The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-09-07

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ish seat, or creating new parishes, except
! by the assent Of the majority of the quail
fled electors of the parish, or parishes, to
be affected in all other cases, where a
| general law can be made applicable, no To-
cal or special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive a salary of
seven thousand dollars per annum, payable
quarterly, on his own warrant.
Strike out article fitty-six.)
NJ SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive O.
salary which shall be double that of a mem
Der of the General Assembly.
tStrike out article fifty-seven.
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor :;
if he approve it, he shall sign it if he does
not, he shall return it. with his objections.
to the house in which it originated, which
shall enter the objections at large upon it's
journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If.
after such reconsideration. two thirds of all
the members present in that house shall
agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, with
the objections, to the other house, by which
it hal likewise be re-considered, and if ap-
proved by two two thirds of the members
present in that house, it shall be d law. But
i'll such cases the vote of both houses shall
be determined by yeas and nays, and the
names of members voting for or against the
bill shall be entered upon the journal of
each house respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned !by the Governor within
five days after it shall have been presented
to him, it shall be a law i'll like manner as
if he had signed it, unless the General AS
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turn in which case, within thirty days
the Governor shall file tho same, with his
objections thereto, in the office of the Secre-
tary of State, and give public notice there
of otherwise it shall become q law, as if he
had signed it. The Secretary OF State shall
communicate said objections and bill so de-
posted to the house in which it originated
on the first day of the meeting of the next
General Assembly, who shall act upon the
same as above provided. The Governor
shall have power to veto one or more items
in any bill appropriating money, embrace
ing distinct items, willie approving other
portions of the bill, and the part or parts of
the bill approved shall become law, and the
item or items of appropriations disapprov
ed shall be void, unless repaSSed according
to the rules and limitations prescribed for
the passage of other bills over the Cover
nors veto.
Strike out article sixty slX.)
NUMBER NINE. =
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the
constitution, shall be allowed any fees OF
perquisites of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in a
supreme court, district courts, and in JUS
tees of the peace. The district courts shall
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where the amount in dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest. In
criminal cases. and in all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction, i'll civil
suits from justices of the peace. when the
amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars, ex-
elusive of interest. The justices of the
peace shall be elected by the electors of
each parish in the manner and with the
qualifications to he determined by the Gen
eral Assembly. They shall hold office for
the term of two years, and their compensa
ton shall be fixed by law. Their jurisdic-
ton in civil cases shall not exceed one hun
bred dollars, exclusive of interest, subject
to au appeal to the district court in all ca
SEES when the amount in dispute shall ex-
coed ten dollars, exclusive of interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as
shall be conferred by law. The General
Assembly shall have power to vest in the
clerks of the district courts the right to
grant such orders and do such acts as may
be ceemed necessary for the furtherance of
the administration of justice. In all cases
the power thus granted shall be specified
and determined.
tStrike out articles seventy-three, eighty
five, eighty six, eighty. seven, eighty eight,
eighty nine, ninety one and one huddred
and thirty three.J
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary 0fseven thousand dol
lars per apnum, and the Associate Justices
OF the Supreme Court shall each receive a
salary of six thousand five hundred dollars
per annum, payable quarterly Oh their own
warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE:
The General Assembly shall divide tho
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, and for
each district one judge, learned in the law.
shall he elected by a plurality of qualified
electors thereof. For each district there
shall shall be one district court, except in
III the parish of Orleans, in which the Gen
eral Assembly may establish us many dis
trirt courts as the public interest may re
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thorlzed by existing laws. except by "a two
thirds vote Of all the members elected to
both bralchesof the General Assembly. Tn
til otherwise provided by law, the district
conrts now existing in the parish of Or
leans shall have the jurisdiction at present
conferred by law no redlstrictlng or
change shall be made so as to take effect
during the ~incumbcncy vi any judge. The
number Of districts in this State shall not
be less than fortynor forty five. The Gener
al assembly shall provide by law for at
least four terms annually of the district
court i'll every parish. The General Assem-
bly, shall have power to create circuit
courts, 20 be constituted by grouping the
district judges into circuits, and composing
the circuit court of the judges of the dis
triot courts within such circuits. TO direct
the place or places of meeting OF said cir
cult courts so constituted, and to vest said
circuit courts with appellate jurisdiction
from :he district courts within the circuit
where the amount involved exceeds one
hundred dollars tSlo0) exclusive OF inter
est, and does not exceed five hundred dol
lars (S500) exclusive of interest. The Gene
raj Assembly shall have tpower by a two
thirds vote of all the members elected to
both houses, to restrict the appellate Jurls-
diction of the Supreme Court to causes
where the amount Involved exceeds one
thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive Of inter
est and in case Of such restriction. the
circuit courts so to be created shall have
appellate jurisdiction Of the class OF cases
thus excluded from the appellate Jnrlsdic.
ton of the Supreme Court. The clerks OF
the district courts shall be- elected by the
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