Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-10
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ha shall return it with his obirciInns tn ia,
House in which ii originated, whlch shall Ell
ter The objections al large upon IL y'Urual ant
proceed to reconsider il. IT. after such recon
,irerarion two-ihfds Of all the members pres
ent in that House shall agree to pass the bill
il shah he sent with the objections to til,
other flonse, by which it shall likewise b,
rrrhnsidefed, and if approved by two third:
of the members present IN that Honsr, il slal
he law. But IN such cases the vote Of both
iIunses shall be determined by yeas and
naj 2, am. the names of members voting fol
or against the bill, shall be entered upon the
Jcurna Of each Honse respectively. II any
| bill shall not be returned by the governor
within five days after it shall have been pre-.
scented TO him, il shall be "a law in like manner
rs il he had signed it, unless the general
x;Sernbiy, ny adjournment, prevent its Tetnrn,
n which case, within thirty days, the govern
ur shall file the same, with his objections
thereto. in the office OF the secretary of state
and give public notice thereof, Otherwise II
shall becC me law, as if he had signed H.
The secretary of state shall communicate
said objections and bill so deposited to the
House in which II originated, on the first day
of the meeting OF the next general assembly
who shall act upon the same rs above pros
vided. The governor shall have power to
veto one or more items in any bill appropriate
Ing money embracing distinct items, while.
approving other portions of the bill, AMI the
par, or parts of the bill approved shall
become law, and the item or items of appro,
Priations disapproved shall be void unless
repassed according TO the rules and limitation.
prescribed for the passage Of other bills over
the governors veto.
Strike out article dG.)
sUMBER NINE.
No officers, whose salary is fixed by the
constitution. shall he allowed any fees or per.
cuisines Of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall he vested in a
supreme court, district courts and in JUS
tees of the peace. The distrl,, courts shall
have original jurisdiction in all civil cases
where the amount in suit exceeds one hun
dred dollars, exclusive of interest. In Grim
inal cases and in all probate matters their ia.
ristiiction shall he unlimited They shall havc
appellate jurisdiction ir civil suits from lus.
tees Of the peace, il the amount in dispute
exceeds ten dollars, exclusive Of interest.
The Justices Of the peace shall be elected Nv
the electors Of each parish, in the manner
and with the qualifications TO be determined
by the general assembly. They shall hold
Office for the term Of two years. and their
compensation shall lie fixed by law. Their
jurisdiction in civil cases shall not exceed one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest, sub
ject 10 an appeal to the district court in all
cases where the amount in dispute shall ex-
coed ten dollars exclusive Of interest They
hal hay spch -.
be conferred by law. The general assembly
shall have power to vest in the clerks of The
district courts the right ~ grant sweb orders
and do such acts as may be deemed necessa.
~ for the fnrtherance OF the administration
of justice. In all cases the powe. thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
(Strikc out articles 70, IS, ST, 81, So, so, 81.
and 1887
SrxBER ELEvrS.
The chief justice of the supreme court shall
receive salary of $1,000 per anna,n. and the
associate justices Of the supreme cours shall
each receive IL salary Of $500 per annum,
payable quarterly on their own warrants.
NUMBER TWELVE
The general assembly shall divide the |
State into judicial districts, which shall remain
unchanged for four years. and for each dis. !
trct one Judge learned in the law, shall be /,
elected by a 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 establish !
as many district courts rs the public interest !
may require not 10 exceed the number now
authorized by existing laws, except 10y two
thirds vote OF all the members by both branch. |
es Of the general assembly. Until otherwise
provided 10y law. the district courts now ex.
lsting in the parish Of Orleans shall have the |
at present conferred by law. No |
or change shall be made, so as to
lake effect during the incumbency OF any
Judge. The number of districts in the State
shall hot be less than thirty nor more than
lorty>fivc. The general assembly shall pro
vide by law for at least four terms annually
Of the district court in every parish. The
general assembly shall have power to create
'ircuit courts TO be constituted by grouping the
district Judges into circuits and composing the
circuit court Of the Judges of the district
courts within such circuits.
10 direct the place or places OF meetings
)f SAID circuit courts so constituted, and to vest
'aid circuit courts with appellate jurislic>
non from the district courts within the circui,
when the amount involved exceeds one hun
ired dollars exclusive of interest, and does
rot exceed five hundred dollars exclusive of
interest. The general assembly shall have
powor, by two thirds vote of all the mem.
sers elected to both Houses, to restric, the an,
Dellaie jurisdiction Of the supreme court 10
,auses Where the amount involved exceeds
me thousand dollars (SlOOO) exclusive of
interest, and in case OF such restriction, the
'ircuit courts so to be created shall have
appellate jurisdiction Of the class of cases
hus excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
II the supreme court. The clerks of the
district courts shall be elected by the qualified
'oters OF their respective parishes, and shall
'oid their Office for four years.
(Strike out article S3)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district Judges shall receive a
aI:ry to be fixed by law, which, except in ,
he parish Of Orleans, shall 10, be less than
wo thousand nor more than three thousand
dollars rer anDnm, payable ON his OWE war.
ant, and which shall not he increased or ,
during his term Of office. He
must be a citizen Of the United States over
he age of twenty. five years, and have resided
a the State and practiced law therein for =
he space OF two years next proceeding his
lection, The Judges of the ,,s,r;c, oo,,x,