The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-09-07
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

nor more than three Thousand dollars
per AMMAN, payable quarterly on his
own warrant, and which shall moi la.
increased nor diminished during his
term of office. He must be citizen .f
the United States, over the aye of TWEEN
ty-tve, and have resided ia the Stat.
and practiced law therein for the s,,nc.
of two years next preceding his election.
The judges of the district courts sba /
hold their Office for the term of f,ur
years. la the parish of Orleans the an
nual salary Of the district Judges shall
not exceed five thousand dollars. In
be paid ~ above provided.
(Strike out article eighty-four.)
Namber Fomteea. 80
In lieu of the Office of district attorney
established by article ninety-two of the
constitution of 1868, there shall be
elected, by the qualified voters of each
parish, States attorney therefor. who
shall We q citizen Of the United States.
and who shall have been resident Of
the State, and practicing and duly
licensed attorney ut law, for at least
two years. He shall receive a salary
from the State of not less than three nor
more than seven hundred dollars Der an
mum, to be provided by law upon the
p pas,s u REPRESENTATION IN the House of
ON MS own war;, 49," pa'ap'e quarteriy
6cio attorney 'of th: ne snai oe "a -9-
snch salary th.,..s- s PARISH anu receive
the parocb;ai an,hor;. - may oe hxed oy
seven bundled d oIlas, NOT 10 exceed
shall moreover receive - a si ne
as may be allowed bv law '1 T. . ~ olnoe
of New Orleans tha g.. :" .no oi.y
shall receive sncb oo,n, ae'orney
the CITY. in addition ~ 4te rom
provided. az NAV h. cstaI,I;stn avo,e
He shall be elected At tho sa, ~ INV taw.
with the ;ra..s.. &c az sne same time
and shall hoIi his o.,;as s courts,
four years. s'ie 'er'n Vi
ynmhe. Eyo...
Tn s v'''"'
,,ecn,ed sase where the Judge may be
interested in tho ,ua &c = NOT personally
he shall select = I.wws. ~ - oou'estatlon,
essarv onal;ticat;on: s nav,ng the nee
of his court 70 trv .equrea Ior Judge
general assemb,v .h.n IN uses ana the
Tor the trial Of tbo saa a.. provide ny law
iudye NAV he narso, us,Ies ~ wMcn the
when he NAV hs .hsa. interested, or
(Strika ont sr.;.,a ~; u refuses 70 act.
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WANDER Sirfeea.
In order to provide for the establish.
ment Of the judicial system created Inv
the above amendments, and to nreyeut
the evils Of an interreQnum. II n be,,ehv
ordained by the people Of lou isiapa
First-That the general . assemhlv
which meets the first Monday in Januarv
1879, shall, in accordance with the fore.
going amendments, Immediately redis-
trict the State, and provide for the An
thority OF clerks, and the election aud
criminal jurisdiction OF justices OF the
peace.
Second-That rs soon "a the Leeisla-
ture shall have acted rs aforesaid the
Governor shall by proclamation call an
elsct,on ior Justices OF the peace for each
~ ~. 1.ePs tne parish OF orleans,
craats,i b. ~. yISgo:, - cacl ussrics
or mora 80 ssricIns' where one
taken rom ths es;s .s Desn 1aaea, OF
and for State attorneys "a above nro
vided, except in the nar;sb ~ 0r,aan.
where the district attornav Sor ths ,s-;sb,
shall be State attornev Tl,;s s,scx;or
suaii Do neio on the same day through
OUT tne state, which day shall not be less
.nAn siAty nor more than ninety days af-
ser Inc passage OF said act. The terms
=, tno omcers elected ut said election
s sa expire at : 9 general election of
loou. ana the limitation on the change
o. als'r nets oltener than once every iour
Eject hefor. tha ,.s,,ss.I "is'.ss 40 soo9s
Tbird-Tbat t5a ;nd;.;.s s'.n ~ ,'ov.
established bv tha con..;.',.;as s nc 5ee
snall remain in force nnt;I 49, ax ~ .,
of the th;rteen,h dav at.. '. e;S ,nss;
excluding from tbs co,,nm,ss;" ~, 0 49, a.,
of the el.ct;on. 'f"'"''o1 VIC uAS
Fourth-The adoption of these amend-
ments shall not vacate the offices of the
present clerks of courts in each parish.
Nwmbcr .Serc.tee,
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of tha aors y ~ ,oe "na :. suf,y-.wo