St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-16

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contractor, after the service has been
rendered, or contracted for changing
any parish seat, or creating new par
lshes, except 10y the assent OF the ma
.jOrity Of the qualified electors OF the
parish, Or parishes IN he affected. In
all other Gases whcrt !. general law can
be lna'it' applicable, no l.nal or special
law shall l'e passed.
AMENDMENT ".
The Governor shall Iect i've a salary
at $1,000 per annum, payable quarterly
OF, Ills own warrant. (Strlke out art. 56.)
AMENDMEN" V.
The Lieutenant Governor shall re-
ceiye d salary which shall be double
| that OF Il member of the General AS
sembly. (Strike out art. SD
AMENDMENT VI.
! Every bill which shall have passed
both houses shall be presented to the
Governor. If he approve it he sha!!
sign it if he does not lie shall return 1t
with his objections to the house in which
it originated, which shall enter the OBJ
jections at large upon its journal, and
proceed to reconsider it. Ii after such
| reconsideration two-thirls of all the
members present in the House shall
agree to pass the bill, it sha IL be sent
with the objections to the other house,
by which it shall likewise be recon
sidered, and if approved hy twothirds
uf the members present in that house 1t
shall I've ii law. But in such eases the
vote of both houses shall be determined
hy yeas and nays, and the names OF
members voting for or against the bill
| shall he entered upon the Journal OF
each house respectively.
II amy bill shall not bo returned by
the Governor within five days after it
shall have been presented to him, it
shall he II law in like manner AN it he
! had signed it, unless the General AS
sembly, by adjournment, prevent Its
| return; in which case, within thirty
days, the Governor shall file the same,
| with his objections thereto, in the office
of the Secretary of State, and give pub
| lie notice thereof otherwise j shall be-
come law, as if he had signed it. The
Secretary Of State shall communicate
said objections and bill 50 deposited to
li,e house in which it originated, 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
veto one or more items in any bill ap-
propriating 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 appropriation dlsap-
proved shall be void, unless repassed,
according to the iules and limitations
prescribed for the passage of other bills
over the Governors veto. (Strlke out
art. 66.)
AMENDMENT VII.
| The Auditor and Treasurer shall re-
ceive a salary of $4,000 per annum each,
payable quarterly, ON their own war
rants. The Secretary OF State shall re-
ceive q salary of $4,000 per annum. like
wise payable. (Strike out art. ~
AMENDMENT VIII.
No officer, whose salary il fixed by
the constitution, shall be allowed any
fees or perquisites of office.
AMENDMENT TX.
The judicial power shall be vested in
ii supreme court, in district courts and
in Justices of the psace. The district
courts shall have original jurisdiction IN
all civil eases where he amount exceeds
one hundred dollars, exclusive OF in
terest.
IL criminal eases and in all probate
matters their Jurisdiction shall '~ uil-
limited. They shall have appellate Jur-
lalic,iun in civil suits from justices OF
|
pxcetds $25 exclusive of interest. The
instices of the peace shall be elected by
the electors uf each parish in the man
ner and with the qualifications to be
determined by the General Assembly.
They shall hold office for the term OF
two wears, and their compensation shall
i've fixed by law. Their Jurisdiction in
civil eases shall not exceed one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, subject to
oppeal to the district court in all cases
when the amount in dispute shall exceed
S25 exclusive of interest. They shai!
: nave such criminal jurisdiction as sha1l
: he conferred by law. The General As
: sembly shall haze power to vest IN the
| clerks of the district cQlrts the right
= to grant such orders and do such acts al
! may be deemed necessary tor the 1nr'
! therance of the administration OF justice.
T In all cases the power TINS granted sinai
hn specified and determined. (Str'ke
= ont art. 73, IS, 86, 81, 50, 80, 81, 1851
. AMENDMENT x.
= The Chief justice of the Supreme
Court shall receive salary Of $1,000 pei
:, annum. and the Associate Justices q
I the Supreme Court slal each receive
= salary of $500, payable quarterly OF
their own warrants.
!
n The Ge11eral Assembly shall divid,.
!, the State into judicial districts, which
IL shall remain unchanged for fonr, years
IF and for each district, one judge, Learned
y in the law, shall be elected by a plur
It ality of the qualified electors thereof
- For eael. district there shall be one d,s as
# trict court, except in the parish OF Or
leans, in which the General Assemhl,
+ may establish as many district courts 2
the public interest may require. not Il
exceed the number now authorized Q.
existing laws, except by. two"thlrd
n vote of all the members elected to DOT
y branches of the Genera, Assembly
e Until otherwise provided by law, tn
7. district courts now existing IN the par
II isl of Orleans shall have the .JurlstiIlc
l. tion ut present conferred by law. =
n redistricting for change shall be mad
J. so AZ to take effect during the incum
IL hency of any judge. The nunber, o
1T districts in the State shall not be les
than ten nor more than thirty. IN
clerks of the district courts shall u
elected by the. qualified voters Of theii
respective parishes, and shall hold tlel
II office for four years. tStrike out art. 81
- AMENDMENT XII.
D Each of the district judges shall re
IN ceive salary to be fixed by law, whic
le shall not be less than $s500 per annuu