The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-12
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In order to provide for the establishment of
tho judicial system created by the above amend
4 ments and 10 prevent the evils of an iDterreg-
mum, 1t is hereby ordained by the people OF
/ Louisiana:
/ First-ghat the General Assembly, which
! meets The first Mon uy in january, 1879. shall,
4 in aceor.anre with the soreguing amendments,
4 immediately redistrictitbe Siate. and provide
Tor the authority Of clerks, and theelecton and
criminal Juri4diation If Justiccs of the peace.
Sccond--Thatnss oonas the Legislature shall
| have acted as nioresaid, the uG0refnUr shall by
proclamation call an election for sustincs Of rhe
peace for each parish, except the parish OF Orr
leaps, and for tlisirctJ dyes, in each distaict
Granted by the redistric ing, where one OF more
pari sbes have been added, taken from the
existing Jadirini district. and for State attar-
nsys, as Shove provided, except 10 the purish
of Orleans. where the district sttor ey TO the
perish shall be State attorney. This eiection
shall be held I'm the sa,ne day throughout the
State. which td;sy shall NOT he less tban sixty
nor mnre than ninety days after the passage of
ssid act The tofnis of the ,ssicers elected ~
said election shall expire at the general elecion
of 1886, and the limitation thsnge of dis
tricts, ofiencr than once every fur years, shall
not he cpn dured as b1ving effect fore the
general election Of 1870.
.rhird-Thal the Jnici.il systerl. as estah-
lshed by the constitution Of 1888, shall remain
in force until the expiration of the thirtsth day
after said election. excluding FROM the icompu-
titian the day of THE election.
Fourth The adoption Of these amendments
shall not vacate tie Offices Of thc present clerks
Of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN
Article one hundred aud ;hirty..two of the
constitution of 1853 ahaIl he abrogated
NUMBER EIGHTEEN
The Superb Gent ~ Public Education shall
receive sasry of thirty five hundrea dollars,
payable quarter y IN his own warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEN
No license tax sha 4 he Imposed by the State,
or sDy parish or muni.,ip authority, on my
mechanical trade. mfsnufaotors or factors. ex~
celt such as may require police regu. ATOMS, lin
towns and cities
NUMBER TWENTY
The Legislature il authorized to exempt
from State, municipal or p yrishtaxntion houses
hold goods. surh as furniture, weaving apparel,
tools of ira e or proies and family portraits,
not exceeding in aggregate value the sum OF
i've hundred dollars.
ACT NO. II, EXTRA SESSION OF 1877.
NUMBER TWENTY ONE
Strike out the first part of article i42 of the |
constitution of l6 8, which reaGs: "a univer-
sity shall he established and maintained in the |
city oil New Otleans. Itahall he co,nnosed of \
a law. a medical and q collegiate department.
. cb with appropriate faculiies The General
Assembly shall provide by law for lis orgnniza-
tianann ma ntenance;" andius ri: 1.-The univor.
sify shall ne maintained 1T shallhe coTposed
of a law. o medical aud nm actdemical depart
meDt. and snch otter departments as may be
esfebl shed by law, each with appropriate fac
n tiss; provided, that tho law and in,dical de-.
p trtment< already organized snail continue in
the city of New Orleans, and the arademical
and other departments may be located else
whe'e in the State"