The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-09-07

pNhiic oficer, agent. Or contractor,
after the service has been render
ed Or contracted for; changing
any parish seat, or creating new
parishes, except by the assent Of
The majority Of the qualified clcc-
tors of the parish, Or parishes, to
be affected ; liz all other cases,
where a general law can be made
applicable, no local or special law
shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive a
salary Of seven thousand dollars
per annum, payable quarterly, on
his own warrant.
Strike ont article fftysix.)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall
receive a salary which shall be
double that of q member Of the
General Assembly.
(Strike ont article ffty-scven.
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have
passed both houses shall be pre-
sented to the Governor !: if he ap-
prove it, he SHALL sign it; K he
does not. he shall return it, with
his objections. to the house in
which it originated, which shall
enter the objections at large upon
its jouvnal, and proceed to recon
slider it. If, after such reconsider
ton, 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 otter
house, by which il shall likewise
be reconsiderd. and if approved by
two-thirds Of he members present
in that house, it shall be a Jaw
But in such cases the vote OF both
houses Shall be determined Nv yeas
and nays, AID the names Of 'lle
members voting for or against the
bill Shall be entered upon the jour
nal of each house respectively. Ii
any bill shall not he returned by
the Governor within five days af-
ter 1t shall have been presented to
him, it shall he a law, in like man
ner as if he had signed it, unless
the General Assembly, by adjourn
ment, prevent its return ; in which
case, within thirty days. the Gov
ernor shall file the same, with his
objections thereto, in the Office Of
the Secretary Of State, and give
public notice thereof +; otherwise
it shall become a law, as if he had
signed it. The Secretary Of State
shall communicate said objections
and bill so deposited to the honsc
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
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 disap-
proved shall! be void. unless re-
passed according to the rules and
Limitations prescribed for the pas.
sage Of other bills over the Cover.
nor's veto.
Strike ont article sixty-six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed
by the constitution, shall be allow
ed any fees Or perquisltes Of Office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be
vested in a supreme court, district
courts, and in justices of the peace.
The district courts shall have orr
ginal jurisdiction in all civil cases
where the amount in dispute ex.
cceds one hundred dollars, exclu'
sive of interest. In criminal ca.
ses, and in all probate matters
their jurisdiction shall be unlimi
ted. They shall have appellate
Jurisdiction, in civil suits from jus
tees of the peace, when the
amount III dispute exceeds ten dol
lars. exclusive Of interest. The
justices Of the peace shall be elect
ed by the electors of each parish
in the manner and with the quail
ications to be determined by the
General Assembly. They shall
hold office for the term two years
and their compensation shall te
fixed by law. Their jurisdiction il
civil cases shall not exceed one
hundred dollars, exclusive of in
%terest, subject to an appeal to the
district court in all cases when tire
amount In dispute shall not exceed