The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-08-02
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF L0UzgzANA

INSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF LOUUsAN
year at which a grand jury shall be impaneed, except in the parish
year at which a grand jury shall be impaneled
At other than jury terms the General Assembly shall provide for
special juries when necessary for the trial of criminal cases.
sHER1FFs AND coRoNERs.
ART. 118. There shall be a sheriff and coroner elected by the
qualified voters of each parish in the State, except the parish Of Or
leans, who shall be elected at the general elections and hold Office for
four years.
The coroner shall act for and in place of the sheriff whenever the
sheriff shall be party interested, and whenever there shall be a
vacancy in the office Of sheriff until such vacancy shall be filed; but
The sheriff except in the parish of Orleans, shall be er-qFcio col
He shall give separate bonds for the faithful performance of his
duty in each capacity. Until otherwise provided, the bonds shall be
The General Assembly, after the adoption of this constitution,
shall pass a general law regulating the amount, form, condition and
parish, and all parties in interest.
Sherifs elected at the first election under this constitution shall
PRONUNCIATION, in default of which the Office shall be declared vacant
and the 6 s1sGs shall Lap appoint for the remainder Of the term
their services in criminal matters (the keeping of prisoners, convey
lum and service of process from another parish, and service of pro-
ces! or the performance OF any duty beyond the limits of his own
each Representative the parish may have in the House of Repre-
The compensation of shenfs as tax-colectors shall not exceed five
per per cent Mt. on the amount collected and paid over; wouaded, that he
has exhausted the legal remedies to collect the taxes
ART. l2O. The coroner in each parish shall be a doctor Of medicine,
vGd, this article shall not apply to any parish shin in which either there is r no
regular licensed physician who will accept the Office.
CLERKS.
ART. 11. There shall be a clerk of the district court in each parish,
the parish OF Orleans excepted, who shall be exof6cio clerk of the
He shall be elected by the qualified electors of the parish every four
years, and shall be ere6cao parish recorder of conveyances, mort
cages and other acts, and notary public
He shall receive no compensation for his services from the State
or the parish in criminal matters
He shall give bond and security for the faithful performance of
his duties in such amount as shall be fixed by the General Assembly
ART. 1872. The General Assembly shall have power to vest in clerks
be deemed necessary for the furherance of the administration Of
Justice; and in all cases powers thus vested shall be specified and
Arr. 1913. Clerks of district courts may appoint, with the approval of
the district Judge, deputies with such powers as shall be prescribed
for continuing one Or more OF them in office in the event of the death
duly qualified
ART. 1914 There shall be a district attorney for each judicial district
in the State, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the
judicial district. He shall receive a salary Of one thousand dollars
per annum, payable monthly on his own warrant, and shall hold his
office for four years He shall be a actual resident of the district
He shall also receive fees; but no fees shall be allowed in criminal
cases, except on conviction.
Any vacancy in the office of district attorney shall be filed by ap-
pontment by the Governor for the u~nexpired term. There shall be
no parish attorney or district attorney pro anpore .(this article shall
not apply to the parish of Orleans)
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
ART. 125. In each parish, the parish of Orleans excepted, there shall
The present number Of Justices Of the peace shall remain as now
fixed until otherwise provided, who shall be elected for the term of
jurisdiction.
They shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all civil matters
of interest and original jurisdiction concurrent with the district
court when the amount in dispute shall exceed fifty dollars, exclu-
sle OF interest, and shall not exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive
of interest.
They shall have no Jurisdiction in succession or probate matters r.
when a succession is a defendant They shall receive such fees or
salary as may be fixed by law.
ART: 1926. They shall have criminal jurisdiction as committing
magistrates, and shall have power to bail or discharge in cases not
capital or necessarily punishable at hard labor.
CONsTABLEs.
ART. 127. There shall be a constable for the court of each Justice
of the peace in the several parishes of the State, the parish of Orleans
excepted, who shall be elected for the term of four years bv the
qualified voters within the territorial limits of the jurisdiction of the
several justices of the peace.
The compensation, salaries or fees of constables and the amount of
their bonds shall be fixed by the General Assembly
COURTS OF THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
ART. l2S. There shall be in the parish of Orleans a court of appeals
for said parish, with exclusive appellate jurisdiction in all matters,
CIV! or probate, arising in said parish, when the amount in dispute or
fund to be distributed exceeds two hundred dollars, interest excluded,
and is less than one thousand dollars, exclusive Of interest Said