The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-22

or,sonment at hard labor may be infict,
"a or fine exceeding three hundred |
do,,ars is actually rnpoFed. THE supreme
Court shall have original exclusive Juf-
Isdiction in all matters touching proles
sional misconduct OF members Oh 'ne
har with mower to disbar. and inflict scch
other punishment as may De pros,ueu
nv law The General Assembly ahdn
enact laws to enforce the Foregoing 'io
visions. Tho,
Sec 4 Be II further resolved. etc, That
Article one hundred and nine of the Con-
.t,tution of the State of Louisiana De SO
amended as to read as follows: -,
Article 100 The District Courts .shaii
have original Jurisdiction In all matters
civil probate and criminal NOT Nes'eo
in the Supreme Court or exclusively II,
some other court by the CONSTITUTION anu
I.ws made In pursuance thereof, Tney
shall have unlimited original Jurisdiction
An all criminal, probate and succession
matters. and when a succession Is
marty defendant The district Judges
shall be elected by a plurality OF the
qualified voters of their respective as
tricts, In which they shall have peeh ac-
tual residents for two years next pre-
ceding their election. They shah oe
learned in the law. and shall nave piac
tIced in the State for five years previous
to their election. They shall he elected
for the term of four years. All elections
TO fill vacancies accustomed by death'
resignation or removal. snail DE tor 'ne
,neyn,red term, and the Governor shall
NIL the vacancy until an election can pe
held. The Judges OF the district court
shall each receive salary OF three fhou-
sand dollars per annum. payable monthly
on their respective warrants:
Sec. 4. Be it further resolved. ETC.. That
article one hundred and eleven OF the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be so amended as to read as follows:
Article III. The District Courts shall
have Jurisdiction of appeals from justices
Of the peace In all civil matters regard
less of the amount in dispute.
Sec. s. Be il further resolved, ETC., That
article one hundred and twenty-five OF
the Constitution of the State OF LOUIS
lana be so amended as to read as roi-
lows:
Article 1e5. In each parish, the Parish
Of orleans excepted. there shall be as
many Justices of the peace as may be
nroyided by law The present number or
justices of the peace shall remain as now
, hxed until otherwise provided 1ney
shall be elected for the term OF four years
by the qualified voters within the terri
torial limits Of their jurisdiction, and
their qualifications shall be fixed by law.
They shall have exclusive original 1urls-
diction in all civil matters when the
amount in dispute shall not exceed hlty
! dollars, exclusive of interest. and orig
inal jurisdiction concurrent with the DIS
! trict Court, when the amount In dispute
ahaIl exceed fifty dollars. exclusive OF
interest. and shall not exceed one mum
| dred dollars exclusive OF interest.
They shall have no jurisdiction In
succession or probate matters OF
| when succession is defendant or
when the STATE or any parish is q party.
They shall receive such fees In civil mat
ters as may be fixed by law.
Sec. 6. Be 1t further resolved, ETC., Tnat
article one hundred and twenty-six OF
the Constitution of the State OF LOUIS
| lana he so amended as to read as follows:
Article 12s. They shall have criminal
Jurisdiction as committing magistrates
and shall have power to ball or discharge
m cases not capital or necessarily pun
t.hable at hard labor. They shall re-
reive no fees In criminal matters lncluo'
ing peace bend cases. but in lieu thereol
i,uch salary as may be fixed annually oy
the police jury to be paid by the par.sh
Sec. T. Be IL further resolved, etc. ina
Article one hundred and twenty seven o
the Constitution Of the State OF Louisian'
be so amended as to read as foiiows'
Article 127 There shall be constapt
and who are now RESIDENT m TINS 5tate
and are not able to earn support pS
their own labor on account OF wound;
received in the Confederate Army OF
other physical disability caused by ser
vices in said army. Pensions may alst
be allowed to the INDECENT widows o.
such Soldiers and Sailors now dead. whei
from age or disease they cannot earn
support.
Pensions may also be allowed to tn
wives Of such Soldiers and Soldiers upol
the death of the husband. II disabled ant
INDECENT as aforesaid; upon proper PROOF
In all cases. Pensions granted to wild
ows shah cease upon their re-marriage.
G. W. BOLTON.
Speaker of the House Of Representative
H. r. LOTT.
President Pro Tempore Of the Senate