The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-16
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS,
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per
quisites Of Office.

supreme court, district COURTS and In JUS
tices Of the peace, The district courts shall
have original jurisdiction In all civil cases
where the amount In dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive Of interest. in
criminal cases, and In all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall be- unlimited. They
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 pence shall be
elected by the electors OF each parish in the
manner and with the qualifications 10 be de-
ternined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term Of two years,
and their compensation shall be- fixed by law,
Their jurisdiction In civil cases shall not eE-
est subject to an appeal to tbs district court
In all cases when the amount In dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusiveuf Interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as shall
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 AL eases The power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
(St1ike out articles seventy three eighty
five. eighty-siK, eghty-seven eighty-eight,
eighty-nine, ninety-one and one hundred and
thirty=three.i
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
shall receive O. salary Of seven Thousand dol
lars per ann1ltn and the Associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court shall each receive q 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, w!llcn shall re-
district one Judge, learned In the law, shall
be elected by o plurality Of qualified electors
thereof. For each district there shall be one
district court, except in the parish Of Orleans,
/ rtf,f,
list rs many district courts as The public in
| terest may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by q
| two-bhids vote Of all the members elected TO
| Until otherwise provided by law, the district
court. now existing III the parish of Orleans
shplt have the Jurisdiction at present con
feFred by law, no redistrtcting or change
shall be made go as to take effect during the
incutnbeney 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
four terms annually Of the district court IN
every parish The General Assembly shul
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
within such circuits TO direct the place
courts 50 constituted, and to vest said circuit
courts with appellate Jurisdiction from the
district courts within tbs circuit whore the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
lars 5000 exclusive of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars (S5O0) exclusive Of
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by o two-thirds vote OF all the mem
berE elected to both houses, to restrict tho a-
peElate jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to
callses where the amount involved exceeds
one Thousand dollars $1,000 exclusive Of in
terest and in case Of such restriction, the
circuit courts 50 to be ersattd shall have mp
pellats jurisdiction Of the class Of cases thus
the Supreme Court life clerks Of The dis
trict courts shall be- elected by tbs qualified
voters OF their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
/ Strike out article eighty three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each Of the district Judges shall receive q
salary, 10 be fixed by law, which, except Ii
the parish Of Orleans, shall not be less than
Thousand dollars per annurn, payable quar-
terly Oh his own warrant, and which shall moi
be Increased nor diminished during his tern
Of office He must be o citizen Of tbs Unitft
States, over the age Of twenty five years, ant
have resided In the State and praCtiCed law
therein for the space Of two years next pre-
cttling bis, election The judges Of the dis
trct courts shall hold their office for the tern
Of four years. In the parish Of Orleans tbs
, annual salary Of the district Judges shall mo-
o''1J'1,Pst% Nrht'".h'f '~
above provided.
Strike out article e1ghty-fOur1
NUMBER FOURTEEN,
In lieu Of the office Of district attorney, IS
! tnbiished by article unnty-tWo Of the COnsti
, tuition Of 1868, there shall be elected, by tn
qualified voters Of each parish, States
attorney therefor, who shall bs Il citizen 0
the United States, and who shall have been {
resident Of the State and q praGlcng ant
duly licensed attorney ut law, for st least twf
years. He shall receive u salary from tn
State Of not less than three nor more thai
l seven hundred dollars per aDnum, to be pro
vided by law upon the basis Of representation
, In the House Of Representatives, and payable
!, quarterly on his own WARRANT He shall b.
Z er~ofci0 attorney Of the parish, and reGeiv
L such salary therefrOrn as may be liked by tn
parochial authorities, not TO exceed sever
,, hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more
! over, receive such fees Of office as may b
I allowed by law. In the city Of New Orlean
: the State's attorney shall receive, such CON
:, pensation from the city, in addition to tn
, salary above provided, as may be establishe
by Inv. He shall be elected at the same tim
, with the Judges Of the district courts, an
y shall hold his office for the term Of four years
; NUMBER FIFTEEN
r In every case where the judge may bs re
cused, and when he ID not personally inter
e5ted In the matters In CONDENSATION, he shA
select 8 lawyer, having the necessary quallf
q cations required for 81 Judge Of his court, t
: try such cases; and the General Assernbl
shall provide by Law for the trial Of thos
cases In which the Judge may be personall
interested, or when he may be absent or r.
e. fuses TO act,
- (Strike out article njnety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN,
In order to provide for the establishment {
the judicial system created by the aboV
;, amendments, and TO prevent the evils Of a
= fnterregnum, it ID hereby ordained by tn
: people Of Louisiana:
/, Fwst-That the General Assembly, while
. meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall
! in accordance with the foregoing ament
!, ments, Immediately redistrict the State, an
u provide for the authority Of clerks, and th
o election and criminal Jurisdiction Of justice
~ Of the peace,
Z, % !Second-That as soon as the Legislator
= shall have acted as aforesaid, the GOvernt
- shall by proclamation call an election for jul
- y tices Of the peace for each parish, except til
- parish Of Orleans, and for district judges,
,, each district created by the redistrictinj
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