Richland beacon., 1878-11-02

or contractor after the service has been rem
dered or contracted for changing any parish
seat. or creating new parishes except by 'he
assen, Of the majority Of tho qualified elec.
tore ri tue parish or parishes 10 he affected !;
in all other cases, where . general law can be
made applicable, no local or special law shall
be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The governor shall rec~ive q salary 81
$1,000 per annuH, payable quarterly on his
own warrant.
(Snike on, art, Soy
NUMBER SEVEN.
The lieutenant governor shall receive \
salary " hich shall i,~ double that Of q men,
Der Of the general assembly
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NUMBER EIGHT
Every bill which shall have passed bNth
Houses shall Ike presented to the governor Il
he approve u. he shall sign il If he does not
he shall return il with his objec,,ons TO the
House in which it originated. which shall en-.
ter the objections At large upon its journal and
proceed to reconsider il. lf after such recon
sn'erxiion two thirds Of all the members pres
ent in that H"uee shall agree to pass the bill
IL shall re sent with the objections TO the
Otie' House. by hrh II shall likewise Be
r-r"nsr,er-d. nni if approved by two thirds
of the "~'uh~r> present in that House. j, shall
Nv Law Bat IN such cases the vote Of both
Houses shall be determined by yeas and
nxts. aud the naMrs Of members voting for
or against the bull. shall liz entered upon the
Gnrnsi of -arb H"">. respectively. II any
| bill shalt mot l,r returned by the governor
with" five 'iays afirf II shall have b-en pre-.
s-nir,i IL HIM. il .h,Ii i,e law in like manner
~ il he had .,:,,rd il. unless the general
| assembly. hy adjournment, prevent its return,
! in which case, within thirty days, the govern
/ or shall hir the same. with his objections
thereto. in the Office Of the secretary Of state,
and give public notice thereof, oiherw,se il,
| shall bect the a law, as il he had signed It,
The secretary Of state shall communicate
, said objections and bill 80 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 rs above pros
vidrd. The governor shall have power TO
veto one or more items in any bill appropriate
ing m1ney eT,bracing distinct items, while.
approving other partitions OF the bill, AMI the
part OF parts Of the bill approved shall
b-come law, and the item or items Of sppro.
pristiOns disapproved shall be void, unless
TePassed according to the rules and Limitations
prescribed for the passage OF other bills over
the governors veto.
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NUMBER NINE.
No officers, whose salary is Fixed by the
constitution. shall be allowed any fees or per.
quisi,es Of Office.
NUMBER TEN.
Til. judicial pOwe. shall be vested in q
supreme court. district courts and in JUS
tees Of the peace The district court. shall
have original jurisdiction in all civil cases
where the amOnni in suit exceeds one hun.
dred dollars. exclusive Of interest. In Grim
inal cases and in all probate matters their in
ri.sliciion shalt i'e unlimited They shall have
appellate jurisdiction iE civil suits from jus.
tees IF the peace, T the amount in dispute
exceeds ten dollars, exclusive Of interest.
The justices "f the peace shall be elected Ly
the electors Of each parish, in the manner
AMI with the qualifications TO he determined
by the general assembly. They shall hold
office for the term Of two years. and their
compensation shall I've fixed by law Their
jurisdiction in civil eases shall not exceed one
hundred dollars, exclusive If interest, sub-
jet to an appeal to the district court in oil
cases where the amount in dispute shall ex.
coed ten dollars exclusive Of interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction - shall
be conferred by law. The general assembly
shall have power 10 vest in the clerks Of he
district courts the RICH, w grant such orders
and do such acts rs may be deemed necesss.
~ for the fnrthersnce Of the admini.,r alton
OF justice In oil cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
Strike out articles -, Is, Sc, 81. 81. 80 o,
and 1897
NUMBER 1LsvIN.
The chief justice Of the supreme cour, ,b,l,
receive a salary Of $1,000 per annum. and the
associate justices Of the supreme cou,s shall
each receive u salary Of $500 per annum.
Psyatie quarterly on their own variants.
NuH8ER TWELVE.
Jhe general assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts. which sh. u remsis
unchanged for four years. and for esch dis.
sr'c' one Judge learned in the law, shall be
elected by plurality Of qualified election,
thereof For each district there shall be one
district court except in the parish Of Orleans
IN which the general assembly may es,sbl;sh
~ many district courts ~ the public in,e,es,
may require, not TO exceed the number nov
authorized by existing lave, except bv |, two
thirds vote Of oil the members by both branch.
e. OF the general assembly. Until o,herwi,.
provided by law. the distrit courts now er.
listing in the parish OF Orleans shall have M.
Jurisdiction 1t present conferred by law. No
fes''ssr'csing or change shall be made. % m 70
take elect during the incumbency Of any
Judge. The Number If districts in the S,,,e
shall not ne less than thirty nor more than
'ofiy,hve The general assembly shall pro.
vide BY law for ~ least four terms annually
Of the district court IN axas,, .,..;.A ~