The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-02

a sCISlTlcI Judge Vi lno pulioh "
4 Orleans, and who shall be elected
by the qualified voters OF tbt
parish for the term of ten years.
They shall have exclusive and
final jurisdiction over all sums
less than the amount sufficient t.
| give jurisdiction to the civil dis
trict court for the parish of Or.
/ leans.
The general assembly shall reg.
ulate the salaries, territorial flivis
ion of jurisdiction. the manner OF
executing their process, the Fee
bill and proceedings which shall
govern them. They shall have
power to take testimony, and shall
have such fees as the general as
sembiy may allow.
Should the necessities of the
parish OF Orleans 30 require, the
general assembly may increase
the number of city courts for said
parish. not TO exceed eight in all
Each of said courts until other
wise provided by law, shall have
but one clerk, to be elected by the
qualified voters of the praish, who
shall receive q salary of twelve
hundred dollars per annum and
no more, and whose qualifications,
bond and duties shall be regulat-
ed by law.
The general assembly may pro-
vide for police or magistrates
courts; but such courts shall not
be vested with jurisdiction beyond
the enforcement of municipal Or
dinauces or as committing magis-
trutes
There shall be but one clerk for
the civil district court and one for
the criminal district court of the
parish of Orleans. The former
shall be ex-officio clerk of the
court of appeals OF said parish.
The said clerks shall be removable
In the manner provided for the
of the sberiffs of said par
isb. Said clerk of said civil dis
trict court shall receive an annual
salary of three Thousand six hun
dfed dollars and no more; and
the clerk of the criminal court
three Thousand dollars per annual
and no more, both payable quar-
terIy upon their own warrants. |
They shall be elected by the quail
fled electors of the parish for the
term Of four years.
The amount and character and
of the bonds and 4
TO be furnished by said
clerks shall be prescribed by law.
Ihe court of appeals and each
Judge of the civil and criminal
district conrts of the parish of Or
'euns Shall appoint d minute clerk
ut Il salary of not more than elgh-
teen hundred dollars per anuum,
whose duties shall be regulated by
Jaw. Each clerk shall appoint, by
and with the consent of the dis
brict court of which he is clerk,
such deputies as may be necessa-
ry to preform efficiently the duties
Of said Office, at salaries to be 6x-
ed by law. He shall be RESPONSE
ble for the said deputies. and may
require from each such security as
he may deem sufficient to secure
and said deputies shall be
removable at his pleasure.
There shall he q civil and a
criminal sheriff for the parish of
Orleans. They shall be the exec
atlve officer respectively of all the
,ivil courts, inferior and appellate,
except city courts, sitting in said
parish, and of the criminal district
court.
They shall attend the sittings, /
execute the wits and mandates.
each of his own court. They shall
be elected by the voters of the
parish OF Orleans every four years.
They shall be citizens of the State,
residents aud voters of the city of
New Orleans, ut least twenty-five
wears oftage, and shall be remov-
able each 10y the district court for
the pnaisb of Orleans, of which he
is the executive officer, upon proof,
utter lair trial. without jury, of
gross or continued neglect. ineom-
potency or willful conduct clearly
vinlatlve OF the law, operating in