Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-10-12

AHN JHApe Lie MlWDef OF districts III the
State shall not be less than thirty nor mo-
re than torty-tive. The General Assembly
shall provide by law for at least four terms
annually of the district court in every pa
rish. The General Assembly shall have po-
wer to create circuit courts, to be const;t,,-
ted by grouping the district Judges into
circuits, and composing the circuit court Of
the Judges Of the district courts within
such circuits. To direct the place OF places
Of meeting of said circuit courts so consti-
tltel, and to vest said circlit courts with
appellate jurisdiction from the district
courts within the circuit where the amount
involved exceeds one hundred dollars (x1OO)
exclusive OF interest, and does not exceed
five hundred dollars (S5O0) exclusive Of
interest. The General Assembly shall nave
power, by Il two-tl,irtls vote of all the menu
bers elected to both houses, to restrict the
appellate jurisdiction of tire Supreme Court
to causes where the amount involved ex-
ceeds one thousand dollars ($10OO) exclu-
sive OF interest; and in case of such res
friction, the circuit courts so to be created
shall have appellate jurisdiction Of tho
class of eases thus excluded from the APP
pcllate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
The clerks of the district courts shall be
elected by the qualified voters of their res
pcctive parishes, and shall hold their Office
for fonr years.
(strike out article eighty-three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each Of tile district Judges shall receive
a salary, to he 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 aln,rn,. payable
quarterly on his own warrant. and which
shall not be increased nor diminished dur
ing his term OF office. He must he a citizen
OF the United States, over the age of twei,-
ty-five years. and nave resided ii, the Sta
tie and practiced law therein for the space
Of two years next preceding his election.
The Judges Of the district courts shall hold
their office Tor the term of four years. In
the parish Of Orleans the annual salary Of
the district judges shall not exceed five
thousand dollars, to be paid as above pro
yidrd,
(strikc out article eighty-four.)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the office Of district attorney,
established by article. ninety-two of tie
constitution Of 1863, there shall be elected.
BY the qualified voters Of each parish, 4
States attorney therefor, who shall be II
citizen Of the United States, and who shall
have been a resident Of the State, and Il
practicing and duly licensed attorney at
law, for at least two years. Hi shall recei-
We a salary from the State Of not less than
three nor more than seven hundred dollars
per annnm, to he provided by law upon
the basis Of representation in the House of
Representatives, and payable quarterly Oh
his own warrant. He shall be eG-o0icio at
to1hcy Of the parish, and receive such "a
Larry theretroln rs may he fixed by the
parochial authorities, not to cxcac,l seven
hundred dollars per nnllnl He shall, more
over. receive such fees Of Office as may lie
allowed ny law. In rlerity Of New Orlean-
the States attorney shall receive such COM
pensation from the city, in addition to tia
salary above provided, as may be estaI,liSs
he'd by law. He shall he elected III The same
time With the Judges Of the district courts.
and shall hold his office for the term Of
four years.
.0. NUMBER FIFTEEN.
III every case where the Judge may he 10
cnsel, and when he is not personally inter
estel III the matters i'll condensation, he
shall select Il lawyer, having the necessary.
qualifications required for a Judge of his
court, to try such eases: and the General
Assembly shall provide by law FOR trial of
those cases in which the judge may be per
sonnally interested, or when he may be
absent or refuses to act.
Strike out article nincty.)
NUMBER sIxThEN.
~, "i'tt! 10 l'f"Nlue loF Inc ESTABLISHMENT
Oh tle 1''altlal system created by the above
''''.l,''l'eh'S ana 70 prevent the evils OF
an hte1Iesl!ill It IS hereby ordained by
'i, people OF LOUISIANA:
fhys'Il l.at the General Assembly, which
meets Tue mist Monday III January, 1873,
snail, N accordance with the foregoing
"l'iell''f'se1ts, i1h1nedlately retilstIlct the
s'a,e, all'1 PROVIDE 1or Inc authority OF
1ictinn Of ins+;cn. ~ ~ NV noaa "a" J"''a-
.Snvnd-Tlut as soon as the Lcris1at,re
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call en- elctic, for
justices of the peace for each parish. eSccpt
the parish of Orleans, end for district ind
ges, in each district created by the relis-
tricting, where one or more parishes have
been added. or taken from the existing in
Aicial district. aud for State ATTORNEYS, as
above provided. except in the parish of
Orleans, where the district attorney for the
parish shall be State attorney. This clcc-
ton shall he held on the same day tl,ro,,-
ghout the State. which day shall not h.,
less than sixty nor more than ninety DAYS
after the passage of said act. The terms nt
the officers elected at said election shall
expire at the general election of lssO, and
The limitation on the change of districts,
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