The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-17
NUMBER EIGHT.

I"Vcrnor; II ne approve 1t, ne shall
sign it; it he does not, he shall return
it, with his ohjcc'iou>, to til" house i'll
which it originated, which shall enter
the objections at large upon its journal.
aud proceed to reconsider it. If, after
such reconsideration, two,thiriS Of all
the members present in that house shall
agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent,
with the ohicctiou>, to the other houst.,
by which it shall likewise be re-
considered, aud if approved by two>
thirds of the members present in
that house, it shall be law. But
in such cases the vote Of both
houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays, aud the names of mems
hers voting FOR or against the bill shall
be entered upon the Journal of each
house respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
five days after it shall have been pre-
scented to him, it shall be law, in like
manner as if he had signed it, unless the
General Assembly, by adjournment,
prevent its return in which case, with ,
in thirty days, the Governor shall file
same, with his objections thereto, in the
office of the Secretary of State, and
give public notice thereof; otherwise it
shall become a law, as if he had sigued
it. The secretary of State shall COM
municate said objections aud bill so dc>
posted to the house in which it origina.,
ted on the first day of the meeting of
the next General Assembly, who shall
act upon the same as above provided.
The Governor shall have power to veto
one or more items in any bill approprla>
ting money, embracing distinct items,
while approving other portions Of the
bill, aud the part or parts OF the bill
approved shall become law, and the
item or items Of appropriations diSap-
proved shall be void, unless rcpasscd
according to the rules aud limitations
prescribed for the passage Of other bills
"'tf tht '''Niict . Ntto
(Strike out article sixty,six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer. whose salary is fixed by
the constitution, shall be allowed any
fees or perquisites of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in
a supreme court, district courts, and in
justices of the peace. The district
courts shall have original jurisdiction IN
all civil eases where the amount in dis>
pute exceeds one hundred dollars, ex>
elusive of interest. In criminal cases.
and in all probate matters, their iuris>
dic1iop shall be unlimited. They shall
have appellate jurisdiction. in civil suits
from Justices Of the peace, when the
amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars.
exclusive Of interest. The Justices Of
the peace shall be elected by the electors
If each parish in the manner aud with
The qualifications t" be determined by
The General Assembly. They shall
1old office for the term Of two wears, aud
heir compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their Jurisdiction in civil eases shall not
,> coed one hundred dollars, exclusive IF
interest, subject +" An appeal to the dis
riot court in all cases when the amount
Il dispute shall exceed ten dollars, ex>
'|usive OF interest. They shall have
uch criminal jurisdiction as shall be
conferred by law. The General Assem-,
,ly shall have power to vest in the
Jerks of the district courts the right to
rant such orders and do such acts "s
nay be deemed necessary for the fur>
herauce Of the administration of juss
ice. In all cases the power thus grants
ID shall be spec fed and determined.
[Strike out articles seve' ty>threc,
ighty>fve, e1ghtyasix, eighty>seveu,
lghty>eight eighty~nipe, ninety>one
nd one hundred and thirtyothree.
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme
,ourt shall receive a salary of seven
thousand dollars per anuum, and the
associate Justices Of the Supreme Court
hall each receive salary of six thou,
and Ave hundred dollars per annun,
ayable quarterly on their own war;
ant.
NUMBER TWELVE.
The General Assembly shall divide the
tate into judicial districts, which shall
emain unchanged for four years, and
n each district one judge, learned in
10 law, shall be elected by a plurality
qualified electors thereof. Foryach
lstrict there shall be one district court.
kept in the parish of OrleaDs, in which
le General Assembly may establish as
any district courts as the public inter-
It may require, not to exceed the num-
or now authorized by existing laws, ex-
pit by two-thirds vote of all the
embers elected to both branches of the
ene:al Assembly. Until otherwise pro.
ded by law, the district courts now
listing in the parish of Orleans shall
we the jurisdiction at present confer
q by law; no redistricting or change I
ail be made so as to take effect during ,
% incumbency Of any judge. The
'mber of districts in the State shall not
less than thirty nor more than forty-