St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-14

nr!ooumene ot hard A6oe may Dc in1act.
Cd. or Q ilne exceeding three nunoSeo
dollars y actually imposed. The supreme
Court shall have original exclusive Jof-
isdicsion In an matters touching profes-
sional misconduct Of member o. Sno
bar. with power e dlsoaF. and tnmet eocn
other punlehment ~ may b provSoe0
By law. The General Assembly shaN
enact laws 70 enforce the foregoing pro-
visions.
Article one hundred and nine OF the Con-
stltutlon Of the state Of Louisiana be 50
amended a. 70 read - follows:
Arklclo 100. The District Courts snail
have ORIGINAL Jurisdiction In all matters
civil. probate and criminal not vested
In the Supreme Court o. exclusively IN
some other court By the Constitution and
laws made In pursuance thereof. They
shall have unlimited original jurisdiction
In an criminal. probate and succession
matters. and when Q succession 10 .
party defendant. The district Judges
shall b elected by . plurality OF the
qualified voters OF their respective dis
triets. In which they shall have been ac-
tual residents for two years next pre-
ceding their election. They shall be
learned In the law. and shall have prac-
ticed In the State for i've years previous
to their election. They shall be elected
for the term OF four years. All eeections
to nj! vacancies Occasi0ncd by death.
resignation or removal. shall be for the
unexpi-ed term. and the Governor shall
MI the vacancy until an election can be
held. The Judges OF the district court
shall each receive a salary OF three thou
sand dollars per annum. payable monthly
on their respective warrants:
Sec. T. BE il further resolved. etc. That
article one hundred ana eleven Of the
CONSTITUTIONS of the State Of louisiana
~ AnA frN
Article III. The District Courts shall
have Jurisdiction OF appeals from Justices
Of the peace In all civil matters regard
kss Of the amount In dispute.
Sec. S. Be II further resolved. ETC.. That
article one hundred and twenty-five Of
the Constitution Of the State of Louis
lana be 30 amended as 70 read ~ fol-
lows:
Article IL In each par..h. the Parish
Of Orleans executed. there shall be ~
many justices Of the peace as may be
provided by Law. The present number Of
justices Of the peace shall remain NJ now
nxed until otherwise provided. They
Ohal: lie elected for the term OF four years
by the qualified voters within the terri
torial limits OF their jurisdiction. and
their qualifications shall be Axed by law.
They shall have exclusive original juris-
d.ction In all civil matters when the
dollars, exclusive Of interest. and orig
snal jurisdiction concurrent with the Dis
trict Court, when the amount In dispute
shan exceed nifty dollars. exclusive OF
interest. and shall not exceed one hum
dred dollars. exclusive Of interest
They shall have no jurisdiction In
succession or probate matters, or
when q succession II . defendant. or
when the State or any parish n . party.
They shall receive such fees In civil mat
tiers - may b. fixed by Law.
Sec BE it further resolved. ETC.. That
article one hundred and tweaty-six OF
the Constitution Of the State OF Louis
lana he so amended ~ to read ~ follows:
Article IN. They shall have criminal
Jurisdiction n committing maEfetrateS
and shall have power to ball or discharge
In cases not capital or necessarily pun
lshaLle at hard labor. They shall re-
celve no fees In criminal matters tnclud-
ing peace bond cases. but In lieu thereof
such salary q may be fixed annually BY
the police jury to be paid by the parish.
Sec. !. BE Il further resolved. etc. That
Article one hundred and twenty seven OF
the Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana
b so amended a. to read - follows:
Article Ia. There shall b q constable
for each justice Of the peace. IN the sew.
eral parishes Of the State. the Parish OF
Orleans excepted. who shall be elected
for = 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 znay be dxed BY law. In
criminal matters they shall receive no
fees or mileage. but In lieu thereof =
salary to be fixed annually and paid by
tie police jury OF each parish.
Section 3. BE 1t further resolved. etc.
That articles one Hundred and twenty
eight ard one hundred and twenty-nine
Of the constitution Of the state OF LOUIS
isns be and the same are hereby abrogat-
ed and repealed.
g. ". BOLTON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
III. r. LOTT,
President Pro Tempore Of the Senate.
true COPY:
T. S. ADAMS.
Secretary Of State.