The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-25
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or Per.
qnisites of office. -
NuAfnER TEfz.


coed one hundred dollars, exclusive of inter-
est, 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 90 such acts as may bedeemed necessary
for the Yurtherance of the administration OF
lustlee. ln az cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
lStrike, out articles seyenty-three, eighty
i've, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight,
elghty-n1ne, ninety-one and one hundred and
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justiee OF the Supreme Court
shall receive salary OF seven thousand dol
lars per annutn, and the Associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court shall each receivs salary
OF six thousand five hundred dollars per am
num, payable quarterly ON their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, when shall re-
stna ain nnehanged n g for four years. and for each
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-
terest may require not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by q
two thirds vote Of all the nernbsrs elected to
both branches OF the General Assembly
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing In The parish Of Orleans
feETsd by law; no redistricting. or change
shall be rnade 90 as to take effect during Che
incumbency Of any Judge. The number of
dlistriets IN Che State shall not be leas than
Assembly shall provide by law for at least
four terms annually Of the district court In
every parish. The General Assembly shall
nave power to create. circuit COURTS, to be
constituted by grouping the district judges
court Of the judges of the district courts
within such circuits. To direct the place
or places OF meeting of said circuit
courts 30 constituted, and TO vest said circuit
eo.,rts with appellate lurisdietion from the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
lars (S10O) exclusive of interest, end does not
exceed five hundred dollars $500 exclusive OF
interest. The General Assembly shall have
bers elected to both houses, to restrict the ap-
pellate jurisdiction OF the Supreme Court TO
causes where the amount involved axceeds
one thousand dollars $1,000 exclusive of in
terest; and In case Of such restriction, the
pellate jurisdiction of the class of cases thus
the Supreme % Court R IKE osrks asa Of he dis. 3.
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified
voters oi their respective parishes, and shall
NStrike out article eighty-three.)
NUMBER THrRTEEg.
Each of the district judges shall receive a
salary, to be fixed by law, which, except In
the parish Of Orleans, shall not be less than
two thousand dollars, nor more than three
thousand dollars per annurn, payable quar-
terly on his own warrant and which shall not
be increased nor diminished during his term
Of office. He must be citizen OF the United
have resided Ia the State and practiced law
therein for the sptace Of two years next pre-
eeding his elecuOn. The judges of the dis
tr1ct courts shall hold their office for the term
OF four years. In the parish OF Orleans the
annual salary OF the district judges shall not
exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided.
O5trike out article eighty-four)
@ NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the office of district attorney, eg-
tablished by article ninety two of bhe consti~
tuition OF 1868, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters OF each. parish, q States
attorney therefor, who shall be o citizen OF
the United States, and who shall have besn q
resident OF the State, and pracdcing and
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two
years. He shall receive q salary from the
State Of not less than three nor more than
seven hundred dollars per. annum, to be pro-
yided By law upon the basis Of representation
In the House Of Representatives and payable
quarterly ON his own warrant. He shall be-
eD-oDscio attorney Of the parish, and receive
such salary tharefrom as may be fixed by the
Rrd1e dohs athes na mot to s exoesd s seven
over, receive such fees Of office as may be
allowed by law. In the city OF New Orleans
the States attorney shall receive such COM
pensation from the city, In addition, 70 the
BY law. He shall be- elected at the same time
with the judges Of the district courts, and
shall hold his office for the term Of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be- re-
cused, and when he is not personally inter-
e5ted in the matters La contestation, he shall
select lawyer, having the necessary qualf-
cations required for O. Judge Of his court, TO
shall PRO provide By Cav law for for % the trial % Of thoss
cases In which the judge may be personally
Interested. or when he may be absent or re-
fuses to act.
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment of
the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and TO prevent the evils OF an
interregnum, It 10 hereby ordained by the
BkrsGThat The General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday In January, 1870, shall,
In accordance with the foregoing amend
ments, Immediately redistriet the State, and
election and criminal Jurisdiction of justices
Of the peace.
Second-That as soon as the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for JUS |
tices Of the peace for each parish, except the |
parish Of Orleans, and for district judges, In |
each district created by the redistricting, |
where one or more parishes have been added, |
Or taken from the existing judicial district,
and for State attorneys, as above provided, |
district attorney for the parish shall be State |
attorney. This election shall be held on the |
same day throughout the State, which day |
shall not be less than sixty nor more than
ninety days after the passage OF said act. |
The terms OF the officers elected at said cleo |
hon shall expire at the general election of
1880, and the limitation on the change Of dis