The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10

j House bill No. 121,
"An act to amend and re-enact section
n nra1 M i ahpp19y en Apr nl ls and
FOR the use Of assessors, registrars and clerk
of registration l t,
House bill No. 2S4,
An act to amend and re-enact section |
, act No. go of the extra session of 1877 subst
, tute for House bill No. 3d." = n 1850
l am directed To inform your honorabl
body that the Speaker of the House OF Rel
resentatives has signed enrolled
House bill No 157,
i "An act to amend and re-enact section 474 G
the Revised Statutes etc t5eo
4 Also II ..rs .4f 5 ....,,.
!. House bill No. 25s, .5...
IAN act for the relief Of G. H. Moore, Ia
i collector OF the parish of Richland,"
And to ask that the Lieutenant Governo
and President Of the Senate should af1ix hi
signature to the same. ~
E51 PETER j. IRRELEVANT, \
Chief Clerk.
The proposed amendment number lively
was read, as follows:
| AMENDMENT TWELVE
Each Of the district judges shall receive {
salary to be fixed by law, which shall not be
less than $4,000 per annun, payable quarterly
on his own warrant, and which shall not b.
increased nor diminished during his term Of
office He must be a citizen Of the United
States, over the age OF twenty-five years, and
have resided In the State and praeticed Law
therein for the space Of two years next pre-.
ceding his election. The judges Of the district
courts shall hold their office for the term Of
| four years. o lA H'#
! Strike out article 81 'j# nIi1,t.. +
| Mr.. Allan moved the adoption of the
amendment as read #f III W ?
The President directed the Secretary to call
| the roll on the adoption OF the amendment.
The roll being called, resulted as follows
Yeas Messrs. Allain, Boatner, Bryant,
Burch, Cage, Demas, Ducros, Dumont, Ellis,
Garland, George, ella, Goode, Harper, Kelly,
aa1ndy Mitchell, oDonnell PERKINS, Rich
Stubbs. Sutton Iexada, Twitchell, Wakefield,
Wheeler, White Young and zacharie-32
Nays-None. '' - .-- ..,y
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Grover, Ogden
and Steven-4. r.,.UI.
Two-thirds Of the Senators elected having
voted in the affirmative, the President de-
clared the proposed amendment adopted by
the Senate At G@lN0la.ta##
Mr. White offered the following, to become
amendment number thirteen, and moved its
adoption: 81 ne 4 Ell .5.. a.#. f.
'.' AMENDMENT THIRTEEN. "
In any case where the Judge may be re-
cused, and when he is not personally interest
cd In the matters In condensation, he shall Sc
lect a lawyer having the necessary qualifica-
tions required for q judge of his court, to try
such cases. and the General Assembly shall
provide by law for the trial Of those causes in
which the Judge may be personally Interested
or when he may be absent or refuse to act.
.(Strike out article 90)
The President directed the Secretary to call
the roll on the adoption Of the amendment.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas -Messrs Allain, Boatner, Bryant
Bureh, Cage Demas, Ducros, Dumont, Ellis
Garland George, Ola, Goode, Harper, Kelly,
ardson, Robertson, Sandford, Stamps, Stubbs
Sutton, Texada, Twitchell, Wakefield, Wheel
er, White Young and Zacharie-
Nays-None T.e=t +t.I
Absent, Messrs. Breaux, Grover, Ogden,
and Steven-4. 'f1tf
Two-thirds of the Senators elected having
votedin theaffirmative, the President declared
the proposed amendment adopted.
I The proposed amendment number fourteen
was read as follows: ul =555t-t
AMENDMENT FOURTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment of
the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils of an
lnterregnum, 1t Is hereby ordained by The peo-
pie OF Louisiana:
First-That the General Assembly which
meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall,
In accordance with the foregoing amendments,
Immediately re-district the State, and provide
for the, authority Of clerks and the election
peace.
,Second-That as soon as the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation, call an election for
the parish Of Orleans, and for district judges
and district attorneys in each district created
by the re-districting, where one or more par
ishes have been added or taken from the ex-
listing judicial district. This election shall
e &c 81? State On vf f9 dag s aH n sarG S
after the passage Of said acts. The
terms Of the officers elected at said cleo
ton shall expire at the general election of 1880,
oftener than once every four years shall not
be considered as having effect before the gen.
eral election Of 1880.
Third That the judicial system as establish
ed by the constitution Of 1868 shall remain in
force until the expiration Of the thrtieth day
after said election, excluding from the the COM ON
putatiOn the day OF the election
FOurth--Ihe adoption of these amendments
shall not vacate the offices of the present F.
clerks Of courts in each parish. nf
Mr.. Garland moved the adoption OF the |
amendment as read. ,......a
The President directed the Secretary to call |
The roll on the adoption of the proposed |
H# =t@"",..g
The roll being called resulted as follows
] Yeas -Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Bryant.
Bu a1 !, I Demas, Dqcros, Dumont Ellis, Gar
Try, Mitchell, ODonnell, Perkins, Richard
ION, Robertson sSandiford, Stamps, .Stubbs,
sutton, Texada, Twitchell, Wakefield, Vice.
er. White, Young and Zacharie-31.
Nays--Mr. Cage-1. ~
Absent-Messrs Breaux, Grover, Ogden
ind Steven-4
Two-thirds of the Senators elected having
'oted in the affirmative, the President de-
Jared the proposed amendment adopted -
The proposed amendment number fifteen
vas read. as follows:
AMENDMENT FIFTEEN.
Article 1872 Of the constitution Of 1868 shall
re abrogated.
Mr.. White moved the adoption Of the amend
1ent as read
The President directed the Secretary to call
he roll |