The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-03
ice for the term of four wears.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.

In every case where the Judge
may be recused, and when he is
not personally interested in the
matters in contestation, he shall
select a lawyer, having the neces-
sary qualifications required for a
Judge of his court, to try such ca.
ses and 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 be absent or refuses
to act.
(otrike out article ninety.)
NUMBER NINETEEN.
In order to provide for the es-
tablishment of the judicial system
created by the above amendments,
and to prevent the evils of an in
terregnum, it is hereby ordained
by the people of Louisiana
Frst-That the General AS
sembly, which meets the first Mon
day in January, 1879, shall, in
accordance with the foregoing
amendments, Immediately redis-
trict the State, and provide for
the authority Of clerks, and the
election and criminal ijurisdistion
of justices Of the peace.
Second-That as soon as the Le-
gislature shall have acted as afore-
said, the Governor shall by pro.
clamation call an election for JUS
tees of the peace for each parish,
except the 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 ex-
isting judicial district. and for
State attorneys, as bove provided,
except in the parish of Orleans,
where the district attorney for the
parish shall be State Attorney
This election shall be held on the
same day throughout the State,
which day shall not be less than
sixty nor more ninety days after
the passage of said act. The terms
of the officers elected at said elec.
ton shall expire at the general
election Of 1880, and the limita
ton on the change Of districts,
oftener than once every four years,
shall not be considered as having
effect before the general election
of 1880.
7Aird-That the judicial system,
as established by the constitution
of 1868, shall remain in force un-
til the expiration of the thirtieth
day after said election, excluding
from the computation the day of
election.
Fourth-The adoption OF these
amendments 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 1868
shall be abrogated.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public
Education shall receive a salary
of tLirty-ive hundred dollars, pay
able quarterly On his own war
rant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed
by the State, or any parish or mu-
nicipal authority, on any mechanl-
cal trade, mandatory or factory,
except such as may require police
regulations, in towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized
to exempt from State, municipal
or parish taxation household
goods, such as furniture, wearing
apparel, tools of trade or profes-
sion and family portraits, not ex-
ceedipg in aggregate value the
sum Of five hundred dollars.
ACT NO. 12, EXTRA SESSION
OF 1878.
NUMBER TWENTY ONE.
Strike ont the first part OF artl-
Gle l42 of the constitution OF 1868,
which reads: "A university shall
be established and maintained in
the city of New Orleans. 1t shall
be composer Of a law, medical
and a collegiate department, each
with appropriate faculties. The
General Assembly shall provide
by law for its organization and
maintenance y and insert: ''Ihe
university shall be maintained. It
shall be composed Of a law, a med
ical and an acadcmical depart
mcut. and such other departments