New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-19

with the qpsliacations 70 be- determined
~ tho General Assembly. They shall
hosd Office for the term oftwo years, and
their oempensatiou shall be fixed by law.
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall moi
exceed one hundred dcllafs, exclusive OF
interest, subject to an appeal 10 the dis.
tFict court in al cases when the anoput il
dispute shall exceed ten dollars, exclusive
Of interest. They shall have such Grim.
inal Jurisdiction as shall be conferred BIZ
law. The General Assembly shall have
power 10 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 deter
! mined. -if&
(Strike out articles seventy-three, eighty
! Eve, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty eight,
eighty mine, ninety-One and one hundred
and thirty-three.)
| ... NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court
shall receive q salary of seven thousand
dollars per annum, and the Associate JUS
tees Of the Supreme Court shall each
receive q salary of six thousand five hun
dred dollars per annum, payable quar-
tsrly on their own warrant.
l17. NUMBER TwBLvE. &
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall
remain unchanged for four years, and for
each district, one judge, learned in the
law, shall be elected by a plurality of
| qualified electors thereof. For each dis
trict, there shall be one district court, ex-
cept in the parish of Orleans, in which the
General Assembly may establish as many
district courts, as the public interest may
require, not to exceed the number now
authorized by existing laws, except by
two-thirds vote of all the members elected
to both branches of the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the dis
trict courts now existing in the parish of
Orleans shall have naturalization at pres
emit conferred by law; no redistricting or
change shall be made 80 as 70 take effect
during the the incumbency Of any Judge.
The number Of districts in the State shall
not be less than thirty nor more than
torty-hve. The General Assembly shall
provide by law for at least four terms an
nuAlly Of the district court in every parish.
The General Assembly shall have power
to create circuit courts, 10 be constituted
by grouping the district judges into cir
cults, and composing the circuit 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 jurisdictions from tbs dis
triot courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred
dollars (s100) exclusive Of interest, and
does not exceed i've hundred dollars
$500 exclusive of interest The Gen.
eral Assembly shall have power, by
two-thirds vote of all the members elected
to both houses, to restrict the appellate
jurisdiction OF the Supreme Court to
causes wheFe the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars ($10O0) exclusive of
interest; and in case of such restriction,
the circuit courts so to be created shall
have appellate jurisdiction of the class of
cases thus excluded from the appellate
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The
clerks of the district courts shall be elect
ed by the qualified voters Of their respect
i've parishes, and shall bold their Office
for four years. ....
Strike out article eighty -three.)
NUMBER TH1RTKEN.
Each of the district judges shall receive
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 an.
mum, payable quarterly on his own war;
rant, and which shall not be increased
nor diminished during his term of Ofice.
He must be q citizen Of the United States,
over the age of twenty-five years, and
have resided in the State and pacticed
law therein for the space Of two years
next preceding bis elsction. The judges
of the district courts shall hold their ofice
for the term Of four years. In the parish
of Orleans the annual salary of the dis
triet judges shall not sxceed FIVE thousand
dollars, TO be paid as above provided.
(SEike out article eighty-four.)
NUMBER FoURrHEN.
In lien of the office Of district attorney,
established by article ninety-two of the
constitution of 1868, there shall be elected,
by the qualified voters Of each parish, a
States attorney therefor, who shall be q
citizen of the United States, and who shall
have been 3 resident Of the State. and
practicihg and duly licensed attorney-at-
law, fofat least two years. he shall re-
csiye salary from the State 81 not less
than three nor more than seven hundred
dollars per ann6m, 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 es-olfieio attorney Of the parish, and re-
ceive such SALARY tlleEeffon as may be
fixed BY 4tEle pAroehial uthorities, not to
exceed seven hundred dollars per AMMAN.
He shall, moreover, receive such fees Of
Office "a may be allowed by law. In the
city Of New Orleans the States attorney
shall re5eive such e0mBemSstion from the
city, In additionito tie szldKy above pro-
yided, as may Be estAb liaAed BY law He
shall be elected at She same time with the
judges Of die disaEict S9uets, and shall
hold his slice for TIE SernA Of four years.
NuArBER EETVEEE.
In every cass whore ne Judge may be
REFUSED, and when he Is not personally
interested IA the Haateeps In oOntsstation,
be shall select . lawyer h6Ving The aeoos-
saRy quail eAticus FsquirSd for . judge Cf
bis eeurt, 70 Try saeh e4Bes; md the Cen
eFal Assembly shall provide By lRwfor the
trial o. these cases IN which the idaqe
may BE- ps4abEally iMts1ed, 81 wbeA he
may be &6seAt or Ida11aahuis b 1act. 2 5rli-ae
(sGale eatAFtisis Atnstyi9i 90 70 e. q
=, A-'!iS nuuap.l silIiIlsll ''4i 2 -
Ia order TO l5EoTide Ut the establish
msnt Of tire judicial gystsm ersated BY the
above amendIaouts, and b prevent he
eVil6 OF an iHtssEe luzn, Il b hereby or
dsined ny HE pen ~ ~ i igi1la =. IS
Frst-TnAS tks osa Aagembly,
49, 1891 "A. 80 ~ -. q