The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-12
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per-
quisites OF office.

Their Jurisdiction In civil cases shall not ay-
coed one hundred dollars. exclusive of inter-
est, subject TO an appeal to the district court
: In Oil 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 Assembly
district courts the right to grant such orders
and do such acts as may be deemed necessary
JOE the fl1rtherance OF the administration OF
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined
Strike out articles seventy-three, eighty
1--WE, efghty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight,
thirty-three)
/ NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
shall receive q salary Of seven Thousand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court shall each receive a. salary
OF six thousand five hundred dollars per an
num- payable quarterly On their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main ne unchanged for four years, and for each
be elected BY piaraiity Of qualified electors c,i
thereof. For each district there shall 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 the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by q
two-thirds vote of all the members elected to
potn branches OF the General Assembly
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
shea have the Jurisdiction at present con-
YerTed by law, no redistricting or change
shall be maee go as to take effect during the
i1ncumbency Of any, Judge: The number OF
thirty nor more than forty-hve The General
Assembly shall provide by law for of least
four terms annually Of the district court In
every parish, The General Assembly shall
aays Roaer to 70 create erg fbt Gort to be
into circuits, and composing the circuit
court of the judges Of the district courts
within. such circuits; To direct the place
or places Of meeting of said. circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
district courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
lars (Slo0) exclusive OF interest, and does not
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by 9 two-thirdts vote Of all the mem
bers elected to both houses, to restrict the ap-
pellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one Thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive Of In
terest; and In case Of such restriction, the
circuit courts so to be created shall have ap-
pellate jurisdiction Of the class Of cases thus
EXCLUDED 1s 9 from the appellate Jurisdiction, of
trict courts shall be elected by the 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 o.
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 annu1n, payable quar-
terly On his own warrant, and which shall not
be increased nor diminished during his term
OF office. He must be citizen of the United
States, over the age Of twenty-five years. and
have resided in the State and practiced law
e eeren b Tor the space q two years next
trict 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
(Strike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the office Of district attorney, es-
tablished by article ninety-two of the consti- |
tuition Of 1863, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters OF each parish States
attorney therefor, who shall be citizen of
the United States, and who shall have been a
duly 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 pro-
vided by law upon the basis of representation
In the House Of Representatives, and payable
quarterly ON his own warrant. He shall be
eD-o6scSo attorney of the parish, and receive
such salary therefrom as may be fixed by the
parochial authorities, not to exceed seven
over, receive such fees Of Office as may be |
allowed by law. In the city of New Orleans
the States attorney shall receive such COM
pensation from the city, In addition to the
salary above provided, as may be established |
aoafnI of fbay 4roa
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 Ia not personally inter-
e3ted In the matters In condensation, he shall |
select a lawyer, having the necessary qualifi- |
cations required for Judge OF his court, to
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 re-
fuses to act.
(strike out article ninety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment OF
the judicial system created by the above
1t is hereby ordained by the
frsGThat the General Assembly which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879, shall,
LII accOruaHce WIN Lne foregoing amend
ments, Immediately redistriet Che State, and
provide, for the authority of clerks, and the
election and criminal Jurisdiction OF justices
OF the peace.
Second That as soon as the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for JUS
tices Of the peace for each parish, except the
parish OF Orleans, and for district judges, In
each district created by the redistrfcting,
where one or more parishes have been added,
Or taken from the existing judicial district,
and for State attorneys, as above provided,
except in the parish Of Orleans, where the
district attorney for the parish shall be State
attorney. This election shall be- held on the
same day throughout the State, which day
shall not be less than sixty nor more than
ninety days after the passage Of said act.
The terms Of the officers elected at said cleo
don shall expire at the general election OF
1890, and the limitation on the change of dis
5ricts, oftener than once every four years,
shall not be considered as having effect before
the general election Of $780,