The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-10-31
Constitutional Amendments

house in which it originated on tn 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 in any bill appropriating money,
embracing distinct items, while approving
other portions OF the bill. and the part or sarts
of the bill approved shall become law, and the
item or items of appropriations disapprovei
shall be void, unless repassed according to the
Jules and limitations prescribed for the pas.
sage of other bills over the Governors veto.
Strike out article sixty-sx
NUMBER NINE
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the
Constitution. shall be allowed any fees or
perqnistcs OF office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in a
Supreme Court, District Courts, and in JUS
tices of the Peace. The District Courts shall
have original jurisdiction ia all civil cases
where the amount in DISPUTES exceeds one
hundred dollars. exclusive of interest. In
criminal cases, and in all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction, in civil suits
from istices Of the Peace. VIXEN 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 qua!iiS atoms to he
determined by the General ASK mbly. They
shall hold Office for the tc.ll III two wears
and their compensation shall he fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction in civil cases shall not
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest, subject to an appeal to the District
Court III all cases when the amount in dispute
shall exceed ten dollars, exclusive of interest
they shall have such criminal Jurisdiction AS
shall be conferred by law The General Assem-
bly, shall have power to vest in the clerks of the
District Courts the right to grant such orders
and do such acts as may be deemed necessar,
for the fnthersncc of the administration of
Justice In all eases the power thus granted
shall he specified and determined
tStrike ont articles sev-nty-tlree eighty
five, eighty-six, eighty seven, lightweight,
eighty whine, ninety -one and one hundred and
thirty -three
NUMBER EAHyEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Conrt
shall receive Il salary of seven thousand dol.
lars per annnm. and the Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court shall each receive IA salary
of six thousand five hundred dollars per an.
mum, payable quarterly Oh their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the State
into Judicial districts, which shall remain
unchanged for four years, and for each district
one judge. learned in the law, shall be elected
by plurality of qualified electors thereof
For each district there shall be one District
which
the General Assembly may establish as many
District Courts as the public interest may
require not to exceed the number now author.
lied by existing laws, except by a two-thirds
! vote of all the members elected to 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 conferred by
! law; no redistricting or change shall be made
so as to take effect during the incumhency OF
any judge. The number of districts in the
State shall not be less than thirty nor more
| than sort five. The General Assembly shall
provide by law for at least four terms annually
of the District Court in every parish. The
General Assembly shall have power to create
Circuit Courts, to be constituted by grouping
the di trict judges into ci-t uits, 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 constituted. and to vest said Circui,
Courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
| District Courts within the circuit where tht
amount involved exceeds one h ,ndred dollars
t$l00 exclusive of interest and does not exceet
five hundred dollars $500 exclusive of interest
The General Assembly shall have power 10y
| twOthirds vote of all the members elected II
both Houses, to restrict the appellate .jnrslic
ton of the Supreme Court to causes where tn,
| amount involved exceeds one thousand dollar
Is e00l exclusive of interest; and in case q
created shall have appellate jurisdiction of tn
class of cases thus excluded from the appellat
jurisdiction OF the Supreme Court The clerk
of District Courts shall be elected by tn
qualified voters of their respective parishes
and shall hold their office for four years.
| STRIKE out article eighty -thrcc.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the District Judges shall receive
salary, to be fixed by law. which, except in tn
parish of Orleans, shall not be less tha
two Thousand dollars, nor more than thre
Thousand dollars per anuum payable quarterl
on his own warrant, and which shall not b
increased nor diminished during his term G
, Office. He must be u citizen of the Unite
States, over the age Of twenty-five years, IN
; have resided in the State and practiced La
, therein for the space of two years next pr,
; ceding his election. The judges of the Distris
Courts shall hold their Office for the term
four years. In the parish of Orleans the annui
salary of the district judges shall not excee
, five thousand dollars, to be paid as aboy
, provided.
: Strike out article cishty-fourl
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
LII lieu of the Office of District Attorne,
established by Article ninety-two of the Coz
stitution of 1868, there shall be elected, by I'll
! qualified voters of each parish q State
Attorney therefor, who shall be citizen
the United States, and who shall have been
resident of the State, and practicing an
, duly licensed attorney at law, for at least tw
. years. He shall receive a salary from the Stat
of not less than three nor more than seve
hundred dollars per annun,, to be provided b
law upon the basis of representation in I'll
House of Representatives., and payable qua
terly on his own warrant. He shall be croft,
& attorney of the parish, and receive such salal
therefrom as may be fixed by the parochi
authorities, not to exceed seven hundred do
lars per annum. He shall, moreover, recei,
such fees of office as may be allowed by law
h In the city OF New Orleans the States attorne
+ shall receive such compensation from, the cit
!. in addition to the salary above provided,