St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-21

mOrt. Itr1nS m iIDTOUTIHfInS I1VHEN,
enlhraring distinct items, while approving other
port OF tue bill. and the part or parts Ht the
hi approved shall become law, ana the item or
items OF appropriations dlsapproVed shall no
void, unless repassed according to the rules
and limitations prescribed for the passage or
other bills over the Governors veto.
(Strike out article slNtv-SlA.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer. whose salary is fixed by the con
stitution shah be allowed any fees or ptrqui-
sites OF Utticc.
NUMBER TEN.
1rcmp court. district courts and in Justices OF
tire peace. Tic district courts shall have OIL
rlna jurisdiction il all civil eases where tie
amount in dispute exceeds one hundred dollars,
exclusive of interest In criminal cases, and
in all probate matters. their jurisdiction shall
he unlimited. They shall have appellate juris
dcti0n, in civil suits from justices of the peace,
when the amount III dispute exceeds ten dollars
exclusive of interest. The justices of the peace
shall be elected by the electors of each parish
in he manner and with the qualifications to be
determined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term Of two years. and
TIER compensation shall he fixed by law. Their
jurisdiction iii 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 III dispute shall exceed ten
dollars. exclusive Of 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 atminist ration of Justice. IN all cases
the power thus granted shall he specified and
determined.
Strike out articles seventy three. eighty five,
eighty-six. eighty-seven, lightweight. eighty
nine, ninety-one and one hundred and thirty
three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall
receive a salary of seven thousand dollars per
annIlln and the Associate Justices OF the SUI
preme Court shall each receive a salary of six
thousand five hundred dollars per annum, pay
able quarterly on their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the State
into judicial districts. which shall remain I'M
changed for four wears 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 district court,
except in the parish OF Orleans, i'll which the
General Assembly may establish as many dis
trict courts as the public interest may require.
not to exceed the number now authorized by
existing laws, except by a two-thirds vote of
! all the members elected to both branches Of the
| Geueral Assembly. Until otherwise provided
! by law, the district courts now existing III the
parish OF Orleans shall have the jurisdiction at
| present conferred by law; no rediStrictlng OF
change shall be made so as to take effect during
the ncumbency of amy judge, The number OF
| districts i'll the State shall not be less than
| thirty nor more than f0rty-tiVe. The General
! Assembly shall provide by Jaw for at least t"ur
| terms annually of the district court i'll every
parish. The General Assembly shall have
powrr 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 WlthnSllch circuits. Iodlrert
I the place or places of meeting OF said circuit
| cOnrts so constituted. ant To YES said rlrctllt
! courts with appellate jurisdiction from tie dis
Irict urts within the circuit where nn amount
! involved exceeds one hundred dollars lSl0oo) IE-
,uSive Of interest, and sutS upt exceed five ltill
Ar"G dollars e H) exclusive OF interest IhrTcl
elHi AsScInhj. all have poverty a two; nlrdS
vote % AL Ike n"lnbt rs elected T" hptl h"1seS
| to restrict tie appellate jar >dl1tl1n or the
| Supreme tHurt to tat9Srs where The r,n"unt i'll
VOWED exceeds one thousand dollars (SIOhp eX-
clus:yt Of interest; and iii east rf st!cii rcatrr-
tioN, the circuit courts so to be created snail
have appellate ul addiction of the cl"S> oi cases
! thus excluded from the app'iat" Jurisdiction
vote III NIL he members elected 10 hnth bonuses,
to res rice the Gppt Hat jurisdiction OF the Sn-
] p"ent U'.rt TO CAUSES where tine anlrnnr i'll
VOWED exceeds ollo thousand dollars $1,000 eX-
, cu>i i've OF interest and in case of such rcStlC-
;inn. tie circuit courts to he created shall!
I have appellate jurisdiction OF the class OF cases
! tius eXcludtd from the appellate jurisdiction
I nf The Supreme Court. TIE clerks of the dis
| trlct conrts snail he elected by the qualified
| voters Of their respective parishes. and shall
! hold their Office for FOUR years
! (StTike ont article eighty thlee.l
NUMBER IRTEEN.
Euch of the district judges shall receive a
/ salary, to be tiXed by law, which, except III the
! paris!i Of Orleans, shall not he less than two
| Thousand dollars, nor more than tree thousand
dollars per aunum. payable quarterly on his
own warrant. and which shall not be increased
nor dismissed during mis- term of office. He
must be q citizen of the United States, over
| the age OF twenty-five years, and have resided
/ in the state ard rr2Gticaa law therein for the
| space of two years next preceding 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 dis
| trCt Judges shall not exceed five thousand dol
! lars to be paid as above provided.
| (StriEe out article Gignty-TCur.i
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the office of district attorney, es-
! tablished by article ninety-two of the constitu-
ton of 1868, there shall be elected, blythe quail
| fled voters of each parish, States attorney
| therefor. who shall be citizen of the United
States. and who shall have been a resident of
the State, ana practiclng 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 dol
| lars per annuni, to be provided by law upon the
| basis Of representation i'll the House Of Repre-
sentatives, and payable quarterly on his own
warrant. He shall be er0Hcio attorney of the
/ parish, and receive such salary thcrefrom as
may be fixed by the parochial authorities, not
| to exceed seven hundred dollars per annun.
| He shall. moreover receive such fees of Office
| Us 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
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
| In every case where the Judge may be recused,
and when he is not personally interested i'll the
| matters in condensation, he shall select law
| yer having the necessary qualifications required
| or 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
| Strike out article ninety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
| In order to provide for the establishment OF
the judicial system created by the above amend
| ments, and to prevent the evils of an interreg-
mum, it is hereby ordained by the people of
| Louisiana
! Ftrst-That the General Assembly. which
meets the first Monday III January. 1879, shall,
! in accordance with the foregoing amendm nts
| Immediately redistrct the State, and provide
for the authority of clerks, and the election and
criminal jurisdiction of justices Of the peace.
! SeC0nd-That as soon as he Leg stature shall
! have acted as aforesaid, the Governor snail by
proclamation call An eecton for justices of the
peace for each parish, except the parish OF
Orleans, and for judges, in each district
| created by the red!stricting, where one or more
| parishes have been added, or taken from the
existing judicial district and for State attor-
neys. as above provided, except in the narish
| of Orleans, where the district attorney for the
| parish shall he State attorney. This election
. ahalI be held The same day throughout the
| State, which dav shall not DE less than sixty
nor more than ninety days after the passa e of
said act. The terms of the officers elected at
said election shall expire at the general election
| of 1880, and the limitation on the change Of dis
/ trcts, oftener than once every four years, shall
! not he considered "a having effect before the
| general election OF 1886.
! Thi1d-That the judicial system. as estab-
| ished By the constitution of 1868 shall remain
In orce until the expiration OF the thirtietl
! day after said election, excluding from the com,
putation the day of the election.
| Fourth-The adoption of these amendments
shall not vacate the offices of the present clerks
of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.