Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-09-14

ding moneys legally paid into the treasri-
ry; affecting the estates of minors, or per-
sons under disability, %eXemrting property
from taxation, creating any monopoly, le-
CALLING the unauthorized or invalid acts
of any officer or agent Of the State, or OF
any parish or municipality; granting any
extra compensation to any public officer,
agent, or contractor, after the service has
been rendered or contracted for; changing
any parish seat, orcreating new parishes,
except by the assent of the majority of the
qualified electors Of the parish, or parishes,
to be affected in all other cases. where a
general law can be made applicable, no 10
cal or special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX
The governor shall receive a salary of
seven Thousand dollars per annllm, paya-
Tile quarterly, OF his own warrant.
(strike ont article fifty six.)
NUMBE SEVEN.
The lieutenant Governor shall receive q
salary which shall be double that Of a
member of the General Assembly.
(Strikc out article tifty-seyen.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall he presented to the Governor:
if he approvcsi it, he shall signit !: if he does
not. he shall return it, with his objections.
to the honsn i'll which it originated, which
shall enter the objections at large upon it's
journal, aud proceed to reconsider it. If.
after such reconsideration. twn-thirls .ot
all the members present in that house
shall agree to pass the bill. it shall be sent
with tie objections. to the other house. by
which il shall likewise be recnnsidered.
and il approved by two-thirIs ofthe mem.
hers present in that house, it shall BE- a
law. But in such eases the vote Of boil.
houses shall be determined by yeas and
nays, aud tho names of members voting
for or against the bill shall be entered
upon the Journal of each house ,especti.
ve]y. If any bill shall not be returned by
the Governor within five days after it
she'll have been presented to him. it shall
he a law, il like manner as if he had 81
gncl it, unless the General Assembly, by
adj o%nrnhnrnt prevent its return in which
case. within thirty days. the Governor
shall lille the same, with his objections
thereto IN the office of the Secretary OF
State. and give public notice thereof: other
wise il shall become Il law. as if he had
signed it. The Secretary ofs;tate shall com.
mHnicate said objections aud bill so Lnpo-
siteh 10 the llol5e in which it originated
81 the first day Of the meeting Of the next
General Assembly. who shall act npon the
same as above provided. The Governor
shall have power TO veto one or mare items
in amy bill ~approrniating money, emhra-
cling distinct items, while approving 9TH
cr portions Of the bill, and the part O.
parts Of the bill approved Shall become
law, aud the item or items of ]nrpuupgia-
tions dIsapprovcd shall be void, unless re-
passed according 10 the rules and iimit,-
ttnns prescribed tor the passage Of otllrl
bulls over thu Governors veto.
(Strike ont article sixty siN.l
2;vMErR NINE.
No officer. whose salary is fixed lv IN,
constitution. shall le allowed ANY fees ol
rnrquisitcs OF office.
NUMBER TEN.
Tn" judicial Ncwer shall be vested in Z
supreme court. diStric: courts. and in ius
tees OF the peace. The district ro,rts shall
have Original Jurisdiction IN Ill civil ease
where III" amount in dispute exceeds on,
huad.ed dollars. "xrFu,ire Of interest. I,
criminal cases, and in all probate matters
their Jurisdiction shall he unlimited. The,
shall liaV" appellate jurisdiction in civi
suits tl9m justice Of the peace, wien til,
anionG; in dispute exceeds fen dollars. OK
elusive Of interest. The justices nf;l!e pea
&C shall be elected by the electors Of earl
PARISH in tlir mnnne" and With tile rua!i
iieations to lie determined IN the Genera
.has 4nhiN. They shall Hole, office for tn,
term a tE5p Years. and their compensation
snail IS liked lay law. Their jurisdiction
in rlvi! eases shall not exceed uslr hundred
dHllHrs, exclusive Of interest. Sulir + 10 ~
appel! 10 the district court in III eases
MhrA tA2 a!laHnt in histHf" shall exceed
ten dollars, exclusive u interest. They
sl.Hii have sncli criminal Jurisdiction as
sinai. be coniiiyrd hy Inv. The Genera
Assembly SHAH have power to vest in the
clerks Of he district courts the right to
grant s,sch orders and do such acts as may
he deemed necessary for t,u tiirrheranee
et the administration of justice. In all ca
ses til" power thus granted shall be speci-
fed and determined.
(Strik' ont articles s"yenty-thrc". eighty
five. rig'lty-siN. cighty-sevcr, ei"h:y-eight.
elglliN-ntir. l~iinrry-ouc and one lu4ared
aud tlliify-thr"e J
N'lianH "IEvES.
The Chief Justice of The supreme Court
shall receive j; salary OF seven Thousand
daliar> per ar,rln, ana the Associate jus
tees IT the Supreme t"urt Shall Gael, r.-
reiNea salary nt six Thousand i've hundred
dollars per ailnnm, payable quarterly Oh
their nAn warrant.
NiMHtH Tw W..
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into Judicial aiStricts,w which shalt IT,
main unchanged lor inur NeHrs,nad for each
lstvict onr judge, learned in.hn law. shall
herlcctetl by plurality ufHualitirl electors
thereof, !'orrach district there shall he on.
district e2Grf. except in the parrish OF Or
leans. IN which the ~1ieleral Assembly may