The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-27
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

6XGSSu beH uOIlhTB, exclusive Oh Interest,". IHby
shall have such criminal Jurisdiction as shall
be conferred by law. The General Assembly
shall have power to vest in the clerks Of the
district courts the right to grant such orders
and do such acts as may be deemed necessary
for the furtherance Of the administration Of
shall be specified and determined.
(Strika out articles seventy three eighty
five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, eighty-eight,
eighty.nine, ninety-one and one hundred and
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive o. 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.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into judicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years. and for each
be elected by plurality Of qualified electors
thereof. For each district there shall be one
district court, except In the parish of Orleans,
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 q
two-thirds vote of all the members elected to
Until otherwise, provided by law, the district
courts now existing In the parish Of Orleans
shaI have the Jurisdiction at present con-
fezred by law; no redistricting Or change
shall be made SO as to take effect during the
incumbency Of any, judge: The number Of
districts In the State shall not be less than
thirty nor more than forty-five. The General
Assembly shall provide by law for at least
every parish. The General Assembly shall
have power to create circuit courts, to be
constituted by grouping the district judges
into circuits, and composing the circuit
court OF the Judges OF the district courts
or places Of meeting Of said circuit
courts SO constituted, and to vest said circuit
courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
district courts within the circuit where the
amonnt ool involved EXCEEDS &c one hundred dol
exceed five hundred dollars (S500) exclusive of
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by o two-thfrds vote Of al the MEM
betB elected to both houses, to restrict the ap-
causes where the amount involved exceeds
one thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive Of in
terest; and In case OF such restriction, the
CIRCUIT courts SO to be created shall have !ap-
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court The 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 eighty three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each OF the district judges shall receive
salary to be liked by law, which, except In
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
Of office. He must be q citizen OF the United
States, over the age of twenty-five years, and
have resided in the State and practioed law
therein for the space Of two years next pre-
f,rltr H. ,rIno
tr1ot 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 as
above provided.
tStrtke out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu OF the office Of district attorney, es-
tuition OF 1868, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters of each parish, States
attorney therefor, who shall be citizen of
the United States, and who shall have been q
duly licensed attorney at law, for at least two
years. He shall receive O. salary from the
State of not less than three nor more than |
seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro-
yided by law upon the basis Of representation
In the House Of Representatives, and payable
quarterly on his own warrant He shall be |
eg-Qffcio attorney of the parish, and receive |
such salary therefrom as may be fixed by the |
parochial authorities, not to exceed seven !
hundred dollars per annum. 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
pensation from the city, in addition to the
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 may be re-
,used, and when he Is not personally inter-
ssted In the matters In contestation he shall
select lawyer, having the necessary quaIifi-
cations required for d judge of his court, to
ry such cases; and the General Assembly
hall provide by law for the trial of those
'ases In which the judge may be personally
lter st or when he may be absent or re-
(strike out article nlnety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment of
he Judicial system created by the above
and to prevent the evils OF an
it is hereby ordained by the
'eOple of Louisiana:
neets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall,
4 accordance with the foregoing amend
lents, Immediately redstrict the State, and
rovide for the authority Of clerks, and the
lection and criminal Jurisdiction OF justices
the peace.
Second-That as soon as the Legislature
hall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
hall by proclamation call an election for JUS
ces M 70 OF ! the peace for each parish, except the
arish OF Orleans, and for district judges, In
ach district created by the redistrIcting, c
here one or more parishes have been added,
T taken from the existing judicial district,
nd ns for !. State attorneys, as above provided 1
strict attorney for the parish shall be State !,
storney. This election shall be held on the
1me day throughout the State, which day
lail not be less than sixty nor more than 0
,nety days after the passage of said act.
he terms Of the officers elected at said cleo G
on shall expire at che general election of
&c. and the limitation on the change of dis
lets, ottener than once every four years,
lail not be considered as having effect before
e general election of 1885,
Ihard-That the judicial system, as estab-
'hed by the constitution of 1858, shall remain II
force until the expiration of the thirtieth g
y after said election, excluding from the .
mputation the day Of the election. z
ft90~rth-The 4 adoption Of these amendments g
all not vaeate the offices of the present E
'rks OF courts in each parish. Il