St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-31


portions of the bill. and the part or parts of the
bill approved shall become law, and the item OF
items of appropriations disapprOved shall be
void. unless repasscd according to the rules
and limitations prescribed for the passage OF
other bills over the Governors veto.
Strike out article sixty-six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the con
stitution. shall be allowed any fees or perqui-
sites of Office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in a SILL
Drene court, district courts, and in justices OF
the peace. The district courts shall have ori-
ginaI jurisdiction in all civil cases where the
amount in 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 ,iurs-
dict0n in civil suits from justices of the peace.
when the amount III 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 he
determined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term of two years, and
their compensation shall be 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 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
by law. The General Assembly shall have
power to vest i'll the clerks of the district courts
the right to grant such orders and do such acts
as may be deemed necessary for the furtheralce
of the admlnist ration of Justice In all cases
determined.
Strike out articles seventy-threc, eighty-tive,
eghty-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 a salary Of seven thousand dollars per
annum. and the Associate Justices of the Su-
prelnG Court shall each receive a salary of six
thousand five hundred dollars per annum. pay
able quarterly on their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the State
into judicial districts, which shall remain lll-
changed for four years. and for each district
one Judge, learned in the law, shall De elected
by plurality Of quAitit i electors thereof. For
each district there shall ne one district court
except i'll ihc parrish OF Orleans, Ill WhiC.l Tie
General 4 Scnbly may establish a. many di~-
lict courts rs The pu3l.c inter, st may require,
not TO exceed ne n1luheT nov aIt' .uriZnt by
existing laws. except by tw"-thir'fs vote Of
al the lurmit' IS elected to both branches q: the
Ii,,ueral Assembly. Until otherwise provided
by iaH, the district conrts now existing III the
parish Of Orleans shall nave the Jurisdiction at
present conferred by law; no redistrcting or
change shall be made 50 as to take effect during
the inc;lmhency OF any judge The rnnhcf OF
dstrI@t,; il The state shall not he less than
thirty nor more than forty-fiye. Tho General
Assembly shall pruIttc by law tor at least four
terms annually of the district cnt,rt in every
parish. Thc; General Assembly shall have
~ ~ ep -, l" 'it ts''is;
~ Ut +n me- t,
,le dis ricE courts within sd" circuits. 10 lirec+
aiT =" nntitI,f md ~ ytt aii i,,.1it
n,,t t,' f,1, ~ ;;..
;t . Jt i ','
involved exceeds one h'r6rcd dollars $1,000 Y
u, * a.
IL {" ,, ~ ~ ',' = -, t..I 80 49, ~
81 ~ t' r |'d ~ E W. ''
tn restrict tha apneIlatr jurisdiction Of tIt,
supreme Court to c,ts:ss:s where tle amount ili
V"'E.''l exceeds enc thr.tst1d dol2"s $1,000 ex-
elusive of Interest; and in case Of sHch restric
ti'n, ne 'irclu courts S" t. L2 created slail
have appellate .1urlSdlctDn OF tie class OF eases
mus c-Sriudcd from the ;trprllate, jurisdiction
vote OF al the members erected TO hoth houses,
to restrict the appellate jurisdiction OF the Sl.
preme Court to causes where the amount i'll
VOWED exceeds one thousand dollars $1,000 eX-
elusive Of Interest," and i'll case OF such restric-
ton the circuit courts so to be created shall
have appellate jurisdiction OF the class OF cases
TINS excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
OF the Supreme Court The 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,
Strike out article eighty three.)
S17upEE TttfRTEES
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Euch OF Tug osillct JuuSts sHtil receive il
parish OF Gf dreams snal NOT oe less IMAM TWO
uolpS, i,oi ioa1, tn, etee tlousu
own Warrant. and With shall nor he incrnaspd
nor dismissed during his term of office. He
must be citizen OF the United States, over
the age Of twenty-five years. and have resided
in the State and praGtlced law therein for the
space of two years next preceding his election.
The Judges of the district courts shall hold
their office for the term OF four years. In the
parish of Orleans the annual salary of the dis
trlct judges shall not exceed hVe thousand dol
lars, to he paid as above provided.
totflke out article e'shty-lonr.'
NoHihhh + oohihEN'
In lieu OF the once or district attorney. eS-
tahllsled by article nlnety-tWo OF the c0nstItn-
tlon OF 1865 heFe shall ne elected ny the quail
fled voters or eacn parish, states attorney
therefor who shall bea citizen OF the United
States, and who snail nave been resident of
the State, and practlclng and duly licensed
attorney at law, for at least two years: He
SNAIL receive salary from the STATE OF not less
than three nor more shan seven hundred dol
lars per annum, to ne PROVIDED by law upon the
basis OF fepresentatlon III the House OF Repre-
senlatltes, ana paya 5 quarterly on MS own
warrant ne shali DE e3-optc'o attorney OF the
PARISH, anu receive shch salary thefetrom as
may be 1ixed by the parochIa authorities, not
10 exceed seven hundred dollars per annHm'
ne snitlI moreover, receive Snch 'ees OF once
as may ne aiio"ea py INV In tie CITY OF New
orleans inc state attorney shali receive such
compensation IRON me city, III iqdltlon 70 me
Salary aa4Pe pruNiue9' as may pe estapisned
by law. ne snall DC eiecte9 al tlie same tllnc
WIN tIe laages OF the tlstrlet courts ana shall
iolu HIS ONCE Aof the TERM ol Iouf years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
T, a,-arv oosn ,vbarh tto f,a NAV h roo,,sod
and whom he 10 not nnrSo1a11T intaTastaa IN tho
IN confastaton ha s5ali select ~ low
@ ; ~, IN ,1 ti o,ia1
,1 % imdna If hiS conrt r. tW an"h tasoa Ia
Lha f.nner,1 sson,hiv b.,7i ,,.a,,Iaa 10 o." 80
HE trial Of those casesin With tnn i1aoe n,ar
na ,,arSona,IV IN tenasted or ,ri,ei, b 80 "a
~ fsn+ or f,ans ~ ,nt " oA " may 70
IS+r:En ont ortio1o ,,i1n+~ +
'N''-'0 Wv 90 1872 1885, . -
NUMBER SIXTEEN
IN 0fEec 10 provide Tor Tue establishment OF /
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