St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-12

Inc Governor Silall nave power 10 veto one or
more items in any bill appropriating money.
embracing distinct items, while approving other
portions of the bill, and the part or parts of the
bill approved shall become law, and the item or
void. unless repassed according to the rules
and limitations prescribed for the passage of
other bills over the Governors veto.
Strike out article sixty-siND
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the con
stitution. shall be allowed any fees or perqui-
sites of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The iudicial power shall he vested in il Su-
prcmc court, district courts, and in Justices OF
the peace. The district courts shall have or-
ginal jurisdiction i'll all civil eases where the
exclusive of interest. In criminal cases, and
in all probate matters, their jurisdiction shall
he unlimited They shah have appellate juris-
dictiOn, in civil suits from justices of the peace.
when the amount lndisputc 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
determined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term of two years. and
tlcir compensation shall be fixed by law. Their
jurisdiction in civil eases shall not exceed one
hundred dollars. exclusive of interest, subject
to an appeal to he district court in all cases
when the amount in dispute shall exceed ten
dollars, exclusive of interest. They shall have
such criminal Jurisdiction us shall he conferred
hv 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
;tS may he deemed necessary for the turthrrancr
of the adminiSt ration of justice. In all eases
the power thus granted shall be specified and
determined
strike out articles sevcnty-thrcc. eighty five.
tghty-SiX. eighty seven, eighty eight. eighty
nine, ninety y-0nr and one hundred and thirty
thrcc.)
NUMBER ELEVEN,
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall
Il I,,1l,
anu>lm, and the Associate Justices of the Su-
pr"mr Court shall each receive salary of six
thousand five hundred dollars per annll1n pay
able quarterly on their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the State
into judicial districts. which shall remain mn
changed for four years, and for each district
one judge. learned in the law. shall be elected
by Il plurality OF qualified electors thereof. For
each district there shall he one district court
except i'll the parish of Orleans, III which the
General Assembly may establish as many dis
tlct courts as the public interest may require.
not to exceed the number now authorized by
existing laws. except by Il tWO-tlIrdS vote ut
all the members elected t" both branches OF tll"
Grurrtl Assembly. Until otherwise provided
by law, the district courts now existing i'll the
parish Of Orleans shall have the jurisdiction ut
present conferred by law; no rcdiStrctin- or
change shall be made so us to take effect dulin"
the ncumhenry OF any judge. The number of
districts i'll the state shall not he less than
thirty more than forty-tivr. The General
Assembly shall provide by law for at least follr
terms annually of the district court in 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 court of tho Judges of
the district courts 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 dis
trict courts within the circuit where the amount
involved exceeds one hundred dollars tS1OGO) eX-
elusive of interest and does not exceed five hun
dred dollars $500 exclusive interest. The Gen
eral Assembly shall have power, by a twO-t birds
vote of all the members elected to both houses,
to restrict the appellate jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court to causes where the amount i'll
VOlVed exceeds one Thousand dollars $1,000 eX-
elusive of interest alld in of such reStric-
ton, the circuit courts SO to be created shall
have appellate jurisdiction OF the class of cases
thus excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
vote of all the members elected to both houses,
to restrict the appellate jurisdiction of the SIT
preme Court TO causes where the amount in
volved exceeds one thousand dollars $4,000 eX-
elusive OF interest; and i'll case OF such rpStric
tion the circuit courts So to be created shall
have appellate jurisdiction OF the class OF eases
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 threc.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Eucl of the district judges shall receive Il
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 quarterly on his
own warrant, and which shall not be increased
nor dismissed during his term of office. He
must be citizen Of the United States over
the age OF twenty-five years, and have resided
i'll the State and practiced law therein for the
space of two years next preceding his election.
The judges of the district courts shall hold
their office for the term of four years. In the
parish of Orleans the annual salary OF the dis
q thplISonI Il al.
lars, to be paid above provided.
Strike out article cighty-fOur.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
in lieu of the Office of district attorney es-
tahliShcd by article ninctytwo of the consttu-
ton of 1868, there shall he elected. by the quail
fed voters of each parish, ii States attorney
therefor. who shall be citizen of the United
States, and who shall have been II resident of
the State, and a practicing and duly licensed
at law. for at least two years. He
shall receive a salary from the State of not less
than three nor more than seven hundred dol |
lars per annrlnl, to be provided by law upon the
basis of representation i'll the House of Repre- |
and payable quarterly on his own |
warrant. He shall be er-otfcio attorney of the |
parish, and receive such salary therefrom ~ |
may he fixed by the parochial authorities, not |
to exceed seven hundred dollars per annun |
He shall, moreover, receive such fees of office
as may be allowed by law. In the city of New |
Orleans the States attorney shall receive such |
compensation from the city. in addition to the |
salary above provided as may he established |
by law. He shall be elected at the same time
with the Judges Of the district courts. and shall |
hold his office for the term OF four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be recu,cd
and when he is not personally interested in the |
matters i'll cOntestatiOn. he shall select Il law
yer having the necessary qualifications required
or 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
De personally interested, or when he may be
absent or refuses to act.
Strike out article nnety.)
NUMBER sIXTEEN.
IN order to proyide for the establishment of !
,he judicial system created by the above amend |
ncnts, and to prevent the evils of an interreg
lum, it is hereby ordained by the people Of |
louisiana.
Ferst-That the General Assembly. which
meets the first Monday i'll January. 1879. shall
u accordance with the foregoing amendm nts,
rcdstrict the State, and provide
or the authority Of clerks, and the election and
criminal jurisdiction Of justices of the peace.
Sccond-That as soon as the Legislature shall
lave acted as aforesaid, the Governor shall by
proclamation call all eiection for justices of the
,eace for each parish, except the parish OF
orleans, and for district judges, in each district
.reatcu BY the rediStrcting, where one or more
parishes have been added, or taken from the
,XiStins judicial district, and for State attor-
leys as above provided, except in the parish
PARISH shall be State attorney. This election
hal he held on the same day throughout the
state, which day shall not be less than sixty
lor more than ninety days after the passage Of
aid act. The terms of the officers elected at
aid election shall expire at the general election
# 1880, and the limitation on the change of dis
ricts, oftener than once every four years, shall
ot be considered as having effect before the
General election of 1880
Third-That the judicial system, as cstab-
ished by the constitution of 1868, shall remain
II force until the expiration of the thirtieth
lay after said election. excluding from the com
utafiOn the dav of the election
FOtfrh-rhe adoption OF these amendments
hall not vacate the offices of the present clrrks