The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-08-10

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| of otherwise it shall become law, as if he
| had signed it. The Secretary OF State shall
| communicate said objections aud bill SO de
posted to The house in which it originated
| on Che first day of the meeting of the next
| General Assembly, who shall act upon the
same as above provided. The Governor
| shall have power to veto one or more items
in any hill appropriating money. embrac-
| ING distinct items, while approving other
| portions OF the bill, and the part or parts of
! the bill approved shall become law, and the
| isem or items Of appropriations aiSappGoy
ed shall he void. unless repasscd according
| 20 The rules and limitations prescribed Tor
| the passage oi other bills over the Cover
| nor'S veto.
Strike out article sixty six.l
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the
! constitution, shall be allowed any fees or
/ perguisites OF Office
NUMBER TEN.
The Judicial power shall be vested in q
| supreme cuuit, district courts and in ins-
ticcS 0fthe peace. The district courts shall
have Ori ginal jurisdiction in all civil cases
where the amount i'll dispute exceeds one
| hundred dollars exclusive OF interest. In
criminal eases. and i'll all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction. in civil
suits from justices of the peace. when the
amount iii dispute exceeds ten dollars, ex-
elusive of interest. The justices OF the
peace shall be elected by the electors of
each parish in the manner and with the
qualifications to be determined ny the Gen
erai Assembly. They shall hold Office for
The tcrn Of two Years, and their compensn
ton shall be fixed by law. Their ,jursdir-
ton in civil cases shall not exceed one hun
drcd dollars exclusive OF interest, subject
to au appeal to the district court in all ca
sas when the amount in dispute shall ex-
coed ten dollars, exclusive OF interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as
shall ne conferred by law The General
Assembly shall have power to vest in the
clerks otjhe district courts the right to
grant such orders and do such acts as NAV
BE ceened necessary fer the furtherano4 of
the administration Of justice. In all eases
the power thus granted shall be specified
and determined.
(Strike ont articles seventy three, eighty
five, eighty six, eighhty seven, eighty eight,
eighty nine, ninety one and one huddred
and thirty tbree.)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary of seven thousand dol
lars per apnun, and the Associate Justices
Of the Supreme Court shall each receive IL
salary of six Thousand five hundred dollars
per annum, payable quarterly on their own
warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into iudicial districts, which shall re
main Unchanged for four years. and for
each district one judge. learned in the law.
shall be elected by IA plurality, OF qualified
electors thereof. Fer each district there
shall shall be one district court. except i'll
in the parish OF Orleans in which the Gen
eral Assembly may establish as many dis
trict courts as the pnblic interest may re
quire not to exceed the number now au-
thorizcd by existing laws. except 10y a two
thirds vote of all the members elected to
both branches of the General Assembly. Tn
til otherwise provided by law, the dlstric,
courts now existing in the parish of Or
leans shall have the jurisdiction at present
conferred by law no redIstrlctlng or
change shall be made so as to take effect
during the incumbeney of any judge. The
number Of districts in this State snall not
be less than forty nor forty five. The Gener
al assembly shall provide by law for al
least four terms annually OF the district
court in every parish. The General Assem-
bly, shall have power TO create circuit
courts. to be constituted by grouping the
district judges into circuits and composing
the circuit court OF the judges OF the dis
trct courts within such circuits To direct
the place or places OF meeting of said cir
cult courts so constituted, and to vest said
circuit courts with appellate jurisdiction
from the district courts within the circuit
where the amount involved exceeds one !
hundred dollars iSl00) exclusive of inter-
est, and does not exceed five hundred dol
lars t$500) exclusive of interest. The Gene
raj Assembly shall have power by two
thirds vote Of all the members elected to
both houses. to restrict the appellate iurls |
diction OF the Supreme Court to causes
where the amount involved exceeds one
thousand dollars Isl00ol exclusive of inter
est: and in ease of such restriction. the |
circuit courts so TO be created shall have !
appellate jurisdiction of the class Of cases
thus excluded from the appellate j?trisdic- |
ton Of the Supreme Court. The clerks of
the district courts shaii be elected by the
qualified voters of their respective parish
es, and shah hold their office fer four years
Strike out article eighty three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district Judges shall receive
a salary. ~ be tixad hv law. which, except
in the PARISH Of Orleans, shall not be less
than two thousand dollars, nor more shan
three thousand dollars per aHnuin. PAYABLE !
quarterly on his own warrant, anG which !
shall not he Increased nor diminished du-
ring his term OF Office. He must he a citi
zen of the United States over the age of
twprtv-tfve years. and have resided in the
State and practiecd law therein for the
space Of two years next preceding his elec
ton. The judges of the district eourts
shall hold their office for the term Of four
wears. II the parish Of Orleans the annual
salary Of the district judges shall not eX-
ccetl five thousand dollars, to he l,.'G as
above provided.
Strike ont article eighty-four. y, j
estab ablishcd by article nipety-two oI the con
stitutinn Of 1905. there shalt be elected. by
the qualified voters of each gar sh, States /
attorney Therefore. who shall b. s!tial, of
flte United States. aud wia saeE-haFe ,.ses
? resident of the rtate, and q rrat.Iqifs |
and licenspd attorney At law Tor 1t teas