The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-05
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per-
guisites of office.


hundred dollars, exclusive OF interest. In
criminal cases, and In all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction, In civil suits
in dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive OF
interest. The justices Of the peace shall be
elected by the electors Of each parish in the
manner and with the qualifications to be de-
termined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term of two years,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction in civil cases shall not ex-
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive Of inter-
est, subject to an appeal to tha district court
in all cases when the amount In dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive of interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as 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
for the furtherance OF the administration OF
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
(Strike out articles seventy three, eighty
eighty-nine. ninety -one and one hundred and
thirty-three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary Of seven thousand dol
lars Der annum, and the Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court shall each receive O salary
of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial DISTRICTS which shall re
main unchanged for four years, and for each
district one judge, learned in the law, shall
be elected by q plurality of qualified electors
district court, except in the parish of Orleans,
| in which the General Assembly may estab-
lish as many district courts as the public in
terest may REQUIRE not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by
tWo-thirds vote Of all the members elected to
both branches of the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing in the parish OF Orleans
shall have the jurisdiction at present con-
ferred by law; no redistricti.ng Or change
districts In the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-fye. The General
Assembly shall provide by law for at least
| every parish. The General Assembly shall
have power to create circuit courts, to be
constituted by grouping the district judges
into circuits, and composing the circuit
within such circuits. To direct the place
or places Of meeting of said circuit
courts so constituted, and to vest said circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
district courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
lars (S1OO) exclusive of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars ($50O) exclusive Of
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by tWo-thirds vote Of all the men,
bers elected to both houses, to restrict the ap-
pellate Jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive Of in
terest; and in case OF such restriction, the
circuit courts so to be created shall have ap-
pellate Jurisdiction Of the class OF cases thus
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction, OF
the Supreme Court. The clerks Of the dis
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified
voters OF their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
(Strike out article eighty-threel
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district judges shall receive a.
salary, to be fixed by law, which, except in
the parish of Orleans shall not be less than
two thousand dollars, nor more than three
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
terly on his own warrant, and which shall not
be increased nor diminished during his term
Of office. He must be a citizen of the United
States, over the age Of twenty-five years, and
have resided in the State and practiced law
therein for the space OF two years next pre-
ceding his election. The Judges OF the dis
trict courts shall hold their office for the term
Of four years. In the parish Of Orleans the
annual salary OF the district judges shall not
exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided.
Strike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the office Of district attorney, es-
tablished by article ninety-two Of the consti-
tuition of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
attorney therefor, who shall be a citizen of
the United States, and who shall have been
resident OF the State, and .practicing and
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two
State Of not less than three nor more than
seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro-
vided by law upon the basis OF representation
in the House OF Representatives, and payable
er-oNcio attorney Of the parish, and receive
such salary therefrom as may be fixed by the
parochial authorities, not to exceed seven
hundred dollars per annum He shall, more
over, receive such fees of Office as may be
allowed by law. In the city of New Orleans
the States attorney shall receive such COM
pensation from the city, in addition to the
salary above provided, as may be established
by law. He shall be elected at the same time
with the judges of the district courts, and
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be re-
cused, and when he is not personally inter-
ested in the matters III condensation, he shall
cations required for q judge of his court, to
try such cases; and the General Assembly
shall provide by law for the trial of those
cases in which the judge may be personally
interested, or when he may be absent Or re-
fuses to act.
(Strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment Of
the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils OF an
interregnum, it is hereby ordained by the
people OF louisiana:
FtrsLThat the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879, shall,
in accordance with the foregoing amend
provide for the authority of clerks, and the
election and criminal jurisdiction Of justices
Of the peace.
Secoad-That as soon as the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclaim alton call an election for JUS
tees of the peace for each parish, except the
parish of Orleans, and for district judges, in
zach district cr,eated hu the redistrictincr