The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per-
duisites OF office.

criminal cases. and In all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction, IN civil suits
from justices OF the peace, when the amount
in 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 be de-
termined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term of two years,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall not ex-
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive OF inter-
est, subject to all appeal to the district court
in all cases when the amount III 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 in the clerks OF the
district courts the right to grant such orders
and do such acts as may DO deemed necessary
for the furtherance OF the administration OF
Justice In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
(St1ike out articles seventy-three, eighty
five, eighty-sx, eighty-seven, lightweight,
eighty-nine, nnety-One and one hundred anu
thirty-threel
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary of seven thousand dol
the Supreme Court shall each receive salary
Of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
| mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant
NUMBER TWELVE.
| The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years, and for each
district one judge, learned in the Law, shall
| be elected by O. plurality OF qualified electors
thereof For each district there shall be one
district court, except in the parish OF Orleans,
in which the General Assembly may estab-
lish as many district courts as the public III
terest may require not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by a
trs,S, of YHnnhpTl DtpPfn1
both branches OF the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing in the parish OF Orleans
shall have the jurisdiction at present con-
shall be made 50 us to take effect during the
incumbency OF any Judge: The number OF
districts in the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-five The General
Assembly shall provide by laW for at least
every parish. The General Assembly shall
have 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 circuit
courts SO constituted, and to vest said circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
district courts within the circuit where thf
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol,
lars ($100) exclusive OF interest," and does moi
exceed five hundred dollars ($500) exclusive Of
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by q tWo-thfrds vote OF all the mem
bers elected to both houses to restrict the ap
pellate jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court tt
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one Thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive OF III
terest; and in case Of such restriction, the
circuit courts SO to be created shall have ap
pelate jurisdiction Of the class OF cases thus
excluded from the appellate Jurisdiction 0
the Supreme Court. The clerks of the dis
trict courts shall be elected by the qualifiee
voters of their respective parishes, and shall
hold their office for four years.
(Strike out article elghty~three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district judges shall receive {
salary, to be fixed by law, which, except II
the parish of Orleans, shall not be less thai
two Thousand dollars, nor more than three
Thousand dollars per annum payable guar
terly on his own warrant, and which shall no
be increased nor diminished during his tern
Of office He must be q citizen OF the United
States, over the age Of twenty-five years, ant
have resided in the State and practiced Law
therein for the space of two years next pre-
ceding his election. The Judges of the dis
trct courts shall hold their office for the tern
of four years. In the parish Of Orleans thu
exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid a.
! above provided.
(Strike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the office OF district attorney, es
tablished by article ninety-two Of the consti
tuition Of 1868, there shall be elected, by tn
qualified voters of each parish, State
the United States, and who shall have been
resident Of the State, and q practicing an
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least tw
years. He shall receive q salary from tn
? State Of not less than three nor more thai
seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pre-
So vided by law upon the basis OF Representative
In the House Of Representatives, and payabl
, quarterly on his own warrant. He shall b
er-oficio attorney Of the parish, and racc1y
t such salary therefrom as may be fixed by til
parochal authorities, not to exceed seve
hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more
over receive such fees Of office us may b
t allowed by law In the city Of New OFlcan
7 the States attorney shall receive such CON
) salary above provided, as may be establishe
, by law. He shall be elected at the same tim
with the judges Of the district courts, an
. shall hold his Office for the term Of four years
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
+ In every case where the judge may be re
cused and when he Is not personally inter
ested in the matters in condensation, he sha
select q lawyer, having the necessary qualit
/ cations required for q judge Of his court, t
= try such cases and the General Assembl
shall provide by law for the trial Of thos
cases In which the Judge may be, PERSONAL
interested, or when he may be absent Or II
fuses to act
L lStrike out article ninety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment {
the judicial system created by the aboV
amendments, and to prevent the evils OF a
interregnum, it is hereby ordained by tt
| people OF Louisiana:
:, Ftrst-That the General Assembly, whfc
G meets the first Monday in January, 1879, shall
! in accordance with the foregoing ament
!, ments. Immediately redistrict the State, an
4 provide for the authority OF clerks and tt
$ election and criminal jurisdiction Of justice
9 of the peace.
e Second-That as soon as the Legislatrl1
}. shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governt
Il shall by proclamation call an election for jul
E tees of the peace for each parish, except IL
Il parish of Orleans, and for district judges,
y each district created by the redtstrictin
l where one Or more parishes have been adde
g or taken from the existing judicial d1strlc
Il and for State attorneys, as above provides
n except In the parish OF Orleans, where I'll
0 district attorney for the parish shall be Sta.
,,1,o hell hold IN