The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-03
NUMBER FOURTEEN.

In iirn of the office of district a't"r~
ney, established BY article nlnrty-two OF
til" constitution Of 1865, there shall hr
elected, by the uNalitird voter, of each
parish. states attorney therefor, WIZ"
shall be !, citizcn of the United States.
and who Shall have been Il resident of
the State, and Il rIHrtIclny and tulI H.
cc.l-ed attorney at law, for at least tvo
years. He shall rrcrive a >alar! FROM
the State of not less than three nor more
than seven hundred dollars rrr annNn,
to be provided by law upon the basis OF
representation in the House Of Represent
tatives, aud payable quarterly CD bis
own warrant. He shall I've cr-oNi"io at
torucy of the parish, and receive such
salary theretrom as may be fixed by the
parochial authorities. not to exceed sev-
Ell hundred dollars per annnm. lie shall,
moreover, receive such fees of Office as
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 10y law. He shall
be elected at the same time with the
Judges of the district courts, and shall
hold his office for the term of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every ease where the judge may be
REFUSED, aud when he is not personally
interested in the matters in condensation,
be shall select lawyer, having the nee
esSary qualifications required for a 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 be may be absent or refuses to act.
(Strikc out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
III order to provide for the establish
men, of the judicial system created 10y
the above amendments, and to prevent
the evils of an interregn1m, it is hereby
ordained hy the people Of Louisiana
IHyt-That the General Assembly,
which meets the first Monday in ,]anua
nv, 1879, shall, in accordance with the
foregoing amendments, immediately re-
district he State, and provide for the
authority of clerks, and the election and
criminal jurisdiction of justices of the
peace.
Srumd-That as soon as the LegiSla
ture shall have acted as aforesaid, the
Governor shall by proclamation call an
election for justices Of the peace for
each parish, except the parish Of Or
leans, and for district judges, in each
district created by the rcdistricting,
where one Or more parishes have been
added, or taken from the existing judi
ciar district. and for State attorneys, as
above provided, except in the parish of
Orleans, where, the district attorney
for the parish shall be State at
torney. 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 pas
sage of said act. The terms of the Of
ticers elected at said election shall eX-
pire at the general election of 1851, and
the limitation on the change of districts,
ottener than once every four years, shall
not be considered as having effect before
the general election of 1890.
Thd-That the judicial system, AS es-
tablished by the constitution of 1863,
shalt remain in force until the expiration
of the thirtieth day after said election.
excluding from the computation the
day of the election.
Fo"rth-The adoption of these amend
ments shall not vacate the Offices of the
present clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty-two of
the constitution of 1868 shall he abroga-
ted.