The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-03-07
COM AMENDMENTS

Arvce one runIrel ana nine OF the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana be SO
amended as to read as follows:
Article 1co. The District Courts shall
have original jurisdiction IL all matters
civil. probate and criminal not vested
in the Supreme Court or exclusively in
some other court by the Constitution and
LAYS made in pursuance thereof. They
shall have unlimited original jurisdiction
in ell criminal, probate and succession
matters. and waea a Succession IS Q
party defendant. The discreet Judges
shall be elected by a plurality of the
qualified voters CT their respective dis
tricts, in which they shall have been ac-
tual residents for two years next pre-
cedin~ their election. They shall be
learned in Tire law. and shall have prac-
ticed IL the State for five years previous
to their election. They shall be elected
for the term Of four years. All elections
to fiji vacancies occasioncd by death,
resignation or removal, shall be for the
uneXp!re3 term, and the Governor shalt
fill the vacancy until an election can he
held. TIE judges of the district court
shall each receive a salary Of three thou
sand dollars FER annu.l. payable monthly
on their respective v~arrants:
Sec. 4. BE il further resolved, etc, That
article ore hundred and eleven Of the
C6tSttss:o., r the State CT I-c.ie:aua
be 50 amended as to read as follows:
Article -7-. Ire District Courts shall
have jurisdiction of appeals from justices
Of The necce in I'll civil matters regard
less 81 the amo-n II dispute.
Sec. .. t5c il tur he- resolved, etc, That
article cite hundred ard twenty-five Of
tie Constitution Of tie state Of Lo:.1-
lana be so amended as to read as fol-
lows:
A-t;c,c 1e5. n each parish, the Parish
Of Orie sEecotod, t.e-e shah he as
many +~-et.c"s 81 the peace as r7ay he
proytGctl - ieTs. The T-s-e-t number Of
juetices CT tie reacc shall remain as now
fed Until Otherwise provided. They
shall be elected fer the term Of four years
by the qualified voters within the terri
to~.al l~is1its q their jurisdiction, and
tier qualifications shcn be fi.:ed ny lew.
They shal have exclusive original jUris-
d;ct!on IN all civil matters when the
arla>lEt in d!soate shall not exceed fifty
dollars, exclusive OF interest. AID orig
inal jurisdiction concurrent with the Dis
trict Court, vten the amount ii dispute
shall exceed 10y do'lars, exclusive Of
Interest, and shall not exceed one hun
6re-l ins,crs, exclusive Of interest.
Ttey efe2I have no jurisdiction in
SUCCESSION g .-oa@tc matters, or
49,, a sv11l-zol ID g Gr-e-5snt. or
40 AZ = -. POI 80 = Il ally.
They shah receive such fees in civil mat
te~s as may be t-55 81 Law. 9
Sec. G. Be i fE-t>sc resolyod, etc, That
article ono ht911s.-eI and twe-ty-six Of
the Constitution OF the State Of Louis
icle. be Sc amended as to read as fellows:
arscle 1os. -zcey SHALL ave criminal
ic---t.ction ~ committing asistrates
ard shall have power 70 bal or discharge
in cases not cer.tal or necessarily pun
,z-1 I--, rr--.r .-cyr -
ceive no fees Il criminal matters includ-
:cs rc@ce 5or1 c@cca, ls,l = Lee thereof
e~cs c~'ar- ~ -.o- IL .,-21 annually BY
t.n po,:ce 5=-- % DC paid h. the parish.
Sec. Z. lie il further resolved, ete. That
Are.cle one hundred and tUenty.sevca OF
the Constitution Of the State of louisiana
be so amended IS to read as follows:
Article IL. There shall be a constable
for each Justice OF the peace. in the sew
eral parishes CT the State, the Parish Of
Or.e.ns excepted, who shall be elected
for a term of four years by the qualified
voters within the territorial limits Of the
jurisdiction Of the several justices Of the
peace. They shall receive such fees in
civil matters as may be fixed by law. In
criminal matters they shall receive no
fees or mileage, but in lieu thereof a
salary to be fixed annually and paid by
the police jury Of each parish.
Section S. Be it further resolved. etc,
That articles ere Kindred and twenty
EIGHT and one hundred and twenty-nine
OF the constitution of the State OF Louis
lana be ard the same are hereby abrogat-
ed and repealed.
G. w. BOLTON,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
H. II. LOTT,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
A true copy:
T. S. ADAMS,
Secretary of State.