The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-08-31
THIBODAUX. LM, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3I~ 1878
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
lnterregnum, it is hereby ordained by tba
people of Louisiana;
First-That the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879.
shall. Ill accordance with the foreyonr
amendments, immediately redistrict rhs
State. aud provide for the authority of
clerks, and the election and criminal ,jur-
isdlctlOn OF justices OF the peace.
SecO1td-That Us soon as the LEGISLATURE
sh all have a cted rs aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for
justices OF the peace for each parish, except
the parish of Orleans, and for district iudg-
es, i'll each district created by the redistrict
ing, where ole or more parishes have been
ADDED, or taken from thu existing judicial
district, and for State attorneys, as above
provided, except i'll the parish Of Orleans.
where the district attorney for the parish
shall be State attorney. This election
shall be held on the same day throughout
the State, which day shall not be less than
sixty nor more than ninety DAYS after the
passage of said act. The terms of the Off
GERS elected at said election shall expire at
the general election Of 1880, and the limita
ton on the change of districts, oftener
than once every four years, shall not be
considered as having effect before the gene
raj election of 1890.
Ihild-That the judicial system, as es-
tablished by the constitution of 1868, shall
remain in force until the expiration of the
thirtieth day after said election, excluding
from the computation the day OF the cleo
ton.
fourth-The adoption of these amend
ments shall pot vacate the offices of the
npHSanf g nf npypfs, L, u
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.
Article one hundred and thirty-two of the
constitution Of 1868 shall be abrogated.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent of Public Education
shall recelve salary of thirty-fve hundred
dollars, payable vuarterly ON his own war
rant.
t NUMBER NINETEEN
No license tax shall be imposed by the
State, or any parish or municipal authority
on any mechanical trade, manufactory or
Factory. except such as may require police
regulations, Ill towns aud cities.
The Legislature is authorized to exempt
from State, municipal or parish taxation
household goods, such as furniture, wear
ing apparel, tools Of trade or profession and
family portraits, not exceeding in aggre-
gate value the sum of five hundred dollars
ACT NO. l2. EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
NUMBER TwENTY-ONE.
Strike out the first part of article l42 of
the constitution of 1863 which reads :"A
university shall he established and MAIN
tanned in the city of New Orleans. 1t shall
be composed Of law, medical and col.
legiate departments, each with appropriate
faculties. The General Assembly shall pro.
vide by law for its organization and main
tenance :" and insert: "The university
shall be maintained. 1t shall be composed
of u law, a medical and IN academical de-
partment, and such other departments as
fsay be established by law, each with ap-
propriate faculties; prorided. that the law
and medical departments already organized
shall continue in the city of New OrleaI s.,
and the academical and other departments
may be located elsewhere in tie State.'