The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-28
CONSTITUTIONAL AmENDnaENTs'

have original Jurisdiction In oil civil cases
where the amount In dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars g eTq'sye u hdt q lnereet u
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 peace shall be
elected by the electors OF each parish Ia the
termined 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 ex-
oeed one hundred dollars, exclusive OF inter.
est subject TO an appeal TO the district court
In oil cases when the amount ln dispute ~ shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive OF Interest. They
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
fer the furtheranoe Of the administration. q q
Justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
tStlika out articles seventy three, eighty
FIVE, elghty-slx, eighty-seven, etghty-etght,
eighty nine. ninety and one hundred and
NUMBER BbHvHH
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 SALARY
| Of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum. payable quarterly on theit own warrant
NUMBER TWELVE
| The General Assembly shall divide the
State Into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, and for g eaoh 2
be elected by u plurality Of qualified electors
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. 9
| two-thirds vote Of ell the members elected to
both branches Of the General Assembly.
| Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing In the parish Of Orleans
shs.i have the jurisdiction ct present con
shall be made SO as to take effect during the
ineumbency 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 lew for ct least
four terms annually of the district court ln
every parish The General Assembly shall
have power 10 create circuit courts, to be
constituted by grouping the district Judges
J into circuits, and composing the circuit
of the dg dgss Of the 9rna agt9e the onn1 9ate
! or places Of meeting of sald circuit
courts 60 constituted, and to vest said circuit
} courts with appellate Jurisdiction from the
district courts within the circuit where the
lars $1,000 exclusive OF interest," and does not
exceed five hundred dollars ($5Do) exclusive o1
, interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by o two-thrds vote OF all the mem
hera elected TO both houses, to restrict the ap
pellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court tc
causes where the amount involved oXeeeds
one Thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive OF 10
terest: and In case OF such restriction, tht
pellate Jurisdiction OF the class OF cases thur
ehes"p the spree aie Gourt 1 HRe eerks Of The dis
triot courts shall be elected by the qualified
, voters Of their respective parishes, and shal
hold their office for four years
(Strike out article eighty -three.1
NUMBER THIRTEEN,
Each Of the district Judges shall receive 1
+ salary, to be fixed by law. which, except II
. the parish Of Orleans, shall not be less thai
} two Thousand dollars, nor more than thre'
] Thousand dollars per annum, payable guar
i be Increased nor diminished during hls tern
+ of office. He must be q citizen OF the Unitet
+ States, over the age Of twenty five years, ant
t have resided In the State and praotioed lay
9 therein for the space Of two years next pre-
: cedlng his election, The Judges OF the dis
triot courts shall hold their office for the tern
of four years. In the parish of Orleans th
| annual salary Of the district Judges shall no
j exceed five Thousand dollars. to be paid a.
! above provided
l
- NUMBER FOURTEEN.
2 In lieu OF the office Of district attorney, ee
tabllshed by article nlnetytwo Of the oonsti
"a tuition Of 15Gs. there shall be elected, by th
qualified voters of each parish, State
!, attorney therefor, who shall be Cttizen 0
resident of the State, and q .praotlclng an'
duly licensed attorney Mt law, for at least tw'
, years. He shall receive q salary from tn
State of not less than three nor more thai
seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro
vided by law upon the basis Of representation
J In the House OF Representatives, and payabl
i quarterly on his own warrant he shall b
er-oftcio attorney OF the parish, and recelv
i. such salary therefrom as may be fixed by th
!, paroohial authorities, not to exceed sevel
Y hundred dollars per annum. He snail, more
+ over, receive such fees Of office as may b
= allowed by law. In the city Of New Orlean
- the States attorney shall receive such com
j pensatlon from the city, In addition to tn
y by law. lie shall be elected at the same tim
!. with the Judges of the district courts. an
4 shall hold his Office for the term Of four years
2 NUMBER FIFTEEN.
,, In every case where tho judge may be re
. cused, and when he is not personally lntel
. ested In the matters in contestation, he sha
:, select q lawyer, having the necessary quallt
cations required for q judge of his court,
try such cases; and the General Assembl
shall provide by law for the trial Of thoe
d cases In which the judge may be PERSONAL
: Interested, or when he may be absent or II
fuses to act.
(Strike out article ninety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
~ ~ In order to provide for the establishment {
4 the judicial system created by the. abov
amendments. and to prevent the evils OF q
lnterregnum, 1t Is hereby ordained by tt
people OF Louisiana:
. Efrst-That the General Assembly, Whlc
L meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shal
t, In accordance with the foregoing ament
70 ments, Immediately redistrict the State, an
/ provide for the authority OF clerks, and til
!, election and criminal Jurisdiction OF justice
Il of the peace
g Second-That as soon as the Legislatul
e shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governt
e shall by proclamation call an election for ju
= tices Of the peace for each parish, except tx
)t parish of Orleans. and for district judges,
70 each district created by tho redistrictln'
ii whore ono or more parishes have been adde
3, or taken from the existing judicial distric
n and for State attorneys, as above provides
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