The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-15

OF interest. The Justices Of the peace shall
be elected by the electors Of each parish IN
the manner and with the qualifications
10 he dhtarmnaa by the General Assembly.
They shall hold once for the term Of two years,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction In civil cases shall ot exceed
one hundred dollars, exclusiveof interest, sub
ieet to an appeal to the District Court In all
cases when the amount In dispute shall exceed
twenty-five dollars, exclusive Of interest.
They shall have such criminal jurisdiction as
shall be conferred by law The General As
seniby shall have power to vest In the clerks
Of the District Courts the right to grant such
orders and do such abts as may be deemed
necessary for the ftlrthetanee Ut the admins
tratiun Of justices. in all eases the power thus
granted shall be specified and determined.
Strike out articles 10. 50. s6, ST. 49, 80. u aud
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AMENDMENT rHN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
shall receive salary Of seven thousand dol
lars per ann,itn. and the Associate Justices nf
the Supreme Court shall each receive d salary
Of six Thousand five hundred dollars per nrl=
nnm. payable quarterly OH their owl, warrant
AMENDMENT HtHyHN.
The General Assembly shall divide the state
into judicial districts, which shall remain rns
changed for four years. and for each district
one Judge. learned III the law. shall be elected
Nv d plurality If qualified electors thereof
For each district there sha be one district
court. except in the parish OF Orleans, in
which, tho General Assembly may establish as
,nany district courts as tho public interest
may require. not to exceed tile number now
authorized by existing laws, except by two
thirds vote Of all the members elected to
both branches nf othe General Assembly.
district courts. now existing, in tho
parish obf Orleans shall have the
jurisdiction At present conferred by law I.
no re-distrieting Or change shall be made SO
"a to take effect during the ineutnbenoy OF any
Judge The number Of districts in The State
shall not be less than ten nor more than thlr-
ty. THE clerks Of the district courts shall be
elected by the qualified voters of their TO-
speetiye parishes and shall hold their Office
for four years.
(Httike otlt article Ra,l
AMENDMENT TWELVE.
Each IF the district Judges shall receive b.
salary, to be fixed by law, which shall not be
less than $4,000 per annum payable quarterly
On his own warrant. and which shall not be
increased nor diminished during his term d
Office. He must be 4 citizen nt the United
States. over the age Of twenty =tiye Years, aud
have resided In the State and praetieed law
therein for the space Of two years next pre-
ueling bis election The Judges Of the district
courts shall hold their offices for the term of
-four years.
Strike out article st)
AMENDMENT rnrnrrns.
In order TO provide for the establishment OF
the judicial system created. by the. above
amendments. and to prevent the evils Of an
interregnum, 1t is hereby ordained by The peo-
pie of Louisiana
First-That the General Assembly which
meets the first Monday IN January. 1879. shall
In accordance with the foregoing amendments,
immediately re-dstlict the State and provide
for the authority Of clerks aud the election
and criminal Jurisdiction Of Justices Of the
peace.
second That ne soon ms tho Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid. the Governor
shall. by proclamation. call an election for
Justices of the peace for each parish. except
The parish Of Orleans. and for district Judges
and district attorneys in each district created
BY Notwithstanding. where ono or more par
listing judicial district. This election shall
be held on the same day throughout
the State. which day shall not be- lees
than sixty nor more Than ninety days
after the passage Of said act. The
terms of tho officers elected at said rleo.
and the limitation on the change of districts
oftener than once every four years shall not
be considered rs having effect before the gen
elal election Ut tHan. E5#E
ed by the constitution Of 1863 shall remain in
force until the expiration Of the thttieth day
after said election, excluding from the corns
putation the day Of tho election.
Fourth The adoption Of THESE amendments
shall not vacate tho Offices Of The present
clerks of courts in zach ualtsh.
AMENDMENT FOURTEEN.
Article 1919 of the constitution of 1868 shall
be ahtngattd
AMENDMENT FIFTEEN.
Tho Superintendent of Public Education
shall receive u salary Of thifty.ta'e hundred
dollars, payable quarterly on his own war
rant.
AMENDMENT H1xTEtEN.
No license tax shall he imposed by the
State or any parish or municipal authority on
any mechanical trade manufacturers factory
except such NJ may require police regulations
IN towns and cities,
AMENDMENT SEVENTEEN.
The citizens of the city of New Orleans
oahall have the right of appointing the several
public oi1tccreo necessary for the adninistra-
ton and police Of the said city, pursuant to the
mode of election which shall be prescribed by
the Legislature. The same right shall be
guaranteed to the citizens of the several cities,
towns and parishes OF the State. with refer
ence to their respective officers: provided.
that the above provision shall not embrace
the filling OF vacancies ..
The first amendment was read.
Mr. Leonard, Of Caddo.o moved to amend
us follows:
lii HlS II uLsI viz "vAN6
''seat of government" add latter the session
of the General Assembly for the year A. D.
1879, shall never exceed one hundred. and the
General Assembly at the session Of 1879 shall
make an apportionment In accordance with
the provisions OF this amendment"
On n rising vote of II yeas to 40 nays the
amendment was lost
Mr.. Toler moved to Amend the proposed
amendment to the constitution by striking
outon lines and . the words "and biennially
thereafter"
The motion to amend was lost.
Mr.. VOORHEES, moved to amend as follows:
In line 10. after the word government in
sert the words. "the number of representa-
tives shall never be less than seventy-tve
nor in excess Of ninety-seven, and the mum.
Der of Senators shall never be In excess Of
thirty-one."
The yeas and nays were called for on the
motion to adopt the amendment of Mr.. Voor-
hies with the following result:
Yeas Mossrs. Aldige, Aycock, Berry, Bell
Brice, Bllieu, Bowden, Buck, Carloss, Cressy
Delavigne, Duke, Dupree, Fitzpatrick, Gas,
f.i1Inat,in bn tJnr., rpnpl Hill pf Or.