The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per
quisites of office.
NTEIRER TEaI.

elected by the electors of each parish In the
manner and with the qualifications to be de-
termined 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 ex-
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive Of inter-
est, subject to an appeal to the district court
in all cases when the amount in dispute shall
exceed ten dollars, exclusive OF interest. They |
shall have such criminal jurisdiction as shall |
be conferred by law. The General Assembly |
district courts the right to grant such orders
! and do such acts as may be deemed necessary
for the furtherance Of the administration OF
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
| shall be specified and determined.
| (Strike out articles seventy three, eighty
five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty eight,
eighty-nine, ninety-one and orc hundred and
thirty-bhree0
NUMBER ELEVEN.
| The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive salary of seven thousand dol
| lars per annum, and the Associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court shall each receive salary
Of six thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly on their own warrant.
| .- NUMBER TWELVE. e.-.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main 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
u,
in which the General Assembly may. estab-
lish as many district courts as the public in
terest may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except BY
both branches OF the General Assembly.
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing in the parish Of Orleans
shsI have the Jurisdiction at present con-
shall be made SO as to take effect during the
dtrets II the %a e sha not Be less than u
thirty nor more than forty-fve. The General
four terms annually OF the district court In
every parish. The General Assembly shall
have power to create. circuit courts, to be
constituted by grouping the district judges
court of the judges Of the district courts
within such circuits. To direct the place
or places Of meeting of said circuit
courts so constituted, and TO yest said circuit
district courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
, lars (S1O0) 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 all the mem
bers elected to both houses, to restrict the APP
pellate jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to
causes where the amount IL involved exceeds Z.
, terest; and in case OF such restriction, the
; circuit courts SO to be created shall have ap-
> pellate Jurisdiction Of the class of cases thus
f5egded ro no the aRPe s1s, d fbe d Of
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified
hold their office for four years.
, (Strike out article eighty-three)
} NUMBER THIRTEEN.
, Each Of the district judges shall receive o
salary to be fixed by law, which, except In
r the parish of Orleans, shall not be less than
: two thousand dollars, nor more than three
/ thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-.
. terly on his own warrant, and which shall not
: be increased nor diminished during his term
oPoffice. He must be q citizen of the United
have resided In the State and practieed law
therein for the space Of two years next pre-
: ceding his election. The judges OF the dis
trict courts shall hold their office for the term
annual salary of the district judges shall not
, exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
! above provided.
(Strike out article. eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu of the office Of district attorney, e.
: tabIished by article ninety-tVVo Of the consti-
| tuition of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
I 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 ,practicing and
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two
years. He shall receive q salary from the
= State of not less than three nor more than
q seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro
$ vided by law upon the basis Of representation
!, In the House Of Representatives, and payable
J, quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
ep-o6fcjO attorney Of the parish, and receive
i such salary therefrom as may be fixed by the
r parochial authorities, not to exceed seven
}, hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more
q over, receive such fees Of Office as may be
Il allowed by law. In the city of New Orleans
the States attorney shall receive such com
:, pensation from the city, In addition to the
$ salary above provided, as may be established
9 by law He shall be elected at the same tins
), with the judges Of the district courts, anC
Q shall hold his office for the term of four years
I. NUMBER FIFTEEN.
T In every case where the Judge may be re-
cused, and when he Is not personally inter
e5ted In the matters in condensation, he shall
n select O. lawyer, having. the necessary quahfi
= cations required for a Judge Of hls court, t
shall provide by law for the trial OF thost
cases In which the Judge may be personally
interested, or when he may be absent or re
a fuses to act.
= (Strike out article nfnety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment o.
deal sysdfe ereasd 9y sng aSoyt
\ interregnun, 1t Is hereby ordained by tht
: people Of Louisiana:
. Fnst-Tnat the General Assembly, which
= meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall
I ments, Immediately redistrtct The State, ant
q provide for the authority Of clerks, and tbs
q election and criminal Jurisdiction OF justices
- | of the peace.
. . Second-That as soon as the Legislature
4 shall have acted as aforesaid, the GoYernol
q shall by proclamation call an election for jus
+ tees Of the peace for each parish, except tn
;, each district created by the redfstrfcting
q where one or more parishes have been added
i or taken from the existing judicial district
= = and for State attorneys, as above provided
distrct at orr for 1 the parish Shall be Stat
e attorney This election shall be held on tn
/, same day throughout the State, which da.
Il shall not be less than sixty nor more thai
:, :, ninety days after the passage OF said act
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