St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05

who shall act upon the same as above provided.
The Governor shall have power to veto one or
more Hs dstnct M 3 items WIKI approVing other
portons Of the bill, and the part parts OF the
bill approved shall become law, and the item or
items Of appropriations disapproved shall pc
void unless repassed according to the rules
and limitations prescribed for the passage OF
other bills over the Governors veto.
Strike out article sixty-six)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the con
stitution shall be allowed any fees or perqui-
sites OF office
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in a gu
preme court district courts. and in justices of
the peace. The district courts shall have ORR
amount in dispute exceeds one hundred dollars.
exclusive OF interest In criminal cases, ana
in all probate matters, their jurisdiction snail
be unlimited. They shall have appellate jurls-
diction in civil suits from justices of the peace,
when the amount III dispute exceeds ten dollars,
exclusive Of interest. The justices OF the peace
shall be elected by the electors of each parish |
in II manner and with the qualifications to be
determined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term or two years, ana
tIeir compensation shall be fixed by law. Iher
Jurisdiction in civil cases shall not exceed one
hundred dollars, exclusive OF interest, subject
to an appeal to the district court III all cases
when the amount in dispute shall exceed ten
dollars exclusive of interest. They shall have
such criminal jurisdiction as shall be conferred
NV law. inc General Assembly Snul lldNt
power to vest in the clerks Of the district courts
the right to grant such orders and DO such acts
rs may be deemed necessary for the furthcrhllrt
of the administration of Justice. In all eases
the power thus grantee shall be specified and
determined.
tstrko out articles seventy three, eighty-tye
eighty-six, eighty-seven, lightweight, eighty
ninc ninety-one and one hundred aud thirty
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court shall
receive salary of seven thousand dollars per
annum, and the Associate Justices OF the S!l-
preme Court shall each receive Il salary or SIX
thousand five hundred dollars per annuln, pay
able quarterly on their own warrant
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the State
into judicial districts, which shall remain uI-
changed for four years, and for eaGh dlstLc1
one Judge learned in the law, shall be elected
hy d plurality Of qualified electors thereof. For
each district there shall be one district court,
except in the parish Of Orleans. in winch the
General Assembly may establish as many dis
trlct courts as the public interest may require,
not to exceed the number now authorized by
existing laws except by a tWo-thirdS NH1r OF
all the members elected to both branches OF the
Gcueral Assembly. Until otherwise provided
by law, the district courts now existing III the
parish OF Orleans shall have the jurisdiction at
present conferred by law; no rrdlStrlctlng or
change shall be made so as to take effect daring
the inclmbenry Of any Judge The number of
districts in the state shall not be less than
| thirty nor more than forty-tive. Tie 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
hy grouping the district 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 clrrHlt
courts so constituted. and to vest said circuit
! courts with appellate jurisdiction from the dis
! tret courts within the circuit where the amount
! involved exceeds one hundred dollars $4,000 ex-
elusive of interest and does not exceed five hun
dred dollars $500 exclusive OF interest. The Gen
eral Assembly shall have power, by a tw0-thIrds
/ vote of all the members elected to both houses,
! TO restrict the appellate jurisdiction OF the
! Supreme Court to causes where the amount IN
yolVed exceeds one thousand dollars $1,000 eX-
elusive of interest and in case OF such restrlc-
! ton, the circuit courts 80 to be created shall
! have appellate jurisdiction OF the class ot cases
| thus excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
vote Of all the members elected to both houses.
| to restrict the appellate jurisdiction of the Su-
| preme Court to causes where the amount III
| volyed exceeds one thousand dollars (>lmO) eX-
elusive of interest; and in case of such rcstrlc-
ton. the circuit courts so to be created shail
have appellate jurisdiction OF the class OF cases
! thus excluded from the appellate jurisdiction
| of the Supreme Court. The clerks CT the dis
trict courts shall lie elected by the qualified
voters Of their respective parishes, and shall
| hold their office for four years.
Strike ont article eighty three.)
NUMBER THIRTEEN
Euch OF the district Judges shall receive a
salary, to be fixed 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 quarterly on his
| own warrant. ana which shall not be increased
! nor dismissed during bis term OF office. He
must be a citizen of the United States, over
the age of twenty-five years and have resided
| in the State and practiced law therein for the
space of two years next preceding his election:
! The Judges of the district courts shall hold
their office for the term OF four years: In the
! parish of Orleans the annual salary OF the dis
trict Judges shall not exceed five thousand dol
| lars. to be paid rs above provided.
| (Strike out article cighty-four.i
! NUMBER FOURTEEN.
I In lieu of the office of district attorney. ts-
tahlisled by article ninety-two of the constitu-
tion of 1868. there shall be elected. by the qua-
fled voters Of each parish. States attorney
therefor, who shall bea citizen OF the United
| States and who shall have been resident Of
| the State and a practicing and duly licensed
attorney at law, for at least two years, he
shall receive salary from the State OF not less
| than three nor more than seven hundred dol
| lars per annum to be provided by law upon the
basis Of representation in the House of Repre-
| sentatives, and payable quarterly on his own
warrant. IIt snal be er-Dffci attorney of the
| parish. and receive such salary therefrOm as
may he fixed by the parochial authorities, not
to exceed seven hundred dollars per annum.
He shall moreover. receive such fees OF office
| as may be allowed by law. In the city OF New
| Orleans the States attorney shall receive such
compensation 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 recuscd,
and when he is not personally interested i'll the
| matters in contestaton he shall select law
yer having the necessary qualifications required
| or a Judge of his court to try such cases; and
| the General Assembly shall provide by law for
the trial of those cases in which the Judge may
| be personally interested, or when he may be
absent or refuses to act.
Strike out article ninety.l
NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In order to provide for the establishment Of
the judicial system created by the above amend
ments and to prevent the evils of an intcrrcg-
num- it is hereby ordained by the people of
Frst-That the General Assembly. which
meets the first Monday in January, 1872 shall,
in accordance with the foregoing amendments,
| Immediately redistrict the State, and provide
for the authority of clerks, and the election and
criminal jurisdiction Of justices of the peace.
iSecond-That as soon as the Legislature shall
proclamation call an election for justices of the
peace for each parish, except the parish OF
Orleans, and for district judges, i'll each district
created by the redistrcting. where one or more or
existing judicial district, and for State attOr-
neys, 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 officers elected at
said election shall expire at the general election
of 1880, and the limitation on the change of dis
trcts. oftener than once every four years, shall
not be considered as having effect before the
general election Of 1880.
Third-That the judicial system as estab
ished by the constitution of 1868, shall remain
in force until the expiration of the thirtietf
day after said election, excluding from the com
putation the day of the election.
Fou3th--The adoption Of these amendments
shall not vacate the offices of the present clerks
of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN.