The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-02-08
CON,l AMENDMENTS

Ar,.ce one hundred and nine OF The Con-
stitution Of the State Of Louisiana be SO
amended as to read as follows:
Article 100. 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 nave 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 tho
qualified voters Of their respective dis
~tricts, IN which they shall have baen &C
tual residents for two years next pre-
ceding 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 lie elected
for the term Of four years. All elections
to fill vacancies occasioned by death,
resignation or removal, shall be for the
nneSpirei term, and the Governor shall
fill the vacancy until an election can be
held. TIE judges of the district court
shall each receive q salary Of three thou-
sand dollars rer annl!rfl. PAYABLE monthly
on their respective warrants:
Sec. (. nc il further resolved, etc, That
article one hundred and eleven of the
Ccnst:t.tius 4. tie STATE Of louisiana
be 50 amended as to read as follows:
Article -. The District Courts shall
have jurisdiction Of appeals from justices
OF the peace in ell civil matters regard
less OF tile amount in dispute.
Sec. s. lie i fur, her resolved, etc, That
article enc hundred and twenty-five Of
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be 50 amended as to read as fol-
lows:
ArYio3n TO- " 1aaI -e-:eL 49, D.rs.r
of Orleans executed, there shall be as
many ~isT..ecs or the peace as may be
provided hy iaw- The pre=ent number Of
justices Of TIE peace shall remain as now
f-ei Eat.l otherwise provided. They
SHAH be elected for the term of four years
by the qualified voters within the terri
tor-al li.1its Ct their jurisdiction, and
tse-r qualifications shall be fixed by law.
They shall have exclusive original juris-
d:ct:on in all civil matters when the
anf.at in dispute shall not exceed fifty
dollars. exclusive OF interest. and orig
.ral Jurisdiction concurren. with the Dis
trtct Court, vhen Tire amount in dispute
shall exceed Gstv dollars, exclusive Of
interest. ard shall not exceed one hun
dra9 dollars, exclusive Of interest.
Taey shall have no jurisdiction in
s.c-eestoa q probate matters, or
M,.a Il ..o1@-sa Is g defendant. or
when tic Cas- c. CRY parish is a party.
They shall receive such fees in civil mat
tiers as may be fixed by law. .
Sec. 6. BE it fI-t.ss resolved, etc, That
article one hundred and tueaty-si1 OF
tho Constitution OF the State Of Louis
.a.a be 50 amended as to read as fellows:
lrt:cie I26. They shall have criminal
jr-.c.ion as ee-.al.tting magistrates
and shall have roWer 20 bail or discharge
i. cares net capital OF necessarily pun
ieiabie at hard ahor. They SHALL re-
ceive no fees i. criminal matters includ-
=. reace bond caEes, bsft IN lieu thereof
.Ee.. ra.ar- IS rso..- - hEefs Annually by
tn police 5u-g- q be paid by the parish.
Sec. I. Ee it further resolved. etc. That
Article one hundred and twenty seven Of.
the Constitution CT 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
Orleans excepted, who shall be elected
for a 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 shah receive no
fees or mileage, but in lieu thereof a
salary to be fixed annually and paid by
the police jury of a parish.
Section s. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That articles one handred and twenty
e.jrht and one hundred and tw~enty-nine
OF the constitution Of the State OF Louis
lana be and the same are hereby abrosat-
ed and repealed.
G. W. BOLTON.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
H. r. LOTT,
President Pro Temper Of the Senate.
A true copy:
T. S. ADAMS,
Secretary of State.