The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-21
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constituted by grouping the district
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constituted Dy grouping JIG ioliiS'
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 circuit courts so constituted, and
to vest said circuit courts with appel
late jurisdiction from the district -;
courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred
dollars (SlO0,) exclusive of interest,
and does not exceed Eve hundred dol
lars (S5OO,) exclusive of interest. The
General Assembly shall have power,
by a thirds vote 0f all the mem.
hers elected to both houses. to restrict
the appellate jurisdiction Of the Su-
preme Court to causes where the
amount involved exceeds one thou
sand dollars (Sl,000,) exclusive of in,
terest; and in case Of such restriction,
the circuit courts so to be created shall |
have appellate jurisdiction of the class
of cases thus excluded from the ap-
pellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court. The clerks of tie dis
trict courts shall be elected by the
qualified voters of their respective par
ishes, and shall hold their office for
four years.
(strike out article eighty-three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each of the district judges shall re-
ceive u salary, to be fixed by law,
which, except in the Parish of Orleans,
shall not lie less than two thousand
dollars, nor more than three thousand
dollars per annum, payable quarterly
on his own warrant, and which shall!
not be increased nor diminished dur
| ing his term of office. He must be
citizen of the United States, over the
age of twenty five years, and have re-
sided in the State and practiced law
therein for the space of two years next
preceding his election. The judges OF
the district courts shall hold their of
fee for the term of four years. In the
Parish of Orleans the annual salary OF
the district judges shall not exceed five
thousand dollars, to be paid as above
provided.
j (Strike out article eighty -four.)
! NUMBER FOURTEEN.
/ In lien of the office of district attor.
Iney. established by article ninety-tN 0
of the Constitution of 1868, there shall
I. be elected, by the qualified voters OF
each Parish, States attorney there
for, who shall be a citizen of the Uni
, led States, and who shall have been a
resident of the State, and a practiclns
and duly licensed attorney at law, foi
), mt least two years. He shall receive a
salary from the State of not less han
three nor more than seven hundred
! slulars per annum, to be provided bt
) law upon the basis Of representation ~
The House of Representatives, and pay
+, able quarterly on his owl, warrant
J He shall he ex ofiicio attorney of the
= Parish. and receive such salary there
from as may lie fixed by the paroel'ia
authorities, not to exceed seven hun
dred dollars per annltm. Tie shall
moreover, receive such fees OF office ~
y may be allowed by law. In the cit.
j of New Orleans the States attorne.
shall receive such compensation from
the city, III addition to the salar.
above provided, as may be established
d by law. He shall be elected at tn
), same time with the judges of the dis
81 trict courts, and shall hold his otlic
9 for the term Of four years.
= 3s5sis NUMBER FIFTEEN.
4 In every case where the judge ma.
:. be REFUSED, and whenl he is not person
!. ally interested in the matters in con
i testation, he shall select a lawyer, hav
nf1 ing the necessary qualifications re
to uuired for a judge of his court, to tr
!, such cases; and the General Assembl
II shall provide by law for the trial {
?. these cases in which the judge may b
j. personally interested, or when he ma
n be absent or refuses to act.
20 (Strike out article ninety.)
ir NUMBER SIXTEEN.
y. In order to provide for the estat
" lishment of the judicial system create
K by the above amendments, and to pre-
al vent the evils Of an interregnum, 1t
60 hereby ordained by the people OF Lot
Ell isiana.: r4i .iul9t I,GB 2tje
ey First-That the General ,Assembl.
on which meets the first Monday in JAM
ne airy, 1879, shall, accordance with IL
to foregoing amendments, Immediate
rts redistrict the State, and provide II
do tic authority of clerks, and the Gle
ny tion and criminal Jurisdiction OF ju
a. tees Of the peace.
'er Second-Tlat as soon as the Legl
le- lature shall have acted as aforesai
tive Governor shall by proclamatit
ee, call all election for justices of Il
en-, peace for each parish, except the pa
ne, ish of Orleans. and for district judge
'e.) in each district created by the redl
tricting, where one or more, parish
me have been added, or taken from t
yen existing judicial district, and for Sta
the Attorneys, as above provided, exec
me in the parish of Orleans, where the d
six trict attorney for the parish shall
an State attorney. This election shall
,wn held on the SAME day throughout t
its State, which d. y shall not be less tn
sixty nor moro than ninety days, at
IA. the passage O. said act. The terms
-me the officers ected at said elect
ilch shall expire tho general election
afs, 1880, and the initiation on the char
heu of d strfcts, { tener than once ev'
p p four years, sll not be considered
Tor. rot having effect efore the general 81
nv ton Of 1880.
ans Third-That he judicial system.
. gs established by I'll constitution of L
tne shall remain in 70 ce until the exp
en- "a ton Of the thirtietl day after said G
!: ~ ton, excluding from the computai
''us the day of the election.
: 70 Fourth = The adoption OF tt
sem amendments shall ndtavacate the
Jaw NV fees of the present clerks Of courts
,r luz each parish.
cEVENTEEN.