Richland beacon., 1878-08-31
NUMBER ELEVEN.

The chief justice Of the supreme court shall
receive a salary Of $1,000 per annum. and the
associate Justices of the supreme cours shall
each receive salary of $500 per annum,
payable quarterly on their own variants.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The general assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall remain
unchanged for four years, and for each dis
trict one Judge learned in the law, shall be
elected by plurality Of qualified electors
thereof Fot 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 rs the public interest
may require, not to exceed the number now
authorized by existing laws, except by a two
thirds vote of all the members by both branch
es of the general assembly. Until Otherwise
provided by law. the district courts now ex-
listing in the parish. of Orleans shall have the
jurisdiction at present conferred by law. No
redistrctng or change shall be made, so as to
take effect during the incumbency OF any
Judge. The number Of districts in the State
shall not be less than thirty nor more than
forty-five. The general assembly shall pro
vide by law for ali least four terms annually
of the district court in every parish. The
general assembly shall have power to create
circuit courts to be constituted by grouping the
district judges into circuits and composing the
circuit court Of the Judges Of the district
courts within such circuits.
To direct tire place or places Of meetings
of said circuit courts so constituted, and TO vest
said circuit courts with appellate jnrisdc-
lion from the district courts within the circuit
when the amount involved exceeds one hun
dred dollars exclusive of interest, and does
not exceed five h6ndfed dollars exclusive Of
interest. The general assembly shah have
power, by a two-thirds vote of all the mem.
vers elected to both Houses, to restrict the ap~
pelate jurisdiction of the supreme court 10
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive Of
interest, and in case of such restriction, the
circnt courts so to be created shall have
appellate jurisdiction of the class of cases
thus excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
of the supreme court. The clerks OF the
district courts shall be elected by the qualified
voters Of their respective parishes, and shall
hold their Office for four years.
(Strike out article S3)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each Of the district judges shall receive a
salary to be fixed by law, which, except in
the parish Of Orleans, shall not be less thar
two thousand nor more than three thousand
dollars rer annum, payable on his OWE war
rant, and which shall not be increased Of
diminished during his term Of Office. He
must be a citizen of the United States ovel
the age of twenty five years, and have resided
in the Stsse and practiced law therein fol
the space of two years next preceding hi
election. The judges of the distric, court.
shall hold their office for the term of fou
years.
In the parish Of Orleans the annual salar,
Of the district jutfees shall not exceed five
thousu:d dollars, to be paid as above provided
(Suike out article Si)
| NUMBHR FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the Office Of district attorney
established by article go Of the constitution o
1868. there shall be elected by the qualified
voters of each parish a states attorney therefor
| who shall lSe n citizen of the United STATE