The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-27
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per-
quisites of office.

criminal cases, and In all probate matters
their Jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They
shall have appellate Jurisdiction. In civil suits
rom justices OF the peace. when the amount
| In dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive d
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 wears
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 ali cases when the amount in dispute shall
exceed 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 90 such acts as may be deemed necessary
Tor the furtherance of the administration of
Justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined
(Str1ke out articles seventy-three, eighty
i've. eighty-six, eighty seven, eighty-eight,
ellghty-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 each
district one judge, learned in the law, shall
be elected by plurality of qualified electors
thereof. For each district there shall be one
district court, except In the parish of Orleans,
IN which the General Assembly may estab-
ilsh as many district courts as the public in
terest may require, not to exceed the number
ynh hxyn virffr, lnrr
twO-thirds vote of all the members elected to
both branches of the General Assembly
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing in the parish Of Orleans
shall have the jurisdiction at present con-
terred by law; no redistricting or change
shall be made SO as to take effect during the
incumbeney of any Judge. The number of
districts In the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-five. The General
Assembly shall provide by law for at least
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
into circuits, and composing the circuit
within such circuits. To direct the place
or places OF meeting of said circuit
courts so 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 ($10O) exclusive Of interest, and does not |
exceed five hundred dollars (S500) exclusive Of |
Interest. The General Assembly shall have |
power, by two-thirds vote of all the MEM |
Oers elected to both houses, to restrict the ap- |
Dellate Jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to |
causes where the amount involved exceeds |
1ne thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive of in
crest; and in case of such restriction, the
'ircuit courts SO to be created shall have APP
1ellate jurisdiction of the class of cases thus
Excluded from the appellate Jurisdiction of
he Supreme Court The clerks of the dis
riot courts shall be elected by the qualified
'oters OF their respective parishes, and shall
old their office for four years.
Strike out article eighty-three.l
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district judges shall receive a
alary, to be fixed by law, which, except in
he parish of Orleans, shall not be- less than
wo Thousand dollars. nor more than three
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
erly on his own warrant, and which shall not
g Increased nor diminished during his term
! office He must be citizen of the United
tates over the age of twenty-five years, and
ave resided in the State and practiced law ,
herein for the space of two years next pre-
9ding his election. The judges of the dis /
let courts shall hold their office for the term
four years. In the parish of Orleans the
nnual salary of the district judges shall not {
iceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
Dove provided.
Strike out article eighty-four) +
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the office Of district attorney. es-
bliShed by article ninety-twO of the consti-
tion of 1868, there shall be elected, by the =
lalltted voters of each parish, a States
torney therefor, who shall be citizen of
e United States, and who shall have been a
sident OF the State, and practicing and
lily licensed attorney at law, for at least two
ears. He shall receive o salary from the
ate OF not less than three nor more than r.
ven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro- .
ded by law upon the basis of representation
the House o. Representatives, and payable 7
larterly on his own warrant. He shall be
-QWctO attorney Of the parish, and receive Il
ch salary therefrOm as may be fixed by the
JrOchial authorities, not TO exceed seven
inbred dollars per annum. He shall, more Y
er, receive such fees of office as may be !
lowed by law. In the city of New Orleans II
g States attorney shall receive such com a a
nsati0n from the city. in addition to the
law. He shall be elected at the same time s.
tn the judges of the district courts, and 81
all hold his office for the term of four years. q
NUMBER FIFTEEN. t,
In every case where the Judge may be re- z
sed, and when he Is not personally inter- 81
ted In the matters in condensation, he shall u
,e3ct lawyer, having the necessary quaIifi- n n
lions required for a judge Of his court. to u
all provide by law for the trial of those n,
SEES in which the Judge may be personally r
crested, or when he may be absent or re- st
ses to act.
Strike out article ninety) O.
NUMBER SIXTEEN. re
n order to provide for the establishment of az a.,
} judicial system created by the above o.
lendments, and to prevent the evils of an us
erregnqm, it is hereby ordained by the ca
)ple of Louisiana: al
'Tst-That the General Assembly, which
ets the first Monday in January 1879, shall, =
accordance with the foregoing amend
nts Immediately redistrict the State, and
wide for the authority of clerks, and the -
cctlon and criminal jurisdiction of justices
the peace
'ecQnd- That as soon as the Legislature
VI have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
lll by proclamation call an election for ius-
% OF the peace for each parish, except the
lsh OF Orleans, and for district Judges, in
h district created by the redfstrfcting. !
ere one or more parishes have been added,
aiken from the existing judicial district,
for State attorneys as above provided
ept in the parish of Orleans, where the n
5rict attorney for the parish shall be State II
orney. This election shall be held on the o'c