The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-08-10


The judicial power shall he vested in a
supreme court, district courts, and IN jus.
tees of the peace The district courts shall
have original jurisdiction in all civil eases
where the amount in dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest. In
criminal cases and in all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall be unlimited they
shall have appellate jurisdiction, IN clyli
suits from justices of the peace. whsn the
amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars. eA-
elusive of interest. The justices of the peace
shall be elected by the electors OF each par
ish in the manner and with the qualinca-
tions to be determined by the General As
sembly. They shall hold office for the term
of two years, and their compensation shall
be fixed by law. Their jurisdiction IN elVli
cases shall not exceed one hundred dollars,
exclusive Of interest, subject to an appeal TO
the district court, in all 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 as may be deemed necessary for
the furtIerance of the administration OF
Justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
fStrike out articles seyenty-three, eighty
five eighty-six, eighty-seyen. eighty eight,
eighty-nine, ninety-One, and one hundred
and thrty-three.l
Number Eleret. .f5,Es
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive salary of seven thousand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court shall each receive
salary of six thousand five hundred dollars
per annuni, payable quarterly on their own
warrant.
Number TtceIre.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, and for each
district one judge, learned in the law, shall
be elected by a 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 establish
as many district courts as the public inter-
est NAV require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by
"A two-tlrds vote of all the members elected
to both branches of the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing i'll the parish OF Orleans
shall have the Jurisdiction at present com
ferred by law !; no redistricting or change
shall be made so as to take effect during the
incumbency of any Judge. The number OF
districts in the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than ferty-fiye. The Gen
cral Assembly shall provide by law fer at
least four terms annually OF the district
court in every parish. The General Assem-
bly, shall have the power TO create circuit
courts. to be constituted, by grouping the
district judges into circuits, and composing
the circuit court OF the judges of the district
courts within such circuits. To direct the
place or places of meeting of said circuit
courts SO constituted, and to vest said cir
cult courts with appellate jurisdiction from
the district courts within the circuit where
the smeant involved exceeds one hundred
dollars tSi00) exclusive of interest. and does
not exceed five hundred dollars tS5U0) ex-
elusive of interest. The General Assembly
shall have power, by two-thirds vote of all
the members elected to both houses, to re-
strict the speculate Jurisdiction of the SUI
prenie Court TO causes where the amount IN
VOWED exeeeds one thousand dollars ($l000)
exclusive of interest; and in case of sich
restriction, the circuit courts so to be Gre
ated shall have appellate jurisdiction of the
class of cases thus excluded from the APP
pellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
The clerks of the district courts shall be
elected by the qualified voters of their re-
spective parishes, and shall hold their offices
for tour years. u Fg.ss.s . Ffsy5 Ts-gs
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