The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-01
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per-
Quisites Of office.


coed 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 do such acts as may be deemed necessary
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
Strike out articles seventy-three, eighty
five, eighty-six, eghty-seven, lightweight,
eighty-nine. ninety-one and one hundred and
thirty -three.)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary OF seven thousand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court shall each receive q 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
be elected by q plurality of qualified electors
thereof For each district there shall be one
district court, except In the parish of Orleans,
In which the General Assembly may estab-
terest 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
shall have the jurisdiction at present con-
ferred by law; no redistricting or change
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
Assembly shall provide by law for at least
four terms annually of the district court in
every parish. The General Assembly shall
have power TO create circuit courts, to be
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 to vest said circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
district courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
| lars ($1OO) exclusive of interest," and does not
| exceed five hundred dollars ($5O0) exclusive OF
| interest. The General Assembly shall have
| power, by a two-thirds vote of all the men,
| 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.
| Strike out article eighty three)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
| Each Of the district Judges shall receive a
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 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
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 pre-
ceding his election. The judges of the, dis
trict courts shall hold their office for the term
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, es
| tablshed by article ninetytwo OF the constl
tuition of 1868, there shall be elected, 6y tht
qualified voters of each parish, States
attorney therefor who snail pc clt zen
resident OF the State, and practlolng ant
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two
years. He shall receive a salary from TIT
State Of not less than three nor more thai
seven nuDQEeu uOlldIS per GIIuill, w W w
vided by law upon the basis Of representation
in the House of Representatives. and payabl
quarterly on his own warrant. He shall D
ficio attorney of the parish, and racelv
such salary therefrom as may be fixed by tn
parochial authorities, not to exceed sever
hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more
! over, receive such fees Of office as may
allowed by law. In the city of New Orlean
the States attorney shall receive such com
pensation from the city, in addition TO tn
sflrTj Hn
by law. He shall be elected at the same tim
, with the judges of the district courts, an
shall hold his Office for the term OF four years
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
r In every case where the judge may be re
cused and when he is not personally inter
e3ted in the matters in condensation, he sha
select a lawyer, having the necessary quailI
! cations required for a Judge OF ms court, I
shall provide by law for the trial OF thos
cases In which the Judge may be, PERSONAL
interested, or when he may be absent or II
fuses to act
I (Strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment
the judicial system created by the, aDoH
. amendments, and to prevent the evils OF a
: interregnum, 1t Is hereby ordained by u
: FwsEThat the General Assembly, whit
e meets the first Monday,in January, 1879, sha
+ In accordance with the foregoing amen
!, m n Immediately redistrict the State, al
q provide for the authority Of clerks. and tt
. election and criminal jurisdiction OF lustlc
. . Of the peace
e tSecond-That s.s soon as the, Legislatu
!, + shall have acted as aforesaid, the. Govern
d shall by proclamation call an election for ~
e tices Of the peace for each parish, except IL
II parish of Orleans, and for district judges,
>, each district created by the reed1strc,tIln q
" where one or more parishes have been AIDE
e or taken from the existing judicial dlstlll
Il Il and for State attorneys, as above provide
n except in the parish of Orleans, where e.. Il
% district attorney for the parish shall pc ga
7, same day throughout the State, which d.
shall not be less than sixty nor ~ more ore TIL
% The terms Of the officers elected at said ele
g ton shall expire at the general election s !,
E 1880, and the limitation on the change Of d
E. tricts. oftener than once every four veal
e shall not be considered as having effect befo
n the general election Of 1880.
Re IEtrd-That the judicial system, as esta
70 lished by the constitution Of 1865 shall rerna
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