The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-21

the qualified electors of the Parish, or
Parishes. to he affected; i'll all other
cases, where general law can be
made applicable, no local or special
law shall be passed
NUMrSE SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary
of seven thousand dollars per annnm,
payable quarterly, IN his own warrant.
(Strike out articleiifty -six.)
Pa NUMBER SEVEN. ~.
The Lieutenant Governor shall re-
ceive a salary whicE shall be double
that of a member Of tho General
Assembly. ts
! (Strike out article -seVen.9
NUMBER HIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed
both houses shall be presented to the
Governor; if he approve Il. he shall
sign it if he does not, he shall return
it, with his objections, to the house i'll
which it originated, which shall enter
the objections at large upon its jour
nal, and proceed to reconsider it. 1t,
after such reconsideration, two thirds
of all the members present in that
House shall agree TO pass the bill, it
shall be sent, with the objections, to
the other House, by which it shall like
wise be reconsidered, and fapproved
| by two thirds of the members present
in that House, it. shall be a law. But
in such cases the vote of both Houses
shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and the names of members voting for
or against the bill shall be entered
upon the journal of each House respec-
lively. If any bill shall not be re-
turned by the Governor within five
DAYS after it shall have been presented
to him, it shall be a law, in like man
ner as if he had signed it, unless the
General Assembly, by adjournment,
prevent its return; in which case,
within thirty days, the Governor shall
file the same, with his AFFECTIONS
thereto, in the Office of the Secretary
of State, and give public notice there
of; otherwise it shall become a law,
t as if he had signed it, The Secretary
d of State shall communicate said objec-
tions and bill so Deposited to the
House in which it originated 'on the
first day of the meeting of the next
General Assembly, who shall act upon
; the same rs above provided. The
Governor shall have power to veto on'
or more items in any'bili appfopriatiee
Z money, embracing distinct items,
while approving other PORTIONS OF The
bill, and the part or parts of the biz
(, approved shall becume law, and the
item or items of appropriations. ,disap-
1 proved shall he void, unless fepassrt
according tn the rules and Limitations
+ prescribed for the passage OF otliel
bills over the Governors veto.
fSttikc out article sixty Sky
gyn.; NUMBER NINE. 80
), No officer, whose salary is fixed b,
II the Constitution, shall be allowed an!
Il fees or perquisites Of Office.
:: NUMBER TEN.
a The iudicial power shall be veste'
d in Il supreme court. in district courts
It. and in justices of the peace The dis
trict courts shall have original lurls
diction in all civil cases where tn
amount in dispute exceeds one hun
dred dollars, exclusive Of'interest ! i
y criminal cases, aud in, all probate mat
n tiers, their jurisdiction shall be unliml
. ted. They shall have appellate .Jurls
~ diction in civil suits from justices
~ the peace, when the amount i'll disput
" exceeds ten dollars, exclusive OF in
,,f terest The justices of the peace sha
lee be elected by the electors of each pal
~ ish in the manner andswith the quail
II, feations to be determined by the Ger
a a. eral Assembly. They shall hold otiit
Se for the term of two years, and the
p compensation shall be fixed by iiaS
.. Their jurisdiction in civil eases shf'
'ct not exceed one hundred dollars, g
na elusive of interest, subject to an appe
ne to the district court in all cases Wtlt
nj the amount in dispute shall esceed.te
on dollars, exclusive of interest. Iht
&c, shall have such criminal jarisdlctlt
OF as shall be conferred by law. III
IN eneralAssembly shall have power
~, vest III the clerks of the district cour
ISL the right to grant such orders and :
lal such acts as may be deemed necessa
us for the furtherance of the adminlstr
all ton of Justice. In all cases the pow
or thus granted shall be specified and d
IuS termined. 1855 1fas
my (Stlike out articles seventy -thr'
is eighty-five, eighty-six, eighty -sevt
bt; eighty eight, eighty nine, ninety OF
bit and one hundred and thirty -thre
Tor eos SITS NUMBER ELEVEN y.
Vi Tie Chief Justice of the supre
Court shall receive a salary of se'
thousand dollars per annunl, and
sm- Associate Justices of the Supre
un- Court shall each receive a salary OF
and thousand five hundred dollars per
ear mum, payable quarterly on their 3 81 o 0
eed warrant. ,,,.f a.,e,s4.stt
,er; NUMBER TWELVE.
leld The General Assembly shall div
iof the State into judicial districts, VIII
larry shall remain unchanged for four ye'
lars and for each district one judge, lear
nses in the law, shall be elected by q
not rality of qualified electors thereof.
any each district there shall be one dist
MAJ court, except in the parish of Orle'
nays in which the General Assembly may
TWO, tablish as many district courts as
eacn public interest may require, not to
coed the number now authorized
existing laws, except by q two-tl
vote Of all the members elected
not both branches of the General ASS
giug bly,. Until otherwise provided by
giug the district courts now y EXISTING I ~ !.
r al, diction at present conferred by law
aud Iredistrieting OF change shall be n
, le lso as to take effect during the inc
citing bency of any judge. The humble
nder districts in the State shallsnot be