The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-10-12
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have psssc

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Governor; if he approve it, he shall
sign it; if he does not, he shall return
it, with his objections, to the house in
which it-origiuated, which shall enter
the objections at large upon its journal,
and proceed to reconsider it. If, after
such reconsideration, 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 other house,
by which it shall likewise be re-
considered, and if approved by two>
thirds of the members present in
that house, it shall be a law. But
in such cases the vote of both
houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays, and the names of mems
bers voting for or against the bill shall
be entered upon the journal of each
house respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
five days after it shall have been pre-
scented to him, it shall be law, in like
manner as if he had signed it, unless the
General Assembly, by adjournment,
prevent its return; in which case, with+
in thirty days, the Governor shall file
same, with his objections thereto, in the
office of the Secretary of State, and
give public notice thereof; otherwise it
shall become law, as if he had signed
it. The secretary of State shall CON-
municate said objections and bill so de-
posted to the house in which it Original
ted 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 VITO
one or more items in any bill approprla>
ting money, embracing distinct items,
while approving other portions of the
bill, and tho part or parts Of the bill
approved shall become law, and the
item or items of appropriations disap-
proved shall be void, unless repassed
according to the rules aud limitations
prescribed 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 perquisites Of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested IN
a supreme Court, district courts, aud in
justices of the peace. The distrc'
courts shall have original Jurisdiction IN
all civil cases where the amount in dis
pute exceeds one hundred dollars, ex>
elusive of interest. In criminal cases.
and in all probate matters, their juris"
diction shall be unlimited They shall
have appellate jurisdiction, in civil suits
from justices of the peace, when the
amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars.
exclusive of interest. The justices Of
the peace shall he elected by the electors
Of each parish in the manner and with
the qualifications to be determined by
the General Assembly. They shall
hold office for the term Of two years, and
their compensation shall be fixed by law
Their jurisdiction iu civil cases shall no,
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive o.
interest, subjec to an appeal to the dis
trict court in all cases when the amount
in dispute shall exceed ten dollars, ex'
elusive Of interest. They shall have
such criminal jurisdiction as shall bt
conferred by law. The General Assem-
bly, shall have power to vest in the
clerks of the district courts the ri ht t
, grant such orders and do such acts Al
may be deemed necessary for the fur
therance Of the administration of JUS
tice. In all cases the power thus grant
ed shall be specified and determined.
Strike out articles seveuty>three
eighty>6ve, eightyasix, eighty"seven
+ lightweight, eighty~nine, ninety>on
and one hundred and thirtysthree.
= NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Suprem
. Court shall receive salary of sever
. thousand dollars per annum, and tn
r Associate Justices Of the Supreme Cour
J shall each receive salary Of six thou
I sand ave hundred dollars per annum
: payable quarterly on their own war
I rant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
r The General Assembly shall divide til
E State into judicial districts, which shal
remain unchanged for four years, an
for each district one judge, learned il
the law, shall be elected by a pluralit
of qualified electors thereof. For eac
. district there shall be one district court
Q except in the parish of Orleans, in whic
f the General Assembly may establish a
many district courts as the public inter
est may require, not to exceed the mum
Der now authorized by existing laws, ex
cept by a two-thirds vote of all tn
members elected to both branches O. tn
General Assembly. Until otherwise pre-
| vided by law, the district courts nov
existing in the parish of Orleans shall
Y have the jurisdiction at present confer
red by law no redistricting or chang
shall he made so as to take effect durin
the incumbency Of any judge. TIL
= number of districts in the State shall no
] be less than thirty nor more than forty
five. The General Assembly shall pro
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