fixed by
the parochial authorities, not to exceed
seven hundred dollars per annum. He
shall, moreover, receive such fees of Office
as may be allowed by law. In the city
|or New Orleans the States attorney
shall receive such compensation from
the civ, 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 snail hold his Office for the term of
four years.
Number Fifteen.
In every case where the judge may be
recused, and when be is not personally
Interested in the ma. iers in condensation,
he shall select lawyer, having the nec-
essary qualifications required for a judge
OF his court, TO ttv sreh cases and the
general assembly shall provide by law
tor the trial of trose cases in which the
Judge may be personally interested, or
when he may be absent or efuses IS act
(Strike out article ninety.)
Number SirteR.
In order TO provide for the establish
ment of tue judicial system created by
the above amendments, and to prevent
the evils of an interregnum, it is hereby
ordained by the people of Louisiana
First-That the general assembly,
which meets the first Moday in January,
1879, shall, in accordance with the fore
going amendments, Immediately redis-
trict the State, and provide for the au-
thority OF clerks, and the election and
criminal jurisdiction of justices of the
peace.
Second-Tbat as soon as the Legisla-
ture shall have acted as aforesaid, the
Governor shall by proclamation call an
election for justices 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 pro-
vided, except in the parish of Orleans,
where the district attorney for the parish
shall be State attorney. This election
snail he held on the same day through
out the State, which day shall not be less
than sixty nor more than ninety days af-
ter the passage of said act. The terms
of the officers elected at said election
shall expire at { e general election of
1880. and the limitation on the change
of districts, oftener than once every four
years, shall not be considered as having
effect before the general election of 1880.
Third-That the judicial system, as
by the constitution of 1868,
snail remain in force until the expiration
of the thirteenth day after said election,
excluding from the computation the day
of the election.
Fourth-The adoption of these amend
mcnts shall not vacate the offices of the
present clerks OF courts in each parish.
Numby Seventeen.
Article one hundred and thirty-two
of the constitution of 1858 shall be alb
Number Eighteen.
The Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton shall receive salary of thirty five
hundred dollars, payable quarterly on
his own warrant.
Number Nineteen.
No license tax shall be imposed by the
State, or any parish or municipal au-
thority, on any mechanical trade, manu-
factory or factory, except such rs may
require police regulations, in towns and
cities.
Number T,centy.
The Legislature is authorized to ex-
empt from State, municipal or parish
household goods, such as furni-
ture, wearing apparel, tools of trade or
profession and family portraits, not ex-
ceeding in aggregate value the sum of
five hundred dollars.
ACT NO. IL, EXTRA SESSION OF 1873.
Number Ttrenty-One.
Strike ont the first part of article lag
of the constitution of 1868, which reads:
IA university shall be established and
in the city of New Orleans
IL shall he composed of n law. n medical