The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-07-30

year. The General Assembly shall
have power to fix the sessions else
where during the rest of the year.
Until otherwise provided the ses-
sons shall be held as heretofore.
They shall appoint their own clerks
and remove them at their pleasure.
ART. s. No judgment shall be rem
dcred by the Supreme Court without
the concurrence of three judges
Whenever three members cannot
concur, in consequence of the recu
sation Of any member or members of
the court, the judges not recused
shall Lave authority to call upon any
Judge or Judges of The district courts,
whose duty it shall be, when so call
ed upon, to sit in the place of the
judge or judges Reused, and to aid
in the determination of the case.
ART. 7. All judges, by virtue of
their Office, shall be conservators of
the peace throughout the State. The
style ofall processes shall be 'sThe
State of Louisiana" B All prosecu-
tons shall be carried on in the name
and by the authority of the State of
Louisiana, and conclude, against
the peace and dignity of the same"
ART. s. The judges of all courts,
whenever practicable, shall refer to
the law by virtue of which every de-
finite judgment is rendered; but in
all cases they shall adduce tie rea-
sons OF which their judgment is
founded.
ART. 9 There shall be a reporter
of the decisions of the Supreme
Court, who shall report in full all
cases which he may be required to
report by law or by the court. He
shall publish in the reports the title,
numbers and head notes of all cases
decided, whether reported in full or
not. III all cases reported in fall he
shall make Il brief statement of the
principal points presented and au-
thor'ties cile'i by counsel. He shall
he appointed i'y majority of the
Court, and hold his office anil he re
movable al their pleasure. His sal
AIRY shall he fixed by the court, and
shall not exceed $500 per annum,
payable monthly OH his owu war,
rant.
ART. II. The Supreme Court AMI
each Of lhe urges thereof shall have
power to Issue writs of i,aboas corpus
at tue instance Of all persons in &C
tual custody, in cases where it may
have appellate jurisdiction.
ART. II. The Supreme Court shall
have control and general supervision
over all inferior courts. They shall
have power TO issue writs Of certio
rari, prohibition, mandamus, ono
warranto and other remedial writs
! ART. II. The General Assembly
shall provide for appeals from the
district courts to the Supreme Court
upon questions of law alone, when
the party or parties aggrieved desire
only review of the law.
ART. 10. Except as herein provid
ed, no duties or functions shall ever
be attached by law to the Supreme
Court, Courts of Appeal or district
courts, or the several judges thereof
but such as are judicial; and the said
Judges are prohibited from receiving
any fees of Office or other compensa
ton than their salaries for any off
cial duties performed by them. Nc
judicial powers except as committing
magistrates in criminal cases shall
be conferred on any officers other
than those mentioned in this title
except such as may be necessary in
towns and cities, and the judicial
powers Of such officers shall not ex.
tend further than the cognizance Of
cases arising under the police reg
uIations of towns and cities in the
State.
ART. Il. The judges of all courts
shall be liable to impeachment fol
crimes and misdemeanors. For any
reasonable cause the Governor shall
remove any of them on the address
of wo-thirds of the members elected
to each house of the General Assem-
bly,. In every case the cause or
causes for which such removal may
be required shall be stated at length
in the address and inserted in jour
nal Of each house.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
ART. Is. There shall be an Attor-
ney General for the State, who shall
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