The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-10-24

eIected by 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 wears,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall not
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest subject to an appeal to the District
Court in all cases when the amount in DISPUTE
shall exceed ten dollars, exclusive of interest.
They shall have such criminal jurisdiction as
shall be conferred by law. The General Assem-
bly, shall have power to vest in the clerks of the
District Courts the right to grant such orders
and do such acts as may he deemed necessar.
Tor the futherance of the administration of
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall he specified and determined
tStrlke out articles seventy-three eighty
five, eighty-siX, eighty seven, lightweight,
righty-nne, nimctyone and one hundred and
thirty -three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive IL salary of seven thousand dol.
lars per anlinn. 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 State
into Judicial districts, which shall remain
unchanged for four years and for each district
one judge. learned in the law, shall be elected
by plurality of qualified electors thereof
For each district there shall be one District
Court except III the parish of Orleans, in which
the General Assembly may establish as many
District Courts us the public interest may
require. not to exceed the number now author
lied by existing laws, except by a 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 shall
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! law; no re.listricting or change shall be made
:" rs to take effect during the incumbency of
any judge. The number of districts in the
State shall not be less than thirty nor more
| than .ort y-five. The General Assembly shall
provide by law for at least four terms annually
ut the District Court in every parish The
General Assembly shall have power to create
Circuit Courts, to be constituted by grouping
he Ill trict Judges into ci-1 nts and composing
he Circuit Court of the judges of the District
courts within such circuits. To direct the
| place or places of meeting of said Circuit
| courts so constituted, AMI to vest said Circuit
C"nrs with appellate jurisdiction from the
| District Courts within the circuit where .hc
| amount involved exceeds one h,ndrcd dollars
| txl00l exclusive of interest and does not exceed
five hundred dollars t$5D0) exclusive of interest
he General Assembly shall have power bx a
iwothir,ls vote of all the members elected to
both Houses, to restrict the appellate .iurisdic
| ton of the Supreme Court to causes where the
| amount involved exceeds one Thousand dollars
t$IWh, exclusive of interest; and in case of
such restriction, the Circuit Courts SO to be
| created shall have appellate jurisdiction of the
class OF eases thus excluded from the appellate
jurisdiction OF the Supreme Conrt. The clerks
OF District Courts shall be elected by the
qualified voters of their respective parishes,
and shall hold their office for four wears.
tStrlke out article eighty -thyce.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN
Each Of the District Judges shall receive a
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 anuum payable quarterly
| 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
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 District
Courts shall hold their office for the term 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
provide d.
Strike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the office of District Attorney.
established by Article ninety-two of the Com
stiintion of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
I III,
Attorney therefor, who shall be a citizen of
the United States, and who shall have been a
resident OF the State, and practicing and
| July licensed attorney at law, for at least two
years He shall receive a salary from the State
of not less than three nor more than seven
| hundred dollars per annum, to be provided by
law upon the basis of representation in the
House of Representatives., and payable quar-
terly on his own warrant. He shall be ero6ico
attorney of the parish, and receive such salary
therefrom as may be fixed by the parochial
authorities, not to exceed seven hundred dol
lars per annum. He shall, moreover receive
| such fees of office as may be allowed by law
In the city OF New Orleans the States attorney
shall receive such compensation 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 interest.
ed in the matters in condensation he shall
select a lawyer, having the necessary qualifi-
cations required for judge of his Court, to
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 refuses to act.
| tStrike 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
interregnum, it is hereby ordained by the
people of Louisiana
Fust-That the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879, shall,
III accordance with the foregoing amendments,