The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-13

| limit Of taxation. and that each school
district or ward may, by majority
vote OF the property taxpayers, levee q
tax forysuch purpose not TO exceed 5
mills.
They recommend a change in article
219, on honesteads, so rs to remedy
defects and shortcomings in the opera
ton of the present law. It does not
abridge the present law either in value
or amount of property exempted. 1t
makes the right of homestead perpetual
in the family, Notwithstanding changes
by death, etc.. and allows the owner to
sell and mold the same rights upon the
money received for it, and on the prop
erty in which this may be reinyested.
Homestead have to be recorded Is
now.
A NEW ARTICLE
is proposed. relative to the exemptions
of novables. 1t exempts from seizure
and sale of any kind of household and
kitchen furniture to the value of $500,
except for CLAIM. of rent or the purchase
price Of the goods.
On article so referring to the judi
ciary, they recommend the abolition
of the courts of appeal.
On article 81, referring to the judi
ciary, they recommend in the matter
of Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to
add cases appealable thereto all cases
arising under the Constitution, treaties
and laws of the United States, orunder
the Constitution of this State and cases
involving the LEGALITY of costs, fees,
charges and allowances, whatever may
be the amount thereof; also al; civil
cases from 5000 to $4,000. appeal to be
on questions of law alone. The juris-
dictlon of this court rem aims otherwise
unchanged.
After an adjournment the commas
sioners again took up article so, and
amended it SO that the Legislature shall
have the power in case the Supreme
Court as now constituted cannot readi-
'ly dispose of the business before it. 70
provide for the appointment oftwo adj
ditional judges, giving the court au-
thority 10 divide into section for the
more expeditions trial of cases.
They took up article lbs, in refer
ence to justices of the peace. again.
and amended it so that a justice of the
peace. after his election. shall be conf
missioned only upon the certificate of
the district judge that he is a man of
good moral character and possessed of
sufficient knowledge of the law to dis
charge the duties of his office. Their
jurisdiction is to be increased in civil
matters up to $500. allowing appeals
to the District Court in all cases. and
the Legislature is to have the authority
to confer additional jurisdiction upon
them to try minor criminal eases, with
the and of jury of five, with appeals
to the District Court, where the fine is
over $40 and Imprisonment over ten
days. Ali zines collected by them shall
be paid into the parish treasury.
Article 127, referring to constables'
fees. is made to conform to the law
governing magistrates fees.
To article col. referring to trials of
impeachment. change provides that
cases heretofore appealable to the
Circuit Court shall be appealable to
the Supreme Court
A new article on the subject OF the
penitentiary provides that at the expira-
ton or extinguishment of the present
lease, the lease system shall be ADAM
doned, and the convicts shall be
worked under State supervision upon
public works.
A new article proposed gives the
General Assembly authority to provide
pensions for Confederate INDECENT sold
iers aud sailors of this State, or to their
widows.
They amend article 20i so as 10
place among the objects of taxation
that of providing pensions according
to the above article.
In article 81 they give the Legisla-
ture authority to provide. by rules of
the respective houses. for the manner
in which bills revising the statutes or
codes may be read before adoption.
The present law requires that they be
read three times. and it is found that
this is impossible within the sixty-day
sessions.