Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-11-09

shall provide by law for at least four terms
annually of the district court in every pa
IRISH. The General Assembly shall have po-
wer to create circuit courts, to he culstitu-
ted by grouping the district Judges into
circuits. aud composing the circuit court Of
the judges Of the district courts within
snch circuits. To direct the place Or places
of meeting Of said eircnit courts SO cOnsti-
tuted. and to vest said circuit courts with
appellate Jurisdiction from the district
courts within the ciicHit where the mount
involved exceeds one hundred dollars ($10O)
exclusive Of interest, and does not exceed
five hundred dollars (S50O) exclusive Of
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power. by a two-tEirds vote of all the MEM
bcrs elected to both houses, to restrict tho
appellate jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court
to causes where the amount involved tx
ceeds one Thousand dollars $4,000 exclu-
sive OF interest and in ease Of such res
friction, the circuit courts SO to he created
shall have appellate jurisdiction of the
class OF cases thus excluded from the APP
%pellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
The clerks of the district courts shall be
elected by the qualified voters of their res
pective parishes, and shall hold their office
for four years.
(strike ont article ~eislty-tllee.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each OF the district judges shall receive
a salary. to be fixed by law. which, except
il, the parish of Orleans, shall not be>lesS
than two Thousand dollars, nor more .thall
three thousand dollars per anlun,. payable
quarterly M his Own warrant. and which
shall not he increased nor diminished dur
ing his term OF office. He must be Il citizen
of the United States, over the age of TWEEN
t.H-tivc years. and have resided in the STAG
tn and nrarfirp1 Ia W t},arn;,, fn, ~, ..b.
OF two years next preceding his election.
The Judge" Of the district courts shall hold
their office for the term of tour Years. In
the parish Of Orleans the annual salary of
the district Judges shall not exceed five
thousand dollars, to be paid as above pro
vidrd.
(strike ont article eiyhty-four.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the Office of district attorney.
established by article niltty-two Of the
constitution Of 1865, there shall be elected,
hy the qualified voters of each parish, u
States attorney therefor, who shall be !.
citizen of the United States, and who shall
have been Il resident of the State, and u
practicing and duly licensed attorney at
law, for at least two years. Hin shall recei-
We a salary from the State OF not less than
three nor more than seven hundred dollars
per annnm. to he provided by law upolL
the basis of representation in the House Of
Representatives,, and payable quarterly OH
his own warrant. He shall he er-oDfcio at
tor,,ey of the parish, and receive such s:-
larry tleretrom as may he fixed by the
parocllial~ authorities. not to exceed seven
hundred dollars per annunl. He shall. more"
oyer. receive such fees of office AS may b.,
allowed by law. In the city OF New Orlean-
the States attorney shall receive such COM
I,tDSntion from t1n .itx- IN ,lJ;i;n,, r., +I,.,
salary above provided, ;s may be tst,bliss
he'd by law He shall be elected at the same
:ime with the Judges of the district courts.
and shall hold his office for the term of
four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be re
cnsed. and when he is not personally inter-
cstct i'll the matters in condensation, he
shall select a lawyer, having the necessary
qualifications required for a judge of his
coirE. to try such cases: and the General
Assembly shall provide by law for trial of
those r;ses in which the Judge may he per-
s%onnally interested, or when he may be-
absent or refuses to act.
Strike ont article nincty.O
NUMBER sIxTEES.
In order to provide for the establishment
OF THE judicial system created by the above
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diction of justices OF the peace.
shall hive u.trd ns nfnrcs,il ,hn r-nr"rn.,.
shall hy nrucl,,untinn c,ll ,n ,.,,.t;,, r rn.
]ii,sticcS Of he ,,rnG. fn, ra,b n,ris, -.
The parish of Orleans. and tnr d;st,;ct M
res. in roch district created ,v th, ,nI;s-
~trirtin-, where one or NOR. WHISTLES hay.
l,rn added. or tnk,n from, th.. .x;.+;,,r -,
.liti.l d~,s,,,'ict. I'M, for St,t.. ,tinr,.rs NJ
above provided. cxt,ut In tL,. n,yish nt
Orleans. where the district atto,n.v for tI,a
parish shall he stat. attorney mis- aloe
tion shall he held on t}r s,rIr dav thrnn-
uho1t fine state. which d,v .L,lJ nn+ l,
less than sixty nor mor,. tl,,n ui,.t,. .,,1.
after the pnssan.. of said ,ct TL, +crm. If
the officers elected nt sill, rlnctiou sI,li
expire at the general c~l.ction nf 1Sso AMI
the limitation 81, the cb,nu. of dist rir+s
oftencr than once every tnIr ve,rs sh,ll
not be considered ms hn"in" effect hctnrc
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