The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-10-05

tDONt PROV itttu
(Strike out article ei@hty-four.
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lien of the office OF district attorney,
established by article ninety two of the con
stitution of 1863 there shall be selected bv
the qualified voters of each parish, Il States
att tornev therefore. who shall be citizen of
the United States, and who shall have been
| u resident of the state, and a practicing
and licensed attorney at law. for at least
two years. lie shall receive a salary from
the State of no: less than three nor more
than seven hundred dolirrs per annuln. to
be pIoxided hy law upon the basis of pre-
resentatior in the House of Representa-
| tives. and payable quarterly on his own
warrant. He shall be er-oGicio attorney of
the parish. and receive such salary there
from as may be fixed by the parochial an
thofitieS, not to exceed seven hundred dol
lars per annum. He shall, moreover. re
ceiye such fees Of Office as may be allowed
by law. lii the city OF New Orleans the
States attorney shall receive such conpen-
saton from the city. in addition to the
salary above provided, as may be establish
cd by law. Ee shall he elected at the same
time with the judges Of the district courts.
and shall hold Ills Office lor the term of
four Years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
| cnScd. and when he is not personally inter
e-ted in the matters III contestation, he
| shah select IA laMycr. having the necessary
! qualifications required tor IL 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 he
| personally interested, or when he may be
| ii psent or refuses to act
! Strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
Tn order to provide for the establishment
of the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils OF an
interrcgnum, it is hereby ordained by tho
people of Louisiana;
F5rSt-Thatthe General Assembly. which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879,
shall. i'll accordance with the foregoing
amendments, immediately redistrict tho
State, aud provide for the authority of
clerks. and the election and criminal jur-
isdiction of justices of the peace.
Sec0ad-That us soon IA the Legislature
sh hall have cted as aforesaid the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for
justices of the peace for each parish, except
the parish of Orleans. and for district .judg-
es, in each district created by the redistrict
| ing. where one or more parishes have been
added or taken from tn, 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 Off
GERS elected ut said election shall expire at
the general election of 1880. and the imita
ton OH the change of districts, oftener
than once every four years shall not be
considered as having effect before the gene
raj election Oi 1880.
Ihird-That the judicial system. as es-
tablshed by the.cnnstitution of 1868, shall
remain III force until the expiration of the
thirtieth day after said election, excluding
from the computation the day of the cleo
ton.
fowA-Thc adoption of these amend
ments shall rot vacate the Offices of the
present clerks OF courts i'll each parish.
/, NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
! Article one hundred and thirty-two of the
constitution of 1868 shall be abrogated.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public Education
shall receive salary of thirty-five hundred
, dollars, payable vuarterly on his own war
, rant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed by the
State, or any parish or municipal authority
on any mechanical trade, manufaetory OF
factory, except such as may require police
regulations, i'll towns and cities.
! NUMRER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized to exempt
| from State, municipal or parish taxation
household goods, such as furniture. wear
t ing apparel, tools of trade or profession ant
/ family portraits, not exceeding in aggre
3 gate value the sum of five hundred dollars
: ACT NO. II, EXTRA SESSION OF 1878
4 NUMBER vwENTY-ONE.
Strike out the first part of article 142 o
the constitution of 1868. which reads :"t
university shall be established and main
tanned in the city of New Orleans. 1t shall
!. be composed of law, q medical and Il col
lcgiatc department, each with appropriate
| faculties. The General Assembly shall pro
vide by law for its organization and main
= tenance )" and insert: The universit.
: shall be maintained. 1t shall be composed
:, | OF Il law, {, medical and an academical de
a partinent, and such other departments a
!. may be established by law, each with up
q propriate facnlties: prOrtked that the laN
y and medical departments already organizes
n shall continue in the city of New OrieaL
+ and the aca,lemical and other department
;. may be located elsewhere ilr the State.'