The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-11-09

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years. IN ,he parish @. U.iean> tr.r annual
salary of the district judges shall not ex
ceed five thousand dollars, to he paid IA
| above provided.
tStrike out article eighty-four.
| NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the office of district attorney,
established by article nincty-two Of the con
| stltutlon OF 1868, there shall be elected by
| the qualified vnters of each parish Il State
attorney therefore. who shall be Il citizen of
the United States and who shall have been
a resident of the state, and practicing
aud licensed attorney at law. for at least
two years. He shall receive ID salary from
| the State of no: less than three nor more
than seven hundred dollrrs per annum. to
| be pioxided by law upon the basis of pre-
resentation in the House OF Representa-
| tlves, and payable quarterly on his own
| warrant. He shall ht e1-0tiici0 attorney OF
| the parish, and receive such salary there
from as may be fixed by the parochial au-
thOrlticS. not to exceed seven hundred dol
| lars per AMMAN. He shall. moreover re
celve such fees OF office as may ht allowed
by Jaw. In the city Of New Orleans the
States attorney shall receive such cOrpen-
sation from the city, i'll addition to the
salary above provided, as may lie establish
ed by law. He shall be 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.
In every case where ne jus. &c may be re
cused. and when n t is not personaIly inter-
ested in the matters i'll contest alton, he
shall select laMver, having the neces sary
qualifications required tor IL judge of his
s,p.f 4 81.
Assem- ,ly shall provide by law for the trial
of those cases n which the judge may be
personally interested, or when he may bo
a Usent or refuses to act.
strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
Ia order to provide for the establishments
of the judicial syst, IN created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils OF an
interregnnm, it is hereby ordained by the
people of Louisiana
Iirst-rhat the General Assembly. which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879,
shall. i'll accordance with the fore egoing
! amendments, immediately redstrict ths
State. aud provide for the authority of
| clerks, anil the election and criminal jur-
isdiction of justices .; the peace.
Second-Ihat as soon az the Legislature
sh all have cted 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 .judg-
es. III each district created by the redistrict
ing, where one or more parishes have been
added, or taken from tn, existing judicial
district, and for State attorneys, as above
provided. except III the parish of Orleans.
where the district at torEey for the parish
shall be State attorney. This election
shall he held on the same day throughout
the State, which day shall not be less than
| sixty nor more than ninety days fter the
passage of said act. The terms of the Off
GERS elected at said election shall expire at
| the general election of 1880, and the linlita
tion Oh the change of districts, Oftener
than once every four years, shall not be
considered as having effect before the gene
raj election of 1880.
Third-That the judicial system, as es-
tablished by the constitution of 1868, shall
| remain i'll force until the expiration of the
| thirtieth day after said election. excluding
from the computation the day of the elec-
ton.
Fonth-The adopt.ru of these amend
ments shall pOt vacate the offices of the
present clerks Of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty-two of the
constitution of 1865 shall be abrogated.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public Education
shall receive Il salary OF thirty five hundred
dollars, payable vuarterly on his own war
rant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed by the
State, or any parish or municipal authority
ON any mechanical trade, manufactury or
factory, except such as may require police
regulations, i'll towns and cities.
The Legislature is authorized to exempt
frGm State, municipal ur parish taxation
household goods, such as furniture, wear
ing apparel, tools of trade or profession and
family portraits, not exceeding in aggre-
gate value the sum of live hundred dollars.
ACT NO. II, EXTRA SESSION OF 1873.
NUMBER TwENTY-ONE
Strike out the first part of article l42 of
the constitution OF 1863 which reads "a
university shall be established and main
tanned in the city of New Orleans. 1t shall
bc composed of IA law, IL medical and IA col
legiate department, each with appropriate
faculties. The General Assembly shall pro
vide by law for it's organization and man
tenance :" and insert: The university
shall he maintained. Ii shall he compOsed
of II law, a medical and an academical de-
partment, and such other departments as
may he established by law, each with ap-
propriate faculties prorided. that the law
and medical departments ALREADY organized
shall continue in the city of New Orleal a,
and the aca,lcnical and other departments
may be located elsewhere i'll the State