The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-09
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trios courts shall b u
voeers of their respective
hold their olaoe for -four yoSll
l6trike out article eight -lhreCV
NUMBER 1ntRrEEN.
salary, 70 be 6xed BY law, which,
the parish OF Orleans, shall not bo
two thousand dollars, nor more thai
tsesY hi: dollars on per- .n%
be Increased nor diminished during his
Of Office. He must be citizen Of the u
States, over the age of twenty five yeass,
therein for the space Of two years next prS
ceding bis election. The judges of tho distric
courts shall hold their ONCE for tho term
four years. In the parish Of Orleans ~
exceed Eve thousand dollars, to be paid O
above provided.
rstrike out article eighty-tour.l
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the Office of district attorney ed
tablished by article ninety-tWo OF the consti1
tuition Of 1868, there shall be elected, By the
qualified voters Of each parish, States attor-
ney therefor, who shall be . citizen Of the
ident Of the State. and q practicing and duly
licensed attorney at law, for at least two
years. He shall receive salary from the
State Of not less than three nor moro than
vided by law upon the basis Of representation
in the House OF Representative, and payable
quarterly On bis own warrant. He shall be
ss ,9ct1 .s attorney Of the parish: and receive
parochisl authorities, not 70 exceed seven
hundred dollars per snnum. He shall, more
over, receive such fees Of Office as may BIO
the states attorney shall receive such com
pensation from the city, In addition to the
salary above provided, % may be established
by law. He shall be elected at the same time
kk,os s,s1rv HHoA~ enk
hold his Office for the term OF four years.
NUMBER YirrEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be re-
cused, and when he II not personally inter-
ested in the natter: in contestation, he shall
Cations reaGised for judge Of his co %ra 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
In terested, or when he may be absent or re-.
fuses TO act.
[strike out article ninety.l
NUMBER srxrrES.
In order TO provide for the establishment of
the judicial system created by the above
and 70 prevent the evils of an
It is hereby ordained by the
people Of Louisiana
First-That the General Assembly, which
meets the Arst Monday In January, 1879, shall,
redistrict the State, and provide
for the authority Of clerks, and the election
and criminal Jurisdiction of justices of the
peace.
shall have acted as aforesaid, tho Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for JUS
tices Of the peace for each parish, except the
parish Of Orleans, and for district judges, in
where one or more parishes have been added,
or taken from the existing judicial district, and
for State attorneys, as above provided. except
in the parish of Orleans, where the district at
torney for the parish shall be State attor-
ney. This election shall be held on the
same day throughout the State, which day
shall not be less than sixty nor more than
terms Of the officers elected at said election
shall expire ut the general election of 1880,
and the limitation on the change Of districts,