New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-09-21

az AnSe tn6 Dill snali De entered upon the
journal Of each house respectively. II
any bill shall not be returned by the Coy
ernor within five days after it shall have
been presented to him, it shall be law,
in like manner as if he had Aligned ii, utl-
less the General Assembly, by adjourn
ment, prevent its return; in which case,
within thirty days, the Governor shall file
| the same with his objections thereto; ia
1 the Office of the Secretary of State and
| give public notice thereof; otherwise 1t shall
become a law, as if he had signed 1t. The
Secretary of State shall Communicate said
objections and bill so deposited to the
| house in which it originated on the first
day of the meeting OF the next General
Assembly, who shall act upon the same
as above provided. The Governor shall
have power to veto one or more items in
any bill appropriating money, embracing
| distinct items, while approving other por-
tons Of the bill, and the part or parts of
| the bill approved shall become law, and
the item or items Of appropriations dis
| approved shall be void unless repassed
| according 10 the rules and limitations pre-
scribed for the passage of other bills over
| the Governors veto
Strike out article sixty-six)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the
constitution shall be allowed any fees or
perquisites of office
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in a
supreme court, district courts, and in
justices of the peace. The district courts
shall nave original Jurisdiction in all civil
cases where the amount in dispute exceeds
hone hundred dollars, exclusive ofinterest.
In criminal cases, and in all probate mat
| ters, their jurisdiction shall be unlimited.
/ They shall have appellate jurisdiction, in
civil suits from justices of the peace,
when the amount in dispute exceeds ten
dollars, exclusive of interest. The iusti-
ees of the peace shall be elected by the
| electors Of each parish in the manner and
with the qualifications to be determined
by the General Assembly. They shall
hold Office for the term of two years, and
their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall not
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest, subject to an appeal to the dis
triet court in all cases when the amount in
dispute. shall exceed ten dollars, exclusive
of interest. They shall have such Grim
inal jurisdiction as shall be conferred BY
law. The General Assembly shall have
power to vest in the clerks Of the district
courts the right to grant such orders and
do such q Us as may be deemed necessary
for the furtherance of the administration
Of justice. In all cases the power thus
granted shall be specified and deter
mined.
lStrike out articles seventy three, eighty
five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight,
eighty-nine, ninety-one and one hundred
and thirty-three.)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive salary of seven thousand
dollars per annum, and the Associate JUS
tees Of the Supreme Court shall each
receive a salary of six thousand five hum
bred dollars per annum, payable quar-
terly on their own warrant.
NUAEBER TWELVE
The General Assembly shalt divide the
State into Judicial districts, which shall |
remain unchanged for four years, and for
each district, one Judge, learned in the |
law, shall be elected by a plurality Of |
qualified electors thereof For each dis.
triet, there shall be one district court, OK
cept IN the parish OF Orleans, in which the |
General Assembly may establish as many |
eAAHsA ASN NOuAt s13 40 AAG AAIEf6Ht AHhK
require, not to exceed the number nov |
authorized by existing laws, except by a |
two-thirds vote of all the members elected |
to both branches Of the General Assemblv.
Until otherwise provided by Law, the dis.
trict courts now existing in the payish Of 1
Orleans shall have the jurisdiction at pres
emit conferred by law; no redistricting OF
change shall be made so as to take effect |
during the the incumbency Of any Judge.
The number of districts in the State shall /
not be less than thirty nor more than i
torty-hYe The General Assembly Rhall /
provide by law for at least four terms an
nually Of the district court in every parish.
The General Assembly shall have power
TO create circuit courts, to be constituted
by grouping the district judges into cir
cults, and composing the circuit court Of
the judges of the district courts within !
such circuits. To direct the place or
places OF meeting of said circuit courts SO
constituted, and to vest said circuit courts
with appellate Jurisdiction from the dis
trlct courts within the circnit where the
amount involved exceeds one bundled
dollars $500 exclusive of interest, and
does not exceed I've hundred dollars
$500 exclusive Of interest. The Gen.
sral Assembly shall have power, bv a
tNo-thirds vote of all the members eleeted
30 both houses. to restrict the appellate
Jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to
Causes whore the amount involved exceeds
ppe thousand dollars (SI0903 excl OF
.akeEest; and In case Of such restriction,
Ihe circuit courts so TO be created shall
have appellate jurisdiction Of the class of
seses thus excluded from the appellate
Of the Supreme Court. The
slerks OF the district courts shall be elect.
d BY the qualified voters Of their respect
.ge parishes; and shall hold their Office
or four years.
(sdike out article eighty three
NUMBER gHrRrsHN.
Each Of the district judges sha1I receive
! salary, to be fixed By Law. which.
Except IN the parish Of Orleans, shalf not
oe less than two thousand dollars. nor
more than three Thousand dollarg pen an
aum, payable quarterly on his own var
ant and when shall NOT be innEsaasd
1Qr diminished during his terra Of oflee.
te must be citizen Of the United States.
,eaE the age Of Twenty-Five years, and
ave resided IN the State and pEaeticea
aw therein for the space Of two years /
lext preceding hls slsckon. Ths judges
! tbs dissries courts shall hold theft IS
or tha term Of fonE years, II the parish
Z Orleans the ANIMAL salagy uf tbs dis
riot judges shaii not exceed five thousand
lollaEs, to BE- paid d abovA provided.
sstfike out article sigbtf -ionz