The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-03-22

of their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
(Strike out articles s3, So, Sc, 81, IS, 50,
81 and 1885,
AMENDMENT II.
Each of the district judges shall re.
ceive salary to be fixed by law, which,
except in the parish of Orleans, shall
not be less than two thousand no more
than three thousand dollars per an
mum on his own warrant, and which
shall not be increased or diminished
during his term of office. He must be
citizen of the United States over the
age of twenty-five years, and have re-
sided in the State and practiced law
therein for the space of two years next
proceeding his election. The judges OF
the district courts shall hold their
Office for the term of four years.
In the parish of Orleans the annual
salary of the district judges shall not
exceed five thousand dollars, to be
paid as above provided.
(Strike out article S4.)
AMENDMENT 13.
In lieu of the Office of district attor-
ney, established by article % of the
constitution of 1865, there shall be
elected by the qualified voters of each
parish a State attorney therefor, who
shall be citizen OF the United States
and who shall have been resident of
the State and practicing and duly
licensed attorney at law for at least
two years. He shall receive u salary
from the State of not less than three
nor more than seven hundred dollars
per annum, to be provided by law upon
the basis of representation in the House
of Representatives, and payable quar-
terly upon his own warrant.
He shall be an eX-ofhcio attorney of
the parish and receive such salary
therefrom as may be fixed by the pa
rochial authorities, not to exceed 500
per annum. He shall moreover receive
such fees of Office as may be allowed by
law. He shall be elected at the same
time with the judges of the district
courts, and shall hold his Office for the
term of four years.
AMENDMENT II.
In every case where tho judge may
be recused, and when he is not person.
ally interested in the matters in con-
testation, he shall select a lawyer hav-
ing the necessary qualifications required
for a judge of his 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 per-
sonally interested, or when he may be
absent or refuses to act.
(Strike out article S6.)
In order to provide for the establish
ment of the judicial system created by
the above amendments, and to prevent
the evils of an interregnum, it is hereby
ordained by the people of Louisiana
First-That the general assembly,
| which meets ON the first Monday in
January, 1879, shall in accordance with
the foregoing amendments, immedi.
ately redistrict the State, and provide
for the authority of clerks, and the
election and criminal jurisdiction o.
justices of the peace.
Second-That as soon as the legisla.
ture shall have acted as aforesaid, the
governor shall, by proclamation, call
an election for justices of the peace for
each parish except the parish of Orleans,
and district judges in each district
created by the redistricting, 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 attorney
for the parish shall be State attorney.
This election shall be held on the same
day throughout the State, which day
shall not be less than sixty nor more
than ninety days after the passage of
said act. The terms of the officers
elected at said election shall expire on
the general election of 1880, and the
limitation on the change OF districts
oftencr than once every four years
shall not be considered as having effect
before the general assembly of 1880.
Third-Ehat the judicial system as
established by the constitution OF 1868
shall remain in force until the expira-
tion of the thirtieth day after said cleo
ton, excluding from the compilation
the day of the election.
Fourth - The adoption of these
amendments shall not vacate the Offices
of the present clerks of court in each
parish.
AMENDMENT 10.
Article 1872 of the constitution of 1868
shall be abrogated.
AMENDMENT 16.
The superintendent of public educa-
tion shall receive a salary of thirty-five
hundred dollars, payable quarterly, on
his own warrant.
AMENDMENT II.
No license tax shall be imposed by
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