The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-20
whom It Is otherwise provided, and in case
OF 1nsufficiency, by the State, out OF the gen.


OF lnsuificiency, by the State, out OF the gen
eral fund.
ART. =. The clerk of each parish eour
throughout the State 1.-THE criminal court fol
tne parish Oh Orleans excepted) shall lay Into
the State treasury all the fees earned by said
court IL excess of the amount necessary tt
pay the Judges and clerks salaries, and al
other expenses OF said court; in case OF deficit
Inc State, at the end OF each fiscal year, shall
make up the same out of the general fund.
ART -. All judges. by virture of their
Office, shall be conservators of the peace
throughout the State. The style of alt pro.
cesses shall be "Ihe State of Louisiana" ALI
prosecutions 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. -. Writs of habeas corpus shall be is.
sued by parish courts only.
ART. The decisions of the courts of first
Instance shall be oral In unappealable cases !:
but in appealable cases, the judges shall either
write their reasons and the facts found by
them, or dictate them to the stenographer.
son, of equity, when there is NO law, on which
their judg ment is founded. The decisions Of
the Supreme Court shall be written.
ART. -. No duties or functions shall ever
be attached by law to the supreme or parish
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 compensation than their salaries, for
any official duties performed by them.
ART. =. In any case when the Judge OF q
parish court may be Reused, and when he is
not personally Interested In the matters In
condensation, he shall select o lawyer, having
the qualifications required for judge of his
court, to aid in trying such case. And when
the Judge is personally interested In the suit,
he. shall call upon another parish judge to
aid in trying the case.
ART. =. The incorporated cities and towns
OF this State shall have power to establish
municipal or recorders courts, at their own
expense, with police jurisdiction only.
ART. -. The Legislature shall regulate by
law the trial Of civil cases before o jury, and
In such cases the verdict rendered by ma
jority of two thirds OF the jury shall be bind
ing.
ART. -. There shall be an attorney general
for the State who shall be elected by the
Shall receive salary Of $4,000 per annum,
payable monthly, on his s,wn warrant, and
shall hold his office Tor eight years;
ART. =. There shall be a parish attorney
for each parish, who shall be an attorney-att,,
law practicing In said parish, and who shall
represent the State in criminal prosecutions.
He shall be appointed by the Governor, upon
the recommendation and advice of the Attor-
ney General, and with the appreciation of a
majority OF the Senators present. He shall
receive a. salary Of $500 per annum payable
quarterly on his own warrant, and shall hold
his Office for eight years. But he may be re-
moved by the Governor, upon the advice OF
the Attorney General, for causes which they
may deem reasonable. In the parish OF Or
leans said attorney shall receive q yearly
salary of $4,000, payable by the city Of New
Orleans.
ART. -. There shall be sheriff and coro-
ner elected by the qualified electors of each
parish, except the parish of Orleans In the
parish of Orleans there shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the parish at large,
one sheriff for the criminal court, who shall
be the executive officer Of said court, and
shall have charge of the parish prison. There
shall also be elected by the qualified electors
of the parish at large, one sheriff, who shall
be the executive officer of the pro-
bate and civil courts, and who shall
perform all other duties heretofore devolv-
ing upon the sheriff OF the par
ish Of Orleans, except those herein dele
gated to the sheriff of the criminal court
The qualified electors OF the city OF New Or
leans residing above the middle OF Canal
street shall elect one coroner for that district,
and one constable, who shall be the executive
officer OF the first city court; and the qualified
electors OF the city of New Orleans residing
below the middle Of Canal street, together
with those residing in that part of the parish
known as Orleans, right bank, shall elect one
coroner for that district, and one constable,
who shall be the executive officer OF the second
city court. All of said officers shall hold their
office for your years, and receive such fees OF
Office as may be prescribed by law.