The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28


pr,sonment at hard labor may be inn'ct:
"a ar a fine exceeding three hunoreo
doi,sr n IA actually Imposed. The Supreme
Court shall have original exclusive Jur-
addiction In all matters toucnmg pIoiss-
sional misconduct OF members OF ING
bar. with power to disbar. and 'nhict eucn
oth.r nunishmcnt as may be provided
nv law. The General Assembly shah
enact laws to enforce the foregoing pro-
visions. r..
Gee. &. Be Il further resolved. etc. That
Artirie one hundred and nine Of the Con-
.titutIon Of the State Of Louisiana be 20
Amended n 70 read as follows:
Article ios,s The District Courts shah
have original jurisdiction In all matters
civil, probate and criminal not ves'eo
in the supreibe Court or exclus've.y ~
some other cehrt by the Constitution ana
iav. made in pursuance thereof. They
shall have unlimited original jurisdiction
in all criminal. probate and succession
matters. and when q succession 10
MARTY defendant The district Judees
shall be elected by . plurality OF tHe
ouaiifed voters Of their respective dts-
trfcts, In which they lshaii have bsen &c
tuai residents foIt fve2years next pre-
ceding their election. Trey shan o<
learned in the law. and shall have pfar-
tjced In the STATE for dve years previous
10 their election. They SHALL he "4ectcd
for the term 81 four years. All elections
TO al vacancies occasioned ~ deAtn'
ves,rnatlop or removal, shall be Tor the
.nexpired tern, and the Governor shaii
an the vacancy until an election can De
held The judges Of the district court
shall each receive a salary Of three fho,,'
sand dollars per annum. PAYABLE monthiy
on their respective warrants:
n a. A,rtber eaOlved etc. That
article one hundred and eleven OF the
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana
be 90 amended rs to read as follows:
Article III. The District Courts shall
have jurisdiction Of appeals from justices
81 the peace IN all civil matters regard.
tess Of the amount In dispute.
Sec. g. Be II further resolved. ETC., That
article one hundred and twenty-five OF
the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
tana be 20 amended as to read a. fol.
lows:
Article I.s. n each parish. the Parish
of Orleans excepted, there shall DO ~
many justices of the peace az may be
provided by Law, The present number OF
justices OF the peace shall remain ~ now
fixed until otherwise provided. They
shall be elected for the term OF four years
BY the qualified voters within the tern.
torial limits Of their jurisdiction. and
their qualification shall be nxed by law.
They shall have exclusive original jurts.
diction in all civil matters when the
amount N dispute shall not exceed nifty
dollar. exclusive Of interest. and orig
fnai jurisdiction concurrent with the DIS
tYict Court, when the amount In dispute
shall exceed nifty dollars. exclusive OF
interest. and shall not excted one hun
dred dollars. exclusive OF interest
They shall have no Jurisdiction In
succession or probate matters. or
when q succession 10 q defsnoent' OF
when the State or any parish 10 a party
They shall receive such fees In civil mat
tiers AZ may be fixed BY law.
Sec. g. b II further resolved. ETC.. That
article one hundred and twenty-six OF
the Constitution OF the State OF Louis
iana be 90 amended as to read a. followe:
Article IN They shall have criminal
Jurisdiction as committing masfstrates
and shall have power to ball or discnaree
IN cases not capital or necessarily pun
tsbable nj hard labor. They shall 70
eeiye no fees In criminal matters inciud.
ing peace bond cases. but In lieu thereof
such salary "a may be nxed annually oy
the police Jury to be paid by the parish
Sec. Z. Be Il further resolved. etc. ina,
| Article one hundred and twenty seven o.
| yhe CONSTITUTION Oh INC 0tosO "
| be 40 amended a. to read ~ foilows:
Ir.',,s VT There shall be q constaoll
| and Who are nov resident N TINS oteus
ana ere not abis to earn . support ~
their own labor on account OF WOUNDS
received In tho Confederate Army q
other physical disability caused By seq
vices In said army. Pensions may also
be allowed to the indigsnt Widows Of
pvfh Soldiers and Sailors now dead. wher
nom ass or disease they cannot earn q
support.
| Pensions may also b allowed to IN
wives OF such soldiers and Soldiers upot
tho death Of the husband. II disabled ant
indigvnt - aforesaid; upon proper proofs
In an cases. Penvions granted 70 via
owe shall cease upon their fe-merrtaSe.
q. W. BOLTON.
epelksf OF the Houbs Of Representatives
H. n. LOTT.
President Pro Tsfhpore Of the Senate
4 ttue copy:
r. B. ADAMS.