The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-03
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

eused, and when he Is not personally inter-
ested In the matters In condensation, he shall
select lawyer, having the necessary qualiti~
eatlons required for q judge Of his court to
shall provide by law for the trial of those
cases IN which the Judge may be personally
fuses to act
Strike out article ninety.)
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
interregnum, it is hereby ordained BY the
people Of Louisiana:
meets the first Monday In January, 1879, shall.
In accordance with the foregoing amends
rnents, Immediately redistrict The State, and
provide for the authority Of clerks, and the
election and criminal jurisdiction Of Justices
Of the peace.
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor
shall by proclamation call an election for JUS
tees Of the peace for each parish, except the
parish Of Orleans, and for district judges, IN
where one Or more parishes have been added,
| or taken from the existing judicial district,
and for State attorneys, rs above provided,
except in 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 cleo
ton shall expire at the general election Of
1880, and the limitation on the change Of dis
trtcts, 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~
lished by the constitution Of 1865 shall remain
ln forge until the expiration Of the thlrtieth
| computation the day Of the election.
R2Dt ~ adoption h 81 these a ne
clerks OF courts In each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN. 1919
| Article one hundred and thirty-two Of the
| constitution OF 1868 shall be abrOgateds
NUMBER EIGHTEEN.
| The Superintendent Of Public Education
| shall receive p salary Of thirty-five hundred
| dollars, payable quarterly on his own war
rant.
NUMBER NINETEEN.
| No license tax shall be imposed by the
| State, or any parish or municipal authority,
on any mechanical trade, mandatory Or fac
tory, exce9t such as may require police regu~
| lations in towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
| The Legislature is authorized to exempt
| from State, municipal or parish taxation
| household goods, such as furniture, wearing
apparel, tools Of trade or profession and FAM
| lily portraits, not exceeding in aggregate value
the sum Of five hundred dollars.
ACT NO u, EXTRA SESSION OF 1873.
| NUMBER TWENTY ONE. -s
| Strike out the first part Of article 142 Of the
/ constitution Of 1868, which reads: "a uni
versty shall be established and maintained
| in the city OF New Orleans. It shall be COM
posed Of law, a medical and collegiate de-
partment, each with appropriate faculties.
| The General Assembly shall provide by law
for its organization and maintenance;" and
insert: "The university shall be maintained.
It shall be composed of q law, q medical and
an academicai department, and such other
departments as may be established by law,
that the law and medical departments already
organized shall continue in the city Of New
Orleans, and the academical and other de-
partments may be located elsewhere in the
State iyt8 I'd