Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-25

thereof: otherwise it shall become a law,
A. if he had sirued it, The Secretary OF
stat, shall communicate said objections
and hill 80 deposited to the house ia which
il originated on the first duy OF the meeting
of the next General Assembly, who shalt
act upon the same as above provided. The
Governor shall have power to veto one or
more items in any bill appropriating money,
embracing distinct items, while 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 dis,
approved shall be void, unless repassei
according to the rules and limitations pre-
scribcd for the passage of other bills over
the Governors veto.
(Strike ont article sixty-six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the
constitution. shall be allowed any fees or
pcruuisltes of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in n
supreme court, district courts, and in JUS
tees of the peace. The district courts shall
have original jurisdiction III all civil cases
where the amount in dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars. exclusive of interest. In
criminal cases, and iu all probate matters,
.
! 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 shafi be elected by the electors of
| each parish u the manner and with the
qualifications To be determined by the Gen
rral Assembly. They shall hold office for
| the term Of two years, and their compen-
| sation shall bc fixed by law. Their juris-
/ diction in civil cases shall not exceed one
hundred dollars. exclusive of interest, snh-
irct To an appeal to the district court in all
| cases when the amount in dispute shall ex-
coed ten dollars, exclusive OF Interest.
! They shall have such criminal jurisdiction
IA 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 rs may
bc deemed necessary for the furthcrance OF
the administration Of justice. In all cases
the power thus granted shall be specified
and determined.
(Strikc ont articles seventy three, eighty
five. cightysiS, eighty-seven, lightweight
eighty-ninc. ninety -unc aud one hundred
and thirty three
NUMHrE TIl:IN.
The Chlri Justice of the SupIcinc Cour
dollars per anuum, and the Associate Jus
tices OF the supreme Court shall each n
ceiYe a SALARY oi ~iN Thousand hive hHndic,
dollars per auuum, payable quarterly OF
their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide III,
State into judicial districts, which shall
remain unchanged for four years, aud 10
IN IL 81 N lt
shall be- elected by a plurality Of QUALIFIED
electors thereof. For each district Their
shall be one district court, except IN tn
parish Of Orlraus, in which the Genera
Assembly may establish ~ many diStric
courts as the pnblic interest may require
not To exceed the number now authorize,
hy existing laws, except hy two-third
vote of all the members elected 10 bot
branches of the General Assembly. INT
otherwise provided by law, the distric
courts now existing in the parish of Oilcau
, shall have the jurisdiction NJ prcs"mt coi
tcrrrd by law; no rcdi>trictiug or chang
J shall be made 50 ~ 10 take effect dur;n
! the iucumbcncy OF any judgr. The nHn
: her of districts i'll the state shall not b
' less than thirty nor more than forty-iiy'
Z Tho General Assembly shall provide 10y In
for at least four terms annually of the di
trict court III every parish. The G,ncr.
{ Assembly shall have power To create 81
I cult courts, To he constituted ny groupin
the district Judges into circuits, AMI con
posing the circuit court of the judges at III
district courts within sRcii circuits. ]
direct the place or places Of mrctiugot sal
=. ! circuit courts 80 constituted. and To- vc'
/ said circuit courts with appellate iuri,di,
:, ton from the district courts within the eli
|, 5cUt where the amount involved exceed
:. one hundred dollars sloo) exclusive of IL
=. tcrrst and does not exceed five hundrc
= dollars 5000 exclusive of interest. I'll
# General Assembly shall have power, by
a tvo-thfas vote of all the members plecte
=. To both houses, To restrict the appellate j.
:. risdiction of the supreme Court to caus,
;. where the amount involved exceeds 0i
4 thousand dollars (slNO) exclusive of int
:. cst, and IN case OF such restriction, the ci
:, cuit courts so tn be created shall have al
prtlitr jurisdiction oil the class OF cases TIN
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
the supreme Cont. The clerks of the iii
a ,riti ceHii- shall be- ltctel hy the dualiiit
y voters of their respective parishes and sha
:, hold their office for four wears.
i tStfike out article eigh;y-three)
= NUMBER THIRTEEN.
a. Each of the district Judges shall recci'
- Il salary, Ia br fixed 10y law, which, excel
:. in the parish oi Orraus shall not be L..
-, than two Thousand dollars. nor more I'll;
i three thousand dollars per aHnum payal,
~ quarterly on his own Warrant, and viii,
!. shall not he increased nor diminished Din
=, ing his term of Office. He must be a cit
~ zen of IN. United State. over the age
ii twenty-five years, and have resided i'll Il
10 State and practiced law therein for &
~ space of two wears next preceding his cle
tnIUga nt tStr
n shall hold their office for the term OF 10
~ years. In the parish of Orleans the annu
a. salary Of the district Judges shall not c
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