The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-04
coMsr,rur,orAL AMENDMENTS.
mum, payable quartafly on their own warrant
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state into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, and for each
judge Learned IN the law shall be
thereof. For each district there shall be one
district court, except in the parish Of 0rieens.
in which the General Assembly may establish
as many district courts as the public interest
may require, not to exceed the number now
authorized by existing laws, except by a two
thirds vote Of all the members elected to both
branches of the General Assembly. Until
otherwise provided by law, the district courts
now, existing in the parish of Orleans .hall
have the Jurisdiction at present conferred by
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
Assembly shall provide. by law, for at
least four terms Annually Of the district court
in every parish. The General Assembly shall
constituted by grouping the district judges
into circuits, and composing the circuit 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 t. vest said circuit courts with appellate
Jurisdiction from the district courts within the,
Circuit where the amount Involved exceeds
est, and does not exceed five hundred dollars
($50O) exclusive of interest. The General AS
sembly shall have power, BY q two.thirds vote
restrict the appellate jnrisdiction of the
Supreme Court causes where the amount
involved exceeds one thousand dollars ($lOOO)
exclusive of interest and in case of such res
friction the circuit courts SO to be created shall
have appellate Jurisdiction OF the cluss of cases
thus excluded from the appellate Jurisdiction
trict courts shall be elected by the qmalilied
voters of their respective parishes, and shall
hold their Office for four years. :" -
IStrike out artic eighty three.]
NUMBER TIIInTEEN. ,.--.5...
Each Of the district judges shall receive Il
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 annnm, payable quar-
terly on his own warrant, and which shall not
be increased nor diminished during his term
OF office. He must be Il citizen OF the United
Suites, over the age of twenty-five years, and
have resided in, the State and practiced law
therein for the space Of two years next pro
lceding his '.lection. The judges of the district
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. ,.t ,s..sE l.t' ....
lStrike out article eighty-four.1
..r... Z. MEMBER FOURTEEN. ...
In lieu of the office of district attorney, es-
tablished by article ninety two OF the consti
tuition Of 1868. there shalt be elected by the
Iney therefor, who shall be citizen of the
United States. and who shall have been a res
ident OF the State, and q praotcing and duly
licensed attorney ut law, for, at least two
years. He shalt receive a salary from the
State Of not less than three nor more than
seven hundred dollars per annum, TO be pro-
in the House Of Representatives, aud payable
quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
ier ettcio 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
over receive such fees of office as may be
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 his Office for the term Of four years. z
NUMBER F1FTEEN, e.
In every case where the Judge may be re-
cusrd. and when he is not personally inter-
estcd in the matters i'll cOntostation, he shall
select a lawyer, having the necessary qlalih-
cations rcquired for IL judge OF his court, 10
try such cases and the General Assembly
shall provide by law for the trial Of those
cases in which the judge may be personally
in tercstcd, or when he may be absent
fuses to act. .-i- ..,s.E
/ tStrke out article nnetyl
A.. -' NUMBER SlNrEEN.
In order TO provide for the establishment of
the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils of an
interresnnm, is hereby ordained by the
First-That the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday in january, 1879, shall,
in accordance with the foregoing amendments,
for the authority of clerks, and the election
and criminal jurisdiction of justices of the
peace. r --.' -. .f
Sccond-That US soon rs the Legislature
shall Lave acted as aforesaid, the Govern.:
shall by proclamation COLL election for JUS.
tees OF the peace for each parish, except the
parish of Orleans, aud for district judges in
each district created by the 'redistricting,
where one 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 at
torney for the parish shall be State attor-
ney. This election shall be held OH 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. The
terms Of the officers elected at said election
shall expire at the general election of 1880,
and the limitation on the change of districts
oftener than once every four years, shall not
be considered rs having effect before the
general election of 1880 '...., |.. =
Third-Thnt the judicial system, ns cstab.
lished by the constitution of 1868, shall remain
in force until the expiration of the thirtieth day
after said election excluding from the compnts.
ton the day of the election.
Fourth-The adoption Of these amendments
shall not vacate the offices Of the present clerks
of courts III each parish
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty two of the
constitution of 1868 shall be abrognted.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN,
The Superintendent of Public Education
shall receive salary OF thirty-iive hundred
dollars, payable Quarterly on his own warrant