The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-10

Assembly may establish as man
district courts as the public inter
est may require, not to exceed tn
number now authorized by exis
ing laws, except 10y a two-third
vote of all the Numbers elected t
both branches OF the General A,
sembly. Until otherwise prov
ded by law, the district court
now existing in the parisI, of On
leans shall have the jurisdiction a
present conferred by law; no redis
tr.cting or change shall be mad
so as to take effect during the in
cumbency Of any jucge. The mum
her Of districts in the State shal
not be less than thirty nor more
than forty-five. The General AS
sembIy shall provide by law for a
least four terms annually of the
district court in every parish. The
|Jdeneral Assembly shall have pow
er to create circuit courts, to be
constituted by grouping the dis
trict judges into circuits. and com
posing the circuit court of the
judges Of the district courts with
in such circuits. To direct the
place or places Of meeting of said
circuit courts SO constituted, and
to vest said circuit courts with ap-
pelIate jurisdiction from the dis
trict courts within the circuit
where the amount involved ex-
ceeds one hundred dollars (slOO)
exclusive Of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars $500
exclusive OF interest. The Gene
raj Assembly shall have power, by
a two thirds vote OF all the mem
bers elected to both houses. to res
trict the appellate jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court to causes
where the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars $4,000 'ex.
elusive of interest and in case of
such restriction, the circuit courts
so to be created shall have appel
late jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court. The clerks of the district
courts shall be elected by the quail
fled voters of their respective par
lshes. and shall hold their offices
for four years.
Strike out article eighty-three)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district judges shall
receive salary, to be fixed by
law. which, except in the parish of
Orleans, shall not be less than two
thousand dollars, nor more than
three thousand dollars per annhm,
payable quarterly on his own war
rant, and which shall not be in
creased nor diminished during his
te,m of Office. He must be a citi-
zen Of the United States, over the
lge Of twenty-five years, and have
'esided in tie State and practiced
aw therein for the space of two
years next preceding his election.
The judges Of the district courts
shall haldtheir offices for the term
If four years. In the parish Of
Orleans the annual salary of the
district judges shall not exceed
i've thousand dollars, to be paid |
IS above provided.
(strike out article eighty.four.) |
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lien Of the office of district
attorney, established by article
linety-two of the constitution of
1868, there shall be elected, by |
,he qualified voters of each par
sh, a States attorney therefor,
who shall be citizen Of the Uni
ed States. and who shall have
)een a resident of the State, and
/ practicing and duly licensed at
.orney at law, for at least twot
'ears. He shall receive a salary
rom the State of not less three
lor more than seven hundred dol
arsaper annnm, to be provided by
aw upon the basis of representa-
ion in the House of Representa-
ives, and payable quarterly on
lis own warrant. He shall be
r-oGcio attorney of the parish,
md receive such salary therefrom
IS may be fixed by the parochial
authorities, not to exceed seven
dollars per annum. He
hall. moreover, receive such fees
If Office as may be allowed by law.
n the city Of New Orleans the
States attorney shall receive snch
compensation from the city, in adj
lition to the salary above provi-
led, as may be established by law.
lie shall be elected at the same
ime with the judges of the dis
Iict courts, and shall hold his Of