The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-03
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
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manner and with the qualifications to be de-
termined by the General Assembly. They
shall! hold office for the term of two years,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law.
l me jurisdiction IN civil cases shall not ex-
ceed one hundred dollars, exclusive of inter-
est, subject to an appeal to the district court
In all cases when the amount In dispute shall
exceed ten dollars. exclusive OF interest. They
small 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 deemed necessary
for the furtherance OF the administration Of
justice. In al cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined
GStrlke out articles seventy-three, eighty
five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, lightweight,
Gig hty nine. ninety one and one hundred and
thirty-three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
shall receive q salary Of seven thousand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court shall each receive @ salary
of six Thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, and for each
district one judge, 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 estab-
fish as many district courts as the public in
now authorized by existing laws, except exc by a
Wo-thirds vote OF all the members elected to
both branches of the General Assembly
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courtc now existing in the parish of Orleans
fe1Ted by law; no redistricting or change
shall be made so as to take effect during the
i1nlcumbency Of any Judge; The number OF
districts In the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-fve. The General
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
within such circuits. To direct the place
or places Of meeting Of said circuit
courts so constituted, and to vest said circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
district courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
lars (S100) exclusive of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars $500 exclusive of
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by q two-thirds vote of all the mem
oers elected to both houses to restrict the ap-
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive of in
terest; and In case Of such restriction, the
CIRCUIT courts SO to be created shall have ap
pellIate jur i Of the class Of cases thus
che Supreme Court Tie clerks Of the dis
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified
voters OF their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
(Str1ke 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
terly on his own warrant, and which shall not
oe Increased nor diminished during his term
of office. He must be a citizen Of the United
States, over the age Of twenty-five years, and
have resided in the State and practiced law
5r1ct courts shall hold their office for the term
II four years. In the parish of Orleans the
annual salary Of the district judges shall not
exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
(strike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In Lieu Of the office Of district attorney, es-
;ablished by article ninety,-two Of the eonsti-
luton OF 1868, there shall be elected, by the |
qualified voters Of each parish, States |
attorney therefor, who shall be a citizen of |
he United States, and who shall have been a |
;esident OF the State, and a. .practicing and
years. He shall receive a salary from the |
state of not less than three nor more than |
'eyen hundred dollars per annum, to be pro-
7ided by law upon the basis Of representation |
quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
1-o6tcso attorney Of the parish, and receive |
such salary therefrom as may be fixed by the |
oarochial authorities, not to exceed seven
hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more |
allowed by law. In the city Of New Orleans
he States attorney shall receive such COM
oensation from the city, In addition to the
salary above provided, as may be established
" law. He shall be elected at the same time
'hall hold his Office for the term Of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be re-
FUSED, and when he Is not personally inter-
,sted In the matters in condensation, he shall
:ations required for Judge 1 Of his court, to
ny such cases; and the General Assembly |
shall provide by law for the trial of those
Eases in which the Judge may be personally |
Interested, OF when he may be absent Or re-
uses to act.
(strike out article nlnety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In orQer TO provide for the establishment OF
he judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils OF an
it Is hereby ordained by the
,eople OF Louisiana:
FmstThat the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall,
nents, Immediately redistrict Che State, and
,rovide for the authority Of clerks, and the
lection and criminal Jurisdiction Of justices
4 the peace.
Seco9ad-That as soon as the Legislature
hall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
hall by proclamation call an election for JUS
ices of the peace for each parish, except the
'arish Of Orleans, and for district judges, in
ach district created by the redfstricting,
where one or more parishes have been added,
r taken from the existing judicial district,
nd for State attorneys, as above provided,
kept In the parish of Orleans, where the
district attorney for the parish shall be State
ttorney. This election shall be held on the
anne day throughout the State, which day
hall not be less than sixty nor more than
inety days after the passage Of said act.
he terms Of the officers elected at said cleo
ion shall lYpirp at tha fyaparof nlaofjan pf |