Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-21

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each district one judge. learned ~ thS
law, shall he elected by plurality OF
q qua flied electors thereof. For eacn us
trict there shall be one district conrt, eS
cept in the parish OF Orieahs, ~ MOI
the General Assembly may esiaoIsn *s'
many district courts as the puolic lll'el-
est may require, not to exceed the num-
ber now authorized by existing laws, ex-
cept by two-thirds vote OF all tie neui-
bers elected to both branches OF tle zen, zen
eral Assembly. Until otherwise ProVloeo
by law, the district court shall nave tno
jurisdiction at present conferred py l'W
no redistricting or change shall be mace
so as TO take ehecG ~, MuiiuS Tuo ;' - S;strcts
cy OF any judge. The numDef @ % Gi u'si,ir tI,;,ts
H., ~ Sno So"' 80 fnrtv't;ve The General
Assembly shall provide by law for at
least four terms annually of the district
court i'm every parish. The General AS
semblv shall have power to create circuit
courts to he copstltut ed by grouping the
district Judges in to circuits, and compos.
ING the circuit court of the judges of the
district courts within such circuits. 70
said circuit courts so constituted, and to
vest said circuit courts with appellate
Jurisdiction from the district courts with
IN the circuit where the amount involved
exceeds one hundred (SlOO) dollars ex-
elusive of interest, and does not exceed
" a
interest. The General Assembly shall
have mower bv a two-thirds vote OF all
the members elected to both houses, to re-
strict T the apnellate jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court to causes where the
amount involved eSceeos oie Ino"san
lSlOOu) dollarS exclusive VI III ,;t
lii case OF such restrictlol';; @ Sno o,iTo ai
courts so TO De cIeateu sn.Iii e.'so ttbt,,,s
late jurisdiction OF the class .! cases .:"s
excluded from the appeliaSe ]ur,solt.tTin ],s ti'
of the Supreme Court. Inc clerHs VI ~
| district courts snail ne elecCeu nS .no
qualified voters OF tnelt respec'!so p.
lshes, and sball hold 1nelr oLnoo A'A Aoe-
years. -.
(Strike out article eighty-three.)
S,7unER THIRTEEN.
! 1,,,,, ,f +,,a d;str;ct ;ud,as shall receive
| ,inn. ~ ro f~ad ,'U w. which. ex-
e0i;, ~ ,;sI, uo "f Gr,nons shall not
IepI1 i'.pIosn So to +IoI +r-" 1honsond dollars nor
o oo ro't t,,, +i,roa tbnms,mJ dollars per an
llloio oii'.u a'i .t,oo "utar1r nr his owl, war
hunl' payaolI Iu'l iai W. w. i,a ;ncreosed
ian' 'H! ;sT'nI a,r;nr b;a term of office,
noi ulni.',isieu us ;t;a ~ ria ITn;tad states.
llo n.us' W ~ % Sr'o t,.-antv'fve vears, and
te. Ese, 'ne ns;d IA u, " +S" State and practiceG
., nav +i,o,n;,, Lo, fan -. tha anoca of two wears
il" 'iieieli ,:' ~, 'hE i,;, o1pat;o, rhe iHdoes
heAI preceeu,'s ss,. n,s .I,aiI hold tEeir 0f
cl w. "Aei,o ~ tou',, ~ fnnr years In the
uu;sI, of 0r,eons the ANIMAL salary of the
| district jndGeS shall not eNcecu I'c
thousanG dollars' W w p''u '''
provided.
| (otrlke ou1 ar''cic elsnOS -i'"''
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
Tn lien of the office of district attorney,
| established by article ninety-two Of the
constitution of 1868. there shall be elect
ed by the qualified voters of each parish,
at States attorney therefor, who shall be
q citizen of the United States, and who
shall have been IL resident of the State,
.ln, anu tiaUv'I I,Uv f,r at least two Years. He
sn'l'1 iecei.o ei' +i'rna S WOW mora than seven
,,,udno5 "r t1e doiI,rs ner annum. to be provid-
i,I i>,, io,1 mon the basis Of represenra
eu ~! i.T ~ app,sa fPanresentatives. and
tloh i'i 'lio hhouS1 .tS,- on rs oxvn warrant
s IT,: ShaIl Ia cr odic;o attorney of the par
;sb and receive such salary therefrom as
nav he fixed by the parochial author tiles
NOT to exceed seven hundred dollars pei
annum He shall moreover, receive such
faes of Office "a NAV be allowed by law
, In the citv of New Orleans the States at
t torney shall receive such compensat!ons
, from the city. in addition to the salary
above provided, as may be estaDlisneo oS
r Jaw. He shall be elected at the same
= time with the judges or Ine disttlc
courts, and snail holo Ills oiii'o Ao' 'i'
l term of tour years.
l ,,,,, ,,,,,ru>
=, J.,
!, In every case Where tHe lu"So 10y H. ~
s recused, and When ne IS hot pe:soi', =,
: interested III matters III con ntes'ation, aI ,aS az
) shall select 4 lawyer, I nas ~. 'no . i ;,,J~
sary quallhcatlons requireu lo' SJI ~ ~
General Assembly snail proFloe ny ln' M
for the trial of those cases III men I'll