The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-17
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
constitution, shall be allowed any fees or per-
quisites of office. pN>
NUMBER TEN,

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criminal cases, and In all probate matters,
their Jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction, in civil suits
rom a, 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 the
manner and with the qualifications to be de-
termlned by the General Assembly, They
shall hold office for the term of two years,
and their compensation shall be fixed by law.
Their jurisdiction in civil cases shall not ex-
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive of inter-
est, 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 by law. The General Assembly
snail nave 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 furtherance of the administration OF
justice. In oil cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
+, (otrlke, out articles seventy-three, eighty
tive, eighty-six, eghty-seven, eighty-eight,
thirty-three.)
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
shall receive salary of seven Thousand dol
lars, per annuIn, 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 re-
main unchanged for four years, and for each
district one Judge, learned in the law, shall
be elected by 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 estab-
lish as many district courts as the public in
terest may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by d
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both branches Of the General Assembly
Until otherwise provided by law, the district
courts now existing In the parish of Orleans
shall have the jurisdiction at present con-
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 forty-fve. The General
Assembly shall provide. by law for at least
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
c COZ Of tn, the Judges Of the district courts
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 |
lars $500 exclusive OF interest, and does not
exceed five hundred dollars ($50O) exclusive of |
interest. The General Assembly shall have
power, by tWO-thirds vote of all the men,
bers elected to both houses, to restrict the ap-
pellate jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court to
causes where the amount involved exceeds |
one thousand dollars $4,000 exclusive of in
terest; and In case Of such restriction, the
CIRCUIT courts so to be created shall have ap-
peiate jurisdiction Of the class Of cases thus
excluded from the appellate jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court The clerks OF the dis
trict courts shall be elected by the qualified |
voters Of their respective parishes, and shall |
hold their office for four years.
Strike out article elghty-three)
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Each Of the district judges shall receive q
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 quar-
terly on his own warrant, and which shall not
be increased nor diminished during his term
OF office. He must be 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 pre-
ceding his election. The judges of the dis
Jnct courts shall hold their office for the term
Of four years. In the, parish of Orleans the
exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided.
lStrike out article eighty-four)
NUMBER FOURTEEN.
In lieu Of the office OF district attorney, es-
5abliShed by article ninety-tWo Of the c0nsti-
luton Of 1868, there shall be elected, by the
qualified voters of each parish, a States {
he United States, and who shall have been a
'esident OF the State, and q Dracticing and
iuiy licensed attorney at law, for at least two
FEARS. He shall receive a salary from the
state OF not less than three nor more than
seven hundred dollars per annum, to be pro- {
7ided by law upon the basis Of representation +
n the House OF Representatives and payable
quarterly on his own warrant. He shall be
1-02ffcio attorney Of the parish, and receive
uch salary therefrom as may be fixed by the i
'arochial authorities, not to exceed seven
hundred dollars per annum. He shall, more ,,
'Ver, receive such fees Of office as may be
Flowed by law. In the city Of New Orleans q
he States attorney shall receive such com
alary above provided, as may be established
~ law. He shalEbe elected at the same time
With the Judges Of the district courts, and
hall hold his office for the term Of four years.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.
In every case where the judge may be re- E
used, and when he is not personally inter- =
5ted in the matters in contestation he shall =:
elect q lawyer, having the necessary qualif- l
ations required for d judge Of his court, to
ry such cases; and the General Assembly
hall provide by law for the trial of those {
asses in which the judge may be personally g
or when he may be absent or re- y
uses to act.
(Strike out article ninety)
NUMBER SIXTEEN. =
In order to provide for the establishment Of +
he judicial system created by the above i
and to prevent the evils of an =
1terregnum, it is hereby ordained by the q
eople of louisiana: Il
FUstThat the General Assembly, which Il
leets the first Monday in January, 1879, shall, r
/ accordance with the foregoing amend
lents, Immediately redistrict the State, and q
rovide for the authority OF clerks, and the
lection and criminal jurisdiction Of justices .
the peace.
Second-That as soon as the Legislature s
lall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor Il
1all by proclamation call an election for JUS o
ces OF the peace for each parish, except the y
arish Of Orleans, and for district judges, in 81
ech district created by the redistricting,
here one or more parishes have been added,
: taken from the existing judicial district,
I'D for State attorneys, as above provided,
scept in the parish OF Orleans, where the
strict attorney for the parish shall be State
5torney. This election shall be held on the