Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-10-12

a salary which shall be double that of
member OF the General Assembly.
\ (Strike out article iifty-sevcn.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passe
= both houses shall he presented to the Coy
S ernor; If he approve it, he shall sign it
, If he does not; he shall return it, wit
his objections, to the house in which
originated, which shall enter the objec,
Ions Ions at a. large up its journal, and pro
considera-;r,,, two thirds Of all the men,
Ders present in that house shall agree t.
pass the bill, it shall be sent, with TIN
objections to the other house, by which
1t shall likewise be reconsidered. and i
approved by two thirds of tie member,
present in that house, it shall be Il law
but IN such cases the vote Of both houses
snail be determined by yeas and nays
ana the names Of members voting for on
against the bill shall be entered upon the
journal of each house respectively. II
any bill shall not be returned bv the
| Governor within five days after it shall
| nave been presented to him, it shall be IL
law, III like manner us if he had Signed it
unless the General Assembly, by adjourn
ment, prevent its return in which case.
within thirty days, the Governor shall
ME the same, with his objections thereto,
III the office of the Secretary of State.
and give public notice thereof; otherwise.
!t snail become Il law, as if he had signed
IL. Ire Secretary of State shall colnlnu-
hicate said objections and bill so deposit
e,i 10 the house in which it originated on
the first day of the meeting OF the next
General Assembly, who shall act unou
the samo as above provided. The Cover
nor snail have power to veto one or more
items in any bill appropriating money,
embracing distinct items, while approy.
Of ln 1,;l
part or parts of the bill appro yed shall
become law, and the item GA items ofap |
preparations dlsapproved shall be void. |
unless rcpassed according to the rules and
limitations prescribed for the passage
OF other bills over the Governors veto.
(Strlke ont article siXty-six.)
NUMBER NINE.
NO officer, whose salary is fixed by the
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or
perquisitcS Of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in =
supreme co'lrt, district courts, and i,ls-
ices of the peace. The tlirtrict co,,rts
snail have original jurisdiction in all civ
l cases where the amount in dispute en-
leeds one hundred dollars, exclusive of
hterest. In criminal cases, and in all
PROBATE matters, their jurisdiction shall
'e unlimited: They sha! hays apEs!a>te
NceedS ten dollars, exclusive Of interest.
he Justices of the peace shall be elected t
y the electors of each parish in the man- {
er and with the qualifications to he de J
ermincd by the General Assembly, They
hall hold office for the term Of two yeas,
nd their compensation shall be fixed by =,
NV. Their jurisdiction in civil cases :
hall not exceed one hundred dollars, cx- .
lnslvc of interest, subject to an appeal =
. the district court in all cases when the :
mount in dispute shall exceed ten dol !
'rs exclusive of interest. They shall +
ave such criminal jurisdiction as shall {
e conferred Ey law. The General ASSEM- .
~ shall have power to vest in the clerks r
the district courts the right to graf (
lch orders and do such acts Us may he !,
eelncd necessary for the furtherancc of 6
le administration of 'isticc. In all cases 9
le power thus granted shall be specified =
nd determined.
(Strke out articles scvcnty-three y,
"hty-ivc, eighty-siX, eighty seven, :
Giity- eight, eighty nine, ninety one and f.
le hundred and thrifty -three.) "
NUMBER ELEVEN. t
The Chief Justice of tho Supreme
onrt shall receive 4 salary Of seven !.
touSanu dollars per annum, and the AS .
'ciatc Justices of tho Supreme Court .
lail each receive Il salary Of six thouS-
I'd five hundred dollars per aulum,
iyablc quarterly on their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE. II
The General Assembly shall divido the
t:ie into judicial districts, which shall
main unchanged for four years. and for
lch district one judge, learned in the u
w: shall be elected by Il plurality of :,
laliticu electors thereof. For each dis
let there shall be one district court cX-
'pt in the parish of Orleans, in which
le General Assembly may establish as >.
any district courts rs the puLlic inter !,
enlay require, not to exceed the num- :,
II now authorized by existing laws, ex- l"
'pt by IL two-thirds vote of all the mem
rs elected to both branches of the Gen.
al Assembly. Until otherwise prorid- {,
by law, the district coul is now exist .
g in the parish Of Orleans shall have !,
'e jurisdiction ut present conferred by +.
W; no rcdistrictinG or change shall be L
ade so as to take effect during the in
,mbency of any judge. The number of
stricts in the State shall not be less
IAN thirty nor more than forty five. e.
he General Assembly shall provide by t:
w for at least four te"lns annually of the t,
strict court i'll every parish. The Gen y
al Assembly shall have power to create C,
rcilt courts, to he constituted by wrOu- ii
ng the district judges into circuits, and 4
the circuit court of the Judges
the district courts within such cir
tits. TO direct the place or places of
Getting of said circuit courts so cons'i y,
tied, and to vest said circuit courts with g.
)pel!a:c jurisdiction from the district -,
'urts within the circuit wheic the ~
mount involved exceeds one hundred -,
,llars (SlUO) exclusive Of interest, and 49, 49,
,rs not exceed five hundred dollars .II
5000 exclusive otiutcrcSt. The General -,
ssembly shall have power by Il two s..