The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-11-02

hall become a law, as if he had signed r
t. The secretary of State shall com f.
nunicatc said objections and bill so de> j
,o,i,cd to the house in which it Original, ,
Ted on the first day Of the meeting OF
the next General Assembly, who shaIl
act upon the same as above PROVIDED
The Governor shall have power t" veto
ono or more items in any bill appr'prla>
tirr money, embracing distinct ltcms'
while approving other portions OF tine .',
bin, and the part or parts OF the b!'l
approved shall become law, and the
item or items Of appropriations d'SaP7,
proved shall be void. unless repasse'
according to the rules and limitations
prescribed for the passage Of other bills
over the Governors veto.
(Strikc out article sixty>six.)
NUMBER NINE.
no officer. whose salary IS tlxed by
the constitution, shall be allowed any
fees or pcrlu>iteS of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested IN
= s,,ure1ur court, district courts, and III
! justices OF the peace. lht diS'ri''
courts shall have original jurisdiction IN
all civil eases where the amount III diS>
nute exceeds one hundred dollars. eX>
elusive of interest. In criminal cases.
and in all probate matters, their ]ur's,
lc1ion shall be Unlimited They shall
have appellate jurisdiction, in r'y'l SUITS
from Justices Of the peace, when the
amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars,
exclusive Of interest. The justices OF
tn, pcace shall ne elected by the electors
Of each parish in the manner aud with
the qualifications to be determined by
the General Assembly. They shall!
hold office for the term of two years, and
their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall not
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive OF
interest, subject to an appeal to the dis
trict court in all cases when the amount
in dispute shall exceed ten dollars, OK
elusive of interest. They shall hav'
such criminal jurisdiction as shall b'
= conferred by law. The General Assem-
q bly, shall have power to vest IN TIL
II clerks of the district courts the right t
~ ~ grant such orders and do such acts a
- NAV be deemed necessary for the fur
~ therance of the administration OF JUS
-. tice. In ALP cases the power thus grant
y. ed shall be specified and determined
- [Strike out articles seventy>thre'
II cighty>tive, cightySsix, eighty>sevel
,f eighty~cight, eighty>uiue, nincty>ol1
u ana one hundred and thirtyothree.]
III NUMBER ELEVEN.
A. The Chief Justice of the Supren
he Court shall receive a salary of sevt
x thousand dollars per annum, and II
or Associate Justices Of the Supreme Cou
ty shall each receive salary of six tho'
in sand Ave hundred dollars per annul
K payable quarterly on their own wa
OF rant.
,le NUMBER TWELVE.
nv nr The General Assembly shall divide t
~ Stat, into judicial districts, which sh;
OF remain unchanged for four years, a
1t for each district one judge, learned
Dr. the law, shall be elected by a plural
ny of qualified electors thereof. For ca
70. district there shall be one district cou
zoe except in the parish of Orleans, in viii
Of the General Assembly may establish
many district courts as the public int
est NAV require, not to exceed the MI
Der now authorized by existing laws, {
cent by a two-thirds vote Of all
m members elected to both branches OF
ln- General Assembly. Until otherwise p
md yided by law, the district courts II
ar. existing in the parish of Orleans sl
;fv have the jurisdiction at present conf
~. red by law no redistricting or cha,
~: shall be made 80 as to take effect dur
~ the incumbency Of any judge.
tue number of districts in the State shall
OF be less than thirty nor more than for
SOY five, The General Assembly shall 7
the vide by law for at least four terms
iced nuallv of the district court in every p
her isf The General Assembly shall h
mt power to create circuit courts, to be c
1a os stituted by grouping the district jud
'eSo into circuits, and composing the cir(
oerS court of the Judges Of the district COZ
eral within such circuits. To direct the pl
or places of meeting of said circuit COZ
nd ~ ! ri p
courts with appellate jurisdiction Fl
the district courts within the CIR
where the amount involved exceeds
oass hundred dollars (SlOO exclusive of
Tho terest, and does not exceed five hunt
tLo dollars ($5O0O exclusive of interest.
viz General Assembly shall have power
ren' two.thirds vote of all the meW
re- elected to both houses, to restrict
Tres, appellate jurisdiction Of the Supr
into Conrt to causes where the amount inv
8 of ed exceeds one thousand dollars (S)
az exclusive of interest; and in cas-
,oat such restriction, the circnit courts
be created shall have appellate jurls
~ W. zion of tho class of cases thus excl
NICER from tho appellate jurisdiction OF
arlsh Supreme Court. The clerks of the
extra trict courts shall be elected by the q
gent, fed voters of their respective parl
been and shall hold their Office for four
uss [Strike out article eighty -three.]
ljority ~ NUMBER THIRTEEN
arish, Each * +,o district ;ndpes aha
other ceive saIss.> to he fixed hy law, "
made except in the TtS*sh If Orleans, shall
, shall be less than two H,nsona dollars
more than three thousss-l dollars M
nun, payable quarterly Otis own
rant, and which shall not he ill.,, 90
diminished during his term Of offiisSS
salary must be citizen of the United
mum, over the aye Of twenty five years
ant. have resided in the State and pra
law therein for the space of two
next preceding his election The
of the district courts shall hold til
flee for the term of four years.
Ill re. parish of Orltan the annual sal
double the district judge shall not excee
al A.. thousand dollars, to be paid as
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