Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-11

and bill 80 deposited to the house III which
il originated on the first day of the meeting
of the next General Assembly, who shall
nc, upon the same as above provided. The
Governor shall have power TO veto one VI
more items in any bill approprlating money,
embracing distinct items, while approving
other portions of the bill, and the part or
parts of the bill approved shall become law,
aud the item or items of appropriations dis
approved shall be void, unless repassed
according 10 the rules and limitations pre-
scribed for the passage of other bills over
the Governors veto.
(Strikc out article siXty-siX.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed 10y the
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or
pcrquisites of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall I've vested in
supreme court, district courts, and III jus
tees of the peace. The district courts shall
have original jurisdiction in all civil cases
where the amount in dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars. exclusive of interest. In
criminal eases. and in all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall he unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction in civil
suits from justices of the peace, when the
amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars. cN-
elusive 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 determined by the Gen
cral Assembly. They shall hold office for
the term of two years. and their conipcu-
safion -hall be- fixed by law. Their iuIis-
dirtion III civil case, shall not exceed one
hundred dollars. exclusive of interest Sub
jcct To an appeal TO the district court in all
eases when the amount in dispute shall cN-
coed ten dollars, exclusive of interest
They shall have such criminal jurisdiction
~ shall be- conferred by law. The General
Assembly shalt have power to vest in the
clerks OF the district courts the right to
grant such orders and do such acts as may
bc deemed necessary for the furthcrancc of
the administration of Justice. In all cases
the power thus granted shall be specified
and determined.
(Sirkc ont articles Scycnty.thrcc, eighty.
five. eightysiX, cighty-Scycn. lightweight.
tighty-ninr. nlnriy-unc and one hundred
and thirty.thrcc.)
NtMBEE ELENEN.
The Chief 1u>tic" of the supreme Court
shall receive II salary of seven thousand
dollars per uuuum, aud the Associate jus
ticc> of Nv" Supreme Court shall each re-
ceivc salary Ot six Thousand five hundred
dollars per annum, payable quarterly on
their own warrant.
NUMBER 1wELNE.
The General Assembly Shall divide tiit,
State into judicial districts. which shall
remain unchanged for four yrar~. and for
each district one Judge, learned in the law,
shall be elected 10y n plurality of qualified
electors thereof. For each district there
shall he one district conrt, except III the
parish of Orleans, in which the General
Assembly may establish as many district
courts rs the public interest may require,
not To exceed the number now authorized
10y existing laws. except 10y u two-thirl>
vote ot all the members elected to both
branches OF the General Assembly. Until
otherwise provided hy law. the district
courts now existing ia The parish Of leans
shall have the jurisdiction ~ present CON
ferrcd by law; no rcdi>tIirtiug or change.
shall be made 81 ~ 10 takes fleet duiIn.
the incumhcncy. of any rhgc. IT, uum
her of districts in thu state shall not hc
less than thirty nor more than forty five.
The General Assembly shal! prov idr 10y Law
for nj least fOur terms annually of ia" dis
trict cont IN every parish. The Gc.ulil
Assembly shall have power ~ create cir.
cuit courts, to he constituted 10y grouping
the district judges into circuits, and com
posing the circuit court nf the Judges at thc
district courts within such circuits. To
direct the place or places of meeting of said
circuit courts 81 constituted, and Ia vest
said circuit courts with appellate inrisdic.
ton from the district court~ within the cir
chit where the amount involved exceeds
one hundred dollar, t>luuJ exclusive of in.
tcrcst, aud docs not exceed five hundred
dollars -Inul exclusive of interest Tn,
General As ''ullv shal have puwrr, hV (,
two-thlrd~ Nut" OF all the n"iuhcI, elected
tn both houses. Ia restrict the appellate iu
iisd'ction of tn" supreme Count To- caus,.,
whcrr the amount involved exceeds ON,
/ Thousand dollars t~lonp) exclusive of inter
est, and IN case at such restriction. the cit.
cant courts 80 10 hr created shall have an
/ pr!la'c Jurisdiction of the class Of ca.cs thu,
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction 81
| the supreme Count. The clerks at tlr dis
/ tr'ct courts shall hc elected hy ihr qualified
voter. at THEN respective par>hc.. am! ,lul
hold thrir Office tur four Years.
/ l>irIkc ont article cighty-th7,rJ
HrMEER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district Judges shall receive
a salary, L. he hN'd by law, V hich, rNcrur
m III" parish ui bil,au>, shall not Ice L..
+ th1n two Thousand dollars. nor more than
three th"usand dollar, per annum. Iayahl,
quarterly on his own warrant. and which
shall not hr Increased nut diminished dur
iuG his term OF office. He must he "A citi
zen of ia" United State. over the ace al
twenty five years, aud have resided in tn,
State aud rracticcd law therein for tn,
space ul Two years u"At preceding his cleo
/ tl"n. TIL" judges uf the district court,
shall hold their of1irc for tho term of foul
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