The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-10-09
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

rality of qualified electors thereof. For
each district there shall be one district
court, except in the parish of Orleans,
in which the General Assembly may es-
tablislr as many district courts az the
publicrinterest may require, not to exxr - :.
ceed the number now authorized BY
existihgolaws, except by a two thirds
vote OF. all tire members elected to
both branches of the General Assem-
bly. Until otherwise provided by law,
the district courts now existing in the
parish of Orleans shall have the juris-.
diction at present conferred by law; no
redistricting or change shall be made
so as to take effect during 1.-The incum-
bency of any judge. The number Of
districts in the State shall not be less
than thirty nor more than 'forty-fve.
The General Assembly shall provide
by Law for at least four terms, annually
of the district court in every parlsll
The General Assembly shall I; have
powerto create !cireuit courts, to be
constituted by grouping the district
judges into circuits, and composing the
circuit court of the judges of tho dis
trict courts within such, circuits. 10
direct the place Or places of meeting OF
said circuit courts so constituted, and
to vest said circuit courts witlp appel.
| late Jurisdiction from the district
courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred
dollars f$W0) exclnsiveo Of interest,
and does not exceed FIVE hundred dol-
| lars $500 J exclusive ofinterest. The
| General Assembly Shall have power,
! by q twu- thirds voteGof'alf the men,
hers elected to both houses, to resti ict
the appellate jurisdiction of the Su,,
preme Court to causes where the
amount involved exceeds! one thou
sand dollars Isl, 000,) exclusive Of in
terest; and in case of such restriction,
the circuit courts so to be created shall
[have appellate jurisdiction of the class
of cases Thus excluded from the APP
pcllate jurisdiction Of the Supreme
Court. g The Z clerks Of the dis
trict courts shall he electednby The
squalitied voters of their respective par
fishes, and shall hold their Office fol
lfour wears. ~ 81 g!s,fiii2 9!G b53.i %
| (Strike out article eighty-three.1 Ns
| -,e, y NUMBER THIRTEEN. gGw 4sf,
| Eael, of the DISTRICT judges shall re.
ceivse "a salary, to he Fixed by law
yliieh, except III the Parish of Orleans
shall not .be LESS. than: two, H'ousant
Edollars, nor more than three thousand
Edollhrs per annum, payable quarterl,
fong Ills own warrant, and which shall
mot he increased nor diminished dur
ing his term of office. He must be ;
I citizen Of the United States, over thu
Eage of twenty five years, and, have re
sided in, the State and practiced law
therein for the space of two years mex
l preceding lis election, 4 Tho Judges o
1.-The district courts SHALL hold their of
/ fee for the, term of four Years, IN th'
Parish of Orleans the annual salary, Q
the district judges siiailfnotexceed fis'
thonsa,dbdollars, to be paid as aboy
rs ,tsiFike out article eighty foSpyy)J :"
I; ''i1'o'ss NUMBER Fourteen. = -
+ aIni lien off tile Office of district attor
! nex, established Lyarticle, ninety-tw
of the Constitution of, 1868, there sllal
j be elected, ny tic Qualified voters q
Il each sParisi9a State 'saattorney there
J, for - WHO, shall be "a citizen of the Uni
4 ted States, and who shall have been
4 resilient ofthe State, andla practiein
i anA duly licensed 1attoriieSat law,j fu
at least two years. He shall receive
, salary from the State of not less tina
three nor more than seven, hundre
i dollars per a;num; io>be provided B
[ lawiupontheibasis Misrepresentation
J, The House ofRepresentatives, and pay
able quarterly on his own warran
Il IFe Shall be ex 1officio attorney of til
) Parish, aud reeeivecsuclrs salary there
i from; as may be fiSear blythe paroclri'
ID authorities, not to exceed seven hut
a died dollars per aniium..t He shall
"a moreover, receive sucht fees of office E
y may, he allowed, by, law. in the.cit
of New Orleans the States attorne
= stall receive such COMPENSATION fro
the city; in addition toa the 'salal
., above provided, as may be establishe
1 By law. He shall be elected at Il
=. same time with the judges of the tli
- triet courts, and shall hold his otfi'
for the tern y, Of four QUIZ ys eaEis cd 81
81 - NUMBER. FIFTEEN. a..
- In every case " here the judge ms
II be Reused, and when lie is not perso
! ally ipterested:in ulelmatters in CO
ri testation, he shall select lawyer, ha
>, ing, the necessary qualifications i
y CURED fora judge, of bis court, to t
e such Gases; and tile General Assemb
r. =, shall provide by law ofora the trial
~ those cases in which the judge may
~ personally interested, or when he M
y be absent or refuses to act. '"' ''''' q
J., aSnike out article ninety.)9:s 7Ia
- tGN an NUMBER slxTEEN.2;HGe1
y. lin order to provide for sthe esta
ii lishmept Of the judicial system Great
< by the above amendments, and to p
a, vent the evils.of an interregnum, it
en- hereby ordained BY tue people of Ii
eu isiana
ev First-That the General Assemb
on which meets the first Monday in Jan
he airy, 1879, shall, ineaccordauce with 4
to foregoing amendments, immediat
rts redis.rict the State, and provide
do the authority Of clerks, and the Ell
nv ton and criminal jurisdiction of j
Il. tees of the peace. ion ~. af.a.-T
,er " SecoDd-That as soon as the Leg
Ia, Ilatufe' shall have acted as aforess
: tho Governor shah BY proclamat
ee call am election for justices of
ssnn'' peace for each parish, except the ,
ne ish of Orleans, and for district judl
eS IN each district created by tile RET
- trietingg where one 2or more paris
y" have. been added, Or taken from
me existing judicial district, and for 81
zen Attorneys, as above provided, exc
thie in the parish of Orleans, where the
me ,.:aA ,tt,r,o, Aho Dnriol, shal III