The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-01
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.


shall have appellate Jurisdiction In civil suits
from justices Of the peace, when the amount
In dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive Of
interest. The justices Of the peace shall be
manner and with the qualifications to be de-
terfnined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term Of two years,
az and their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction In civil cases shall not ex-
ceed 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 e ten dollars, exclusive Of interest They
small nave such criminal jurisdiction as shall
be conferred by law. The General Assembly
snail have power to vest In the clerks Of the
district courts the right to grant such orders
ana 90 such acts as may be deemed necessary
for the furtherance of the administration of
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
:, (Strfka out articles seventy-three, eighty
five. eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight,
eighty nine, ninety and one hundred and
thlrty-three.)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
shall receive q salary of seven Thousand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court shall each receive salary
OF six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly On their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
main unchanged for four, years, and for each
district one judge, learned in the law, shall
be elected by q plurality Of qualified, electors
thereof. For each district there shall be one
IN which the General Assembly may estab-
llsh as many district courts as tho public in
terest may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by d
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
shea have the Jurisdiction at present con-
feEred by law; no redistricting, or change
incumbency Of any, judge: The number OF
districts In the state shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-five The General
Assembly shall provide by law for at least
1or pS nnsb bn Gl tne ote5 Gour II
have power to create circuit courts, to be
constituted by grouping the district judges
into circuits, and composing the circuit
court of the Judges of the district courts
or places OF meeting of said circuit
courts 50 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 (s1oO) exclusive Of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars (S5O0) exclusive of
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by q two"thirds vote of all the MEM
bers elected to both houses, TO restrict the ap
peIlate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to
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 t'he 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.
lStrike out article elghty-three)
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 quar-
tefly 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
of four years. In the parish Of Orleans the
annual salary OF the district judges shall not
exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided.
lStrike out article eighty-four.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the office Of district attorney, es-
tablished by article ninety-two Of the consti- |
tuition of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters of each parish, States !
attorney therefor, who shall be citizen Of
the United States, and who shall have been q |
resident Of the State, and q -practicing and |
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two |
years. He shall receive d salary from the |
State Of not less than three nor more than |
seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro-
vided by law upon the basis of representation |
quarterly on his own warrant He shall be
ec-226icto attorney Of the parish, and receive
such salary therefrom as may be fixed by the |
parochial authorities, not to exceed seven
hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more
over, receive such fees of office as may be
allowed by law. In the city of New Orleans
the States attorney shall receive such COM
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 FIFTEEN.
In every case where the judge may be re- |
cused, and when he is not personally inter-
e5ted In the matters in contestation, he shall |
select lawyer, having the necessary quaIif-
try such cases; 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 re-
fuses to act.
(Strike out article ninety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment of |
the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils of an
1t Is hereby ordained by the
people of Louisiana:
First That. the General Assembly, which
meets the, first Monday In January, 1879, shall,
In accordance with the foregoing amend
ments. Immediately redistrict The State, and
provide for the authority of clerks, and the
election and criminal Jurisdiction Of justices
If the peace.
Second That as soon as the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for JUS
ices Of the peace for each parish, except the
parish Of Orleans, and for district judges, in
each district created by the redistrfcting,
where one or more parishes have been added,
or taken from the existing judicial district,
and for State attorneys, as above 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 than
ninety days after the passage of said act
The terms of the officarc alpcfaf at caid aIac-