The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-11
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
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| supreme COUTL NISbilSL COURTS. Ill JUS"
| tees of the peace, The district courts shall |
| have original jurisdiction in all civil cases
where the amount in dispute exceeds one |
| hundred dollars, exclusive of interest. In |
| criminal cases, and in all probate Matters |
| their Jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They |
| shall have appellate jurisdiction, in civil suits
| from justices of the peace, when the amount |
| in dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive OF |
| interest. The justices OF the peace shall be |
elected by the electors of each parish in the |
manner and with the qualifications to be de- |
| terrnined 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 eases shall not ex-
| coed one hundred dollars, exclusive OF inter |
| est subject to an appeal to the district court
! in all cases when the amount Ia dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive OF interest. Iney
shall 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 all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
Strike out articles seventy~three eighty"
| five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-elght
eighty mine, ninety-one and one hundred and
thirty-three.)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
| The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary of seven thousand dol
lars per fnnum, and the Associate justices Of
the Supreme Court shall each receive a 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 +
be elected by 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-
%
terest may require not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by. a
two-thirds vote of all the members elected to
both branches OF the General Assembly,.
courts now existing in the parish OF Orleans
shall have the jurisdiction at present con-
ferred by law; no redistrict1ng or change
shall be made so as to take effect during the
incumbency of any Judge, The number Oh
+ districts in the State shall not be less than
;, thirty nor more than forty-iye. The General
q Assembly shall provide by law for at least
y four terms annually OF the district court in
: every parish. The General Assembly shall
T have power to create circuit courts, to be
q 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 the place
or places of meeting OF said circuit
courts so constituted, and to vest said circuit
~ courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
y district courts within the circuit where the
4 amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
', lars (S100) exclusive OF interest, and does not
y exceed five hundred dollars $500 exclusive OF
! interest. The General Assembly shall have
VI power, by two-thirds vote OF all the mem
!. bers elected to both houses, to restrict the ap"
! pellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to
!; causes where the amount involved exceeds
| one thousand dollars $1,000 exclusive OF in
> terest; and in case of such restriction, the
. circuit courts so to be created shall have ap-
9 pellate jurisdiction of the class Of cases thus
~ a. excluded from the appellate jurisdiction OF
= the Supreme Court. The 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.
q Strike out article eighty-three.)
o NUMBER THIRTEEN.
u Each Of the district Judges shall receive 9
: salary, to be fixed by law, which, except III
r. the parish of Orleans, shall not be less thar
n two thousand dollars nor more than three
Il thousand dollars per annuna, payable quar-
~ terly on his own warrant, and which shall no
- be increased nor diminished during his tern
of office. He must be citizen OF the UnItet
States, over the age of twenty-five years, ant
have resided in the State and practiced Law
:, therein for the space of two years next pre-
"a ceding his election. The Judges Of the dis
" tr1ct courts shall hold their office for the tern
y of four years. In the parish OF Orleans Cht
~ annual salary Of the district judges shall no
., exceed five thousand dollars. to be paid a.
n above provided.
ia (Strike out article eighty-four.l
j. NUMBER FOURTEEN
9, In lieu Of the office Of district attorney, es
Is Is tablshed by article ninety-two OF the consul
IA tuition of 1868, there shall be elected, by tn
y qualified voters of each parish, State
20 attorney therefor, who shall be citizen c
the United States, and who shall have been
resident of the State, and ,practlclng an
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least tW
wears. He shall receive a salary from tn
y State of not less than three nor more tina
IN seven hundred dollars per annunl, to be Pre-
T. vided by law upon the basis OF repreSentatlo
Is, in the House OF Representatives, and payahl
~ er-offc5o attorney of the parish, and recelv
OF such salary therefrom as may be fixed by tn
IT. parochial authorities, not to exceed seVe
O. hundred dollars per annum. he SMALL more
OF allowed by law. In the city of New Orlear
ny the States attorney shall receive such con
or, pensation from the city, in addition TO IL
as salary above provided, as may De estaollsne
lR by law He shall be elected at the same TN
IS, with the judges of the district courts, an
he shall hold his office for the term of four year
N. NUMBER FIFTEEN.
or In every case where the Judge may be r
cused, and when he is not personally int
ested In the matters in condensation, he sha
select lawyer, having the necessary quail
en- cations required for a Judge OF his court
AZ try such cases; and the General Assemb
shall provide by law for the trial OF tho:
cases In which the Judge may be PERSONAL
interested, or when he may be absent or 7
. fuses to act.
, q (Strike out article ninety)
M s
NUMBER SIXTEEN
In order to provide for the establishment
the judicial system created by the abo
"a. amendments, and to prevent the evils OF {
DC q interregnum, it is hereby ordained by Il
- Il people OF Louisiana:
o. FSrst-That the General Assembly viii
me meets the first Monday in January, 1879, sha
IN IN In accordance with the foregoing amen
al ments Immediately redistrict the, State, al
zen provide for the authority of clerks, and Il
9rs election and criminal jurisdiction of iustic
11h ,le Of the peace
me Second-That as soon as the Legislatu
re- shall have acted as aforesaid, the Govern
OF shall by proclamation call an election for u
ne tices of the peace for each parish except t
Dun parish of Orleans, and for district Judges,
Us, each district created by the redistrictn
Or or where one or more parishes have been adde
the or taken from the existing judicial distri
9iA and for State attorneys, as above provide