Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-08-24

said circuit courts so constituted, and to
vest said circuit courts with appellate
Jurisdiction from the district courts with
in the circuit where the amount involved
exceeds one hundred dollars (Sl001 OK
elusive of interest, and does not exceed
five hundred dollars (500) exclusive of in
terest The General Assembly shall have
power by two thirds vote OF all the
members elected to both houses. to re-
strict the appellate jurisdiction OF the
Supreme Court to causes where the
amount involved exceeds one thousand
dollars ($1UOO) exclusive of interest; anu
in case of such restrictiOn, the circuit
courts so to oe created shall have appel
late Jurisdiction of the class of cases thus
excluded from tho appellate jurisdiction
of tho Supreme Court. The clerks of the
district courts shall be elected by the
! isles, and shall hold their office Tor four
years.
(Strike out article eighty three.)
NUMBER TI11lsTEEN.
Each Of the district judges shall receive
! salary, to be fixed by law, which, ex-
cept in the parish of Orleans, shall not
| be less than two thousand dollars, nor
more than three thousand dollars per an
| mum, payable quarterly Oh his
own warrant and whien shall
during his term of Office. Eo must
be a citizen of the United Statos, svor
the age of twenty-five years, and have
resided in the State and practiced law
therein for the space of two years next
proceeding his election. The judges Of
the distlict courts shall hold their office
for the term of four years In tho parish
of Orleans the annual SALARY of the dis
uriot judges shall not exceed five thons-
aud dollars, to be paid as above provided.
| (Striko out artic le eighty-tour.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
| In lieu of the Office of district attorney
| established by article ninety-two of the
! constitut tion Of 1865 there shall be elect
| ed, by the qualified voters OF each parish,
q States attorney therefor, who shall be
a citizen of the United States, and who
shall have been Il resident OF tho State,
and a practicing and duly licensed attor-
ney at law, for at least two years. He
shall receive salary from the State of
not less than three nor more than seven
! hundred dollars per annuln, to DC prOvlu-
ed by law upon the basis OF representa-
tion in the House of Representatives., and
payable quarterly on his own warrant.
He shall be ec. .obicio attorney OF the p;tr-
! ish, and receive such salary therefrom as
may be fixed by the parochial auth critics,
not to exceed seven hundred dollars per
| ;nnum. He shall, moreover, receive such
fees of Office as may be allowed by law.
In the city of New Orleans the States at
uorney shall receive such compcnsatIons
from tho city, in addition to the salary
law. He ahall be elected at the same
time with tho judges of the district
courts, and shall hold his Office for the
term Of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the judge may be
recused, aud when he is not personally
Interested in the matters in condensation
he shall select u lawyer, having the ncc.
essary qualifications required for Il judge
of bis court, to try such cases.; and the
General Assembly shall provide by law
for the trial Of those cases in which the
Judge may be personally interested, OF
when he may be absent or refused to act
(Strike ont article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establish
ment of tho judicial system created 10y
the above amendments, and to prevent
the evils of an interregnum, it is hereby
ordained by tho people of Louisiana:
Ewst-That the General Assembly
which meets the first Monday i'll Janua
ry, 1879, shall in accordance with th'
district the State, and provide for TIN
authority of clerks, and the election ant
criminal jurisdiction OF Justices of The
peace.
iSecond-That as soon as the Legislatur'
. shall have acted rs aforesaid, the Cover
nor shall by proclamation call an election
! for Justices of the peace tor each parish
. except the parish of Orleans, and for dis
trict Judges, in each district crcatcd b.
! the retlistrictng, where one or more par
! ishes have been added, or taken from TIL
existing judicial district, and for Stat
. attorneys as above provided, except il
+ the parish OF Orleans, where the dis 5ric
y attorney for tho parish shall be State at
: torncy. This election shall be held o'
. the same day throughout tho State
, which day shall not DO less than siNt.
= nor moro than ninety days after the pas
sare of said act. The terms of the officer
elected at said election shall expire u
= the General election of 1880, and tho lin,
itation on the change ofdistricts, ottene
than once every four years, shall not b
| considered us having effect before I'LL
a .reHeral election of 1851.
u Thim-That the judicial system, as es
: tablished by tho constitution OF 1866
t shall remain in force until the eNpilatlo
: of tho thirtieth day after said election
= excluding from the computation the da
| of the election.
Fouah-Tho adoption of these amend
ments shall not vacate the offices of TIL
Q present clerks of courts in each parish.
r. NUMBER SEVENTEEN.