The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-02-22

President Pro Tempore of the Senate. 9
A true copy:
T. S. Adams, Secretary of State.
No. 1877. JOIN RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles = Oh,
100 III. ZIG. 12o, 126 and 127, and
abrogating Articles 12S and III OF
the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana. !,
Section l. Be it resolved by the GenefA
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, TWO
thirds of all the members elected to eacn
house concurrfns, that article seven ~ OF
the Constitution of the State OF Louisiana
he so amended as to read as follows:
Article Z. In all criminal prosecutions
the accused shall enjoy the right 10 a
specdy public trial by an impartial Jury
of tho parish wherein the ofense shall
have been committed, except in cases Oh
change of venue; provided, that IN cases
where the penalty is not necessarily I'M
nrisonment at hard labor, or dcatn the
General Assembly shall provide Tor trIai /
thereof before jury of six in number OF
bx the court at any regular or speciai
term. -.
Sec 9 BE it further resolved, ETC.,
, That article 81 of the Constitution of the
Stote of Louisiana shall be SO amended
, as to read as follows:
Article 81. The Supreme Court, except
| in cases hereinafter provided, shall nave
onnellate jurisdiction only, which Jurls-
. a;ct;on shall extend to all cases when the
matter in dispute or the fund to be dis
. tr;buted. whatever may be the amount
therein claimed, shall exceed two thous-
and dollars, exclusive of interest, 10 sui's
for divorce and separation from bed and
hoard to suits for the nullity of marriage,
TO suits involving the rights of home
a steads. to suits for introduction, ana 10
o all cases arising under the CONSTRUCTOR
Treatise and Laws of the United STATES
!. or under the Constitution of the otate'
, and to all cases in which the constitu-
o tiorality or legality of any tax, toii OF
q impost whatever, or any hne, 1orielture
j. or penalty imposed by municipai COT
10 poration shall be in contestation' OF an
which the legality of costs, 1ecs, charges
10 or allowances shall be in dispute, wnat,
n soever may be the amount tnereoi' anu
- in sucb cases the appeal on the law and
20 Tho facts shall be directly from the court
- !, which the case originated to the Su-
:. nrome Court: and to criminal cases on
- Questions of law alone whenever the pun
: ;sbment of death or imprisonment at hard
- labor may be inflicted, or fine exceed
- ing three hundred dollars is actually i'm
posed. The Supreme Court shall have
original exclusive jurisdiction in all mat
aae tiers touching professional misconduct O
- members of the bar, with power to disbar
u" and inflict such other punishment as ma.
!. he provided by law. The General AS
~ sembly shall enact laws to enforce tn
MI foregoing provisions.
20 Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, etc
That article one hundred and nine
the Constitution of the State of Louisian
80 be so amended as to read as follows:
-. Article 100. The District Courts sha
IA. have original jurisdiction in all matter
loo civil, probate and criminal not vested !
the Supreme Court or exclusively in som
for other court by the Constitution and Law
;sb made in pursuance thereof. They sha
or- have unlimited original jurisdiction IN
criminal, probate and succession ma
=. tiers. and when a succession is parl
=, defendant The district judges shall
er. elected by plurality of the qualified yo
"a ers of their respective districts, in whif
,ns they shall have been actual residents Il
of two years next proceeding their electio
Nv They shall be learned in the law, al
"a shall have practiced law in the State Fl
FIVE years previous to their election. TIT
|. shall be elected for the term of four year
rod All elections to fill vacancies occasion'
tho by death, resignation or removal, shs
os be for the unexpired term, and the TO
ernor shall fill the vacancy until an ele
ure ton can be held. The judges of the d
md trict court shall each receive a salary
h,;c three thousand dollars per annum, pay
mr. BILE monthly on their respective warran
or Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, ct
NOV That article one hundred and eleven
ooIs the Constitution of the State of louisa
half be so amended as to read as follows:
9TH Article III. The District Courts sh
, or have jurisdiction of appeals from justit
nils of the peace in all civil matters regardlt
.acb of the amount in dispute.
,c;al Sec. 5. Be it further resolved, 81
, nm THAT Article one hundred and TWEEN
able FIVE of the Constitution Of the State
ools Louisiana be so amended as to read
> in follows:
tar Article lbs. In each parish, the par
o of of Orleans excepted, there shall be
Il or many justices of the peace as may
provided by law. The present mum
That of justices of the peace shall remain
drcd now fixed until otherwise provided. II
the shall be elected for the term of f
IS to years by the qualified voters within
territorial limits of their jurisdiction,
ovid their qualifications shall be fixed by Il
If of They shall have exclusive original ju
.cted diction in all civil matters when
mt. amount in dispute shall not exceed I
dollars, exclusive of interest, and orig
ives jurisdiction concurrent with the Dist
Court, when the amount in dispute
nate exceed fifty dollars exclusive of-inter
and shall not exceed one Luno
dollars exclusive of interest L
shall have no jurisdiction in succession
probate matters, or when a succession
stitu- defendant, or when the State or any
rela- ish is a party. They shall receive s
Sol fees in civil matters as may be hxed
law.
neral Sec. 6. Be it further resolved,
two That Article one hundred and twenty
each of the Constitution of the l;tate of La
lana shall be so amended as to reat
o the follows:
ma be Article 126. They shall have erin
tie at jurisdiction as committing magistr'
es in and shall have power to bail or disch
in cases not capital or necessarily pul
de by able at hard labor. They shall RET
,abled no fees in criminal matters inclu
Lou peace bond cases, but in lieu thereof
lnized salary as may be fixed annually by