The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-03-25
No. 1877. JOINT RESOLUTION.

No 1877 JOINT NEooLC
Promising amendments to Articles I, 81,
100 i'll. 11G 125, 1913 and III, and
ptrogating Articles lbs and l29 OF
tho Constitution of the State OF
!. Louisiana.
Section I. BE il resolved by the Gcherai
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, TWO
thirds Of all the members elected 10 Pacn
house concurring, that article seven y OF
the Constitution Of the State oil LOUISIANA
bo en- amended as to read as follows:
Article Z. In all crimna! prosecutions
the accused shall enjoy the right 10
speedy public trial by an Impartial jury
of the parish wherein the oftense snail
have been committed, except in cases OF I
change of venue; provided, that IN cases
where the penalty is not necessarily I'M
,risonment at hard labor, or death the
General Assembly shall provide for 'ral
thereof before jury Of six in numpee OF
hr tho court at any regular or SPECIAL
term. $50, ~
Soc 9 Be it further resolved, ETC,
That article 81 of the Constitution OF ,he
state of Louisiana shall be so AMENDED
as to read az follows:
Article 81. The Supreme Court, excepi
in cases hereinafter provided, shall nave
onnaIIote jurisdiction only. which juris-
I;ct;on shall extend to all cases when the
matter in dispute or the tuhd 10 DC uiS-
tributed, whatever may be the amount
therein claimed, shall exceed two thous-
and dollars, exclusive of interest, 10 SUITS
for divorce and separation from bed and
hoard to suits for the nu!lity of marriage,
IN suits involving the rights Of home
steods to suits for Introduction, ana 10
nil cases arising under the Constitution,
Treatise and Laws OF the United States,
or under the Constitution of the State,
and 10 all cases in which the constitu-
tiorality or legality of Gny tax, toll or
jmpost whatever OF any hne, lorieilure
or penalty imposed by municipal cor
Doration shall be III contestallon' or IN
which the legality of costs. tees, charges
or allowances shall be in dispute, what
aoeyer may be tie amount thereof; and
in such cases the appeal on the law and
the facts shall be directly from the court
in which the case originated to the SUI
nreme Court; and 10 criminal cases on
unestions of law clone whenever the pun
ishment Of death or Imprisonment at hard
labor may be inflicted. or a ilne exceed
ing three hundred dollars is actually i'm
nosed. The Supreme Court shall have
original exclusive jurisdiction III ali mat
tiers touching professional misconduct OF
members of the bar with power TO disbar
and inhict such other punishment as may
be provided by law. The General AS
sembly shall enact laws TO enforce th'
foregoing provisions.
Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, etc.
That article one hundred and nine o
the Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
he so amended as to read az follows:
Article 100 The District Courts shall
have original jurisdiction in all matter
civil. probate and criminal not vested Il
the Supreme Court or exclusively in som
other court by the Constitution and law
made in pursuance thereof. They sha
have unlimited original jurisdiction in &
criminal, probate and succession maj
tiers, and Shen succession is part
defendant The district judges shall b
elected by plurality of the qualified vol
ers of their respective districts, in whic
they shall have been actual residents fo
two years next proceeding their election
They shall be learned III the law, an
shall have practiccd law in the State &c
five years previous to their election. The
shall be elected for the term of four year
All elections to fill vacancies occasione
by death, resignation or removal, sba
be for the uncxpired term, and the Go
ernor shall fill the vacancy until an Gle
ton can be held The judges of the Iii
trict court shall each receive salary
three thousand dollars per annum, pay
bic monthly on their respective warrant
Sec. 1. Be it further resolved, et'
That article one hundred and eleven
the Constitution of the State of l.ouisial
be so amended as TO read as follows:
Article Ill The District Courts sh'
have jurisdiction of appeals from justic
of the peace in all civil matters regardle
of the amount in dispute.
See. 5. Be it further resolved. ct
That Article one hundred and twent
FIVE of the Constitution of the State
Louisiana be SO amended us to read
follows:
Article 10 In each parish, the pari
of Orleans excepted, there Shall be
many justices of the peace rs may
provided by law. The present numl
of justices of the peace shall remain
now fixed until otherwise provided I'll
shall be elected for the term of f
years by the qualified voters within
territorial limits of their jurisdiction, Il
their qualifications shall be fixed 10y Ia
They shall have exclusive original jul
diction in all civil matters when
amount in dispute shall not exceed ii
dollars. exclusive of interest, and origi
jurisdiction concurrent with the Dist
Court, when the amount in dispute ST
exceed fifty dollars exclusive OF inter'
and shall not exceed one hund
dollars exclusive of interest II
shall have 10 jurisdictn in succession
probate matters, or when Il succession
defendant, CT when the State or any !
ish is party They shall receive s.
fees in civil matters as may be fixed
law.
See. g. Be ii further resolved. c
That Article one hundred and twenty
of the Constitution Of the State Of 10
lana shall be so amended as 10 read
follows:
Article 12G They shall have Grim
jurisdiction az committing magistra
and shall have power to bail or discha
in cases not capital or necessarily pun
able at hard labor. They shall rcc'
10 fees In criminal matters inclut
peace bond cas.s, but in lien thereof S
salary as mag be fixed annually by
Police Jury TO be paid by the parish.
See {, BE it further resolved,
That Article one hi ldred and tive
seven,.Jf the Constitution of the Stat
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