The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-05
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per-
ouisites Of office.

have original jurisdiction In all civil cases
where the. amount In dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars. exclusive Of interest In
criminal cases, and In al probate matters,
| their Jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction. IN civil suits
from justices Of the peace, when the amount
| In dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive Of
interest. The justices Of the peace shall be
elected by the electors Of each pafish In the
| manner and with the qualifications to be de- |
ternned by the General Assembly. They |
shall hold office for the term Of two years, |
and their compensation shall be fixed by, law, |
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall not ex-
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive OF inter-
est subject TO an appeal to the district court
In ali cases when the amount in dispute shall
| exceed ten dollars exclusive Of Interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as shall
be conferred by 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 Us may be deemed necessnry
for the Rurtherance Of the administration OF
Justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
| Strike out articles seventy-three, eighty
I've eighty-six, eighty seven, etghty~elght,
eighty-ntne, ninety-one and one hundred anu
thirty -threeJ
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
shall receive q salary Of seven thousand dol,
lars per aIn1i1n and the Associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court shall each receive salary
Of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payaDle quarterly on thHli own WtaA ltnho
NUMBER TWELVE,
The General Assembly shall divide the
State Into judicial districts, which shall re-
| main unchanged fOr four years. and Tor ethIl
district Ole Judge, learned in the law, shall
be elected by q plurality Of qualified electors
: thereof. For each district there shall be one
district court except in the parish Of Orleans,
} in which the General Assembly may estab-
lish AS many district courts as the public in
J tprnst rhav require not to exceed the number
, now Authorized by existing laws, except ny, Il
/ two-thirls vote Of all the members elected To
L Until otherwise provided by lnw, the district
courts now existing in the parish OF Orleans
: shall have the jurisdiction ct present con
ferrn1 by law: no redistrietlng. Or chanEe
shall be made SO as to take effect during the
incunbenry Of any Judge. The number N
ii, districts IN the State shall not be less than
- thirty nor more than forty-flvo. The G'hnernl
q Assembly shall provide by law for at least
:, four terms annually nf the district court 10
every parish The General Assembly silgIl
I have mower to create circuit courts, to be
% constituted by grouping tho district judges
"a into circuits, and composing the circuit
court of the Judges Of the district courts
within such circuits. TO direct the place
pr places Of meeting Of said circuit
courts 50 constituted, and to vest said circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from tht
y district courts within the circuit where thf
y amount involved exceeds one hundred doi
b lars GSl0g exclusive Of interest, and does moi
+ exceed five hundred dollars $500 EXCLUSIVE u
J interest. The General Assembly shall have
ii rowpr by q tWc-thirds vote Of all the mem
& bnrs elected to both houses to restrict the mp
:! pp)Iate Jurisdiction Of tbs Supreme Court t.
! Cruises whore the amount involved e&cechs
J. one thousand dollars $1,000 exclusive Of IN
= thrrst. and in casc Of such reStliGtnn thf
Is circuit courts 50 to be created shall have ,np
~ pnInte jurisdiction Of the clnss Of cases thu;
,n excluded from the appellate jurisdiction Q
r tho Supreme Court. The clerks Of the, dis
u trint courts shall be elected by the qualIliet
H. voters Of their respective parishes, and shal
~ hold their office for four years.
u (5trike out article elghty-three)
10 NUMBER THIRTEEN.
u. Each Of the district judges shall receive
-, salary, to be fixed by law, which, except u
- the parish Of Orleans, shall not be less thai
~, two Thousand dollars. nor more than tire
81 thousand dollars per anhun, payable q,lai
10 | terlY on his own warrant, and which shall NC
- be increased nor diminished during his teri
= Of office He must be q citizen Of the Unite
States over the age Of Twenty-Five years, an
have resided il the State and practic"d lax
i, therein for the space Of two years next PR
,n cnhing his election. The Judges OF the dis
~ trtct courts shall hold their office for the teri
y, Of four years. III the parish Of Orleans tn
~ annual salary Of the district Judges shall nc
~, exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid
al abov" provided.
~ (Strike out article eighty -four)
FL NUMBER FOURTEEN.
te, In lieu Of the office Of district attorney, Q;
ne tal,lished by article ninety-tWO Of the conSt
~ tuition OF 1863, there shall be elected, ~ II
ny qualified voters Of each parish, Il State
10 attorney tlleInfOr who shall be- Il citizen
the United States, and who shall haze been
resident Of the State, and 81 pracufing an
duly licensed attorney at law, for at "ast tWt
ypars He shall receive 81 SALARY FROM Il
ny State Of not less than three nor more tina
In seven hundred dollars per annum, 10 be pr
81 vi1pd by law upon the basis Of representing
Is, in the House d Representatives. and payaib,
e5, quarterly on his own warrant. He shall
lIy ey-Off,io attorney Of the parish, and recei,
Of such salary therefrom as may be fixed by IL
pit parochaI authorities, not to exceed seVF
10, hundred dollars per annuIn. lie snail, NOR
lid over receive such fees Of office rs may
OF allowed by law. In the city OF New Drlea
ny the States attorney shall receive, such cor
er ppnsation from the city, In addition to 81
las salary above provided, a9 may be eStaolSn'
ng by law. He shall be elected at the same TIL
IS, with the Judges IF the district courts, III
The shall hold his office for the term Of four veal
nn, NUMBER FIFTEEN.
or In every case where the Judge may he
c1IsefI and when he is not personally int
e5tnd in the matters in condensation, he sh:
select q lawyer, having the necessary quail
ven cations required for q judge Of his court
al try such cases; and the General Assent
shall provide by law for the trial OF the
cases in which the Judge may be. personal
Interested or when he may be absent or
a fuses to act.
= -" (3trike out article ninetyD
NUMBER SIXTEEN
In order to provide for the establishment
the judicial system created by the, abG
81, amendments, and to prevent the evils u
or nterregnum, it is hereby ordained ny
; .! u people OF Louisiana:
IGt FIrst-That the General Assembly, wh
the meets the first Monday in january, 1879, 5fS
EN- in aceordance with the foregoing amer
nal rnents Immediately redistriCt the State, a
lcll provide for the authority Of clerks, and t
'ef5 election and criminal jurisdiction Of ju3ti'
IL Of the peace.
the Scc0nd-That t-8 soon as the Legislatl
re-. shall have acted as aforesaid, the Cover
: Of Of shall by proclamation call an election Tor j.
u th tees Of the peace for each parish except
'obii parish Of Orleans, and for sdistrict judges
ly5, each district created blythe redI5tTc'ti
=. or where one or more parishes have been add
me or taken from the existing judicial distT
p p;L and for State attorneys, as above proud