Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-08-17

Assembly. They shall hold "fYic >
for the next term Of two years. and
their compensation shall be fixed by
law. Their jurisdiction in civil cases
shall not exceed one hundred dollars,
exclusive Of interest, subject to the
district court in all cascs when the
amount in dispute shail exceed ten
dollars, exclusive Of interest. They
shall have anch criminal jurisdiction
as shall he conferred by law. The
General Assembly shall have power
to vest in the clerks Of the district
courts the right to grant snch orders
and do snch acts a. may he deemed
necessary for the fnrtherance Of the
administration Of Justice. In all ca
scs the power thWs granted shall be
specified and determined.
(Strike ont articles sevent .tl,ree,
eichty-five, eighty.six, eighty-seven,
eighty eight. eighty-nine, ninety.one
and one hundred and thirty.three.)
Number Elcren.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme
COnrt shall receive q salary Of seven
thousand dollars per annuW. and the
Associate justices Of the Supreme
COnrt shall each receive a salary of
ak thousand five hundred dollars per
annum, payable quarterly on their
own warrant.
Nxmber Trelre.
The General Assembly ahall divi.
de the State into judicial districts,
which shall remain unchanged for
four years, and for each district one
judge, learned in the law, shall he
elected by q plurality Of qualified el.
ectOrs thereof. For each district
there shall be one district court, ex-
cept in the parish of Orleans, IN
which the General Assembly may
establish a. many diatrict courts "a
the pnblic interest may require, not
to exceed the number now anthoriz-
ed by existing laws, except by a
two. thirds vote Of all the members
elected tn both branches Of the Cen
cral Assembly. Until otherwise pro-
vided by law, the district courts now
existing in the parish Of Orleansshall
have the Jurisdiction at present con-
ferred by law; noredistricting or
change shall I've made IN a. to take
effect during the incnmhency Of any
judge. The number Of districta in the
State shall not bs less than thirty NOT
more than forty.6ve. The General
Assembly shall provide by Law for al
least fonr terms annually "f the dis.
trict court in every parish. The
General Assembly shall have power
tn create circuit conrts, to be cOnsti.
tuted by grouping the district judges
into circuits. and composing the cir
emit conrt of the iudges If the dis.
trict cOurts within snch circuits. To
direct the place or places of meeting
0f aaid circuit courts ~ constituted,
and to vest said circuit courts with
appellate Jurisdiction from the dist.
trict courts within the circnit where
the amount involved exceeds one
hundred dollars (s1tO) exclusive nj
interest. and does not exceeds 6vt
hundred dollars (s5OO) exclusive n
interest. The General Assembly
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