The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-09-07

; three. cighty-dve, eighty-slx, eigh-
ty-scvcn, eigty.eight, eiehty-nlnc,
nincty.one and one hundred and
thirty-threc.l
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the ga
preme Court shall receive u sala-
ry of seven thousand dollars per
amman. ard the Associate Justices
Of the Supreme Court Shall each
receive a salary of six thousand
five hundred dollars per aanum,
payable quarterly on their OWE
warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
, The General Assembly shall d.
the Stale into Judicial dis
tricts, which shall remain unchang-
ed for four years, and for each dis
'trict one ridge, learned in the law,
shall be elected by a plurality OF
qualified electors thereof. For
!. each district there shall be one
district court, except in the parish
OF Orleans, in which the General
Assembly may establish as many
district courts as the public inter
est may require. not TO exceed the
:. number now authorized by exist
> ing laws, except hy a two-thMds
vote of all TIE Numbers elected to
both branches 81 the General AS
sembly. Until otherwise provi-
ded by law, the district courts
now existing in the parish of Or
leaus shall have the Jurisdiction at
present conielr red by law; no reds
tr.cting or change shall be made
so as to take effect during the IL
cnmhency Of any .jncge. The num-
Der Of districts in the State shall
not be less than thirty nor mere
han forty-fve. The General As
sembIy shall provide by law for at
least four terms annually Of the
! district court in every parish. The
! General 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 coarts With
:. in such circuits. 70 direct the
i, place or places of meeting of said
:. circnit 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 ($lOG)
f, exclusive of interest, and does not
J, exceed five hundred dollars $500
!, exclusive of interest. The Gene
raj Assembly shall have power, by
a two-thirds vote OF all the mem
!, bcrs elected to both houses. to res
J, 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
j, such restriction. the circnit courts
so to be created shall have appel
!. late jurisdiction Of the Supreme
i, Court. The clerks Of the district
, courts shall be elected by the pna!-
lied voters OF their respective par
=. ishes. aud shall hold their Offices
= for four years.
! Strike out article eigh.y-three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
! Each Of the district Judges shall
receive a salary, to he 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 annum.
payable quarterly or his OWL war.
rant, and which shall rot be IN
creased nor diminished during his
, tenn Of Office. He must be a citi.
+ zen of the United States, over he
age Of twenty FIVE years, and have
resided in tie State and practiced
: law therein for the space Of two
years next preceding his election.
The judges Of the district courts
:. shall hold their Offices for the term
Of four years. In the parish y!
. Orleans the annual salary of tho
district judges shall not exceed
: five thousand dollars, to be paid
, as above provided.
(Strike ont article eighty-four.
o NUMBER FOURTEEN. 8
Il Tn lien of the Office Of district
attorney, established by article
; ninety,two of the constitution Of
3 1868, there shall be elected, by
| the qualified voters of each par
ish, a States attorney therefor
q who shall be a citizen of the Uni
ted States, and who shall nave
been a resident of the State, and
a nracticinr and duIv lionncod Of