The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-09-12
NIIMBER SIXTEEN.


In order to provide for the establishment OF
the judicial sys tenn created by the above amend
meuts and to prevent the evils OF an interreg~
NUN, II is hereby ordained by the people OF
Louisiana:
First-That the General Assembly. when
meets the first Mon lay in January, 1879 shh'l
in accordance with the foregoing amendments
immediately redistrict the State, and provide
tor the authority of clerks, and the election anu
criminal jurisdiction justices OF the peace.
SeeOud--Tha hat as soon rs the Legislature shs'il
have acted as aforesaid. the GoveFnnr small ny
proclamation call an election for Su tees 81 me
peace for each parish except the parish OF Or
ieans, and for district dyes, in each district
created by the rediStric ing, where one or more
parishes have been added, or taken IRON the
existing Judicial district. and for Slate nttpr~
news, as above provided, except IN the parish
n; Orleans where the district attor cy 10 the
parish shall be State attorney This election
shall be he'd on the same day throughout the
State which dry shall not he less than Sixty
npr mnre than ninety d,ys atter'ihe PASSAGE OF
said act The terms OF the officers elected a
said election shall exPireat the general election
of 1880. and the limitation on change oil dls
tricts, oftener tbaa once eve y Fur yeirf, shn'l
not be con idered as having effect b fore the
general election of 1880.
Thirri-That the yrdici;ll system. as estab'
lished Ivy the constitution OF 'S6S small remain
in force until the expiration Of the thirtitth da
after said election. excluding from the compu-
tation the dag of the election.
Fourth The adoption OF these amendments
shall not vaeate the offices at the present clerks
OF courts in e;rch par'sh.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
article one hundred and thirty~two Of the
constitution of 1868 shall be abrogated.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN
The Superintendent Of Public Education shall!
receive a salary Of thirty fiee hnnhred dollars,
payable quarter on his "wn warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEN
No license tax sha be imposed by the State;
or any parish mimi ip i authority. on any
mechanical 'rade manufaetor or factory. exS
cent such o. may require pc ice regu ations, in
towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY
The Legislature is authorized to exempt
from State. municipal or parish tayation houses
hold goed<. such as furniture, wearing apparel,
toos of ira e or profession and family portraits,
not exceeding in aggregate value the SUM OF
five hundred dollars.
ACT NO. 10, EXTRA SESSION OF 1877.
NUMBER TwgNTY-oNE
Strike out the first part Of nrticle l42 of the
constitution Of IS 8. which rea6s: "a univer~
sity shall he established and maintained in the
city 0f'New ORLEANS. 1t shall be canDosed OF
a law, medical and a collegiate department.
each with appropriate faculties The General
Assembly shall provide by law for lis oygnniza
tion ami ma ntenance;' and ius ri:-"The univ"r~
sity shall ne maintained 1t shallbe composed
of a law, medical and an academical depart
ment. and such otter departments as may be
establ she'd nv law. each with appropriate fac
rites; provided, that tha law and medical de,
parttnentS already organized shall c0ntinue III
the city of New Orleans, and the academica
and other departments may be located else
vine e ia the State