The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15
NuNBER SIXTEEN.


In order to provide for the establishment of
the judicial system created by the above amend
meuts, and to prevent the evils of an interreg-
mum, 1t is hereby ordained by the people of
Louisiana:
First--That the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monhay in january, 1879, shal
in accordance with the foregoing amendments,
Immediately radistriGt the State, and provide
for the authority of clerks, and the election and
criminal jurisdiction Of justices of the peace
Seeond--That MS soon us the Legislature shall
have acted as aforesaid, the Governor shall by
proclamation call an election for justices Of the
peace for euch parish, except the parish Of Orr
leans aud for distrrt dyes, in each district
created by the redistric ing, where one or more
parishes have been added, or taken from the
existing judicial district, and for State attnr.
neys, as above provided except In the parish
OF Orleans, where the district attorney 10 the
parish shall be State attorney. This election
shall belheld on the same day throughout the
State which day shall not ne less than SIXTY
nur more than ninety days after the passage OF
said act. The terms of the officers elected al
said election shall expire at the general election
of 1885, and the Limitation on chnnge OF dis
tricts, oftener than eve, y four years, shall
not be con idcred Ms having effect before the
general election of 1880
Thrd-Thal the judicial system. rs estab-
lished Ivy the constitution OF 1858, shall REMAIN
in force until the expiration OF the thrt.th day
I after said election. excluding from the compa-
tation the day of the election.
Fourth -trhe adoption OF these amendments
shall not vacate the Offices OF the present clerks
of courts in each pnrsh.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thrty..two of the
constitution of 1863 shall be abrogated.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN
The Superintendent of Public Bdueation shall
receive a salary of thirty five hnnared dollars
payable quarter on his own warrant.
NUMBER NIEErEEN
No license tax sha / be Imposed by the State,
or any parish or municipal authority. on any
mechanical trade, manufacturv or factory, exc
cent such as may require police regu .ations, in
towns and cities.
@ NUMBER TWENTY
The Legislature is authorized to exempt
from State, municipal or parish taxation houses
hold goods. such as furniture wearing apparel
tools Of trade profession and family portraits
not exceeding in aggregate value the sum o
Eve hundred dollars.
ACT NO. 10, EXTRA SESSION OF 1877.
NUMBER TwENTY-oNE
Strike out the first part of article lag of the
constitution of 1878, which reacs Sd lunixer~
sity shall he established and maintained in the
city of New Orleans. IT. shall be composed OF
law, a medical and O collegiate department,
each with appropriate faculties. The General
Assembly shall provide by law for It's organiza-
ttion ana maintenance" and inns ,rt:"The univor~
sity shall he maintained. 1T shallbecomposed
IF q law q medical and an academica depart
ment and such otter departments as may be
establ shetby law, each with appropriate fac
nj ties provided. that tbs law and medical de-
p ,rtments already organized shall continue in
the city of New Orleans and the acadeu,ieal
and other departments may be located else
wheye in the State"