The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-25
CONGREGATIONAL NDMENTS.

have original jurisdiction In all civil eases
whore the amount In dispute exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive Of interest In
criminal cases, and In all probate matters,
Ghelr jurisdiction shall be unlimited. Ihsy
stall have appellate jurisdiction, In civil suits
from Justices OF tho peace. when the amount
IN dispute .ezceetls ten dollars, exclusive Of
interest. The justices of the pence shall bs
elected by tho electors OF each parish in the
manner and with the qualifications TO be de-
terrnined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the torn Of two years,
and tbsir compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction in civil cases shall not ex-
coed enc hundred dollars, exclusive of Inter
est, subject to on appeal TO tbs district court
In all cases when the amount In dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive Of interest. They
shall nave such criminal jurisdiction hs shall
be conferred by law. The General Assembly
shall have power to vest In the clerks Of the
district courts tho right to grant such orders
and 60 such acts hs may be deemed necessary
for the furtherance of the administration OF
Justice In all cages the power thus granted
shaltbe specified and determined.
(i56a1ika out articles seventy -threee eighty
fiye eighty-six, eighty-seven eighty eight,
eighSy-nine, ninety and ono hundred and
thirty -three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
shall rscfive q salary Of seven thousand dol
lars per annum, and the Associate Justlees OF
the supreme Court shall each receive salary
OI 6kG LllDAStbEI UVG nnnIfSn COLLARS Der an
mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE,
Tho General Assembly shall divide tho
State into judicial districts, when shall re-
mnln unchanged for four years, and for each
district one Judge, learned in the law, shall
be elected by q plurality Of qualified electors
thereof. For each district there shall be- one
In which the General Assembly may estab-
lish us many district courts Us the public in
t6rest may require, not to exceed ths number
now authorized by existing laws, except by II
two,-thirds vote Of Pill the members elected to
both branches Of the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
Courk now existing In the parish OF Orleans
shDA have the jurisdiction at present con-
fetTed by law; no rsdlstriGtlng or change
shall be rnA1ls SO as to take effect during the
lncumhency Of any judge The number Of
districts in the State shall not be less than
| Thirty nor more thhn forty five. The General
| Assembly shall provide by law for st least
| four terms annually Of tho district court In
| have power 10 create circuit courts to be
constituted by grouping the district judges
into CIRCUITS, and composing the circuit
court Of tbs Judges Of the district courts
or places Of meeting Of said circuit
courts 50 constituted, nud To vest said circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from tbs
district courts within the circuit where the
| amount lHVoiV6n eECeedS one hundred DOL
| lars f$1O0j exclusive Of Interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars $500 exclusive Of
| interest," The General Assembly shall have
power, by q two thirds vote Of al the mem
| bers elected 10 both houses, to restrict the ap-
pente jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one Thousand dollars $1,000 exclusive Of in
| terest; and In case Of such restriction the
circuit courts 50 to be created shnil have np-
peilate jurisdiction u the class Of cases thus
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the Supreme Court. lie clerks Of the dis
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified
voters OF their respective parishes and shall
| hold their Office for four years.
Strike out article nghty-three,)
NUMBER THIRTEEN,
| Each OF the district Judges shall receive Il
salary, to be fixed by law, which, except In
two thousand dollars nor more than three
| Thousand dollars per aunum, payable quar-
| terly on his own warrant, and which shall not
| be increased nor diminished during his term
OF office He must be D. citizen Of the United
! States, over the age Of twenty-five years, and
| have resided in the State and practiced law
| therein for the space Of two years next pre-
ccding his election. The Judges OF the dis
trct courts shall hold their office 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 ae
above provided.
| Strike out article eighty-fourJ
| NUMBER FOURTEEN.
| In lieu Of the office OF district attorney, e.
| tabllShed by article nlnety~tWo Of the cOnSti-
tuition Of 1863 there shaIl be elected, BY the
qualified voters Of each parish, q States
attorney therefor, who shall be q citizen Of
the United States, and who shall have been q
resident Of the State, and praCticiDg and
| duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two
| years. He shall receive b salary from the
| Sfnffs ff not than
Beven hundred dollars per annum, to b. pro-
vided by law upon the basis Of representation
In the House Of Representatives, and payable
quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
eI-oOiciO attorney Of the parish, and receive
| such salary therefrorn as may be fixed by the
parOchial authorities, not to exceed seven
| hundred dollars per annun. He shall, more
| over, receive such fees Of office as may be
| allowed by law. In the city Of New Orleans
the States attorney shall receive such com
penghtiOn from the city, In addition TO the
| salary above provided, as may 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 Gnay be re-
! cllsed, and when he IL not personally inter
e3ted In the matters In condensation, he shall
| select q lawyer, having the necessary gualif-
cations required for q judge Of his court, &c
try such cases; and the General Assembly
Snail DTOVltlc ny law ICI tiic bIldi Cl G1iC5c
cases In which the Judge may be personally
Interested, Or when he may be absent or re-
| fuses to act
(Strtke out article nInety.)
| NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment OF
the judicial system created by the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils Of an
| interregnum, it is hereby ordained by the
| people OF louisiana:
FirstThat the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday In January 1870 shall
| in accordance with the foregoing amend
ment8, Immediately redistrict the State, and
provide for the authority Of clerks, and the
election and criminal Jurisdiction Of justices
| Of the peace.
,Second-That as goon az the Legislature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for JUS
| tees Of the peace for each parish, except the
parish Of Orleans, and for district judges, In
each district created by the redistrictlng,
where one or more parishes have been added,
or taken from the existing judicial district,
| and for State attorneys, as above provided,