St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-02


exclusive of interest. In criminal ritses. and
in all probate matters, their jurisdiction shall
he unlimited. Tncy shall b I've appellate JIlrls-
diction i'll evil suits from justices of thtprare.
when the amount III dispute exceeds ten dollars.
exclusive OF interest. The justices Of the pc 'ce
shall be elected by the electors of each parish
in the manner and with the quail lificHtlons 70 he
determined by the General Assemb y. They
shall hu office for the term o: two years. AMI
cir compensation shall he fixed by law Their
Jurisdiction i'll civil cases shall not exceed one
hundred dollars, exclusive Of interest, subject
to an appeal to the district court III all cases
when the amount in dispute shall exceed ten
dollars, exclusive OF interest. They shall have
such criminal jurisdiction as shall he conferred
bv law The General Assembly shall have
power to vest in the clerks sof the district courts
the right TO grant such orders and do such acts
as may he deemed necessary for the furtherance
of the a,tmlnist ration of jnstice. In all cases
the power thus granted shall be specified ana
determined.
(Strike 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 d salary of seven THOUSAND dollars per
annllnl, and the Associate Justices of the Sl-
preme Court shall each receive u salary of six
thousand five hundred dollars per annrlm, pay
able quarterly on their own warrant
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the State
changed for four years, and for each district
one :jHdge, learned in the law. shall be elected
by u plurality of qu tlitied electors thereof For
each district there shall he one district court,
except in the parish of Orleans. In which the
General A selnbly may establish rs many dis
trict courts as the public interest may require
not to exceed the number now authorized by
existing laws. except by a two-thrdI vote OF
all the members elected to both branches of the
Geuerai Assembly. Until otherwise provided
by law, the district courts nnW existing in the
how I,pf,
present conferred by law; no redistrct'ng ul
| change shall be made so as to take effect during
! the incumhency of any jndEe. the number ot
| districts i'll the State shall not be less than
! thirty nor more than forty-tive. The General
| Assembly shall provide by law for at least fonr
! terms annually of the district court in every
| parish. The General Assembly shall hav.
power to create circnit courts. to be nStltltrd
| by grouping the district judges into circuits.
aud composing the circuit cuurt0f the judges OF
the district courts withinsnch circuits To direct
! the place or places of meeting of said circuit
| courts so constituted. and to vest sai rireill'
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the dis
trict .urts within the circuit where he amount
involved exceeds one hundred dollars tS 000) cX
si"e of Interest. and does pot bNcet:,l five hun
dred dollars Is sNDexclusive ofint.I,'st. Tne Gen
.ral Assembly small have power BY birds
| vote OF Mi the members elected to both houses
to restrict the appa e jurisdiction of the
supreme Court to ciluSus where the am INIT ill
volv,d exceed one tho lst,lt ,liars tsi0n) eN
c,ts,vc OF interest and III 'tst nf such rcstri,
tin,l the rr,,ilit ctrlrts SO to he created sha il
nave appellate Jurisdiction OF TIE .''ss OF cases
| thus exc suttd from the appellate jurls LECTION
| vote uf all the members elected 10 both nnilIrS
to restrict the appellate jurisdiction "f the Su-
| pr,'me ourt to GaIlS,'s where tnr amount III
! volvcd rXcret1s one thousand .tolia Is 001 tx
cu-ir" Of interest; and Ill ease "f stI.h rt:stric
| tiun. [, circuit Gitlrfs sn tn M ritated ahat
have appellate jurisdiction of the 81 ~ of eases
tnus eX'Iuded from tle app '.!at" t'istls"ti''n
nt tn" Sn!,rvin Court. Tee clerks of tie dis
| trirt rdur shall be elected ny the qualified
| voter OF their i,'s.'ertve parishes, aud shall
! lsu'd tiIt.r ntfite for folr Years.
iSti4t out article eighty iliree.)
/ NUMBER THIRTEEN.
| E,.ci, of the district JUDGES shall recri7e a
parish nf Orleans shall not he less than twa
thousand dollars, nor more thant r'e Thousand
| dollars per annuH. naTahl'' qnarffriy on III,
own warrant. and which shall not be inrrrhs"
nor dismissed during ! Ia term OF office. III
must he n criZrn vt the United States, owe!
the age of twenty-five Years. and have resided
in the state and practre'i law trereln for the
space OF two years next preceding his election
The judges nf the district rourts shtl h"l1
their office for the term OF four years: III the
parish of Orleans the annual slarj' Hf the dlt'
trict judges shall not exceed nye Thousand Dol
| lars. to ne paid .is above provided
| (Strike out article eighty -fourl
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
Tn le,, OF tic Tic office of district attorney eS
| tahlished hy article nii;: :v'two or the eoNst,til
tion of 1868, there shall he elec,S ny 'he q',,,l
fled voters of each parish States au.":'.
| therefor, who shall he % citizen of the United
States and who shall have been 81 resident OF
the State. and prlcticing and duly Licensed,
| attorney at law, for at least two years. He
shall receive salary from the State of not less
| than three nor more than seven hundred dol
| lars per annum to he provided by law upon the
| basis of representation in the House OF Repre-
sentatives, and payable quarterly on ms own
| warrant. He shal be er 0D3ciO attorney OF the
| parish. and receive such salary therefrom as
may be fixed by the parochial authorities, not
| to exceed seven hundred dollars per annllm
| He shall. moreover. receive such ees Of office
| as may be allowed by law. In the city of New
Orleans the States attorney shall receive such
compensation from the city, in addition to the
| 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 the Judge may he recused
and when he is not personally Interested in the
matters in condensation, he shall select n law
yer having the necessary quailfications required
or judge of his court, to try such cases; AMI
the General Assembly shall provide by law fol
the trial of those cases in which the judge may
he personally Interested, or when he may be
absent or refuses 20 act.
(Strike out article nirIety1 5 &.a. .a
--~--- NUMBER SIXTEEN. ----~-.-
In order to provide for the establishment OF
merits. and to prevent the evils OF an interreg
mum, 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 anendm nts
inimediately redistrct the state. and provide
for the authority ef clerks. and the election and
criminal jurisdiction Of justices af the peace.
Sccond2rhat as sonll lis The Leg stature shall
have acted as aforesaid. the Govern0r shall BY
proclamation call an lection for justices "f the
Oriean<, and for district judges. in each district
created by the redistricting. where one or more
parishes haye heen ad led, s0t. faken from the
existing Judicial district. and for State attor-
Of Orleans. where the district attorney for the
parish shall he state attorney. THIS. election
shall sha be sah hss On a h s S f day r fahs M In the
nor nore than ninety days after the pitss;i re Of
said act. The terms OF the officers elected at
said elee'ion shall expire At the genrtl election
trirfs 0ftenrr than once every fnur years, shall
not he considered ;is having effect before the
gnar.sl election of 1880. s+s 3. s. 4 ". H..
Third rhat the. IN iicial = stem as estnh-
ished b the constitution uf 1861. shall remain
In Gree until the expiratian OF the thirtieth
pn'ation the day of the election. .sr.;---..,, "
shall not vacate the offices OF the present clerks
OF courts IN each parish ---.r -.s.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred an, thirty-two of the
constitution OF 1853 shall be abrogitel.
Ff4#z NUMBER EIGHTEEN y ; y E&4At@
The Superintendent of Public Elncatior shall
raceIv.A a salary OF thirty-five hnnireA dol :ars
payable q tarterly. on his avn warrant.
NUMBER NINETEEN. ~-...-.s
No license tax shall he imposed by the State,
ar any parish or municipal authority. on any
mechanical trade. manlsact0ryI or factory. ex-
cept such as may require police regulations, in
towns and citit.s.e.f,,s ts4-asy - ss,5 Ia
NUMBER TWENTY. tssr5.sgr &, .Ett.s
The T4egialatHrei liz authorized to exempt from
State. municipal or parrish taxation household
go0tls. such AZ furniture. wearing apparel tools
of trade or profession and family portraits. not
exceeding in aggregate value the sum OF Ave