The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18

house of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article thirty niDe.)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall no
pass any local or special law changin
the venue in criminal cases, changin
the manner of persons legitimatin
children, vacating roads, streets or al
leys. RENTING fines, penalties, an,
forfeitures, or refunding moneys le
gally paid into the treasury; atfectin,
the estates of minors, or persons unde
disability, exempting property from
taxation, creating any monopoly, lie
CALLING the unauthorized or invalit
acts OF any officer or agent of the State
or of any Parish or municipality
granting any extra compensation t,
any public officer, agent, or con tractor
after the service has been rendered
or contracted for; changing any Par
lsh seat, or creating new Parishes, ex
cept by the assent of the majority o
the qualified electors of the Parish, OF
Parishes, to be affected; in all othel
cases, where general law can be
made applicable, no local or specia
law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary
of seven thousand dollars per AMMAN
payable quarterly, on his own warrant
(strike out article fifty Sky
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall re-
ceive salary which shall be double
that of a member of the Geberal
Assembly.
(Str:ke out article fifty -seven.)
NUMBER HIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed
both houses shall be presented to the
Governor; if he approve it. he shall
sign if; if he does not, he shall return
it, with his objections, to the house in
which it originated, which shall enter
the objections at large upon its jour
nal, and proceed to reconsider it. IT.,
after snch reconsideration, two thirds
of all the members present in that
House shall agree to pass the bill, it
shall be sent, with the objections. to
the other House, by which it shall like
wise he reconsi:lered, and if approved
by two-thirds of the members present
in that House, it shall be a law. But
III such eases the vote Of both Houses
shall he determined by yeas and nays,
and the names Of members voting fot
or against the bill shall be entered
upon the Journal of EACH House respcc-
lively. If any bill shall not be re-
turned Ivy the Governor within five
days after it shall have been presented
to him. it shall he IL law. in like man
ner as If he had signed it. unless the
General Assembly, by adjournment,
prevent its return; in which case,
within thirty days, the Governor Shall
file the same, with his objections
thereto, i'll the Office of the Secretary
of State, and give public notice there
of; otherwise it shall become a law,
as if he had signed it, The Secretary
Of State shall communicate said objec-
tons and bill SO Deposited to the
House i'll which it originated on the
first day of the meeting of the next
Genetai Assembly, who shall act upon
the same as abave provided. The
Governor shall have power to veto one
nr more items in any bill appropriating
money, embracing distinct items,
while approving other PORTIONS of the
bill, and the part or parts of the bill
shall become law. and the
item or items of appropriations disap-
proved shall be void, unless repassnd
according to the rules and limitations
prescribed for the passage of other
bills over the Governors veto.
(Strike out article sixty-six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by
the Constitution, shall be allowed any
lees or perquisites of Office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall he vested
u supreme court, in district courts, |
md in justices of the peace. The dis /
rict courts shall have original juris-
fiction in all civil cases where the
amount in dispute exceeds one hun
ired dollars, exclusive of interest. In
eases, and in all probate mat
ers, their jurisdiction shall be unlimi-
ed. They shall have appellate jnris-
LECTION in civil suits from justices of
he peace, when the amount in dispute \
'xceeds ten dollars, exclusive of in
crest The justices of the peace shall
'e eScted by the electors of eacll par
sh in the manner and with the quail
ications to be determined by the Gen.
raj Assembly. They shall hold Office
or the term of two years, and their
shall be fixed by law.
their jurisdiction in civil cases shall
ot exceed one hundred dollars, ex-
lusive of interest, subject to an appeal
0 the district court in all cases when
he amount in dispute shall exceed ten
ollars, exclusive of interest. They
ball have such criminal jurisdiction
S shall be conferred by law. The
reneral Assembly shall have power to
est in the clerks of the district courts
10 right to grant such orders and do t
lch acts as may be deemed necessary
If the furtherance of the administra-
on ofjastice. In all cases the power
nus granted shall be specified and de-
,rmined. t
(Stlike out articles seventy-tllree, c
ty-fye. eighty-s six, eighty seven, 7
ghty eight, eighty-nine, ninety one, i
Id one hundred and thirty three /
NUMBER ELEvEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme u
curt shall receive salary of seven :,
ousand dollars per annum, and the !;
ssociate Justices of the Supreme !.
,urt shalt each receive a salary of six 9
onsand five hundred dollars per an h
I'm, payable quarterly on their own 8
NUMBER TWELVE. Fl