The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-06
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per-
0listes of office.

have original jurisdiction In all civil cases
where the amount IN dispute e exceeds one
criminal cases, and in all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall be unlimited, Ihey
shall have appellate Jurisdiction, n civil SUNS
from justices Of the peace, when tne auan ~
interest. The justices Of the peace shal pc
elected by the electors Of each parish IN the
manner and with the qualifications to pc de-
termned by the General las Ass ef Ply , n1s
and their compensation shall be fixed by law
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall not ex-
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive on lnteI.
est subject to an appeal to the district court
| in ali cases when the amount in dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive OF interest. Ihey
shall have such crimina! Jurlsdlctlon as snall
be conferred by law. The General Assembly,
shall have power to vest in the clerks OF the
district courts the right to grant such orders
and do such acts as may be deemed necessary
for the furtherance of the administration OF
justice. In all cases the power thus grahteu
shall be specified and determined.
(Strike out articles seventy three, elghty
five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty -elght,
eighty nine, nlnety-one and one hundred ana
thirty -three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
/ The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive @ salary Of seven thousand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court shall each receive q salary
of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, and Tor eac 11
district one Judge, learned in the law, shall
be elected by q plurality OF quall1led, electors
thereof. For each district there shall i be one
= district court, except in the parish OF Orleans
, in which the General Assembly may estab-
} lish as many district courts as the public IN
terest may require, not to exceed inc number nv
authorized by eX str aaWs ex eleced to
! both branches Of the General Assembly.
: Until otherwise provided by law, the district
r courts now existing in the parish OF Orleans
: ferred by law; no rodistricting, Or change zee
shall be made so as to take effect during the
lncumbency of any judge; The number OF
districts in the State shall not be less than
It Assembly shall provide by law for at least
:. four terms annually OF the district court In
e every parish, The General Assembly shall an
Y have power to create circuit courts, 70 De
:, constituted by grouping the district Judges
e court of the judges of the district courts
e within such circuits To direct the place
places q meeting OF 1es sa ojd c cr
courts with appellate jurisdiction from t.l
district courts within the circuit where the
y amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
u lars $10O exclusive Of Interest ana does hot OF
e interest. The General Assembly shall have
y power, by q two-thirds vote OF all the mem
IL bers elected to both houses, to restrict the ap-
( pellate jurisdiction Of the Supreme court od TO
$ causes where the amount involved exceeds
i one thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive OF IN
l. terest; and in case of such restriction, the
S circuit courts so to be created shall nave ap-
IS peIate jurisdiction OF the class OF cases th'ls
IN the Supreme Court. The clerks OF the dis.
+ trct courts shall be elected by the qualified
is voters of their respective parishes, and shall
q, hold their office for four years.
1r (5trike out article eighty -three)
le NUMBER THIRTEEN.
to Each of the district judges shall receive 8
al salary, to be fixed by law, which, except IL
" the parish Of Orleans, shall not be less thar
~ two thousand dollars nor more than three
or thousand dollars per annum, payable guar
u tery on his own warrant ana when sa to no
,e of office. He must be q citizen OF the Omtet
l. States, over the age Of twenty-five years, ahc
have resided in the State and practlced1 I lav
!, ceding his election. The judges of the dis
"a "a trct courts shall hold their office for the tern
W. of four years. In the parish Of Orleans TIL
y annual salary OF the district judges shall no
~ ~ exceed five thousand dollars, TO be pald a.
bo above provided.
1d Strike out article eighty-four)
u NUMBER FOURTEEN.
81 Tn lieu of the office OF district attorney, es
.e, tablished by article ninety-two OF the constl
ne tuition Of 1868, there shall be elected, by tn
al qualified voters Of each parish, State
~ attorney therefor, who shall pc citizen @
10 the United States, and who shall have been
resident of the State, and .practIcing an
duly licensed attorney at law, for at Least tW
years. He shall receive @ salary from tn
nv State of not less than three nor more ina
~ seven hundred dollars per annum, to pc pre-
A., AZ vided by law upon the basis OF representatlQ
u in the House OF Representatives, and payabl
,s' quarterly on his own warrant He shall b
V er-Qficto attorney OF the paflsn ana Iecelh
t ~ such salary therefrom as may be fixed by tn
IT., IT. parochial authorities, not to exceed seve
~, ~ hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more
IA over, receive such fees OF office as may b
Of allowed by law. In the city OF New Jrle a,1
nv w the States attorney shall receive, such con
ny pensation from the city, in addition 70 I'd
CO salary above provided, as may be establ1she
n@ by law. He shall be elected at the same tim
ne with the judges Of the district courts, an
20 shall hold his Office for the term OF four year
es, NUMBER FIFTEEN
or In every case where the judge may be II
cused, and when he Is not personally intel
e5ted in the matters in condensation, he sha
select q lawyer, having. the necessary quallii
en- cations required for q judge OF his court, |
az try such cases and the General Assembl
shall provide by law for the trial OF thoS
cases In which the judge may be PERSONAL
interested or when he may be absent OF II
fuses to act.
"a (Strike out article ninety)
M
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment
the judicial system created by the aboS
-. amendments, and to prevent the evils OF
otR interregnum, it is hereby ordained by tt
u people OF Louisiana:
Qt Frst-That the General Assembly, whie
inc meets the first Monday in January, 1879, shal
en- in accordance with the foregoing amen
al, ments Immediately redstrict the State ar
lCu y,ro,-iHp for the authority Of clerks. and ii
ers election and criminal jurisdiction of justic'
me Of the peace.
the Second-That as soon as the Legislatu1
re. shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governt
OF chaI nv nroclamatfo call an election for i'll
pc tees of the peace for each parish, except I'll
9TH parish of Orleans and for district judges,
US, each district created by the redistric1tlln
or where one or more parishes have been adde