The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-25

W eASetu Hfty NfftdfS tSJtj ftf any
one member. The regular biennial
session shall not exceed ninety days
in duration, unless by vote of two.
thirds of the members elected to each
house of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article thirty nine. ~
NUMBER FIVE. Isl tH
The General Assembly shall not
pass any local or special law changing
the venue in criminal cases, changing
the manner of persons legitimating
children, vacating roads, streets or al
leys, remitting fines,' penalties, aud
forfeitures, or refunding moneys tle-
gally paid into the treasury; affecting
the estates of minors, or persons under
disability, exempting property from
taxation, creating any monopoly, le-
CALLING the unauthorized oor invalid
acts of any officer or agent of the State,
or of any Parish or municipality {;
granting any extra compensation to
any public officer, agent, or contractor,
after the service has, been rendered
OF contracted for; changing any Par
ish seat, or creating new Parishes, eX-
cept by the assent, of the majority of
the qualified electors of the Parish, or
Parishes, to be affected: i'll all other
cases, where a general law can he
made applicable, no local or special
law shall be passed, sifo,lr ~ ,.,,.. .,as.,
, NUMBER SIX ar rar
The Governor shall, receive a salary
of seven thousand dollars per annum,
payable quarterly, on his own warrant.
(Strike out article fifty-six) Foi ais
5'aI , NUMBER SEVEN. a.'t sfGo
The Lieutenant Governor shall re-
ceive salary which shall be double
that of a member of the General
Assembly.
/ Strike out article fifty -seven.) - q"
' NUMBER NIGHT. ~ ''"' I'll
Every bill which Shall have passed
both houses shall be presented to the
Governor; if he approve, it,, he ishaI
sign it; if he does not, he shall return
it, with his objections, to the house in
which it originated, which shali'ehter
the objeetinns' atdarge ouponits jour
ma, and proceed to- reconsider it. II,
after such reconsideration, two; thirds
of all the, members present, in that
House shall agree to pass the bill, il
shall be sent, with the objections to
the other Honse, tiby which it shall ike
wise be RECONSTRUCTED, and if approved
by two-thirds Of the members present
in that House, it shah be a law. But
in such cases the vote of both Houses
shall he determined by yeas and nays,
aud the, names pt members voting for
or against the bill shall be entered
upon the iourrihl Of each House respcc-
lively. If any h'll shall not be re-
turned by the iGovernorf within five
days aftersit. shah have been presented
to him. it shall be Il law, in like man
uer as If he had Signed it, unless the
General Assembly iby adjournment,
preventlsits vfetairlp; ;nnewhich case,
within thirty days, the Governor shall
| file the same. with his objections
thereto, iii the office Of the Secretary
of State, and give public libtice there
of; sotifefwisa it shall become a;,law,
as, if he had fsigpea it. gThe Secretary
of State shall communicate said 0bjec-
tioihhhs and 'biil "sS deposited to the
House lin which iieorigiHated on the
first day 'of the melting of 1.-THE next
General Assembly, who shall act upon
the same AS, above f,proTltdledtf,, The
Governor shah have power To veto ole
or more items7n any bill appr6prfating
money, h embracing distinct items,
while,approying either portions of the
bill, and the part or, parts of the bill
approved shall become law. and the
item Or iterhstof appropriations disap-
proved shall be'void, uniesssrepassed
accordirg ito tI,e!rules and Limitations
Prescribed for ,tllIIe, passage Of ether
bills over the Governors veto.
| (Strike Out article sixty-six. ''.,''
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, Who's" salary is fixed by
1.-The Constitutions sliafIT be allowed any
fees or perquisites ufoAice. nrI'is'tai -
| lai si"idgioNUABER tTEN.s' nj hagF1n.
| The jadicialapower shall be vested
| in a supreme, courts in. DISTRICT. !cq29irts,
and in justices ofthe peace. The dis
trict courts shall have original jufis!
dietio1' in ALI civil cases where the
amount in] dispute exceeds one hun
dred dollars. exclusive of interest In
criminal cases, and in all probate mat
tiers, their jurisdiction Shall be unlini-
ted. They shall Rave appellate jiris.
diction ineeivilGsuits' from Justices OF
the peace, whep,the ampunt, in dispute
exceeds ten dollars, exclusive Of in
terest., The justices of the peace shall
be elected by the electors, Of eaeh par
ish in the manner and with tite;quali-
fieations .tolbe determined by. the Gen
eral Assembly, They shall hold office
for the term of two years, and theil
compensation shall be fixed by law,
Their jurisdiction in civil lenses shall
not exceed one ,hnndred. dollars tex-
elusive of interest, subject to an appeal
to the district court in all cases wher
the amount III dispute shall exceed ter
dollars, exclusive of interest. They
shall have such criminal Jurisdiction
az shall be conferred by law. The
General Assem- bly, shall have power tt
vest in the clerks Of the district courts
the right to grant, such orders and dc
such acts as may be deemed necessary
for the fnrtlierance Of the admlnistra
ton ofjustice. IN all cases the power
thus granted shall be specified and de-
termined. d. d1i'@ sFies' s"h,' .
(strike OUT articles seventy-three
eighty five,l eighty-six, eighty
eighty eight, eighty nine, ninety lone
and one hundred and thirty three.
a.eif asssi NUMBER ELEVEN. u ,Wo%
Tie Chief Justice of the suprem,
| Court shall receive a salary of sever
! thousand dollars per annum, and thu
Associate Justices Of the Supreme
Court shall each receive a salary Of 'sil
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