Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-08-03

exceeds one thonsand dollars ($lOOO)
exclusive of interest and in case Oi
sncli restriction. the circuit courts sO
tn be created shall have appellate
Jurisdiction Of the class of cases TINS
excluded from the appellate inrisdic-
tion Of the Supreme Court. The
clerks Of the district cOnrta shall be
elected by the qualified voters Of
tl9ir respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for fOnr years.
(Strike ont article eighty .three.)
Number Thirteen.
Each of the district judges ahall re.
ceive salary, to be fixed by law,
which, except in the parish Of Or.
leans, shall not be less than two
thousand dollars, nor more than three
thousand dollars per annum, payable
quarterly on his own warrant, and
which ahall not IN increased nor dim.
inisl,ed during his term. of Office. He
must be q citizen Of the United Sta.
tes. over the age II twenty. FIVE
years, and have resided in the State
and practiced law therein fSr the
space Of two years next preceding
his election. The judges of the dist
riot courts shalt hold their Office for
the term Of four years. In the parish
of Orleans the annual salary Ot the
district judges shalt not exceed five
thonsand dollars, to be paid as above
provided.
(Strike ont article eighty.four.)
Kwmber Fourteen.
In lieu 81 the Office Of district At
tOrnsy. established by article ninety.
two cf the constitution Of 1883, there
there shall be elected. by the quail.
fed voters of Q ,ch parish. . Stateis'a .
torney therefor, who shall he =
citizen Of the United States, and who
shall have been a::resideht ofthe State,
and u practicing and duly licenaesl
attorney at law, for at least two
years. Hr shall receive salary from
the State o: not less than three nor
more than seven hundred dollars
per annnm, to he provided by Law
upon the hasis Of representation In
the House 1t Representatives, and
payable quarterly on his own war;.
ant. He sball b. er-cDciO attorney
Of the parish. aud receive snch salary
therefrOm ms may be hxed by the
parochial authorities. not 70 exceed
seven hundred dollars per annum.
He shall. ssoreover, receive such
fees Of office a may be allowed by
law. In the city of New Orleans the
Stats's attorney shalt receive such
compensation from the city, in adtli-
tion to the salary above provided, a.
may be eatablished BY Law. He
sksll b elected at tho same time
with the Judges of the district courts,
snd ahall hold his Office f0r. the term
Of iour yesva.
Nsmbsr Fifteen.
In every caae where the judge may
10 reewaesl, anil when he 10 not per-
soIally Interested In the nsttera in
contestation, he shall select . lawyer,
having the necessary qualifications
required for . judge II HE court. to
try such cases; and the General
Assembly alsal provide BY law for
the trial al thoae cases in which the
jndge may be personally ineerested,
~ when he may be absent az refuses
to oct.
(Strike ont article Riaety.)
NuUbee EiSteew.
In order To provide far the estab.
lishment Of the judicial system Great
ell by the above amendments, and
tn prevent the evils ef IN interreg.
nnm, Il 10 hereby ordained BY the
peOple Of I.Dmiaiama:
F5vSt-Tl,at the General Assembly,
which nseeta the hrxt Monday 10
Januxry, 1879, ahall In sceoedance
with tho foregoing amendmenta, i'm.
mediately redistsiet tie State, and
provide f;~ the authority II clerks,
and the elss tiow end criminal jaris-
dictien At jpatiees u the psaes.
6ecosd That @ soos |. . The L.
gislatars shall aeoe1 aaesfheosaid, have
the Governor ahall BY prUclamatiou
call IN electioa fbe jnsti0s of the
peace fns cash pasish, s1cepe ths par-
ish Of OrDsana, aod Ine di6tsict I'D.
ges, IN each diatrict created b The
retliatsictin9, where oWe a. meeo pas.
ish~s have been aisled, o. taken itom
the cxistinR judicial distsiet, and the
State attorneys, - above psOvidel,
except in the pAsish of Osleasa,
where The distsict attosnoy ~ tie
parish Glhall - Stats attorney. This
S)eetj,w dali h held % ~ came
day thrssghout the 0tate, which day
shall ust be lee thao dxty aoe nero
thas siaety days alsss the paansge a
snjd ~. Tia tsguns q ~ 0lbeeso
ejeeeed q saia slectloa shall expire
at the Gsaesal slsetloo o( lo00 ed
the I1s131nt6sa q IT, ehoaGo ef dis-
triets, e(tsase than oaee every fuar
yeara. sha1l ~ h couei1eged . NV.
img eltet bs66se ~ espssaI s)scsios
1AisJeThat ths tp1lehl systsm,
o. eseablished b ~ esssslitntiuu Al
I6f'e. shall semsh IN f6vss until tlse
egpisaiips q the thirticth day a1les
nd s)eeljso, eyelndlsg from the
eo@patalisn The day Of lbs elsctieu.
ESsstb- The aAleptio0 Of thsss