The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-08-24
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q he IEI1fIETIT IIUEF-I
supreme cDufJ, district courts, and ID Jus,
tices of the peace. The district courts shiiiI
have original jurisdiction III all civil cases
where the amount IN dispute eXeeeds one
hundred tlelias, exclusive OF interest. IN
criminal eases, and in all probate matters,
their jurisdiction shall be unlimited. 4neg
shall have appellate Jurisdiction, ~ clEh
suits fro1n justices OF fhe peace, MhLh t"o
anount III dispute exceeds ten dollars, ex-
elusive OF interest. The justices OF the peace
shall he elected by the electors OF each par
ish in the manner and with the qualIica-
tons to be determined by the General As
serublv. They shall hold Office for the term
OF two years, and their compensation snail
be fixed by law. Their jurisdiction IN evil
cases shall not exceed one hundred doilliE,
exclusive Of interest, subject TO All appeal 10
tie district coi.rt, IN all cases when the
amount in dispute shall exceed ten dollars,
exclusive Of interest. They shall have sucll
criminal jurisdietion as shall be conferred
by law. The General Assembly shall have
power to vest III the clerks OF the district
courts the right to grant such orders ana DO
such acts as may be- deemed necessary Tor
the fIsrtherance Of the administration OF
justice. In all cases the power thus granted
shall be specified and determined.
(Stril1e out articles seventy-three, eighty
five, eighty-six, eightY-seven, eighty-elght,
eigbty-nine, ninety-one, and one hundred
and thirty-three.)
Nataaber. Elere4s.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall receive n salary of seven thousand dol-
lars per annun, and the Associate justices
Of the Supreme Court shall each receive q
salary of six thousand five hundred dollars
per annuln, payable quarterly on their own
Number Ticelre.
The General Assembly shall divide the
State into indicial districts, which shall re-
main unchanged for four years and for each
district enc Judge. learned i'll the law, shall
be elected by plurality OF qualified electors
thereof For each district there shall be one
district court, exoeptin the parish OF Orleans,
in which the General Assembly may establish
as many district courts as the public inter
est may require, not to exceed the number
now authorized by existing laws, except by
a tw0-tiiirts vote of all the members elected
to 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 ut present con-
| ferrcd By law; no redistricting or change
shall be made so as to take effect during the
iucumbency Of any judge. The number OF
districts i'll the State shall not be less than
!. thirty nor mere than fOrty-iive. The Gen
eral Assembly shall provide by law Ter ut
least four terms annually OF the district
court III every parish. The General Assem-
| biz shall have the 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 cir
emit courts with appellate jurisdiction from
/ the district courts within tie circuit where
! the snio1lut involved exceeds one hundred
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