Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-10-05

NM0eDfr Effrfu.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court shall receive a salary Of seven
thOnsand dollars per annuN. and tho
Associate Justices Of the Supreme
Court shall each receive q salary Of
ak thousand five hundred dollars per
annnm, payable quarterly on their
own warrant.
Nxmber Twelre.
The General Assembly shall divi-
de the State into judicial districts,
which shall remain unchanged for
four years, and for each district one
Judge, learned in the law, shall bo
elected by q plurality Of qualified el-
cctors thereof. For each district
there shall he one district court, cx-
cept in the parish Of Orleans. in
which the General Assembly may
establish IA many district courts as
the public interest may require, not
to exceed the number now anthoriz-
ed by existing laws, except by q
two thirds vote of all the members
elected to both branches of the Gen.
eral Assembly. Until otherwise pro-
vided by law, the district courts now
existing in the parish Of Orleans shall
have the jurisdiction at present con.
fcrred by law; Notwithstanding or
change shall be made ~ "A to take
effect during the incWmbency of any
Judge. The number Of districta in the
State shall not be lcss than thirty nor
more than .forty.Rve. The General
Assembly shall provide by Law for at
least four terms annually f the dis
trict cOnrt IN every parish. Tho
Assembly shall have power
tn create circnit conrts, to be cOnsti-
tuted by grouping the district judges
into circuits. and composing the cir
emit conrt Of the judges Of the dis
trict cOnrts within sncll circuits. To
direct the place or places of meeting
of said circnit courts ~ constituted,
and tn vest said circmit courts with
appellate Jurisdiction from tho dist
trict courts within the circuit where
the amount involved exceeds ono
hundred dollars (elOO) exclusive of
interest. and ,lOes not exceeds fivc
dollars (ejOO) exclusive Of
interest. The General Assembly
shall have power, by a twO-thir,ls
vote Of all the membera elected to
both houscs, to restrict the appellate
jurisdiction If the Supreme Conrt tn
cauaea where the am0nnt involved
exceeds one thouaand dollars (4lOOO)
exclusive of interest and in case Of
such restriction, the circuit courts %
to be created shall have appellate
juristlictiop Of the class Of cases thus
excluded from the appellate iurisdic-
tion of the Supreme Conrt. Tho
clerks Of the district courts shall bo
elected by the qualified voters Of
their respective parishes. and shall
hold their office for f0nr years.
(Strike ont article eighty.thrce.)
Member 7Rirteea.
Each of the district judges ahall re-
eeive salary, to he fixed by law,
which, except In the parish of Or.
leans, ahall not b. less than two
thonsand dollars, nor more than threo
thousand dollars per annum, payable
IN his own warrant, md
which shall not l,e increased mar dim
inished during his term Of Office. Ho
must be a citizen of the United Sta.
tes, over the age of twenty-five
years, and have resided in the State
and practiced law therein lcr tho
space Of two years next preceding
his election. Tho jndges Of the dat
rict courts shall hold their Once for tho
term Of four years. In the parish Of Or
leans the annual salary Of the district
judges shall not exceed ave thousanil
70 be paid - atove provided.
(Strike ont article eighty .four.)
Namber Fomyfees.
IN keu AZ the office Of district at
teeoey, satablisled by article ninety.
tWo6 the consultation Of 1893, there
thege ahall l'e elected, by the Qwali.
fed voters ofeach parish, q States at.
tOrney therefor, who shall he a
citizen Of the United States, and who
alall have heen . resideut oithe State.
and praeticing and daily lieenaed
attorney at law, for at least two
yeara. He ahall receive . salary from
the State o. not lesa than three n~r
moro than seven hundred dollara
per annum, tn hs provided by law
upon the basis of representation In
the House Of Representatives, and
payable quarterly on his own war;.
ant. He shall be ez.obeso attorney
Of the parish, and receive snch salary
therelFO0 10 may be Rxesl BY tho
paroehia) aathoritiea, noe to exceed
seven hundred dollars per aunum.
He ahall. moreover, receive such
fees Of Office a. may be allowed BY
law. In tho city Of New Orleans tho
States attorney shalt receive such
compensation from tho city, In addi-
tion TO the salary above provided, "A
may be established BY law. He shali bo
elected at the same time with the iud-
gesofthe district courts, and shall hold
his once for the term Of four years.
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