Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-08-24

law. Their jurisdiction in civil cases
shall not exceed one hundred dollars.
exclusive Of interest. subject tn the
district court IN all cases when the
amount in dispute shall exceed ten
dollars. exclusive of interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction
rs shall I've conferred hy law. The
General Assembly shall have pOwcr
tn vest in the clerks Of the district
courts the right to grant snch orders
and do snch acts rs may he deemed
necessary for the fnrtherancr Of the
administration of Justice. In all ca
ses the power thus granted shall be
specified and determined.
| (Strikc out articles seventy three.
eichty-Hve, richty-six. eighty seven.
eighty eight. righty.ninc. nincty.o
and one hundred and thirty-th,ee.)
N"mber E'eren.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme
COnrt shall receive n salary Of seven
thousand dollars per annuM. and the
Associate Justices Of the Supreme
COurt shall each receive a salary IF
six Thousand five hundred dollars per
annum. payable quarterly on their
own warrant.
Number Trelre.
The General Assembly shall divi-
de the State into judicial districts.
which shall remain unchanged for
fonr years. and for each district one
judge. learned in the law, shall he
elected by a plurality Of qualified 81.
rctors thereof. For each district
there shall be one district conrt. ex-
cept in the parish of Orleans. in
which tie General Assembly may
establish IA many district conrts as
the pnhlic interest may require. not
to exceed the nnml'er now anthoriz-
ed by existing laws. except by a
two. thirds vote of all the members
elected to both branches of the Gen.
eral Assembly. Until otherwise pro-
vided hy law. the district courts now
existing in the parish Of Orleans shall
have the jurisdiction at present con-
ferred by law; Notwithstanding or
change shall be made sO as to take
effect dnIing the incnmhency Of any
Judge. The number Of districts in the
State shall not br less than thirty nor
more than forty. five. The General
Assembly shall provide by law for at
least fOnr terms annually "f the dis
trict court in every parish. The
General Assembly shall have power
to create circnit courts. to he cOnsti-
tntcd by grouping tho ditrict judges
into circnits. and composing the cir
cnit court Of the judges cf the dis
trict courts within snch circnits. To
direct the place or places of meeting
of said circnit courts sO constituted,
and to vest said circmit courts with
appellate jurisdiction from tho dist-
trict courts within the circuit where
the amount involved exceeds one
hnnalred dollars (slGO) exclusive of
interest. aud does not exceeds five
hundred dollars (sIOO) exclusive of
interest. The General Assembly
shall have power, by a twO-thirls
vote If all the members elected Ia
both hOuscs, to restrict the appellate
Jurisdiction of the Supreme COnrt tn
causes where the amount involved
exceeds one thousand dollars (AIOOO)
exclusive If interest and in case oi
snch restriction. the cirrnit courts sN
to he created shall have appellate
Jurisdiction Of the class Of cases TINS
excluded from the appellatc iurisaic.
ton If the Supreme Court. The
clerks If the district courts shall be
elected by the qualified voters Ot
their respective parisl,es. aud shall
hold their office for four years.
| (Strike out article eighty -three.)
j Nwmber Thirteen.
Each If the district judges shall re.
ceive a salary, to he fixed by law
which, except in the parish Of Or.
leans, shall not be less than two
thousand dollars, nor more than three
thousand dollars per annmm, payable
quarterly On his own warrant, and
which shall not le increased nor dim.
inisl'ed during his term of Office. HI