The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
rality of qualified electors thereof. Fo
each district there shall hn one aistric

idiItN u Qutlllleu electors CDereOf. 70
each district there shall be one distrlc
court, except in the parish of Orleans
in which the General Assembly may es
tabisll as many district courts as the
public interest may require, not to ex
coed the number now authorized by
existing laws, except by a two third;
vote Of all the members elected t,
boti! branches Of the General Assem-
bly,. Until otherwise provided by law
the district courts now existing in the
parish of Orleans shall have the juris
dlction at present conferred by law; nc
redistricting or change shall be made
so as to take effect during the incum
bency of any judge. The number Of
districts in tue State shall not be less
than thirty nor more than forty-fve
The General Assembly shall provide
by law for at least four terms annually
of the district court in every parish.
The General Assembly 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
trict courts within such circuits. To
direct the place or places of meeting of
said circuit courts so constituted, and
to vest said circuit courts with appel.
late Jurisdiction from the district
courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred
dollars (Sln0,) exclusive of interest,
and does not exceed five hundred dol
lars (S50O,) exclusive ofinterest. The
General Assembly shall have power,
by two-tllirds vote of all the mem.
hers elected to both houses, to restrict
the appellate jurisdiction of the Su-
preme Court to causes where the
amount involved exceeds one thou
sand dollars Isl ,0O0,) exclusive of in
terest; and in case of such restriction,
the circuit courts SD to be created shall
have appellate jurisdiction of the class
OF cases thus excluded from the ap-
prllate Jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court. The clerks of tie dis
trict courts shall be elected by the
qualified voters of their respective par
isles, and shall hold their Office for
four years.
(strike out article eighty tlree.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district judges shall re-
ceive a salary, to be fixed by law,
which, except i'll the Parish of Orleans.
shall not be less than two thousand
dollars, nor more than three thousand
dollars per annnm, payable quarterly
On ms own warrant, and which shall
not be increased nor diminished dur
ing his term of office. He mist be
citizen of the United States, over the
,ge of twenty-five years, and have re-
sided in the State and practiced law
.herein for the space of two wears next
needing his election. The Judges of
The distinct conTts shall hold their of |
ice for the term of four Years. In the
Parish of Orleans the ann.ai salary of
he district judges shall not exceed five
honsana dollars, to be paid as above
provided.
(S'rike ont article eighty -four.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lien of the office of district attor
icy. established by article ninetvtvo
If the Constitution of 1868, there shall |
'e elected. by the qualified voters of
'ach Parish. States attorney there.
or, who shall be citizen of the Uni
ed States, and who shall have been a
esident OF the State, and practicing
md duly licensed attorney at law, for
It least two years. He shall receive a
alary from the State of not less than
hree nor more than seven hundred
|oIiars per annum, TO be provided by
aw upon the basis of representation in
he House of Representatives, and pay
Die quarterly, on his own warrant. !
lie shall be ex officio attorney Of the
'arisil, and receive such salary there.
rom as may be fixed by the paroclial
authorities, not to exceed seven hnn-
red dollars per annum. He shall,
borrower, receive such fees of office as
lay be allowed by law. In the city
t New Orleans the States attorney
hail receive snch compensation from
he city, in addition to the salary
bove provided, as may be established
y law. He shall be elected at the
lme time with the judges of the dis
Flct courts, and shall hold his office ,
" the term offour years. 3 ID
.'.as NUMBER FIFTEEN. a,4sa
In every case where the Judge may
e Reused, and when he is not person-
lily interested in the matters in con-
'station, he shall select a lawyer, hav-
e the necessary qualifications re- r
uired for a judge of his court, to try !,
lcil cases; and the General Assembly
lall provide by law for the trial OF
lose cases in which the judge may be
srsonally interested, or when lie may
3 absent or refuses to act. s
(Strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN. ~
In order to provide for the estab- ,
shment of the judicial system created
7 the above amendments, and to pre-. ,
snt the evils of an interregnum, it is
.reby ordained by the people of Lou s
lana 9
First-That the General Assembly, :
hich meets the first Monday in Janu- :
y, 1879, shall, in accordance with the \
resoing amendments, Immediately F
district the State, and provide for :
G. authority of clerks, and the cleo Z
On and criminal jurisdiction of JUS
,es of the peace. 6 2aa IA
Second-That as soon as the Legis- :
ture shall have acted as saforesaid, {
Q Governor shall by proclamation
II an election for justices of the ,
ace for each parish, except the par
l of Orleans. and for district judges, "
each district created by the redis- 4
letting, where one or more parishes n
We been added, or taken from the 8,
isting judicial district, and for State n
torneys, as above provided, except q
the parisl, of Orleans, where the dis r
ct attorney for the parish shall be -