The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-09-13
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS:
sembly shall hare power, by two. thirds vote
of all the members elected to both houses, to
restrict the appellate jurisdiction Of the
Supreme Court to causes where the amount
involved exceeds one thousand dollars ($lOOO)
exclusive of interest andin case Of such res
friction the circuit courts soto be created shall
have appellate jurisdiction of the class Of cases
thus excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
of the Supreme Court The clerks of! the dis
voters of their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
[Strike out artic' Q eighty-three.] u -
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
. Each of the district judges shall receive q
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 guar.
terly on his own warrant, and which shall not
be increased nor diminished during his term
of Office. He must be a citizen Of, the United
stss the ii Ss Ct sna
therein for the space Of two years next pre-
ceding his election, The judges of the district
courts shall hold their Office for the term of
annual salary Of the district judges shall not
exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided. sIE.EGl 10 ~.
[Strike out article eighty-tour.l s..-.5.y
ing. NUMBER FOURTEEN. fr....s.,..
In lieu of tho Office of district attorney, es-
tablished by article ninety-t OF the constt
tuition Of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters OF each parish States atton4a
ney therefor, who shalt T:be- q EitH i0r the
United States, and who shall have been EfBs
ident Of Estate, and q praoticing and daiy
Years. He shall receive s, ' SALARY from he
State of not less than three nor more than
seven hundred dollars per annum; to be pro-
in the House SSa I sd epd payasis
quarterly on his own warrant. He shRn BIS
ea G6fcio attorney of the parish, and receiye
such salary therefrom as may be axed by the
parochial authorities, not to exceed Jsevsn
| hundred dollars per amman. He shall, Meye-
over, receive such fees of Office as may be
allowed by law. In the: city OF New Orleans
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.
NUMBER FIFrEEN, ser, '
In every case where the Judge may be re-
| cused, and when he is not personally inter
| ested in the matters in condensation, he shall
select q lawyer, having the necessary quali6-,
| cations required for judge of his court, to
try such cases and the General Assembly
| cases in which the judge may be personally
Interested, or when he may be absent or re.
fuses to act. ,..- .....s - - ,-.-.,., 81 ....
[Strike out article ninety.l
| st.-,f NUMBER srxfKkN. ~. -.
In order to provide for the establishment 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 50 = .EstD@
First-That the General Assembly, y which
| meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall,
| immediately redistrict the State, aud 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, tho Governor
shall by proclamation cali an election for jus
tices Of the peace for each parish, except tie
parish of Orleans, and for district Judges, In
each district created by the redistricting,
| where one or more parishes have been added,
or taken from the existing judicial district, and
| in the parish of Orleans, where the district at
| torney for the parish shall he State attor-
1 ney. This election shall be 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. The
terms of the officers elected at said election
and the limitation on the change of districts,
oftener than once every four years, shall not
be considered as having effect before the
general election of 1850.
Third-That the judicial system, az estab-
lished by the constitution of 1868, shalt remain
in force until the expiration of the thirtieth day
after said election excluding from the computa
| ton the day of the election 7i-i'
| Fourth--The adoption of these amendment
shall not yncate the Offices of the present clerks
of courts in each parish. - In , 2
| - NUMBER SEVENTEEN. r. .-.
Article one hundred and thirty two of the
| constitution of 1868 shall be abrogated.
| " NUMBER EIGBTEEN.J4 - S-.l
The Superintendent of Public Education
| shall receive a salary of thirty-tive hundred
dollars, payable Quarterly on his own warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEE. ~ Eta-.fr r .l-E
No license tax shall be imposed by the State,
or any parish or municipal authority, any
| mechanical trade, manufactory- or factory,
except such as may require police regulations,
| in towns and cities. ~ g.. ~ .-r .r7Ef.-. . I
| a NUMBER Twenty. J.--. .s 3
| The Legislature is authorized to exempt
from State, municipal or parish taxation
| household goods, such as furniture, wearing
apparel, tools of trade or profession and fam
lily portraits, not exceeding 10 aggregate
value the sum of five hundred dollars.
ACT NO. ~, EXTRA SESSION OF 1879.
| .' 't NUMBER ,TwENTY-oNE.- ,F!g... e.
Strike out the first part of article I42 of the
constitution of 1868, which reads "a uniyer
sity shall be established and maintained In the
city of New Orleans 1t shall be composed of
law, medical and O collegiate department,
| each with appropriate faculties. The General
| Assembly shall provide by law for lis organi.