The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-11-01
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Nov. Sat the
Asseyor's .sShaal providetimated that the
IL Dss;.S: 'a r.. Ct Sy will,
have power to create circuit courts, 70 -
Into circuits. and conposans the, oireais court
circuits. TO direct the place or places Of
meeting OF satd circuit courts 70 constituted.
and TO vest said circuit courts with appellate
circuit where the amount involved exceeds
one hundred dollars (sl0O) exolusive:of inter
est, and does not exceed Ave hundred dollars
sen,bly shall have power, BY two-thirds vote
of all the members elected to both houses, TO
restrict the appellate. jurisdiction Of tho
involved exceeds ono thousand dollars (SIOOO)
exclusive of interest and In case Of such req
triotion,sh the circuit courts soto be created shal
have appellate Jurisdiction Of The class ofcases
OF the Supreme Court. The clerks Of tAo die
tEiot court. shalt be elected BY. tho assliaed
voters vote .s Of their respective parishes, and shall
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NUMBER THIRTEEN. .ct a.
Each OF tho district judges shall rocelve
salary sal t. be dxsd by lay. which. except in
two thousand dollars, nor moro than three
thousand dollars per Annuu, payable quar-
to- ts,1y on his o WI, .ns ssl An q.
Of office. He must DO ciusen Of ne UsiSed
States, over the ago Of twenty-five yeass, and
have resided In the State and praoticsl nav
ceding his election. The Judges Of tho disSsict
courts shall hold their once for tho term Of
four years. In the parish Of Orleans tho
exceed i've thousand dollars, 70 bc Maid -
above provided.
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NuABER SouRrssN.
In lieu of the ofaco OF district attorney. a.
tuition Of 1868, thore shall Sc elected, BY The
qualified voters Of each garish. . staAss staor-
United States. and who shall hsvs been =. r sae
ident Of tho State. and = practioing and duly
licensed attorney 1t law, for 1t least two
Years. ., He 10. shall receive salary from the
seven hundred dollars per annuua, 70 BIO pro-
vided by law upon the basis OF representation
In tho House Of n, and payable
c.0tcio attorney Of the parish, and receive
such salary therefrom NJ may be fixed by the
pnrochial authorities, not TO exceed sevon
hundred dollars per ann0m. H0 shall, more
over, receive such fecs OF ONCE ~ may be
allowed by law. ln tho city Of New Orleans
the saseS attorney shall receive saeh
salary above provided, as may be established
by law. He shall DO elected at tho Same time
with the judges of tho district courts. and shall
| hold hiH oihco Tor tho term Of four years.
| NUMBER FIFTEEN.
| In every cnso where the Judge may DO re-.
| cused, and when he Ia not personally inter-
select u lawyer, having the necessary qnnlin
cations required for u judge of his court, 10
try such cascs; and tho General Assembly
shall provide by law for tho trial OF those
cases in which tho judge may be personally
| tn terestcd, or when he may DO absent or re-.
fuses to net.
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NUMBER SIXTEEN.
III Order 10 provide Tor the establishment of
tho judicial system created by tho above
amendments, and to prevent tho evils Of an
interrcgnum, II il hereby ordained by tlro
people of Louisiana
First-That the General Assembly, which,
meets tho first Monday in January, 1879, shalt,
In accordance with tho foregoing amendments,
immediately rcdstrict tho State, and provi.Is
for tho authority Of clerks, and tho election
and criminal Jurisdiction of justices Of tho
peace.
Second-That as soon ~ tho Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, tho Govcrno:
shall by proclamation call an election for JUS
tices Of tho peace for each parish, except tho
parish Of Orleans, and for district judges, In
each district created by tho rcdistricting,
where one or more parishes have been added
for State attorneys, Us above provided. except
in the parish of Orleans, where tho district III.
! torney for tho parish shall be State attor-
ney. This election shall BIO held on the
same day throughout the State, which day
| shall not be lesa than sixty nor more than
| ninety days after the passage Of said act. The
teFHS Oh inc OWSefB elected at said election
| shall expire at the general election of 1880
| and tho Limitation on the change Of districts
oftener than once every four years, shnll not
! be considered as having effect before the
general election of 1880.
Third-That the judicial system, on cstal,.
| lished by the constitution Of 1868, shall remain
in force until the expiration Of the thirtieth day
| after said election excluding from tho compuLa
| ton the day of the election.
Fourth-The adoption of these amendments
shall not vacate the offices of the present clerks
! of courts In each parish.
| NUMBER SEVENTEEN. ..
| Article ono hundred and thirty.two of the
constitution of 1868 shall be abrogated.
| NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
| The Superintendent Of Public Education
shall receive o salary OF thirty.Gve hundred
dollars, payable quarterly on his own warrant
| NUMBER NINETEEN.
| No license tax shall be imposed by tho State
or any parish or municipal authority on any
mechanical trade, mandatory or factory,
except such as may require police regulations,
! in towns and cities.
| NUMBER TWENTY.
| The Legislature Is authorized TO exempt
| from State, municipal or parish taxation
| household goods, such us furniture, wearing
| apparel, tools Of trade or profession and fam
lily portraits, not exceeding in aggregate
value the sum of five hundred dollars
ACT NO. IL, EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
NUMBEK TWENTY ONE.
| Strike out the first part of article I42 OF III,
constitution of 1868, which reads "a uniyer