The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-10-12
NUMBER FOURTEEN.

tne constltn'lor of 1863, there Shall be
elected, by the qualified voters of each
parish, States attorney therefor who
snail DO IL citizen of the United States,
ana who shall have been resident Of
the State, and a practicing and duly Ii.
ccnseo attorney at law, for at least two
Years: he shall receive salary from
the State of not less than three nor more
than seven hundred dollars per aupum.
to be provided by law upon the basis Of
representation in tn" House of Rcprcsrn-
tat'ves' and payable quarterly on his
own warrant. He shall be cr.oRcio at
torney of the parish, and receive such
salary theretrom as NAV be fixed nv thr
parochial authorities, not to cxcrpi s.v.
en- hundred dollars per annum. He SHALL
moreover, receive such fees of office as
may DO allowed by law. In the city of
Now Orleans the States attorney shall
receive such compensation from the CITY.
III addition to the salary above provided,
as may DO established by law. He shall
DC 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.
III every case where the judge may be
refused, and when he is not personally
interested in the matters in condensation,
he shall select a lawyer, having the nee
essary qualifications required for Judge
of his court, to try such cases; and the
General Assembly shall provide by law
for the trial OF those cases in which the
judge may be personally interested, or
when he may b. absent or refuses to act.
! (Strike out article ninety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establish
men, of the judicial system created Ivy
the above amendments. and to prevent
the evils of an interregnum, it is hereby
ordained by the people of Louisiana
EWst-That the General Assembly,
which meets the first Monday in Janua-
ry, 1879, shall, in accordance with the
foregoing amendments, Immediately re-
district The State, and provide for the
authority of clerks, aid the election and
criminal jurisdiction of justices of the
peace.
Second-That as soon as the Legsla
ture shall have acted as aforesaid, the
Governor shall by proclamation call All
election for justices of the peace for
each parish, except tho parish Of Or.
leans, aud for district judi yes, in each
district created by the re.lstricting
where one or more parishes have beef,
added, or taken from the existing judi
cial district, and for State attorneys, as
above provided, except in the paris OF
Orleans, where, the district attorney
for the parish shall I've State at
mruey. THIS election shall DO held on
th. same day throughout tho State
which day shall not be. less than sixt,
nor more than ninety days after tho pas
sage of said act. The terms of the of
tictrs elected at said election shall tx
pire at the general election of l1S), an(
the limitation on the change of districts
"ttcner than once every four years, shall
not he considered as having effect before
the general election of 1880.
Third-Tbat the judicial system. as rs
tablished by the constitution of 1866
shall remain in force until the expiratio,
of the thirtieth day after said election
excluding from the computation tn
day of the election.
Fourth-The adoption of these amend
ments shall not vacate the offices of tn
present clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
, Article one hundred and thirty.two Q
, the constitution of 1868 shall 10 abroga
ted.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public Educa
ton shall receive a salary of thirty fiv
y hundred dollars, payable quarterly o
q his own warrant.
\ NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed by tn
State, or any parish OF municipal author
D ty, on any mechanical trade, manufactt
ry or factory, except such as may requil
police regulations, in towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized to Q,
q empt from State, municipal or paris
G taxation household goods, such as furn
t ture, wearing apparel, tools of trade {
profession and family portraits, not o.
ceeding in aggregate value the sum
= five hundred dollars.
ACT NO. IL, EXTRA SESSION OF 1871
NUMBER TWENTY. ONE.
Q Strike ont the first part part of artic
Il 142 of the constitution of 1868, whic
Il reads: "A university shall he establishe
n and maintained in the city of New O
y leans 1t shall be composed of law,
b medical and collegiate department
b, each with appropriate faculties. I'll
b General Assembly shall provide by la
$ for its organization and maintenance
: and insert: "rhe university shall |
l. maintained. 1t shall DO composed of
: law, a medical and an academical d
e partment, and such other departments ;
9 may he established by law, each wit
}. appropriate faculties; prorided, that IL
v law and medical departments already o
Il ganized shall continue in the city
New Orleans, and the academical an
g other departments may be located els'
g where in the State"
Q August 3-t2n.