The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-10-26

, where the amount involved ex
ceeds one hundred dollars ($1OO
exclusive Of interest, and does no
exceed five hundred dollars $500
exclusive of interest. The Gene
raj Assembly shall have power, b.
a two-thirds vote OF all the mem
bers elected to both houses, to res
trict the appellate jurisdiction 0
the Supreme Court to causes
where the amount involved exceed!
one thousand dollars $4,000 ex
elusive of interest and in case o.
such restriction, the circuit courts
SO to be created shall have appel
late jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court. The clerks of the district
courts shall be elected by the quail
flied voters Of their respective par.
ishes. and shall hold their Offices
for four years.
(Strike out article eigh.y-three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the ',i.>srict judges shall
receive salary, to be fixed by
law, which, except in the parish Of
Orleans, shall not be less than two
thousand dollars, nor more than
three thousand dollars per annum,
payable quarterly on his own war.
rant, and which shall not be in
creased nor diminished during his
te' m of Office. He must be citi.
zen of the United States, over the
age of twenty-five years, and have
resided in the State and practiced
law therein for the space of two
years next preceding his election.
The judges of the district courts
shall hold their Offices 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.
(Strike out article eighty four
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the Office of district
attorney, established by article
ninety.two of the constitution OF
1868, there shall be elected, by
the qualified voters of each par
ish, a States attorney therefor,
who shall be a citizen of the Uni.
ted States. and who shall have
been a resident of the State, and
a practicing and duly licensed at
torney at law, for at least two
years. He shall receive a salary
from the State Of not less three
nor more than seven hundred dol.
lars per annum, to be provided by
law upon the basis of representa-
ton in the House Of Representa-.
tives, and payable quarterly on
his own warrant. He shall be
er.oGcio 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, moreover, receive such fees
of office as may be allowed by law.
In the city of aszSss Orleans the
States attorney shall receive such |
compensation from the city, in ad-
'lition to the salary above provi-
ded, as may be established by law
He shall be elected at the same
time with the judges of the dis
trict courts, and shall hold his of:
Zee for the term of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the judge
may be rccused, and when he is
not personally interested in the
matters in contestation, he shall
select a lawyer, having the neces-
'ary qualifications required for a
Judge of his court, to try such ca.
'es and the General Assembly
shall provide by law for the trial
u those cases in which the Judge
nay be personally interested, or
when he may be absent or refuses
o act.
Strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER NINETEEN.
In order to provide for the es-
sblishment of the judicial system
created by the above amendments,
Ind to prevent the evils of an in.
erregnum, it is hereby ordained
y the people of Louisiana
Fsrst-That the General AS
'embly, which meets the first Mon
lay in January, 1879, shall, in
accordance with the foregoing
amendments, Immediately redis-
rict the State, and provide for
he authority Of clerks, and the
Election and criminal jurisdistion
# justices of the peace.