St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-11-09
the law, shall be elected bya plurality or

except III the parish of Orleans. In which
the ueneral Assembly may establish As
many district courts as the public inter.
est may require, not to exceed the num-
Der now authorized by existing laws. ey-
cept Dy a two-tnlrds vote OF, ali the men,
Ders seleeted to both branches of the
Ueheral Assembly. Until otherwise pro-
sIded Dy law, the district courts now
| eAlsting IN the parish OF Orleans shall
/ nave the jurisdiction AT present conferred
oy law; no redistricting or chance shall
| DC made so as to take effect during the
incum beney of any judge The number
OF districts IN the State shall not he less.
| IMAM thirty nor more than forty-fixe. The
| General Assembly shall provide by law
| Ior at least four terms ANNUALLY of the
district court in every parish. The Gem
erai Assembly shall have power to create
circuit courts, to be constituted by sroun-
ing the district judges into circuits. and
composing the circuit court of the iudges
OF the district courts within such err
cuts. To direct the place or places of
meeting of said circuit courts SO eonsti-
tuted, and to vest said circuit conrts
with appellate jurisdiction. from the dis
trlct courts within the circuit where the
the amount involved exceeds one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, and does
not exceed i've hundred dollars. exclusive
OF interest The General Assembly shall
have power, by a two-thirds vote of ali
the members elected to both houses tn
restrict the appellate jurisdiction of the
supreme court to causes where the
amount involved exceeds one thousand |
dollars, exclusive of interest: and meas. |
OF such restriction, the circuit courts so |
TO be created shall have appellate iuris- |
dlctlon OF the class of cases thus excluded /
from the appellate jurisdiction of the
supreme court The clerks of the din
trict courts shall be elected by the quail
ned voters of their respective parishes
and shall hold their office for four wears
totfike out article eighty-three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN
Each OF the district judges shall receive
. salary, to be fixed by law, which. ex-
cept IN the parish of Orleans, shall not
be less than two thousand dollars, nor
nor more than three Thousand dollars par
annum, payable quarterly on his own
variant and which shall not be increased
lor diminished during his term of Office
de must be citizen of. the United
'tates, over the age of twenty-five years.
nd have resided In the State ana pr,1c- .
iced law therein for the space OF two
ears next preceding his election. The {
udges OF the district courts shall hold
nelr once Tor the term of tour years. In
ne parish OF orleans the annual salary of
ne district Judges shall not exceed five :
nousand. dollars, to be paid as above
royided.
tStrike out article eighty-four.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN. 5tt
In lien nj fh.s n n; .a IL
by article ninety two of the
institution of 1865, there shall be elect :
/. by unqualified voters OF each parish
States attorney therefor, who shali he
citizen of the United States. and who 7
lall have been resident of. the STATE
Id practicing and duly licensed Ut. !,
rney at law for at least two years. He g
all receive a salary from the State of =,
1t less than three nor more than seven =,
inbred dollars per annum, to be pro. :,
ded by law upon the basis of re11rssen. :
ton In the House of Representatives. g
d payable quarterly on his own war. y
Mt He shall be er-oticio attorney of ~,
e parish, and receive such salary there ~
IN as may be fixed by the parochiel an an
critics, not to exceed seven hundred
liars per annum. He shall, moreover r.
:eiSe such fees of Office as NAV be MI i -
yed by law. In the city of New Or :
ms the States attorney shall receiya
ia compensation from the city, in adj an
ion to the salary abo7e provided. as
y he established by law. He shall be n.
cted at the same time with the judges :,
the district courts, and shall hold his ,
ce for the term of four years isr
NUMBER FIFTEEN ~
n every case where the judga may be- a.,
used, and when he is not personally
crested in the matters in condensation.
shall select a lawyer having the ne
sary qualifications required for III
ge of his court, to try such cases; and =
General Assembly shall provide by SUI
for the trial of those cases in which
judge may be personally interested, or =
N he may be absent or refuses to act. ID
Strike OUT article ninetyl .' dirt
=. NUMBER sIxrrss Cou
/ order to provide for the establish La,
1t of the judicial system created bv oeal
above amendments, and to prevent pro-
evils of an interregnum, it is hereby pref
.ined by the people of Louisiana: betty
the General Assembly. the
Oh meets the first Monday in january, lowi
|, shall, in accordance with the fore Is
G amendments, Immediately redis- lei
the State, and provide for the au- toge
ity of clerks, and the election and men
inal jurisdiction of justices of the ter
e. 81, 7
cond-That as soon as the Legislature I'd
have acted as aforesaid, the Cover Ii
shall by proclamation call for an