The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-10-12
THIBODAUX It, SATURDAY, OCTOBER l2n 1878


contrac tor, after the service has been ren
dered or contracted for; changing any par
lsh seat, or creating new parishes, except
by the assent of the majority of the quail
fed electors of the parish, or parishes, to
be affected in all other eases, where a
general law can be made applicable, no To-
oal or special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary of
seven thousand dollars per aunum, payable
quarterly, on his own'warrant.
Strike out article fifty ysiN.
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a
salary which shall be double that of MEM
! Der Of the General Assembly.
(Strike ont article fiity-scven.
NCMBtR Ell, T.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor :;
i he approve it, he shall sign il if he does
not, he shall return If, with his objections,
| to the house III 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 ali
| the members present i'll that house shall
| agree to pass the bill. ii shall be sent, with
| 1llS oittetLttHS. To the OtHcf mouse, ny "ltlCn
| it shall likewise he re-eonsidcrcd. and il tD-
proved hy two two thirds OF the members
| present in the house. it shall be Il law. But
| III such cases the vote of both houses shall
| be determined by yeas and nays, and the
| names of members voting for or against the
| bill shall be entered upon the journal of
each house respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned .hy the Governor within
five days after it shall have been presented
I,,r> l,,,,
if he had signed it, unless the General As
sembly, by adjournment, prevent it's re
turn III which case, within thirty days
the Governor shall file the same with his
objections thereto. in the office of the Seere-
tary Of State, and give public notice there
of otherwise it shall become j law, as if he
had signed it. The Secretary of State shall
communicate said objections aud bill so de
posted to the house in which it originated
on the first day of the meeting of the next
| General Assembly, who shall act upon the
same as above provided. The Governor
shall have power to veto one or more items
n any bill appropriating money, embrac-
ing distinct items, while approving other
portions of the bill, and the part or parts of
the bill approved shall become law, and the
item or items of appropriations disapprov
ed shall be void unless repassed according
to the rules and limitations prescribed for
the passage of other bills over the Cover
nor's veto.
Strike ont article sixty six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or
perquisites OF office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in
supreme court, district courts, and in JUS
tees OF the peace. The district courts shall
have riginal jurisdiction in all civil eases
where the amount in dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest In
criminal eases, 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 i'll dispute exceeds ten dollars, ex-
elusive 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 determined by the Gen
eral Assembly. They shall hold office for
the term of two years. and their cOmpcnsa
ton shall he fixed by law. Their iurisdic-
tion in civil cases shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars, exclusive of interest subject
to au appeal to the district court in all ca-
seS when the amount in dispute shall eX-
ceed 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 ofthe district courts the right to
grant such orders and do such acts as NAV
be ceemed necessary for the furtherance of
the administration of Justice. In all eases
the power thus granted shall be specified
and determined.
iStrike out articles seventy-three, eighty
five, eighty six, eighhty seven, eighty eight,
eighty nine, ninety one and one huddred
and thirty three.)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice.o the Supreme Court
shall receive a salary of seven thousand dol
lars per apnum, and the Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court shall each receive
salary of six thousand five hundred dollars
per annum, 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 i'll the law.
shall be elected by a plurality of qualified
electors thereof. For each district there
shall shall be one district court. except in
i'll the parish of Orleans, i'll which the Gen
eral Assembly may establish as many dis
irjct courts as the public interest may re
It!ft, Eot ~ tNttt'i tilt Hitii.bSt NON itA-
thorized by existing laws. except 10y d two
thirds vote of all the members elected to
both branches If the General. Assembly. Tn
til otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing i'll the parish of Or
leans shall have the jurisdiction at present
conferred ny law no redIstricting or
change shall be made SO as to take effect
during the incumbency vi any Judge. The |
number % districts ii this State shall not
be less than forty nor forty i've. The Gencr
al Assembly shall provide by Law for at |
least four terms annually of the district |
court in every parish. The General Assem- |
bly, 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 dis
trict courts within such circuits TO direct !
the place or places Of meeting Of said cir
cult courts 50 constituted, and to vest said |
circuit courts with appellate jurisdiction
from the district courts within the circuit |
where the amount involved exceeds one |
hundred dollars {Sl09l exclusive of inter- |
est, and does hot exceed FIVE hundred dol
lars l$50O) exclusive OF interest. The Gene |
raj Assembly shall have power by a two
thirds vote Of all the members elected to
both houses to restrict the appellate iuris
dicton OF the Supreme Court to causes
where the amount involved exceeds one
thousand dollars I$l0ool exclusive Of inter
est; aud iii case Of such restriction. the
circrit courts SO to be created shall have
appellate jurisdiction of the class OF cases