The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-10-19

ceed five Thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided
(Strike out article eighty-four.
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In 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, a State .
attorney therefore. who shall be a citizen OF
the United States, and who shall have been
resident of the state, and q practicing
and licensed attorney at law. for at least
two years. He shall receive salary from
the State of no: less than three nor more
than seven hundred dollrrs per annum. to
be proxided 10y law upon the basis of pre-
resentation in the House of Representa-
tives, and payable quarterly Oh his own
warrant. He shall be er-ofici0 attorney of
the parish, and receive such salary there
from as may be fixed by the parochial au
thorities, not to exceed seven hundred dol
lars per annun. He shall, moreover, re
ceive such fees of Office as may be allowed
by law. In the city of New Orleans the
States attorney shall receive such compen-
sation from the city, in addition to the
ed by law. He shall be elected at the same
time with the judges of the district courts.
and shall hold his office for the term of
four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the .jud ge may be re
cused. and when he is not personally inter
ested ia the matters III contestation, he
shall select a Lawyer, having the necessary
qualifications required for judge of his
court, to try such cases and the General
Assem- ly shall provide by law for the tra,
OF those cases in which the Judge NAV be
personally interested, or Wheu he may be
absent or refuses to act.
Strike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment
of the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils OF an
interregnum, it is hereby ordained by tha
people Of louisiana;
FsrSt-That the General Assembly. which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879,
shall, in accordance with the foregoing
amendments, Immediately redistrict tho
State, aud provide for the authority of
clerks, and the election and criminal iur-
isdiction of justices OF the peace.
Secoad-That rs soon "a the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for
justices of the peace for each parish, except
the parish of Orleans. and for district judg-
es, in each district created by the redistrict
ing, where one OF more parishes have been
added, or taken from ths existing judicial
district, and for State attorneys, as above
provided. except in the parish Of Orleans
where the district attorney for the parish
shall be State attorney. This election
shall be held on the same day throughout
the State, which day shall not be less than
sixty nor more than ninety days after the
passage of said act. The terms of the Off
GERS elected ut said election shall expire at
the general election of 1880. and the limita
ton on the change of districts, oftener
than once every four Years, shall not be
considered as having effect before the gene
raj election of 1890
Thil-That the judicial system, as es-
tabli>hed by the constitution of 1868, shall
remain i'll force until the expiration of the
thirtieth day after said election, excluding
from the computation tie day OF the elec.
ton.
Fourth-The adoption of these amend
ments shall rot vacate the Offices of the
present clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty-twO Of the
constitution of 1868 shall be abrogated.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public Education
shall receive salary of thirty-fve hundred
dollars, payable vuarterly on his own war
rant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed by the
State, or any parish Or municipal authority
on any mechanical trade, mandatory or
factory, except such as may require police
regulations, in towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature is authorized to exempt
from State, municipal or parish taxation
household goods, such as furniture, wear
ing apparel, tools Of trade or profession and
family portraits, not exceeding in aggre-
gate value the sum of five hundred dollars
ACT NO. l2. EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
NUMBER TwENrY-ONE.
Strike out the first part of article 142 of
the constitution of 1868. which reads IA
university shall be established and main
tanned in the city of New Orleans. 1t shall
be composed of law, medical and col
legiate department, each with appropriate
faculties. The General Assembly shall pro
vide by law for its organization and main
tenance )" and insert: "The university
shall be maintained. 1t shall be composed
of law, a medical and an acaIcmical de-
partment, and such other departments as
may be established by law, each with ap-
propriate faculties; prorided. that the law
and medical departments already organized
shall continue in the city of New OrleaI S,
and the academical and other departments
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