The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-17
amendment On the table, Adopted yeas 3d.
nays 1G.
Article G5 was adopted, as follows:

Article G5 was adopted, as follows:
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parish Of Orleans shall appoint minute clerk
OF a salary. Of not more than $500 per annum,
whose duties shall By regulated BY law Each
clerk shall appoint, 9y and with the consent q
deputies as may be necessary to perform eff
ciently the duties Of said office. at salaries to be
liked hy lay. He shall 30 responsible for the b,
said deputies. and may require from each such
security az he may deem sufficient to secure
himself, and said deputies shall be removable
at bis pleasure.
Article GIG was adopted as read:
Art. 6s. There shall be civil and n crlm nal
the executive officers respectively OF az ne
civil courts. inferior and appellate. except city
courts sitttuR IN said parish. and e tie pEfma-
nal District Court.
urits and mand .tes. each Of his own court.
They shall be eected. by the voters OF the par Y.
ish Of Orleans every four years Iney sna q pa
81 age and shall be removable each by the dis
trict court for the parish 81 Orleans of which t
be Is the executive officer, upon proof. after
fair trial. without jury. OF gross or continued
neglect. Incompetence or willful conduct clear
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courts for the parish o. Orleans shall lmme-
dintely upon organization under this constitu-
tlon In Joint session adopt rules goysrnlR u ~
nfficers: and such rules, once adopled. shall
not DO changed, except By the unanimous con i.
sent Of all ejudkes composing me SAD courts.
Article 67 was adopted, asfollows:
ART. e7. The civil sheriff OF the parish OF Or,
Assembly may fix. He shall render monthly
and specific. accounts, giving amounts. dates.
paid out 81 all sums collected and dishursed BY
him, which shall be filed in the Civil DISTRICT
Court Of said parish. and form part o. its
public records.
He shall be responsible to the State for NIL
profits of said Office over 10000 per annnnl,
and ehall settle with the State III such manner
as the General Assembly may provide, at least
The criminal sheriff shall receive salary Of
$1,000. and no more. He shall receive no other
compensation. Tie shall charge and collect for
the state from persons convicted such ices Us
may be allowed by law.
Article 6s was adopted as follows:
ART. 49, Said sheriffs shall appoint. each with
the consent and approval OF the district court
of the parish when ne serves. sueh q number ae
sary for the proper expedition OF the. public
business. at such salaries rs may be fixed BY
deputies and remove them at pleasure and hll
vacancies. with the approval Of the court. and
may exact from all deputies security IN such
necessary.
Article 50 was adopted as read:
Arr. 60. The civil sheriff for said parish shall
execute bond with suretiea. residents OF SAID
parIsh. conditioned for the LAWFUL and faithful
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In open court by the judges OF the Civil District
Court for the parish Of Orleans. and the cues
and forma portion Of the records Of said court.
similar bond shall be- executed by the Grim
inal sheriff Of said parish In the sum OF 100000
Criminal District Court Of said parish. as here.
In directed Of the Civil District Court Of said
parish. Ia the case Of the civil sheriff.
Article 70 was adopted, as follows:
ART. 70. There shall be- one constable for each
be the executive officer Of such court. He shall
be elected BY the qualified voters or the parish
Of Orleans for a term Of four years. The Gem
and FIX his compensation and duties. and shall
assimilate the same so fur rs practicable to the
provisions Of this constitution relating to the
city courts shall sit In bank to examine such
bonds. try and remove. constables and adopt
rules regulating such trial and removal. They
as practicable. by the provisions Of this const
tuition regulating , ans PROCEEDINGS s 2d re dis
of the sherfffs Of said parish.
Article n was adopted as read:
ART. n. There shall be n register Of convey
anecs and recorder 81 mortgages for the parish
Of Orleans. who shall be elected by the qualified
voters OF said parish every four years. The
register of eonveyances shall receive q sal.
ary of $4,000 per annum. and no more and said
recorder of mortgages $4,000 and No th more, The
tons and duties of said officers. aud the num-
Der OF employees they shall appoint. and fix the
salaries OF such employees. not to exceed $1,000
per annum each.
Article " was adopted Bs read:
ART "a. The General Assembly. at its first
session after the adoption Of this constitution.
shall enact fee bill for the clerks the various
courts Na Including the cy e Gogrts ns sttln ut -
sheriffs. constables. register OF cobveyances and
recorder Of mortgages Of said parish. IN the
same act provisions shall be made for system
Of stamps or stamped paper for the collection.
By the State, and not By said officers. Of such
foes and charges. SO far as clerks OF courts.
register OF conveyances and recorder OF mort
cages are concerned.
Article rs was read:
ART. 70. All fees and charges fixed by law in
the various courts Of the parish of Orleans and
Of the register Of conveyanees and recorder of
State. and all sums realized therefIom shall be
set aside and held as a special fund, out of
which shall be paid by preference the judicial
thereof as the General Assembly may direct for
The maintenance of the law library OF the New
Orleans Law Association, on condition that the
same shall be forever free to the use Of all the
judges Of the State.
Delegate Robertson moved to amend by
adding: provided that the State shall never
make any payment to any sheriff, clerk, reg
lister Of conveyances or recorder OF mortgages
OF the parish of Orleans, or any of their dep
uties, for salary or other expenses Of their
respective offices except from the special fund
provided by this article, and any appropra-
tion made contrary to this provision shall be
null and void"
motion to table the amendment was voted
down--yeas ID, nays a.
The amendment was then adopted without
division.
Delegate Stone moved to strike out all that
portion of the article relative to the law
library Of the bar association. Adopted.
Article IA was adopted, as follows:
ART. "a. There shall be but one coroner for
the parish Of Orleans, who shal al BE- 3, elected q
said Parish and whose duties snail b. regulated
BY law. He shall be e. offci0 city physician Of
the city Of New Orleans, and receive salary OF
$4,000 per annum. and no more. He shall be
practicing physician OF said city and graduate
or the medical department Of some university
of respectable standing.
He may appoint an assistant having the same
qualifications as himself. who shall be paid
salary Of $4,000 per annuIn. Both coroner and