The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-09-12

in dispute exceeds ten dollars, exclusive of
interest. The Justices of the Peace shall be
elected by the electors of each parish in the
| manner and with the qualifications to he
determined by the General Assembly. They
shall hold office for the term of two years,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law
Their jurisdiction i'll civil cases shall not
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest, subject to an appeal to the District
Court i'll all cases when the amount in dispute
shall exceed ten dollars, exclusive of interest
They shall have such criminal jurisdiction as
shall be conferred by law. The General Assem-
bly, 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 futherance of the administration of
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
(Strike out articles seventy three, eighty
five. eighty-six, eighty seven, eighty weight,
eighty-uine, ninety one and one hundred and
thirty -three)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive salary Of seven thousand dol
lars per annum. and the Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court shall each receive a 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 remain
unchanged for four years, and for each district
one judge, learned in the law, shall be elected
by q 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 establish as many
District Courts as the public interest may
require, not to exceed the number now author
lied by existing laws, except by two-thirds
vote of all the members elected to both
1,p,r oh nf H.
otherwise provided by law, the District Courts
now existing in the parish of Orleans shall
have the jurisdiction at present conferred by
law; no redlstrlcting 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 tort y-five. The 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 by 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 Circuit
Courts so constituted, and to vest said Circuit
Courts with appellate jurisdiction from the
District Courts within the circuit where the
amount involved exceeds one hundred dollars
tSlO0) exclusive of interest and does not exceed
five hundred dollars $500 exclusive OF interest.
twO-thirds vote of all the members elected to
both Houses, to restrict the appellate jurisdic-
ton OF the Supreme Court to causes where the
amount involved exceeds one thousand dollars
lSlO00l exclusive of interest; and in case of
such restriction, the Circuit Courts so to be
created shall have appellate jurisdiction of the
class of cases thus excluded from the appellate
jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court. The clerks
of District 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 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 anuum, payable quarterly
on his own warrant, and which shall not be
increased nor diminished during his 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 practieed law
therein for the space of two years next pre-
ceding 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 district judges shall not exceed
| five thousand dollars, to be paid as above
| provided.
tStrike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN
In lieu of the office of District Attorney,
established by Article ninety-two of the Con
stitution 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 a
resident Of the State, and 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 dollars per annum, to be provided by
law upon the basis of representation in the
| House of Representatives., and payable quar-
terly on his own warrant. He shall be er-06fco
| attorney of the parish, and receive such salary
| therefrom as may be fixed by the parochial
| authorities, not to exceed seven hundred dol.
! lars 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 salary above provided, as
may be established by law. He shall be elected
at the same time with the judges of the District
| four years.
| NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the Judge may be re-
cused, and when he is not personally interest
| ed In the matters in contestation, he shall
| select lawyer, having the necessary aualifi
| cations required for a Judge of his Court. tC
| 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)
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:
Ffrst-That the General Assembly, which
meets the first Monday in January, 1879, shall
Ill accordance with the foregoing amendments