The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-21
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per
uuisitas of office.
NUMBER TEN.

tices Of the peace. The district courts shall
have original Jurisdiction In oil civil cases
where the. amount Ia dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive Of interest. In
criminal cases, and In all probate matters,
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 Justices Of the peace shall be
elected by the electors of each parish In the
manner and with the qualifications TO be de-
termined 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 ex-
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive OF inter-
est, subject to an appeal to the district court
| In all cases when the amount In dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive of interest. They
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as shall
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 deemed 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, efghty-sfx, eighty-seven, lightweight,
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 dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court shall each receive salary
Of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years. and for Zach
be elected by q plurality Of qualified. electors
| district court, except In the parish Of Orleans,
| In which the General Assembly may estab-
lish as many district courts as the public in
terest may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by q
two-thirds vote Of all the members elected to
both branches Of the General Assembly.
| Until otherwise provided by law, the district
shea have the jurisdiction ct present con-
feETed by law; no redistricting or change
shall be- made SO as to take effect during the
ineumbeney Of any Judge. The number OF
| districts In the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-five. The General
four terms annually 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
court sn ' Il tSs JUICES y the dstrct ooar
within such circuits. To direct the place
or places of meeting of said circuit
courts 80 constituted, and to vest said circuit
courts with appellate Jurisdiction from the
district courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
| lars (S1O0) exclusive of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars ($5O0) exclusive of
| interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by 9 two-thirds vote Of all the mem
pellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court TO
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive Of in
terest; and in case of such restriction, the
circuit courts so to be created shall have ap-
pellate jurisdiction Of the class of cases thus
the Supreme Court. lie clerks OF the dis
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified
voters OF their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
(5trike out article eighty-three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each OF che district judges shall receive g.
salary, TO be fixed by law, which, except In
the parish of Orleans, shall not be- less than
two thousand dollars, nor more than three
Thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
terly on his own warrant, and which shall not
be increased nor diminished during his term
Of office. He must be o citizen Of the United
States over the age Ct twenty-five years, and
therein for the space Of two years next pre-
ceding his election. The judges of the dis
trtct courts shall hold their office for the term
Of four years. In the parish OF Orleans the
annual salary OF the district judges shall not
above provided.
Strike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the office OF district attorney, es-
tablished by article ninety-two OF the consti-
tuition Of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters OF each parish, a States
attorney therefor, who shall be O citizen Of
the United States, and who. shall have. been Q
fcSl& rY4 hn and fnir 1s,r1
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two
years. He shall receive b salary from the
State of not less than three nor more than
seven hundred dollars per annun, to be pro-
yided by law upon the basis Of representation
In the House Of representatives, and payable
quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
eg-o0acio attorney Of the parish, and receive
such salary therefrom as may be fixed by the
parochial authorities, not to exceed seven
hundred dollars per annura. He shall, more
over, receive such fees OF office as may be
allowed by law. In the city of New Orleans
the States attorney shall receive such COM
pensation from the city, In addition to the
salary above provided, 80 may be established
with the judges of the district courts, and
shall hold his office for the term of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be re-
elsed, and when he Is not personally inter,
ested In the matters In condensation, he shall
select a lawyer, having the necessary qualif-
cations required for 8 judge Of his court, to
try such cases and the General Assembly
shall provide by law for the trial of those
cases In which the Judge may be personally
interested, or when he may be absent or re-
| fuses to act.
| (Strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
| In order TO provide for the establishment OF
| the judicial system created by the above
| amendments, and to prevent the evils OF an
| interregnurn, it Is hereby ordained by the
people OF louisiana:
Fsrst- That the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall,
In accordance with The foregoing amend.
mentg, Immediately reslIgtriet the State, and
election and criminal Jurisdiction Of justices
Of the peace.
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for JUS
tices Of the peace for each parish, except the
parish of Orleans, and for district judges, In
each district created by the redlstr1cting,
where one or more parishes have been added,
or faknn frfrn tho existing iuGiciat district