The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-10-19


ish seat, or creating new parishes, except
bv the assent ofthe majority of the quail
fed electors of the parish, or parishes, to
be affected in all other cases, where a
general law can be ma.lc applicable, no To-
sal or special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary of
seven thousand dollars per annum, payable
quarterly, ON his own warrant
Strike out article titty-six.)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a
salary which shall be double that Of a mem-
Der Of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article titty-seven.
NUMBt EIGHT
Every bill which shall fave passed both
houses shall be presented tothe Governor !;
if he approve it, he shall sign it if he does
not he shall return it, with his objections,
to the house in winch it originated. which
shall enter the objections at large upon its
Journal and proceed to reconsider it. If,
after such reconsideration. two thirds of all
the members present in that house shall
agree to pass the bill, ii shall I've sent, with
the objections, to the other house, by which
it shall likewise be re-considered, and it APP
proved by two two Thirds of the members
present in tlls house. it shall be a law. But
in such cases the vote of both houses shall
be determined by yeas and nays, and the
names Of me,nbers voting for or against the
bill shall be entered upon the journal of
each house respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
five days after it shall have been presented
TO him, it shall be law i'll like manner as
if he had signed it, unless the General As
semhly, hy adjournment, prevent its re
turn : in which case, within thirty days
the Governor shall file the same. with his
objections thereto. in the Office of the Secre
tary of State, and give public notice there
of otherwise it shall become law, as il he
had signed it. The Secretary OF State shall
communicate said objections and hill so de-
posited 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, embrac-
lug distinct items, while approving other
portions of tho bill, and the part or parts Of
the bill approved shall become law, and the
item or items Of appropriations disapprov
ed shall be void, unless repassed according
to the rules and limitations prescribed for
the passage of other bills over the Cover
nOr's veto.
lStrike out article sixty six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or
perqustes of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in a
supreme court. district courts, and in JUS
Fl of = ko hes IL ri,tU 70 l,.,E
have original Jurisdiction i'll all civil cases
where the amount in dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars. exclusive of interest. In
criminal cases, and in all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall he unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction, IN civil
suits from justices of the peace, when the
amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars, ex-
elusive of interest. The justices of the
peace shall be elected by the electors of
each parish in the manner and with the
qualifications to he determined by the Gen
eral Assembly. They shall hold office for
the term of two years, and their c0mpensa
ton shall be fixed by law. Their iurisdic-
ton in civil eases shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars, exclusive of interest, subject
to au appeal to the district court in all ca
scs when the amOnnt in dispute shall ex-
ceed ten dollars. exclusive of interest. They
shall have such criminal 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 acts as may
be ,.eemed necessary for the furtherance Of
the administration of justice. In all cases
the power thus granted shall be specified
and determined.
(Strike out articles seventy three eighty
five, eighty six, eighhty seven, eighty eight.
eighty nine, ninety one and one huddred
aud thirty three.j
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive salary of seven thousand dol
lars per apnum, and the Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court shall each receive a
salary of six thousand five hundred dollars
per annuln, payable quarterly on their own
warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged tor four years, and for
each district one judge, learned in the law.
shall be elected by plurality OF qualified
electors thereof. For each district there
shall shall be one district court. except in
in the parish Of Orleans. i'll which the Gen
eral Assembly may establish as many dis
trict courts as the public interest may re
quire. not to exceed the number now au-
thorized by existing laws. except 10y two
thirds vote of all the members elected to
both branches of the General Assembly. Tn
til otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing in the parish of Or
leans shall have the jurisdiction at present
by law ; no retlstrlctlng or
change shall be made 50 as to take effect
during the incumbency Of any judge. The
number of districts in this State shall not
be less than forty nor forty five. The Gener
al Assembly shall provide by law for at
least four terms annually of the district
court in every parish. The General Assem-
bly, shall have power to create circuit
courts to be constituted by grouping the
district judges into circuits. and composing
the circuit court of the judges Of the dis
trict courts within such circuits. To direct
the place or places of meeting of said cir
cult courts 50 constituted, and to vest said
circuit courts with appellate jurisdiction
from the district courts within the circuit
where the amount involved exceeds one
hundred dollars ($l00) exclusive Of inter-
est, and does not exceed i've hundred dol
lars t$500) exclusive of interest. The Gene
raj Assembly shall have power by two
thirds vote of all the members elected to
both houses, to restrict the appellate juris-
dictiOn of the Supreme Court to causes
where the amount involved exceeds one
thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive of inter
est and in case of such restriction. the
circuit courts SD to be created shall have
appellate jurisdiction of the class of cases
thus excluded from the appellate jnrsdic-
ton of the Supreme Court. The clerks of
the district courts shall be elected by the
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