The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-10-19
NUMBER EIGHT

L\fly Jill "hio' o'"'' h"'' t'~''-'"
both hun,rs shall be presented t" the
Governor; if he approve il, he shall
sigu it if he does not, he shalt return
it, with his objections, to the house in
which it originated, which shall enter
the objections at large upon its journal,
aud proceed to reconsider it. II, after
such reconsideration, two-thirds OF all
the members present in that house shall
agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent,
with the objections, to the other house,
by which it shall likewise be re-
considered. and if approved by tw">
thirds If the members present III
that house. it shall be law. But
in such cases the vote of both
houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays, aud the names OF mems
bers voting for or against the bill shall
be entered upon the journal OF each
house respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
five DAYS after it shall have been pre-
scented to him, it shall be law, in like
manner as if he had sigued it, unless the
General Assembly, by adjournment,
prevent it's return in which case. with>
in thirty days, the Governor shall file
same, with his objections thereto, in the
flee of the Secretary OF State, and
give public notice thereof; otherwise 1t
shall become law, as if he had signed
it. The secretary of State shall COM
muuicate said objections and bill so de>
posted to the house in which it oiglna.>
ted On the first day of the meeting of
the next General Assembly, who shall
act upon the same as above provided.
!, The Governor shall have power to v to
,ue ,,,,~,sApre items in any bill approprla>
ti " q money, -o77;7 S7:::4s distinct items,
while approving other P S>tI>!!Sns Of 1!t
bill, and the part or parts OF the bill
approved shall become law, and the
item or items of appropriations disap-
proved shall be void, unless repassed
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 fixed by
the constitution, shall be allowed any
fees or pcrquisitcs of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in
supreme court, district courts, and in
justices of the peace. The district
courts shall have original jurisdiction IN
all civil cases where the amount in dis
pute exceeds one hundred dollars, ex>
elusive of interest. In criminal cases,
and in all probate matters, their jurls>
diction shall be unlimited. They shall
have appellate jurisdiction, i'll 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 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 iu 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, ex>
elusive Of interest. They shall have
such criminal jurisdiction as shall be
conferred by law. The General Assem-
bly, shall have power to vest in the
clerks of the district courts the right to
grant such orders and do such acts "s
may be deemed necessary for the fur
therauce of the administration of juss
tice. In all cases the power thus grants
ed shall be specified and determined.
Strike out articles seve'ty>threc
eighty>fve, elghtyesix, eighty>seven
{ lightweight, eighty~niue, ninety one
and one hundred and thirtyethree.
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme
, Court shall receive salary Of sever
thousand dollars per anuum, and tn
r Associate Justices Of the Supreme Cour
shall each receive salary Of six thou
4 sand Ave hundred dollars per annum
. payable quarterly on their own war
Il rant.
? NUMBER TWELVE.
r The General A scmbly shall divide tn
E State into ,lirial districts, which shat
, remain unchanged for four years, an
for each district one judge, learned il
the law, shall be elected by pluralit
J Of qualified electors thereof For eac
district there shall be one district cour,
e except in the parish of Orleans, iu.whic
# the General Assembly may establish a
many district courts as the public inter
est may require, not to exceed the nun
Der now authorized by existing laws, tx
cept by two-thirds vote of all Il,
members elected to hotll branches of til
General Assembly. Until otherwise pr,
d vided by law, the district courts nov
existing in tho parish Of Orleans sha
Y have tile jurisdiction ut present. confer
}. red by Law no redistrictiug or chang
y shall te made 80 as to take effect durilI
o tho incumbency Of any judge. Th
r. number of districts III the State shall nc
u be less than thirty nor more than forty
y five. The General Assembly shall pr,
g vide BY law for at last four terms al
d nnally of the district court in tyery uar