Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-09

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,nJ hill Al deposited 10 the house IN "hich
| il oririnated on the first day OF the meeting
| Of the next General Assembly, VINO Shall
| ACT upon the same as above proNiaeo' ihc
| Governor shall have power to veto one OF
more items in any bill approprlatinS MONEY, |
embracing distinct items, while approving
other portions of the bill, and the part Vi
parts of the bill approved shall become iaM'
| and the item or items of appropriations us
approycd shall he void unless repassed
according to the rules and limitations pre-
scribrd for the passage of other bills over
the Governors veto.
i (Strike out article sixty-six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer. whose salary is fixed by the
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or
perquisltcs of office.
NUMBER ZEN.
The judicial power shall be vested IN a
supr,me court district courts, and in jus
Tics of tbc peacr. The district courts shall
have original jurisdiction i'll all civil cases
where the amount in dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest In
criminal cases and in all probate matters,
their Jurisdiction shall.be unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction in civil
suits from Justices of the peace, when the
amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars, tN-
elusive of interest. The justices OF the
peace shall he elected by the electors OF
each parish in the manner and with the
qualifications to be- determined by the Cen
,ral Assembly. They shall hold Office for
the term of two years, and their compcn-
sation shall be fixed by law. Their jnris-
/ diction in civil cases shall not exceed one
! hundred dollars exclusive Of interest sub
icct to an appeal to the district court in all
d cases when the amount in dispute shall eN-
t coed ten dollars, exclusive Of interest.
& They shall have such criminal jurisdiction
y as shall be conferred by law. The General
J. Assembly shall have power TO vest in the
!, clerks Of the district courts the right Il
grant such orders and do such acts rs may
T. be deemed necessary for the furthcrancc OF
the administration of justice. In all case
the power thus granted shall be specified
and determined.
10 (Strikc ont articles seventy-three, eighty
=. five. eighty six, cighty-scvcn, cighty-cight
m eighty-ninc, nincty-one and one hundred
c and thirty -threc)
n NUMBER ELEVEN.
e. The Chief Justice of the supreme Cour
n shall receive a salary of seven thuusan'
v, dollars per annum and the Associate jus
~ tees of the supreme Court shall each re
ceiyc IA salary OF six thousand five hundrc
dollars per anuum, payable quarterly %
their own warrant.
H. NUMBER TWELVE.
ny The General Assembly shall divide I'll
IN State into judicial districts, which sha
IL remain unchanged for four years, and f
"a each district one judge. learned in the Law
ai shall be elected by a plurality OF qnaliht
" electors thereof. For each district thei
lr- shall he one district court. except IN Il
Va parish of Orleans. in which the Gencr
on Assembly may establish as many distri
al courts MS the pnblic interest may Tcquir
&C. not to exceed the number now anthoriz,
l"' by existing laws. except by two-thlr'
an vote of all the members elected to hot
on branches of the General Assembly. INT
no otherwise provided by law, the distrl
nm courts now existing in the parish of orlca
or, shall have the jurisdiction nj present GO
ali ferrrd by law: no rr,llstr,ct,ug or cham
IAN shall be made 50 ~ 10 take effect dnrll
nal the ucumbency of any judge. The mn
no Der of districts in the State shall not
lts' less than thirty nor more than fnitN-hN
yer The General Assembly shall provide 10y 1T
rue for at least four terms annually of the d
ne trict court in every parish The Gcrrr
sue Assembly shall have power To create e.
nat cult courts, To be constituted .hy grmpIl
ew the district indCrs into circuits, and eol
the posing the circuit court Of the judges of I
district courts within such circuits.
direct the place or places OF meeting III ~
H.. circuit courts SO constituted. and To VI
III | said circnit courts with appellate iurisd
In, ton from the district courts within the c
,, cult where the amount involved cNCcC
am, one hundred dollars (slo0) exclusive of
ar, tercst, and does not exceed five hindr
- dollars (%uN) exclusive of interest. j
= =, General Assembly shall have power by
,jO) fWo-thirds vote 90 All me il'ih"'rs ,'c''
.,, 10 both houses. to restrict the appellate
ir,y risdiction of the supreme Cont Ia can
RI. wlrvr the anount involved exceeds q
ii Thousand dollars (Slutn) exclusive of int
,nts. est. and in case of such restriction, the
! =, cult courts 80 Ia be created shall have
pellat- jurisdiction OF the class of eases Il
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
the supreme Court. Tho clerks Of the Z
trct courts shall he elected by the qualit
any voters of their respective parishes, and Il
n in hold their office for four years.
per- (Strikc out article righty-thrcc.)
ads NUMBER THIRTEEN.
,aT, Each of the district judges shall rccr
80 q salary to he fixed hy law. which, exc
.x III the parish of Orleans. shall not lc
,irc than two Thousand dollars, nor more Il
ia three thousand dollars per annum, paya
e. quarterly on his own warrant and wi,
nv. shall not be increased nor diminished d
any ing his term of oihce lie must be u
,S,,r zen of the United State, over the az,
rt.d twenty-five years, and have resided in
,,ing State and practiccd law therein for
,Ls space of two years next preceding his g
,he ton The judges of the district COZ
:, IN shall hold their Office for the term Of
~ H.. years. In the parish Of Orleans the am
law salary Of the district judges shall not
coed five thousand dollars, to be pal
above provided.
(Strkc out article eighty-four.)
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In lien Of the Office Of district attor