The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-03-21
CON. AMEN MBNTS

Article one hundred ana nine 81 the Con.
stitution of the State Of Louisiana be -
amended n to read as follows:
Article log. The District Courts shall
have original Jurisdiction in all matters
civil, probate and criminal not vested
In the Supreme Court or exclusively In
some other court by the Constitution and
laws made IN pursuance thereof. They
shall have unlimited original Jurisdiction
in all criminal. probate and succession
matters. and when a succession Is .
party defendant. The district judges
shall be elected by a plurality of the
qualified voters Of their respective dis
triets. in which they shall have been ac-
tusl residents for two years next pre-
cedina their election. They shall be
learned in tho law. and shall have prac-
ticed in the State for five years previous
to their election. They shall he elected
for the term of four years. All elections
to fiji vacancies occasioned by death,
resignation or removal, shall be tor the
unexpirs' tscrl, and the Governor shall
fill the vactrcr until an election can be
held. The Judges Of the district court
shall each receive g salary of three thou
sand dollars per annuff. payable monthly
on their respective warrants:
Sec. !. Re II further resolved. etc. That
article Gre hundred and eleven of the
G0,ssttf tast - To State of louisiana
be so amended as to read as follows:
Article t1. Tbs District Courts shall
have jurisdiction Of appeals from Justices
Of the ~o2ce II FL civil matters regard
less Ct The a1cotnt in dispute.
Sec. .. 1e i tar,her resolved, etc. That
article cnn hundred and twenty-five OF
the Constitution Of the State of Louis
lana be SO amended as to read as fol-
lows:
Art'c'o ~. IN each parish, the Parish
Of OH az e>ceDted, there shall be as
man .~;s-ices ef the peace as may be
provided - 1.Tr. The present nunlber OF
Justices Of The peace shall remain as now
f-ti uatl otherwise provided. They
ss2H be elected for the terra of four years
hE- the qualified voters within the terri
to-,al limits ct their jurisdiction. and
tha.F qualifications shall be fixed by law.
The sAaIl have exclusive original juris-
atctton in ali civil matters when the
aracsnt N Gf5rGte shall not exceed fifty
dollars. exclusive OF interest. and orig
:ral Jurisdiction concurrent with the Dis
tr.ct Court, whom the nou IN dispute
st2I exceed fry dollars. exclusive OF
i--erast. and shall not exceed one hum
drn~& dasH7rs, exclusive O. interest.
I12cv snail haze no jurisdiction in
s4ce2sc.-l c. I~Eelatc matters, or
Va Q SrceS-z*sl IS Z defendant. or
whea ts0 sca e. a-y parish IS a party.
They snail receive such fees in civil mat
ters IS may he 11ed by law. 6
SIC. 6. Re il fu@t&er resolved. etc, That
crt.cIa one hundred ard tweaty-six of
the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
liza b 30 amended as 10 read as foIiows:
-lrs5cic IL. They shall ave criminal
jc".=Eict.ou IS committing magistrates
and sI.1Il have roNer to bail or discharge
il csasls .ot oca-tol or necessarily pun
~is1cHtr At hard labor. They shall re-
cciyf no fees in criminal matters includ-
rs -e,-ea bos-3 eases. 1T il leV thereof
=: zeiecr es ,laE u l.Sed annually by
t. p5Gca .r-- to be paid by the parish.
Sec. Z. Ec l. luther resolved, etc. That
Article one hundred ana tWcnty-seven OF
the Constitution Of the State of Louisiana
be so amended IS to read as follows.
Article 1T. There shall be a constable
for each justice of the peace, in the sew
eral parishes Of the State, the Parish Of
Creams excepted, Nho shall be elected
for q 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
tie police jury of each parish.
Section 5. Be it further resolved, etc,
That articles one hsdndred and twenty
eight ard enc hundred and twenty-nine
of the constitution of the State Of Louis
lana be and 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 cnnN.