The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-08-31

shall have appellate jurisdiction, in civil
suits from justices of the peace, when the
amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars, ex-
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
eral Assembly. They shall hold office for
the term Of two years, and their cOmpensa
ton shall be fixed by law. Their ,iurisdic-
tion in civil cases shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars, exclusive Of interest, subject
to au appeal to the district court in all ca
ses when the amount in dispute shall ex-
ceed 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 and do such acts as NAV
be deemed necessary 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
five, eighty six, eighhty seven, eighty eight
eighty nine. ninety one and one huddred
and thirty three.) .
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary of seven thousand dol
of the Supreme Court shall each receive a
salary of six Thousand five hundred dollars
per annum, 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 plurality of qualified
electors thereof. For each district there
shall shall he one district court. except in
in the parish of Orleans, in which the Gen
eral Assembly may establish as many dis
trict courts as the public interest may re
quire, not to exceed the number now au-
thorizel by existing laws. except 10y two
thirds vote of all the members elected to
both branches of the General Assembly. Tn
til otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing in the parish Of Or
leans shall have the jurisdiction ut present
conferred by law +; no redistricting or
change shall be made SO as to take effect
during the incumbency ut any judge. The
number of districts in this State shall not
be less than forty nor forty five. The Gener
al Assembly shall provide by law for at
least four terms annually of the district
court in every parish. The General Assem-
bly, shall have power TO create circuit
courts, to be constituted by grouping the
district Judges into circuits, and composing
the circuit court of the judges of the dis
trict courts within such circuits To direct
the place or places of meeting of said cir
cult 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 dollars ($l00) exclusive of inter-.
est, and does not exceed five hundred dol
lars t$5O0) exclusive of interest The Gene
raj Assembly shall have ipower by a two
thirds vote of all the members elected to
both houses, to restrict the appellate juris-
diction of the Supreme Court to causes
where the amount involved exceeds one
thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive of inter
est 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 appellate jnrisdic-
ton of the Supreme Court. The clerks of
the district courts shall be elected by the
qualified voters Of their respective parish
es, and shall hold their Office fer four years.
(Strike out article eighty three.)
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 anuum, payable
quarterly on his own warrant, and which
shall not be increased nor diminished du-
ring his term of office. He must be cit i
zen If the United States, over the age of
| twenty-five years, and have resided in the
State and practced law therein for the
space of two years next preceding his cleo
! ton The judges of the district courts
shall hold their office for the term of four
wears. In the parish of Orleans the annual
salary of the district judges shall not ex-
| ceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided.
(Strike out article eighty-four.
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
| In lieu of the office of district attorney
established by article ninety-two Of the con
| stitution of 1868, there shall be ielected, by
| the qualified voters of each parish, a State
! attorney therefore. who shall be citizen ol
| the United States, aud who shall have beer
q resident of the state, and a practicins
| and licensed attorney at law. for at least
two wears. He shall receive Il salary from
the State Of no: less than three nor more
| than seven hundred dollrrs per annum. tt
be proxidcd by law upon the basis of pre-
resentation in the House of Representa-
tives, and payable quarterly on his owl
warrant He shall be er-oficiO attorney o
the parish, and receive such salary there
from as may be liked by the parochial au
thorities, not to exceed seven hundred dol
lars per aunum.. He shall, moreover, n
ceive such fees of office may be allowed
by law. In the city of New Orleans tn
States attorney shall receive such compen
sation from the city, in addition to tn
salary above provided, as may be establish
ed by law. He shall be elected at the sam
time with the judges of the district courts
and shall hold his Office for the term o
four years.
! NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every cass where the jud ge may be r
, cused. and when he is not personally inter
ested in the matters in cOntestation, b
shall select laMyer, having the necessar
! qualifications required for a judge OF hi
court, to try such cases and the Genera
) Assembly shall provide by law for the tris
J of those cases n which the judge may !
personally interested, or when he may b