The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-09-07


over the Governors veto.
(Strikc out article SlXty>SlX.
NUMBER NINE.
No officer. whose salary is fixed by
the constitution, shall be allowed any
fees or Prerequisites OF office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in
supreme court, district courts, and in
justices OF the peace. The district
court, shall have original jurisdiction IN
all civil cases where the amount in dis>
putc exceeds one hundred dollars, cX>
elusive of interest. Iu criminal cases,
and in all probate matters, their ]nrIS>
drtion 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 he r!rrtrd by the electors
of each parish in the manner aud with
the qualifications t" be determined by
the General Assembly. They shall
hold office for the term OF two years, aud
their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction in civil cases shall not
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive Of
interest, subject to an appeal to the dis
trict court in all cases when the amount
in dispute shall exceed ten dollars, ex'
elusive Of interest. They shall have
such criminal jurisdiction as shall bt
conferred BY law. The General Assem-
bly, shall have power to vest III the
clerks of the district courts the right tt
graut such orders aud 4" such acts g!
may be deemed necessary for the fur
therance of the administration of jus
ticc. In AL cases the power thus grant
ed shall be spec fed and determined.
| (Strike out articles spve ty>three
eigh,y>6ve, elgh,yssix, eighty.seven
eigh,y-eight, eighty>nine, ninety>"n
and one hundred aud thirtysthree.
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Suprem
} Court shall receive salary of seve
thousand dollars per AnGum, aud tn
: Associate Justices Of the Supreme Cou1
: shall each receive salary of six thou
l sand ive hundred dollars per annuT
payable quarterly on their own war
I raut.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General A >sembly shall divide tn
6 State into judicial districts, which sha
remain unchanged for fnnr years, an
for each district one judge, learned
tho law, shall be elected by a pluralit
of qualified electors thereof. For eac
district there shall be one district cOur
e except in the parish Of Orleans, in whic
+ the General Assembly may establish 1
many district courts as the public int
est may require, not to exceed the nun
Der now authorized by existing laws, e!
cept by two-thirtls vote Of all tt
> members elected to both branches of tt
General Assembly. Until otherwise pr
d vided by law, the district courts no
. existing in the parish of Orleans sha
y have the jurisdiction at present conft
red by law: no re(istricting or chang
:, shall be made 80 az to take effect dnri,
- the incumbency of any judge. I'll
I, number of districts in the State shall NJ
u be less than thirty nor more than fort
J five. The General Assembly shall pr
c vide by law for at least four terms a
d nually of the district court in every pa
r. isll. The General Assembly shall ha'
y, power to create circuit courts, to be co
20 stituted by grouping the district judg
~ into circuits, and composing the circ,
!, court of the judges of the district coul
u within such circuits. To direct the pla
or places of meeting of said circuit cour
80 constituted, aud to vest said circu
courts with appellate jurisdiction fro
the district courts within the circr
where the amount involved exceeds o.
Is hundred dollars ($1O0) exclusive of il
70 terest, and does not exceed five hundr
"a dollars ($50O) exclusive of interest T
~, General Assembly shall have power,
y two.thirds vote of all the membe
= elected to both houses, to restrict t
8, appellate jurisdiction of the Suprcr
10 Court to causes where the amount invo]
of ed exceeds one thousand dollars ($JOC
: exclusive of interest; and in case
+ such restriction, tho circuit courts so
:. be created shall have appellate juristli
-. }ion of the class of cases thus exclnd
o. o. from the appellate jurisdiction of t
)" Supreme Court. The clerks of the d
"a trict courts shall be elected by the qua
It, fed voters of their respective parish
30 aud shall hold their Office for four yea
lg [Strike out article eighty-three.
" NUMBER THIRTEEN
h, Each of the district judges shall
or ceive salary, to be fixed by law, viii
ovcant II, tha norish Of Orleans she'll ,