The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-24

I'VE pubic notlce tlltIt"i,; "'"e "''o n
hall become law, as if he had signed "
;. Tie secretary Of State shall com f
7upica,e said objections and bill so de> il
os,ed to the house in which it 'glna> Y
ed on TIE first day Of the meeting OF
he next General Assembly, who shall
ct upon the same AS above provided
The Governor shall have power to V to =,
me or more items in any hill appr"pr'a> :
j money, embracing distinct itr"s' t
while approving other portions OF me
bill, and the part or parts Of the "!lI
approved shall beconeI law, and the
item or items Of appropriations dis"p-
proved shall be void, unless repas>ed
according to the rules aud Limitations
prescribed for the passage Of other bills
over the Governors veto
lStrihe out article sixty>six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by
the constitution, shall be allowed any
fees or perquisites Of office.
NUMBER TEN
The judicial power shall be vested III
a supreme court, district courts, aud III
justices of the peace. The district
cour,s shall have original jurisdiction IN
all civil cases where the amount in d's>
mite exceeds one hundred dollars, ex>
elusive of interest. In criminal cases
and in all probate matters, their lurls>
diction shall he unlimited. They shall
have appellate jurisdiction. in civil suits
from justices Of the peace, when the
amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars:
exclusive of interest. The justices OF
the peace shall he elected by the electors
of each parish in the manner and with
the qualifications to be determined by
the General Assembly. They shall!
hold office for the term Of two years, and
their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction in civil cases shall not
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive OF
interest, subject to an appeal to the dis
trict court in all cases when the amount
in dispute shall exceed ten dollars, ex>
elusive 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 's
may be deemed necessary for the tur~
therauce Of the administration of jass
ticc. In all cases the power thus grants
ed shall be specified and determined.
(Strike out. articles. seveuty>three,
eighty>6ve, eightySsix, eighty>seven,
: eig bty.eight, eighty~niue, ninety>one
and one hundred and thirtyethree.
NUMBER ELEVEN. -@..*
The Chief Justice of the Supreme
, Court shall receive . salary Of sever
thousand .dullars per anuum, and th'
r Associate Justices Of the Supreme Cour
, shall each receive salary Of six thou
sand Ave hundred dollars per annun
payable quarterly on their own war
{ rant.
, NUMBER TWELVE.
: The General Assembly shall divide tn
State into judicial districts, which shal
4 remain unchanged for four years, an
t for each district one judge, learned /
the law, shall be. elected by a plurallt
Y Of qualified electors thereof. For eac
district there shall be one district cOur
o except in the parish of Orleaps, in whic
= the General Assembly may establish a
u many district courts as the public inte1
: est may require, not to exceed the nun
Der now authorized by existing laws, e,
cent bv two-thirds vote of all til
!. members elected to both branches of til
!. General Assembly. Until otherwise pr
d vided by law, the district courts NO
>. existing in the parish Of Orleans sha
=, have the jurisdiction at present copfe
:: red BY law; no redistricting or chang
y shall lie made so as to take effect dnri
10 the incnmbency of any judge. I'll
le number of districts in the State shall NJ
Of be less than thirty nor more than fort
)) five. The General Assembly shall pr
,e vide by law for at last four terms a
III nually of the district court in every pa
~ ish. The General Assembly shall ha'
. power to create ircuit courts, to be co
w stituted by grouping the district judy
" into circuits. and composing the circ,
rs court of the Judges Of the district cour
al within such circuits T" direct the pla
"a or places of meeting Of said circnit cour
n 80 constituted, aud to vest said circ,
courts with appellate Jurisdiction fir"
y tho district courts within the .clrcr
d where the amount involved exceeds o
,ss hundred dollars ($lOO) exclusive OF i
ho terest, and does not exceed tive hhndl
no dollars f$5ON) exclusive Of interest. I
ne General Assembly shall have p"wpr,
~, ztya thirds vote of all tbs nsnl.'t
e. elected to bnth houses, to restrict t
e., appellate jurisdiction Of the Supre'
no onrt to causes where the amount inv"
of I'd exceeds one thousand dollars (S,O|
~ exclusive Of interest; and In CASE
-, such restriction, the circuit courts so
e." q" !,sefeatta bhal nave appellate jsriss
lion Of the class Of cases thus exclut
Ger from the appellate jurisdiction of
lsh Suptvme Cont. The clerks Of the
ara tricf courts shall be elected hS the qu
mt, fed voters If their respective parfst
eeu and shall hold their Office for7f3ar &c;
inc (Strike out article eiyhty:three.]
sh NUMBER THIRTEEN
;sh Each of tho d strict judges shall
h.r ceive salary, to 10 fixed hy law, VIII
~ except in thu parish Of Orleans, shall
dge L.. los, than two thonsaff,l dollars.