The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-10
NUMBER FOURTEEN.

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shall he a citizen of tho United States,
and who shall have been Il resident OF
the State, and a practicng aud duly Ii.
crnscd attorney at law, for at least two
years. He shall receive il salary from
the State If not less than three nor more
than seven hundred dollars per arnnln.
to he provided by law upon the basis OF
representation III the House Of Represent
tativcS. and payable quarterly on his
own warrant. He shall he rr-o0icio at
torney of the parish, and receive such
salary thcrrtlom as may be fixed 10y the
parochial authorities, not to exceed sew
ell hundred dollars per amman. lie SHALL
moreover, receive such fees of office us
may hr allowed by law. In the city OF
New Orleans the States attorney shall
rtceiv" sucl. compensation 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 d>tric, courts, and shall
hold his office for the term of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the judge may bc
recused, aud when he is not personally
Interested in the matters in condensation,
he shall select lawyer, having the nee
eSSary qualifications required for judge
of his court, to try such cases: aud the
General Assembly shall! provide by law
for the trial Of those cases in which the
Judge may be personally interested. or
when he may he absent or refuses to act.
(Strikc out article nincty.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establish
ncnt of the judicial system created by
the above amendments, and to prevent
the evils of an interregnum, it is hereby
ordained by the people of Louisiana
Frst-That the General Assembly,
which meets the first Monday in Janua-
~, 1879 shall, in accordance with the
foregoing amendments, Immediately re-
district 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 Legisla
ture shall have acted as aforesaid, the
Governor shall by proclamation call an
election for justices of the peace for
each parish, except the parish OF Or
leans, and for district Judges, in each
district created by the redistricting,
where one or more parishes have been
added, or taken from the existing jndi
cial district, and for State attorneys, as
above provided, except in the parish Of
Orleans, where, the district attorney
for the parish shall be State at
torney. This election shall be held on
thu same day throughout the State,
which day shall not be less than sixty
nor more than ninety days after the pas
sage of said act. The terms of the Of.
tcers elected at said election shall ex-
pire at the general election of 1889, and
the limitation ON the change of districts.
nttener than once every four years, shall
not he considered AS having effect before
the general election of 1880.
Thrd-Tlat the judicial system, as es'
tablislled by the constitution of 1868,
shall remain in force until the expiration
of the thirtieth day after said election,
excluding from the computation the
day of the election.
Fourth-The adoption Of these amend
ments shall not vacate the offices Of the
present clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty.two OF
the constitution of 1858 shall be abpga-
ted.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent Of Public Educa-
ton shall receive salary OF thirty five
hundred dollars, payable quarterly on
his own warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed by the
State, or any parish 0, municipal authori-
ty, on any mechanical trade, manufacto.
~ or factory, except such as may require
police regulations, in towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized to ex-
empt from State, municipal or parish
taxation household goods, such as fnrui-
ture, wearing apparel, tools of trade or
profession and family portraits, not ex-
ceeding in aggregate value the sum OF
five hundred dollars.
ACT NO. ~, EXTRA SESSION OF 1873
/ N1;MRER TWENTY. ONE.
Strike out the first part part Of article
142 of the constitution of 1868, which
reads: "a university shall be established
aud maintained in tue city Of New Or
leans 1t shall be composed OF a law, a
medical and collegiate department
each with appropriate faculties. The
General Assembly shall provide by law
for its organization and maintenance; :
and insert: "The university shall be
maintained. 1t shall be composed of a
law, a medical aud an academical de-
partment, aud such other departments as
may be established by law. each will
appropriate faculties; prorided, that the
law and medical departments already or
ganized shall continue in the city OF
New Orleans, and the academical and
other departments may be located else
where in the State"
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