The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-16

A1sT. Ill. The coroner In each parish shall be
i doctor 81 medicine, regularly licensed to
nrssctice. and er ofGciO parish physician PRO-
g ~ aiah s tere d No regularly licensed phys
f.ian who Will accept The Office.
Article AZ was stricken out:
Arr. Al. sheriffs may appoint deputies. and
the General Assembly shall nave power - PIT ~
them lii Office In the event Of the death o. ane
sheriff, until his successor shall have oeen ap-
pointed and duly qualified.
Article 43 was adopted, as follows:
AnT. ~. There shall be clerk Of the distriet
court I'd each parish of the tate, the parish q
Orleans excepted. who shall be e1-oftcso clerk
Of the Court Of Appeal 81; u ro,,fs 4 electors Of
the parish every four years. and snail De &c
ofRcio parish recorder Of conveyanlc;,.s. mort
and other acts ann for Ills
vices from the State or the parlsh "a clin
III ahat give bond and security for the faith.
mi parformances of his duties In such amount
III shall be fixed by the General Assembly.
Article A was adopted as read:
Art. "A. The General Assembly shall have
power to vest In clerks o. courss nt 81 av
M daenaed necessary for the ful therance OF the
aiministration OF justice; and In ~ cases me
powers thus vested shall be speclhed ana &C.
termtned.
Article 45 was adopted as read:
Arr. IL. Clerks Of courts may appoint, with the
approval OF the district Judge, deuuties VIII
such powers as shall be prescribed by law; and
vide by law for continuing or more o. them
In Office, In the event Of the death OF the clerk;
until his successor shall nave Deon appolneou
and duly quatfisd
IThe hour for the special order OF the day.
the ordinance on State Debt, having arrived,
on motion Of Delegate Caffrey. 1t was post
Doned until tomorrow morning, at IL o'clock,
,oF4 NJ JrI1 ry
proceeded with
Article 46 was stricken out:
ART 49, All clerks Of courts and sherins 81 the
aries ID lieu Of fees Of office for their services II
The General Assembly shall fix the salaries
and provide system for the taxing OF suits lor
court costs In amounts proportional 20 tne SUN SUN
above the salaries of clerks aud shertTs shall be
paid into the State treasury. until othorWlse9
provided by law; provided that ms artcls sna ~
tax collectors.
Article AZ was adopted as read:
Art. ~. No suit In the Supreme Court shall
be taxed for costs exceeding ten dollars.
delegate Jenkins rose to . g question en,l,s OF
pyee he vas repffS 6 c IL .a and tha be-
would not, probably, return. He desired TO
say to the "Old Lady that he was IN his
seat, and had no intention Of abandoning IT,
For one, he intended to light u OUT On tnls
line II 1t took all summer" unless the work
OF the Convention was sooner concluded.l
Article Az WAS adopted, as follows:
Art. AS. There shall be q district attorney, for
each judicial district Of the State. Who snail pe
district He shall receive salary Of $1,000 per
annurn payable monthly on his own warrant
and shall hold nis office tyr ioar years; nd He
ijcenaad attornv v at law In this State. He shall
also receive fees but no fee shall be allowed 10
Anv vacancy in the office OF States Attorney
shall be filled by appointment BY the Governor
for the unexpired term.
Article 40 was adopted, as follows:
ART. 40. In each, parish. except the parish !, o
oeaee as 1 may be sn proyldsd By law
The present number q 4sces q tne
h remain ain e. They
elected by the qualified voters within NE te err
torial limits Of their jurisdiction Tor the tern
They shall have exclusive original jurisdie
tion in all civil matters when the amount II
dispute shall not exceed fifty dollars, exclusive
rent with the district court when the amour ~ n
In dispute shall exceed fifty dollars exclusive
of interest and shall not exeeeh one nunhse o.
such conn ensation. salaries and fses as may b.
allowed By the General Assembly.
Justices of the peace shall have no 1urisdlc
tfnn in suceession or probate matters, or when
succession Is Defendant
Article 80 was adopted. as follows:
ART. So They shall have criminal juEisdiGtiol
power to bail or discharge ia cases not capita
81 necessarily punishable at hard labor.
Article 81 was adopted as read
ART 81. There shall be a constable for 70
court Of each justice OF the peace ~ 1ne seseIa
s so{sfs within MhG s hs r. limits d the as
diction OF the several JuStlceS OF tne podce -
the term OF four years.
The COMPENSATION, salaries or fees Of consta
bles and the amount Of their bonds shall 3
fixed by the General Assembly.
COURTS or THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEV
ORLEANS.
ART So. There shall be in the parish OF Or
leans o court OF appeal for said parish. with OK
elusive appellate jurisdiction In all matters
the amount in dispute or to be distributed ex
ceeds two hundred dollars. interest excluded
Of interest: said court shall be presided pres oye
by two Judges to be elected BY. the General AZ
sembly in Joint assembly, residents and voter
eoarts ef Appeal M State e Ths
thousand iua nd dollars. payable monthly UPON thu
own warrants. Appeals to said court shall b
questions q law only IL a matters i
excluded. and unon, the law and the facts
other cases. Il shall sit in the city q New 9
leans. from the nTst Monday 81 NoVemDeT
the last Monday OF June OF each year. It sha
have authority to issue writs Of mandarin
prohibition, certiorari and habeas corpus. onl
however. in aid OF its appellate jurisdiction.
Pending further consideration OF the repor
the Convention took recess until II
o'clock.
Evening Session. ..
The Convention met pursuant to adlour
ynents President Wilt In the chair and gu
rum present. .. -,
resumed. ...a,s
tha vote by which article rs was adopte
with view Of giving circuit courts 10 Il
country parishes the same power 20 ;o,1 lss'
ssThev shall have authority to issue writs
mandamus, prohibition. certoirdrs and haoe'
corpus, only, however, in aid OF their appe
late jurisdiction"