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Of Representatives. and payable quarterly on

Of representatives, and payable quarterly on
his own warrant.
He shall be ex-offlcio attorney of the parish
and receive such salary therefor as may be
fixed by the parochial authorities, not to ex-
coed 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
salary above provided, as may be established
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
Mr.. Robertson moved that the Senate con
cur in the proposed amendment fourteen.
The President directed the Secretary to call
the roll. Q
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allain, Boatner,. Breaux
Bryant, Burch, Cage, Demas Di2Tos, Du-
mont, Garland Gla Goode, Mitchell, O'Don-
nell, Perkins, Richardson Robertson, Stamps
Wheeler, White and Zacharie-2e.
Nays-Messrs. Ellis, George. Harper, IesIly
Landry, Sandiford, Texada and Young-s.
Absent Messrs. Grover and Ogden2
Two-thirds of The Senators elected having
voted therefor. the President declared the pro-
posed amendment fourteen adopted. o
Mr.. Boatner moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, aud on his own motion the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table
Proposed amendment sixteen was taken up
with tho following amendments proposed by
the House:
Strike out in lines % and "a the words "and
dstfict attorneys"
In line 28, after the word district" insert
land for the State attorneys as above pro-
the District Attorney for the perish shall be
State AttorneyC O o
Making TIE amendment as amended read
as follows: O
AMENDMENT SIXTEEN.
D In order toaorovide ar the establishment of
the judicial system created be the above
amendments, and to prevent the evils of an
interregnum, it is hereby ordained by the peo-
pie of Louisiana: -
First-That thS General Assembly which
meets the first Monday in January 1879, shall,
in accordance with the foregoing amendments
Immediately redistrict the State, and provide
for the authority of clerks and the election
and crimSal Jurisdiction of justices of the
peace.
Second That 40 soon as the Legislature
shall, by proclamation, call for an election for
justices of the peace for each parish. except
the parish of Orleans, and for district judges
in each district created by the re-distrcting,
where one or more parishes have been added
or taken from the existing judicial district
and for State attorneys, as 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 election
shall expire at the general election of 1880, aud
the limitation on the change of districts
oftener than once every four year shall not be
considered as having effect before the gener-
al election of 1880.
Thrd-That the judicial system as estab-
lshed by the constitution of 1868. shall remain
in force until the expiration of the thirteth
day after said election, excluding from the
the day of the election.
Fourth-The adoption of these amendments
shall not vacate the offices of the present
clerks of courts in each parish.
Mr. Robertson moved that the Senate CON
cur in the proposed amendment sixteen, as
offered by the House.
The President directed the Secretary to call
the roll, which being called resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas essrs. Allan, Boatner, Breaux,
Bryant, Burch, Cage, Demas, Ducros, Du-
mont, Ellis, Garland, George, ella, Goode,
o 'D Perkins, he Richardson, Roberts o
Sandiford, Stamps, Steven. Stubbs, Sutton,
Texada, Twitchetl, Wakefield, Wheeler, White,
Young and Zacharle 50.
Nays-NOne
Absent-Mr. Ogden.
Two-thirds of the Senators elected having
voted therefor, the President declared the
proposed amendment sixteen adopted.
Amendment nineteen, as proposed by the
House, was read, as follows:
AMENDMENT NINETEEN.
Strike out the first part of article 142 Of the
OF 1865 which Tna,fs:
"a university shall be established and
in the city of New Orleans. 1t
shall be composed of law, u medical and n
department. each with appropriate
faculties. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide by law for its organization and main
tenancc.'
"The University of Louisiana shall be
1t shall be composed OF a law,
medical and an academcal department, and
such other departments as may be estab-
lishGd by law, each with appropriate facul-
paronents already organized shall continue
in the city of New Organs and the academical
department may be located elsewhere in the
State
Mr. Robertson moved that the Senate con-
cur in the proposed amendment nineteen.
Mr. George offered the following amend
mcnt to the proposed amendment nineteen:
After the word "academical," in line II,
strike ont the word department and insert
in Ley thereof the words, "and other depart
ments."
The amesdmcnt offered by Mr. George was
lost.
The President directed tie Secretary to call
the roll on the adoption of the proposed
amendment nineteen.
The roll beinp called resulted as follows.
mas Dumont STAMPS s Teaada W y' and
Eaclarie-9.
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Bryant, Bycros, Ell
lis, Ga, :and, George, ella, Goode, Grover,
Harper, Kelly, oLandry, Mitchell, O'Donnell,
Perkins, Richardson's Robertson, Sandiford,
Steven, Stubs, Sutton, Twitchell, Wakefield,
Wheeler ans Young-25.
Absent-Messrs. Burch and Ogden-2.
Two-thirds of the Senators elected not hav-
ing agreed thereto, the President declared
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