The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-19
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Nnmbe1. Eiaht.

both houses shall be presented to the
Governor; if he approve it, he shall
sign it; il lie does not. he shall return IL,
with his objections, to the house IN
which it originated, which shall enter
the objections at large upon its journal,
and proceed to reconsider it. Ii, after
such reconsideration, two-thirds OF all
tie members present in that house shall
agree to pass the BILL it shall be sent,
with the objections. to the other hoase,
by which it shall likewise be reconsld-
cred. and if approved by two-thirds OF
the members present i'll that house, 1t
shall be- a law. But in such cases the
vote of both houses shall be determined
by yeas aid nays, and the names of
members voting for or against the bill
shall be entered upon the Journal of
each house respectively. II any Dill
shall not be returned by the Governor
within five days after 1t shall have
been presented to him, it shall be law
in like manner as if he had signed II,
unless the general assembly, by al
journment, prevent its return IN winch
case, within thirty days, the Governor
shall file the same, with his obJectohs
thereto. in the Office of the Secretary
of State, and give public notice
thereof: otherwise it shall become u
law. as if he had signed it. Tile
Secretary of State shall communicate
said objections and bill SO deposit
ed to the house ia which 1T origi-
mated on the first day of the meeting Of
the next general assembly, who shall
act upon the same us above provided.
The Governor shall have power To veto
one or more items in any bill appro-
priatinr money, embracing distinct
items, while approving other portions OF
the bill, and the part OF parts OF tie Dill
approved shall become law, and the
item or items of appropriations dis-
approved shall be void, unless repasscd
according to the rules and limitations
4 prescribed for the passage OF other Dliis
over the Governors veto.
(Strike out article sixty-six.I
Number Nine.
No officer. whose salary is fixed by
the constitution, shall be allowed any
fees or perquisites OF ofhce.
Number Ten.
: The judicial power shall be vested IN
a supreme court, district courts, and III
Justices of the peace. The district courts
shall have original jurisdiction in all
civil cases where the amount in dispute
exceeds one hundred dollars, exclusive
of interest. In criminal cases, and III
all probate matters, their Jurisdiction
shall be unlimited. They shall ave ap
. pellate jurisdiction, III civil suits iron
justices of the peace, when the a'ii'ua'
In dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive
of interest. The justices OF the peac,
, shall be elected by the electors OF eaci
parish in the manner and with the quail
! iications to be determined by the gen
eral assembly. They shall hold Office
for the term of two years, a d ther
compensation shall he fixed by law
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall moi
: exceed one hundred dollars, EXCLUSIVE
y of interest, subject to an appeal to tn
. district court in all cases when th'
i amount in dispute shall exceed ten dol
+ lars, exclusive of interest. They sh'l
e have such criminal jurisd elton as. snail
j be conferred by Law. I'll. general rs
= sembly shall have power to vest 4, TN
II clerks OF The district court the rlg 1t 4
t yraut such orders and do such ;;,:ts II
y may be deemed Necessary for the fur
i therance OF the aduninistrlti III @. jus
/. tice. In all cases the puwer thus grant
y ed shall be specified aud determined.
e (Strike out articles sevenry-s lret
e eighty We, eigty-six, eighty eighty
d eight, eighty-nine, ninety-one ana on
n hundred and thirty-three.)
IS Number Elerea.
N The Chief Justice of the Supre.n
m Court shall receive II salary Of seVe
Oi Thousand dollars per annulii, ana Ii
u Associate Justice of the Supreme C"u
le shall each receive salary of SIX thoi
er sand Ave hundred dollars per annuu
III payable quarterly on their own warrs:n
III
al Nambcr. Tcelre.
te The general assembly shall divide IL
OF State into judicial Districts, which sha
=, remain unchange for four years, and +
Ut each district one Judge, learned In la,
shall be elected by plurality OF quail
fed electors thereof. For each distri
lv there shall be one district court, exec
ed in the parish of Orleans, in which Il
al general assembly may establish as mar
&C. district courts as the public interest mi
RS require, not to exceed the number nC
at authorized by existing laws, exec
ne by a two-thirds vote of AL the meinbe
on elected to both branches of the gener
NJ assembly. Until otherwise provided
Ial law, the district courts now existing
&c the parish OF Orleans shall have the Jur
,rs diction ut present conferred by law;
lar redistricting or change shall be ma
ty SO as to take effect during the incul
,o- bency of any judge. The number
ch districts in the State shall not be Ii
than thirty nor more than forty-h'
The general assembly shall provide
law TOR at least four terms annually
the district court III every parish. L
ass general assembly shall have power to c
ne ate circuit courts, to BE- constituted
lhe grouping the district judges into circui
ell and composing the circuit court OF
re judges Of the district courts within su
es, circuits. To direct the place or pla'
ito of meeting of said circuit courts so &C
oil stituted, aud to vest said circuit cou
.y' with appellate Jurisdlct on from the