The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-08-02
missions "0"SAa'eA III their COM

-:.-- Jo~S uo CeIuS 10 ID e designated III their oon
III, Inc SAID SAID Judges shall receive each four thousand dollars ner =
pate and exclusive civil jurisdiction in all causes where fhe am pro
a IN dispute II or to be distributed exceeds one hundred dollars es
c mMvs o. interest. All causes fled in said court shall bo Ill
Allotted and assigned among said Judges in accordance with r udear ~
indae :; % - aao opsa o that purpose; In case of recusation of any
Juoge. :, l case OF vacancy there shall be a reasienment lin acoord l
absence from the parish, sickness or other disability Of Il the - ;n = OF d
whom any cause may have been assigned, any Judge of said co mr. nov
Judge shall have exclusive control over everv C ca usae ass regpee' IS e ha
rom Its inception to its final determination in said court The CIml
All prosecutions instituted in said court shall be eouaT w nro
J sSam hoe between said Judges by lot. Each Judge or his successor
inception to final determination in said court. In case Of v uom ,g
or recusaton' causes assigned shall be reassigned under or5er ~
ART: i1 The General Assembly may increase the number Of
s and the nn Il oa IL District 1%t Court not however, to exceed nine judges,
ART 1872 The Court of Appeals and the Civil and Criminal District
q Pn nrefa ae Il pa tr. OF e orleans shall respectively regulate the order
govern the proceedings therein not in conflict with the provisions Of
ART 1873. The Civil District Court for the parish Of ORLEANS sh.u
s eest a solvent Incorporated bank of the city of New Orleans as q
Judicial depository. Therein shall be deposited all moneys. notes
oonds and securities Except such notes or documents s may he fled
with suits or in evidence, which shall be kept by the clerk Of c sF
of court; such deposits shall be removable, in in " WHOLE SdS s : in ps Ur e an1x
upon order OF court The officer making such deposits shall make
lars thereof. to be fled in the cause in which the matter is is nen nlin
under penalties to be prescribed by law.
who shall possess the same qualifications and be elected in the same
manner and for the same period of time as the district attorneys for
ON A P~1toA0So 40 PAoVIuou u ILLS constitution.
He shall receive a salary Of one thousand dollars per anpum and
such fees as may be allowed by law; but no fee shall be allowed in
criminal cases except upon conviction.
~ may appoint an assistant at a salary not to exceed fifteen hun
courts, one Of which shall be located in that portion of the cHy on the
i1ga IT. bank nkre OF the Mississippi river, presided over by judges having
by the qualified voters of the parish for the term of four wears They
shall have exclusive and final jurisdiction over all sums not exceeding
one hundred dollars, exclusive of interest. The General Assemble
shall regulate the salaries. territorial division Of jurisdiction, the
which ~hsae shall al e govern theme ens' R Fhsy shall ihe have sss e auth aS proceedings TO ssaeass
6 amnwl to take testimony and receive therefor such fees as may
The General Assembly may increase the number of CITY courts for
sad parish not to exceed eight in ALL Until otherwise provided by
term of four years by the qualified voters of the parish, who shall
receive a salary OF twelve hundred dollars per annum and no more.
and whose qualifications. bond and duties shall be regulated by law.
ART. 1876. The General Assembly may provide for police O r maeis-
trates' courts; but such courts shall not be vested with jurisdiction
beyond the enforcement Of municipal ordinances or committing
Art 1877 There shall be one clerk for the Civil District Court
former shall be er-e6cio clerk of the court of appeals of said parish.
Said clerks shall be removable in the manner provided for the
trct Court shall receive an annual salary of three thousand six hun
dred dollars and no more; and the clerk of the Criminal Court an
annual salary of three thousand dollars and no more, both payable
quarterly on their warrants They shall be elected by the qualified
voters of the parish for the term Of four years.
sureties to be furnished by said clerks shall be prescribed by law.
AIT 1873. The court Of appeals and each judge of the civil and
ute clerk at an annual salary of not more than eighteen hundred dol
lars, whose duties shall be regulated by law: Each clerk of court
he is clerk, such deputies as may be necessary to perform efficiently
the duties Of said office at salaries to be fixed by law. He shall be
responsible for the said deputies, and may require from each such secu-
ry as he may deem sufficient to secure himself; and said deputies
shall be removable at his pleasure.
ART. 139. There shall be a civil and a criminal sheriff for the parish
of Orleans. The civil sheriff shall be the executive officer of all
the civil courts, except city courts, and the criminal sheriff shall be
the executive officer Of the Criminal District Court.
They shall attend the shtings, execute the writs and mandates Of
their respective courts They shall be elected by the voters of the parish
of Orleans every four years. They shall be citizens of the State, res
idents and voters of the city of New Orleans, at least twenty-five
years Of age, and shall be removable each by the district court
of which he is the executive officer, upon proof after trial, without
jury, of gross or continued neglect incompetency or unlawful con-
duct, operating injury to the court or any individual The two dis
trict courts for the parish Of Orleans shall Immediately upon organ
ization under this constitution, in joint session, adopt rules govern
ing the lodging of complaints against and trial of such officers; and
such rules once adopted shall not be changed, except by the unani-
ART. lao. The civil sheriff of the parish of Orleans shall receive
such fees as the General Assembly may fix. He shall render monthly
causes wherein received or paid out, of all sums collected and dis
bursed by him, which shall be fled in the civil district court of said
parish and form a part of its public records.
He shall be responsible to the State for all profits of said office
nvert ten Thousand dollars pr apnum, and shall settle with the State