The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-08-03
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shall haze appellate Jurisdiction, IN CIVIL
suits froaa Justices of the peace, VIII the
amount in Dispute exceeds ten dollars, ex-
elusive of interest The Justices of the peace
shall be elected by the electors of each par
ish in the lsaaner and with the qualifica-
tions to be determined by the General As
seuibly. 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 exceed one hundred dollars,
exclusive of interest, 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 be conferred
b. law The General Assembly shall have
power to vest in the clerks of the district
courts the right TO grant such orders a1ad do
such acts as may be deemed necessary bsr
the frIrtherance of the administration of
Justice Tn all cases the pGger thus granted
shall he specified and determined.
fStrike out articles seyenty-three, eighty
five. eigilty-six, eighty-sesen, lightweight.
eigiIty-nine, Riaety-0fe, aRd one hundred
and tilirtt@thcee.1
-. Nun,ber EIcrea.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive salary of seven thousand dol
lars per annuIn, and the Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court shall each receive u
salary of six Thousand five hundred dollars
per apnuln. payable quarterly on their oEn
warrant. - s.sss
NumJer Tieeice.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into Judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, aiid for each
district one judge, learned ia the law, shall
be elected by plurality OF qualified electors
thereof. For each district there shall be one
district ceurt, except the parish OF orleans
ia which the General Assembly may establish
Us many district courts as the public inter
est may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by
ii two-thirds vota of all the members elected
TO both branches of the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts ROW existing in the parish of Orleans
shall have the Jurisdiction. at present con-
feffed by law no redistricting or change
sltaIl be made so as to take effect during the
ineambency of any judge. The nnmber of
districts in the State shall not DO less tkan
thirty nor more than forty five. The Gen
erai Assembly shall provide by Law fer ut
least four terms annually OF the district
court in every parish. The General Assem-
bly, shall have the power to create. circuit
courts. to be constituted, 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 or places of meeting of said clrcait
courts SO constituted. and to vest said cir
cult courts with appdilate Jurisdiction from
the district courts within the circuit where
the snOnnt involved exceeds one hundred
dollars lSl00l exclusive of interest, and does
not exceed fYe hundred dollars t$5U0) ex-
elusive Of interest. The General Asseu,biy
shall have power, by o two-thirds vote of all
the members elected to both houses, to re-
strict the appellate Jurisdiction of the Su-
preHe Court 70 causes where the amount in
voIyed exceeds one Thousand dollars SiO0ul
exclusive ofiHterest; and in case of such
restriction, The circuit courts so to he Gre
ated shall have appellate Jurisdiction of the
class of cases. thus excluded from the. APP
pelIate Substitution of the Spprelne lonrt.
The CLERKS Of tie district courts shall be
elected by the; qualified vescrs of her re-
spective parishes, and shall hold their offices
for TOUR years. 3If8S<i ss1lfff
Strike cut article eighty-threesl
Ngtn,ber 1hirteen
Each of the district Judges shall receive a
salary t0be fixed by law, which, except IN
the parish of Orleans, shall not be less than
TIVE thousand dollars, nor more than three
Thousand dollars per annun, payable quar-
terlyi on bis own warrant, and which shall
not be increased nor diminished during his
term of office. He must be II citizen of the
United Ststtes, over the are of twenty-f
years, and have resided in the State and
practiccd law therein for the space of two
yk.;ttS next DretGculHp HIS cItcIlOH. j lE
Judges of the district courts shall hold their
Office for the term of four years. In the par
ish of Orleans the annual salary of the
district Judges shall, not exceed five thou
sand dollars, TO be paid as above provided.
lStrike out article e;ghiy-fOur.)
N,t9tber F6alaee9as M
III lieu of the office of district attorney.
established by article ninety-two of the con-
stitution of 1868, there shall be elected, by
the qualified voters of each parish, u States
attorney tiicretar. who shall be Il citizen of
the United States aud who shall have beeh u
resident of the State, and a practicing and
duly licensed attorney at law, for ut least
two YEARS. He shall receive d salary from
the State ut not less than three or more than
seyep h9nalre,t dollars per AnaItpj, to he
provided by law Upon the basis of repro
sentation in the House of Representatives,
and payable quarterly on his own warrant.
He shall lie er-oBieio attorney of the parish.
and receive such salary ltherefroril us may
he fixed by the parOchial authorities, not to
eAeeed seven hundred dollars peg annnn
lie slIsill, moreover, receive such fees of of
flee 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 salary above provided as
may be established by law. He SHALL be
elected ut the same time with the Judges of
the district courts, and shall hold his office
tor the term of four years.
lyan,ber Fifteen.
In every case where the judge mas be re-
cIlsed, and when he is not personally inter
estel in the matters in condensation, he shall
| select n lawyer. having tile necessary allali-
feation required for a judge of his court to
try such eases and the General Assembly
shall provide by law for the trial of those
cases III which the judge may be personally
Interested ar when lac may he m hSnuk mn