The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-24

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| thereof. For each district there shall be ono
| district court. except In the parish Of Orleans
in which the General Assembly may establish
MS many district courts as tho public interests
authorized by existing laws, except by
a two-thirtls vote Of all the members elected
| to both branches Of the General Assembly
| Until otherwses ordered by law, the district
| courts now existing In the parish of Orleans
shall have tho jurisdiction at present con
ferred by law. No re-districting or change
shall be made SO us TO take effect during the
ln,e,u.lmbency OF any Judge au
not be less than thirty nor more than forty
five. The General Assembly shall provide by
law for at least four terms annually Of the
district court IN every parish. The General
Assembly shall have power to create circuit
courts, to be constituted Nv grouping the dis
triet judges into circuits, and composing the
circuit 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; to confer upon the
circuit courts so created such jurisdie-
ton and power within the circuit us may
be deemed expedient, and to vest said cir
cult courts with appellate Jurisdiction from
| the district courts within the circuit when
| the amount involved exceeds one hundred dol
lars iS10O), exclusive Of interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars $500, exclusive Of
| interest
The General Assembly shall have power, by
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both houses, TO restrict the appellate jurisdic-
ton of the Supreme Court to causes where the
| amount invoved exceeds one thousand dollars
| $4,000, exclusive Of interest," and in case Of
created shall have appellate jurisdiction of the
| class Of cases thus excluded from the appel
| late jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The
clerks Of the district courts shall be elected
by the qualified voters OF their respective par
| ishes, and shall hold their office for four years
Strike out article S3)
Mr.. Demas moved that tho amendment be
| adopted
The President directed the Secretary to
call the roll.
Mr. Breatlx in the chair.
The roll being called resulted as follows
Yeas Messrs Allaip, Boatuer, Breallx, Bry-
ant. Burch, Cage. Dernas, Ducros, Dumont.
Garland, George, Ola, Goode, Harper. Mitch
ell, Ogden, Perkins, Robertson, Stamps
Stubbs Sutton, Texada, TwitchelI Wakefield
Wheeler, White and Iacharie 81.
Nays Messrs. Ellis, Grover, Richardson
and YoungA
Absent Messrs. Kelly Landry, ODOnnell,
Sandford and Steven-5.
Two-thirds of the Senators ELECTED having
voted i'll the affirmative, the Chair declared
the proposed amendment adopted.
[Ths President of the Senate In the Chair
Mr. White moved to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment was adopted, and
moved to lay that motion on the table, and on
that motion demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas ! Messrs. Allain, Boatner, Breaux
Bryant B1rch, Cage Demas, Ducrqs. Du-
f iteheli ogden Perkins Robertso o, Stamps p
Stubbs, Sutton, Texada, Twitehell Wake
field, Wheeler, White and Zacharie-2G
Nays-Messrs Ellis, Grover, RichardstT
and Young-4.
Absent Messrs. Ola, Kelly, Landry, O'Don-
nell, Sandiford and Steven-6o
And tae motion to lay on the table pre-
vailed.
The special order Of the day, being Senate
bill No. ZIG. was taken up on it's second read
ing.
On motion of Mr. Burch the bill was taken
as engrossed and passed to it's third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Burch the constitutional
rule was suspended and the bill was read the
third time. O
Mr.. Burch moved thgst the Bill be now finally
passed
Mr.. White demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows
Yeas : Messrs. Allain, Boatner, oBryant.
Burch, Cage, Demas, Ellis, George, Goode,
Gla Grover Harper Perkins, Richardson,
Stamps, Sutton, Texada, Twitchell Wakefield,
Wheeler and Young-21.
Nays, Messrs; Breaux, Ducros, Dnmont,
Garland, Mitchell, Ogden, Robertson, Stubs,
White and Zacharie-1O. O
;, Absent, Messrs. Kelly, Landry. O'Donnell,
Sandifard and Steven 3.
Two-thirds of the Senators elected not hav-
ing voted in the affirmative, the President
declared that the motion that the bill be
finally passed vSls lost.
Mr.. Robertson gave notice that he would, ON
Saturday neot, move to reconsider the vote
just taken.
Mr.. Zacharie moved to reconsider the vote
by which Senate bill No 116 was lost.
The PrS5idery ruled the motion out Of
ORDER for the reason that notice had been
given Of intention tcenove reconsideration on
future day!o
On motion of Mr. Boatner the rules we're
suspended to allow him 20 introduce, at this
time, the following resolution: O
Resolped, That the chairman Of the Com
mittee on Auditing and Supervising the Ex-
penses Of the Senate be and he is hereby au-
thorized to pay the members of the Senate
appointed under resolution No. 1874 Of session
of 1877 the amount Of actual expenses in
CURED by them In serving on said commit
teeso said amountoto be shown by. the certifi-
cate of said member giving detailed ac-
count Of said expenses
The resolution lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Demas moved that the rules be sus>
pended in order to take up at this time the re-
port OF the Joint Committee on the Affairs of
the State Treasurers Office, and on that mo-
ton demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allain, Breaux, Bryant,
Burch, Demas, Ellis, Garland Gla Goode,
Grover, Harper, Sutton, TwitcfslI, Wakefield,
Wheeler and Zacharie-16.
Nays-Messrs Boatner Ducros, Dumont,
George Mitchell, Ogden, Perkins, Stubs,
Texada, White and Young-11.
Absent Messrs. Cage, Kelly, Landry,
O'Donnell, Richardson, Robertson, Sandiford,
Stamps and Steven-9
And the rules were not suspended.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Senate bill No. 60, entitled