Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-23
The Judiciary.


the Convention has the following features:
Five Supreme Judges, TO be appointed by
the Governor, with Q salary Of 5000 W
each The first Supreme Court to be or
ranized under this constitution shall be
appointed as follows: The Chief Justice
for twelve years, one Assistant for ten
years, one for eight years, one for six years,
and one for four years. After these or any
one Of them shall have served their term,
other appointments shall be made for the
full term Of twelve years. The State Ia to
b. divided into four Supreme Cont Dis
iricis. Two Judges are to he appointed
from the New Orleans District, aud one
from each of the other Districts. The Sc
cond District is composed Of the parishes Of
Caddo, Bossier, Webster, BIeuville, Clai-
borne, Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell,
Ouaehitn, Morrhouse. Rchlsnd, Franklin,
West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Ten
sas and Catalonia.
The State, with the exception Of the
parish Of Orleans, shall be divided into
five Circuits, from each of which two
Judges shall be- elected by the Senate aud
House of Representatives in joint session.
These two Judges shall constitute the
courts Of appeal tn their circuits, and APP
pcals will be to these courts from the Dis
trict Courts, when the amount in dispute
exceeds two hundred dollars exclusive Of
interest, and does not exceed one thousand
dollars exclusive of iuterrst. The first OF
these judges elected Under the new con-
stitutiou shall be chosen, one for fonr and
the other for eight years--thrrcsiter for
the full term Of eight years, although the
ordinance does not so declare. These
dollars, and are required to hold two terms
year in each parish Of their circuits.
The following parishes compose the First
Circuit Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Bien-
Vile, DcSoto, Red River, Claiborne, Union,
Lincoln, Natchitoches, Sabine, Jackson,
Winn and Caldwell; and terms Of the Cir
the Third Mondays in February and July.
The State il divided into twcnty-six Jul
dcial Districts, with salary Of three thou
sand dollars for each District Judge. The
parishes of Claiborne, Lincoln and Union
shall compose the Third District. There
shall be not less than four terms of the Dis
trct Court in districts composed Of more
than one parish, two Of which shall be ju-
rs terms.
The Sheriff shall be elected by the pco-
pie to hold office four years. The Sheriff
shall bc Tax Collector, and for compensa
ton for services rendered his parish or the
State shall not receive more than five hun
bred dollars for each representative to
which the parish is entitled. Compensa-
ton - Tax Collector shall not exceed five
per cent. of the amount collected aud paid
over.
Tho Coroner in each parish shall be y
doctor Of medicine and regularly licensed
to practice. and eJ ofcio Parish Physician.
There shall be- a Clerk of tho Court in
each parish. who shall hc er obicio CLERK of
the Court Of Appeals. lie shall he elected
every four years, and shall be er oTcio Par.
ish Recorder Of Mortgages, Conveyance,
and other acts, and shall be Notary Public.
Ee shall receive no compensation fiom the
State or parish in criminal matters.
The Attorney General shall lie elected
every four years, and shall receive three
thousand dollars per aunum.
There shah he District Attorney in
every district, who shall be- elected every
four years, and receive salary of one
thousand dollars.
There shall he as many Justices Of the
Peace rs may he rro' idcd for.
These are the main point, Of the new
Judiciary system which, il will be seen,
ARE entirely diirrcn, from the one which
nov prevails.
There can be no douht but that there
ale changes made which are not for the
hest. The consolidation of the office OF
Recorder with that of Clerk, We consider
to he "A scrions error. The creation of the
Office of Circuit Judge il n direct bid to
lawyers of ability to refrain from matri.
mony, as, under the law as il now stands
the Circuit Judge must he on the road
from the beginning to the cud Of the year
and only bachelor could be supposed Il
be on the move continually.
We reserve any further comment until
the close of the Convention, ut which tim,
we will review the whole constitution il
detail.
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