The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-26
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Number EQkt.

Every bill which shall have passed
DO h hous shall he presented To the
G verho F; if he approve il, he shall
sign it; il he does not. he shall return it,
with his objections, to thu house in
which it originated viii b shall eut.r
the obj ctions at large upon is Journal.
and D oceed to reconsider il. Ii after
such rec nsider.,.i"n, tao thir.is OF all
tie membe present in that h use sh II
agree to pass the bill j. shall be sent.
wi h the objec.iois. to the other h,ase,
by which it sua likewise be recnnsid-
cred. and il approved by two-thi dis Of
the meaubers present. In that house 4
shall be- a las. But ia suca Eases the
vote of both horses shall. be determined
by yeas and ma =. aud the names of
members vOting for or against tine bill
snall be entered np'n the j,ainal of
eaci house respectively. f any bill
shall not be ret.rned b. the Goseruor
within five days art'-r It shall have
been presented to hi n, il shall b, a law,
i'll ike nnnner MS If be had sig led II,
unless the general assembly. by adj
j"Hrnnebt. Prevent Its return in %aich
case, with thirty days, thu Governor
sha tile the same. with his Obj, ctlons
thereto. in the Office of Secretary
OF State, and give pnblir u 'tics
{ e.eJt; other Use il sh Ill becolue
Jaw, as If h. ma sign. d It. The
Secretary vi State shall communicate
sad objections AM Till 10 deposi-
ed to tine mousse in wDic.i it Origi-
nat on the hrst day Vt the me.'t'ng Of
the next general asse ubly. who snail
act upon the IA ne o, alb 'se prOvid d.
The Governor sail have poser to VITO
one or more ite,hs j.. any bill appro-
pr,ating money, embracing distluct
items, While approving o. her poreions Il
the bill, and the part or part of tue bill
approved shall become Law, aid TIE
ite.n ur items of appropria,ions dis
approved shall be void, mi ., repas ed
according 10 the rules AID .imi atinns
pses cribed Tor TIE ptssa &c OF other bills
.yer the Governor veto.
(otrihe nat artic.e sixty-sir.j
Namber Nine.
M officer, whose salary is fixed by
the constitution, shall b. al wed any
iers or perqni,it-s %. o.ice.
Numbe- Ten.
The judicial power shall be vested in
a su .reane court, district courts, ami IN
JUS ices OF the peace. TIE district court,
s.all ave origi al juri dlc.ion in all
evil cases whrIe til amount in dispute
exceeds une hundred do.ia ), exclusive
Of interest. In criminal c.,ses and IN
all probate matters. tueir jarlsdicai n
shall DC Unlimited. The, sunl a.e APP
,,ellate jurisdiction IN civil suits from
Jnstnes 0i the peace, W len tue am unit
Ia dispa,e exceeds tel d .ilars, excl isive
Of interest. The Justices uf the peace
>hati be e.ecte1 by tne electors uf eaca
parish in the ma .nrr and with the quail
ncatlons to 10 detSrniu1d by the gcu-
eial assembly. They suail mold ofti;e
for the term If two years. t''elr
compensation shall be fixed By law.
Their jurisdiction. la civil eases shall 4
exceed one hund ed doiiars, exclusive
oil interest, sunjecr to au app al to the
district court III all cas- when che
amount in dispate shall exceed tel do,-
lars. exclusive II Interest. Tney snail
Fave such criminal j .risd cbJn as siali
be conferred by ias. The general AS
semtly shall nave power to vest ~ the
clerks vi the district courts the rig It 10
grant such orders aud do such acts as
may be deemed necessay for thu fur
iner,nce oI the administration .; JUS
tlce. Ia all case, tns power thus grant
cd shah be specified aud Determined.
(S.riAe Dus artlcles seve. {, -tir-c,
eigh y-ive. eigty-six, eighty -seven,eishty-
eigLt, ei 5h.y-Lire. niLety-,ne aud one
hundred aud th.rty-thrse.)
Number Eecen.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court snall receive = salary Of seven
thousand dollars pes anuuin, and the
Associate Justice Of tue Supreme court
shall eaca receive a "a AIRY OF six thou
sand live hundred dOiiars per aunum,
payable quarterly ON their Own warrant.
Namber Iirelrs.
The general assembly shall divide the
State iuto Judicial districts, which shall
remain uncuange for four years, AM f,r
eacu district QUE judge, learned IN law,
snall be elected by u plurality Of quail
he'd electors thereof. For esch d. .tr,ct
the. e snall he ole district curt. except
III the parish Of Orleans. III which the
general assembly may establish ~ many
istrict courts rs tae puoiic iutere,t may
require, not To exceed the nu iDer no y
authorized by existing laws, except
by two-thirds vOte of a tle members
elected to both branches of the general
assembly. Untii otherwise pr,sia sd b.
law, tue district courts now existing in
the parish vi Orleau, snail nave the Jdris-
dictlon at present conferred by raw no
redistric'ing or cnange sail be maie
30 US to take effect dariny the i,cun-
oency Of any judge The nu-nber of
districts IN the state shall not be less
than thirty nor more than forty-i,e Q.
The general assembly shall provide by
law Tor ut least ioar terms annually of
the dist,lc. court ia cry p.risA. lac
senerai assembly shall have power to ere