Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-08-17

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 us
est may require. not to exceed the num-
Der now authorized by existing laws, ex-
cept by q two-thirds vote of all the NOM
bers elected to both branches of the Cen
eral Assembly. Until otherwise provided
by law, the district courts now existing
in tho parish of Orleans shall have the
jurisdiction at present conferred by law;
no redistricting or change shall be made
so as to take effect during tho incunloc
cy of any judge. The number of districts
i'll the State shall not be less than thirty
nor more than forty-tive. Tho General
Assembly shall provide by law for ut
least four terms annually Of the district
court in every parish. Tho General AS.
sembly shall have power to create cir
cults, to be constituted by CROPPING the
district judges into circuits, and compos-
ing the circuit court of The judges of the
district courts within such circuits. To
direct tho place or places of meeting Of
said circuits so constituted, and to vest
said circuit courts with appellate juris-
diction from the district courts within
the circuit where the amount involved
exceeds one hundred dollars ($100) exclu-
slve of finterest, and docs not exceed five
hundred dollars ($10O) exclusive of inter-
est. The General Assembly shall have
power, by Il two-third vote of all the
members elected to both houses, to re-
strict the appellate jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court to causes where the
amount involved exceeds ono thousand
dollars ($l000) exclusive of interest and
in case Of such restriction, tho circuit
courts SO to DO created shall have appel
late jurisdiction of ti1e class Of cases thus
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
of the Supreme Court. The clcrkS of tho
district courts shall DO elected by the
qualified voters of their respective par
lshes, and shall hold their office for four
Yeas
(Strike out article eighty -three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district judges shall re-
sieve II salary, to DO fixed by the law,
which, except in the parish of Orleans,
sha.ll not be less than two thousand dol
lars, nor more than three thousand dol
lars per aunllm, payable quarterly on his
own warrants, and which shall not bc
increased nor diminished during his term
of Office. He must be citizen of the
United States, over the ago of twenty-five
years, and have resided in tho State and
practiced law therein for the space Of two
years next proceeding his election. The
judges of the district courts shall hold
Their Office for tho term of four years.
LII Uno paiiSn oI OilcituS Cuc ANNUAL
salary of the district Judges shall not
exceed tivo thousand dollars, to be paid
as Il bovc provided.
(Strtke out article eighty four.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of tho Office of district attorney,
established by article ninety-two Of the
constitution of 1865, there shall be clec-
ted, by the qualified voters of each parish,
Il States attorney therefor, and who shall
be u citzon of tho United States, and
who shall have been u resident Of tho
State, and q practicing and duly licensed
attorney at law, for at least two years.
He shall receive q salary from the Sta to
of not less than three nor more than sevcn
hundred dollars per annum, to be pro-
Videu by law upon The basis OF represen-
tation in the House Of Representatives,
and payable quarterly on his own war
rant He shall be ec -0Ecio attorney of
tho parish, and receive such salary there
from rs may DO fixed by the parochial
authorities, not to exceed seven hundred
dollars per anum. He shall, moreover,
receive such fees of Office as may be al
lowed by law. In tho city OF New Or
leans the States attorney shall receive
such compensation from the city, in adj
lition to the salary above provided, as
may be established by law. He shall be
elected tho same time with the judges of
ticc for the term OF four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where tho judge may bc
rccuscd, and where ho is not personally
ir tcrcsUcd in the matters in contcstation,
he shall select Il lawyer, having the nee
cssary qualifications required for u judge
of his court, to try such cases; and tho
General Assembly shall provide by law
for the trial Of those cases in which the
judge inlay be personally interested, or
when he may be absent or refuses to act
(Strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establish
ment of the judicial system created by
the above amendments, and to prevent
tho evils of an interregnum, it is hereby
ordained by the people Of Louisiana:
| FUst--That the General Assembly
which meets the first Monday in Janu;I
ry, 1879, shall i'll accordance with tho
foregoing amendments, immediately re-
district the State, and provide for tho
| authority Of clerks, and the election and
criminal jurisdiction ofjusticcs of tho
peace.
Second-That as soon as the Lcgisl:,
ture shall have acted as aforesaid, tho
Governor shall by proclamation call al
elec ton for justices of tho peace for eacl
parish, except the parish Of Orleans, ant
for district judges, in each district crca
ted by the rcdistrictimg, whore one or
more parishes have been added, or takcr
from the existing judicial district, ant
for State attorneys, as above provided
except in tho parish of Orlcaus, where
the district attorney for tho parish shal
DO States attorney. This election shal
be held on tho same day throughout the
State, which day shall not be less than
sixty nor more than ninety days attci
the passage of said act. The terms OF
the officers elected ut said election shall
| expire at tho general election Of 1880
and the limitation on the change of dIs
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