The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-20
FRANK MCGLoIN.

ART. -. For the parish of Orleans there
shall be two district courts and no more. One
Of said courts shall be known as the Civil Dis
trict Court for the parish of Orleans, and the
parish of Orleans. The former shall consist
of not less than five judges, learned In the
law, aged at least thirtyone years, who shall
| havein this State practiced law or held judicial
their appointment and no shall be citizens
of the State and residents and voters of the
city of New Orleans. One of their number
staff be chief AMI the others associate judges
of said court. The chief Judge shall receive
$4,000, and each associate Judge $4,000 per an
mum, payable upon their own warrants. The
chief judges shall be appointed and selected
as provided in this constitution for the ap-
pointment and selection of the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court. Said court shall have
the amount in dispute or to be disputed ex
ceeds 500, interest included. All causes pre-
sented to said court shall be assigned by the
chief judge, amongst himself and associates,
for trial, and each judge, or his successor,
shall have exclusive control over every cause
SO assigned to him, from it's inception to its
final determination.
ART. =. Should the necessities of the parish
OF Orleans demand, the Legislature, by a two
thirds vote OF the members elect, may in
crease the number of judges, not, however to
exceed nine judges in all; nor shall there be
an increase OF more than one during any sin
gle session; any extra session, II one be held,
being considered the same as the regular ses-
sion for the purposes of this article.
ART. =. The criminal district court for the
parish of Orleans shall consist of two judges,
possessing the qualifications required for
judges Of the civil district court, and receive
salaries as accorded the associate judges of
said court. Its jurisdiction shall extend ex-
clusively to all offenses under the penal
statutes of the State.
ART. Criminal prosecutions shall be by
Indictment and Information, and all prosecu-
tions instituted in said court shall be equally
apportioned between said judges monthly, by
lot. Each judge, or bis successor, shall have
him, from its inception to it's final determina-
ton.
Art. Should necessity arise the Legisla-
ture, by vote of two-thrds of the members
elect, may Increase the number OF said judges,
not to exceed four; provided, that such in
crease shall be by Single additions, and not
nearer together than two years.
ART. -. The Legislature may provide for
police or magistrates courts, but such courts
shall not be vested with jurisdiction beyond
the enforcement OF municipal ordinances, or
as committing magistrates.
ART. -. The civil district court for the
parish OF Orleans shall select solvent bank
OF the city OF New Orleans as a judicial de-
pository. Therein shall be deposited all
moneys, notes, bonds, securities, iewelry.
precious stones, or other articles of value,
but OF small bulk Except such notes or docu-
ments as may be filed with suits, or in evil
dence, which shall be kept by the clerk Of
court, 50 soon as the same shall come into the
hands OF any sheriff, administrator, executor,
tutor, curator, syndic, receiver, lquidator, or
other officer acting under judicial authority
in said parish. Such deposits shall be re-
movable, n whole or In part only upon order
OF the clerk OF the court, approvedby the judge
before Wnom the matter, with which such