The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-30
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

in dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive of
interest. The justices Of the peace shall be
manner and with the qualifications to be de-
termined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term of two years,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their jurisdiction IN civil cases shall not ex-
ceed one hundred dollars, exclusive OF inter-
est subject to an appeal to the district court
In all cases when the amount In dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive of interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as shall
be conferred by law. The General Assembly
shall have power to vest in the clerks of the
district courts the right to grant such orders
and 90 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 determined
(Strike out articles seventy-three, eighty
five, eighty-six, eightyseven, eighty eight
eighty I nine, nlnety-one and one hundred and
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive q salary Of seven Thousand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court shall each receive salary
of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main 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 dsf there shs @ be one
In which the General Assembly may estab-
lish as many district courts as the public In
terest may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by a
both branches OF the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the distgict
courts now existing In the parish Of Orleans
sh9n have the jurisdiction at present con-
Fa, w nr phHnrA
shall be made SO as to take effect during the
incumbency Of any Judge. The number Of
districts in the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-fye. The General
four terms annually of the district court In
every parish. The General Assembly shall
have power to create circuit courts, to be
constituted by grouping the district judges
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
district courts within the circuit where the
| amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
| lars ($100) exclusive Of interest, and does not
| exceed five hundred dollars ($500) exclusive OF
power, by a two-thirds vote Of all the mem
bers elected to both houses, to restrict the ap-
pellate jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to
| causes where the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive of in
terest; and in case Of such restriction, the
circuit courts SO to be created shall have ap-
pellate jurisdiction of the class of cases thus
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction Of
the Supreme Court. The clerks of the dis
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified
| voters OF their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
(Stril1e out article eighty-three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
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
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
terly on his own warrant, and which shall not
be increased nor diminished during his term
of office. He must be citizen of the United
have resided in the State and practiced law
therein for the space Of two years next pre-
ceding his election. The judges of the dis
trict courts shall hold their office for the term
of four years. In the parish Of Orleans the
annual salary of the district judges shall not
exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided.
(5trike out article eighty-four.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu OF the Office of district attorney, es-
tablished by article ninety-two Of the consti-
tuition Of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
attorney therefor, who shall be q citizen of
the United States, and who shall have been a
resident of the State, and g. practicing and
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two
years He shall receive g. salary from the
State of not less than three nor more than
seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro-
vided by law upon the basis Of representation
In the House OF Representatives, and payable
er-oticio attorney Of the parish, and receive
such salary therefrom as may be fixed by the
parochial authorities, not to exceed seven
hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more
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allowed by law. In the city of New Orleans |
the States attorney shall receive such COM
pensation from the city, in addition to the
salary above provided, as may be established
by law. He shall be elected at the same time
with the judges, of. the district courts, and
shall hold bis office zor the term of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In everyEaSe where the judge may be re-
cused, and when he Is not personally inter-
e5ted In thSmatters In contestation, he shall
select law ssJ.eHe, having the necessary qualifi-
fatons eat bbeqd for A Aude eodr of his cot
shall provide by law for the trial OF those |
cases In which the Judge may be personally |
interested or when he may be absent or re-
fuses to act.
(strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment of
the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils of an
interregnum, 1t is hereby ordained by the
people OF Louisiana:
FtrsLThat the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall,
in accordance with the foregoing amend
ments, Immediately redistrict the State, and
provide for the authority Of clerks, and the
election and criminal Jurisdiction Of justices
Of the peace.
Second-That as soon as the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for JUS
tices of the peace for each parish, except the |
parish Of Orleans, and for district judges, in
each district created by the redistrictng,
where one or more parishes have been added, |
or taken from the existing judicial district,
and for State attorneys, as above provided, |
except In the parish of Orleans, where the
district attorney for the parish shall be State
attorney. This election shall BIZ held on the
same day throughout the State, which day
shall not be less than sixty nor more than
ninety days after the passage of said act. |