The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-03-14
CON. AMENi MINIS
ArT--c one Hundred and nine o. the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana be so

ArT-1o one fiur1re7 and nine o. 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 have unlimited original jurisdiction
IN al criminal. probate and succession
matters. ana when q succession is c
part defendant. The district Judges
shall be elected by a plurality Of tho
qualified voters Of their respective dis
tricts. i. which they shall have been ac-
tual residents FOR two years next Pre-
~co'i.s lh1ir election. They shall be
learned IN the iaU, and shall have prac-
ticca I'LL tie state fer five years previous
to tht:r election, They shall he elected
for taf term Of four years. All elections
10 ~ vacancies occasionci by death.
RESIGNATION or removal, shall be for the
uncGpt.ei terra, ana the Governor shalt
fl the ra@:~cT Until III election can he
hold. The judges Or the district conrt
shall cash receive 9 a2lary If three thou-
sand dollars f#ef rnnli PAYABLE monthly
en- ter respective w-arrarts:
Sec. I. ic / further resolved, etc, That
artie.a ere hrafred and eleven Of the
CO.. Et'+Iuzt = lie Gtase Of f-SiG:apa
be 50 araeE5cd as to read as follows:
Ar=is @ ghc District Courts shan
have ja1isaictea Of a7rcals from justices
of t@a -er IA al civil matters regard
less G tic arr9s=nt In DISPUTE.
IS, +. So, i5t,iter resolved. etc. That
art-cis Or hvI1GEed ard twenty-five Of
TIC Constitution Of the State OF louis
i9ra be 80 a1le.Ged as TO read as fol
lows:
Artsa1a T.. N each parish, the Parish
pf ft~f0-r --=4--s.457 .r---.. -1.t ,
mar ~e#e' 81 the Peace as may he
rror-@a4 ". i1rt. Tie rre-Cat number Of
juices G the peace sha!! remain as now
fl u..t1 et:3erw5so provided. They
STALL be CtaEtci ICY to term Of four years
II the qualified voters within the terri
tor'al li.n.tf II their jHr a~llction, ana
tsat- qualifications stall be feed by law.
T!eev shall have exclusive original iuris-
d:ctton il aIl e:v:l matters when the
a1-e<.at in di=.ate shaIl not exceed fifty
dollars. cEe!:,e..e OF interest, ana orig
ina iur;gd.ct;cn Concurrent with the Dis
tr.ct Court, wts4 tho amount in DISPUTE
s..al exceed ta.s dollars. exclusive OF
interest. and shaI rot exceed one hun
6rai dollars. exclusive III interest.
The% s!lat4 have no jurisdiction in
a#sezz-ca r.. .-9s2tc matters, or
~ : sg7cs=.@1 j. q te-er1aat. or
F-,,ca $40 Gcte g o. parish is q party.
~ .Nt+- 51Nt-3& SEGA ices IL Civil mat
terG cs may BE H@ed by la%. G
sec- s Ee It .ga.1sr resolved, etc, That
crt.cIe one hrsz~-I ana tweaty-sfz Of
TIC ConGtt2t-oa Of the Stale of Louis
.c-G be sa anatrscd as to read as fellows:
S--sze l.. t&er shall have criminal
1Se-Son aS r3t.-tttng magistrates
ana 25@A aaTe rsNvT 10 hal or discharge
= c25es H9t e@f-t2! or necessarily pun
i@.2aie a. hara laher. IEsT shali re-
ee4Ee no ices II criminal matters tnclud-