The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-10-19
NUMBER ENt kTEEN.

In lea Of the office ni "i>il:rf a:l"I-
ury, est l,i.>n;rl by article nIHrt%-tw" OF
the cul> itu.inn Of ISIS. there shall be
elected, ,y he qualified voters OF each
parish, It States attorney therefor. who
Shall be citizen of the United States,
and who shall have been resident OF
the State, and a practicing and duly It,
crns-l attorney at law, for at least two
Years. He shall receive salary from
the Stalr If not less than three nor more
than seven hundred dollars per arn''n',
to he provided by law upon the basis OF
REPRESENTATION in the House OF Represent
ta,ivrs. aud payable quarterly ON MS
own warrant Il" shall be r-oIfr'o at
,orury of the parish, and receive such
salary 1hrrrir"nas may h' liked by tue
parorhial authmitlr>, not t" exceed S''v-
en- hundred dollars per annlm. fItSlall,
mortoyer, Receive such fees of office AZ
NAV b, allowed by law. In the city OF
New Orleans the States attorney shall
receive such compensation from the ety.
in addition to the salary above provided.
as NAV be- established by law. He shall
be elected at the same time with the
Judges of the district courts, and shall
hold his office for the term Of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the Judge may he
rrcused, and when he is not personally
interested 10 the matters in CONDENSATION,
he shall select lawyer, having the nee
cssary qualifications required for 4 jnag"
of his court, to try sucl, cases; and The
General Assembly shall provide by law
for the trial of those cases in which the
Judge may be personally interested, Or
when he may be absent or refuses to act.
(Strike out article nnety.)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establish
men, of the judicial system created by
he above amendments. and to prevent
the evils OF an intrrryn!ln!, It is h" !;?:|
0r1iaiTcd ~ TIC people OF Louisiana
First-Tlat the General Assembly,
which meets the first Monday in Janua-
~, 1879, shall, in accordance with the
foregoing amendments, Immediately re-
district the State, and provide for the
authority of clerks, aid the election and
criminal jurisdiction of justices of the
peace.
Sccond-That as soon as the LrgSia
ture shall have acted as aforesaid, the
Governor shall by proclamation call an
election for justices of the peace f"l
each parish, except the parish Of Or.
leans, and for district judges, in each
district created by the rc'|istricting
where one or more parishes have been
added, or taken from the existing judi
cial district, aud for State attorneys, az
above provided, except in the parish OF
Orleans, where, the district attorney
for the parish shall be State at
torncy. This election shall be held on
the same day throughout the State
which day shall not he less than sixt!
nor more than ninety days after the pas
sage of said act. The terms of the OF
ticcrs elected at said election shall cX
pire at the general election of 1850, an'
the limitation on the change of districts
ottener than once every four years, shall
not be considered as having effect betor
the general election of 1880.
Thim-That the judicial system, as es
tablshed by the constitution OF le6c
shall remain in force until the expiration
of the thirtietl day after said election
excluding from the computation tn
day of the election.
Fowth-The adoption of these amend
ments shall not vacate the offices of tn
present clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty-two c
the constitution of 1865 shall be abroga