The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-09-21

fed electors of the parish, or parishes, to
! be affected in all other cases. where il
general law can be Tade applicable, no b.
cal or special law shall be passed.
| NUMBER SIX.
| The Governor shall receive salary of
| seven thousand dollars per annum, payable
| quarterly. Oh his own warrant.
| Strike ont article fitty-six.)
NUMBER SEVEN
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a
salary which shall be double that OF mem
Der of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article tfty-seven.
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall he presented to the Governor !:
If he approve it he shall sign it if he does
not. lie shall return it. with his objections,
to the house III which It originated. which
shall enter the ohlrrtiots ut large upon its
iulrnni, and proceed to reconsider it, If
after snch reconsideration two thirds Of all
the members pr, sent il that house shalt
aIrce 10 pass the bill. i, shall be sent, with
the object IONS, to the other houS" by which
II shall likewise be re-cnnsidercd. and if a,,.
proved Ivy two two tlld- OF the rlemb. rs
pres mt i'll ttlfi house. it shall be law. But
III such cases the vote Of both houses shall
be determined by yeas and nays. and the
names of members voting for or against the
bill shall he entered upon the journal of
each house respectively. If any bill shall
not he returned by the Governor within
five days after it shall have been presented
to him. it shall he IA law i'll like manner as
if he had signed it. unless the General As
SenbiT. by adjournment, prevent its re
turn i'll which ease, within thirty DAYS
the Governor shall file the same with his
objections thereto. in the office OF the Secre-
tary of State, and give public notice there
of otherwise it shall become law. as if he
had signed it. The Secretary of State shall
communicate said objections and bill so de
posted to The house in which it originated
on tn" 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 veto one or more items
in any bill appropriating money, embrac-
iug distinct items, willie approving other
portions of the bill, and the part or parts of
the bill approved shall become law and the
item or items OF appropriations disapprov
ed shall he void. unless repasSed according
10 the rules and limitations prescribed for
the passage Of other bills over the Cover
norS veto.
Strike out article sixty Sky
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the
constitution, shall he allowed any tees or
peruuls!teS OF office.
NUMBER TEN.
The .iudicia! power shall be vested in a
supreme count, district courts. and i'll 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 eases 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, ex-
elusive 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 10y the Gen
eral Assembly. They shall hold office for
the term OF two years, and their compensa
tion shall he fixed by law. Their jurisollc-
tion in civil cases shall not exceed one hun
drcd dollars, exclusive Of interest. subject
to au appeal to the district court in all ca
ses when the amoAnt in dispute shall ex-
ceed ten dollars, exclusive of interest. They
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 NAV
be t:eemed necessary for the lurtherance of
the administration of justice. In all cases
the power thus granted shall be specified
and determined.
(Strike ont articles seventy three, eighty
five, eighty six, eighhty seven, eighty eight,
eighty nine, ninety one and one huddred
and thirty three
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary of seven Thousand dol
lars per apnum, and the Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court shall each receive a
salary of six thousand five hundred dollars
per annum, 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 district one judge. learned in the law.
shall be elected by plurality of qualified
electors thereof. For each district there
shall shall be one district court. except in
in the parish of Orleans, in which the Gen
erai Assembly may establish as many dis
trct courts as the public interest may re
qure, not to exceed the number now au-
by existing laws. except 10y two
thirds vote of all the members elected to
both branches of the General Assembly. Tn
til otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing in the parish of Or
leans shall have the jurisdiction at present
conferred by law no redlstrictiHg or
change shall be made so as to take effect
during the incumbency of any judge. The
number OF districts in this State shall not
be less than fort nor forty five. The Gencr
al Assembly shall provide, by law for at
least four terms annually OF the district
court in every parish The General Assem-
biy shall have mower TO create circuit
courts. to be constituted by grouping the
district judges into circuits. and composing
the circuit court of the judges of the dis
trict courts within such circuits TO direct
the place or places OF meeting of said cir
cuit courts 50 constituted and to vest said
circuit courts with appellate jurisdiction
from the district courts within the circuit
where the amount involved exceeds one
hundred dollars t$l0ol exclusive of inter
est, and does not exceed i've hundred dol
lars 5000 exclusive Of interest. The Gene
raj Assembly shall have power by two
thirds vote of all the members elected to
both houses, to restrict the appellate lurls-
dictlon Of the Supreme Court TO causes
where the amount involved exceeds one
thousand dollars I$l00ll exclusive OF inter
est and IN case of such restriction. the
circuit courts 81 10 be created shall have
appellate jurisdiction OF the class of eases
thus excluded from tn appellate Jhrisdic-
ii III Of the Supreme Court. The clerks OF
the district courts shalt be elected by the
qualified voters of their respective parish
es, and shah hold their office fer four years
iStrke ont article eighty three.l