The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-21

shall cease upon their remarriage.
G. w. BOLTON,
Speaker of the House of Representative
H. r. LOTT
President Pro Tempore of the senate
A true copy;
+. s: Adams, Secretary Of State.
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No. 1g7. JOIN r RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments e Articles 2, 81,
100, III, 110, 125, 12B aid 121, and
abrogating Articles 1913 and LIZ Of
the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house concurfins, that article seven (0 OF
the Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
be so amended as to read as f0li0ws'
Article Z. In all criminal prosecutions
the accused shall enjoy the right to
speedy public trial by an impartial jury
of the parish wherein the ofense shall
hsve been committed, except in cases Of
change of venue; provided, that IN cases
where TIE penalty IL not necessarily I'M
prisonment at hard labor, OF death the
General Assembly shall provide for triai
thereof before jury of six in number OF
by the court at any regular or speciai
term.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That article IL of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana shall be 10 amended
as tS read as follows:
Article 81. fhe Supreme Court except
in cases hereinafter provided; shah have
appellate jurisdiction only, which 5dfis-
aietion shall extend to all cases when the
matter 10 DISPUTE or the fund to be dis
tributed. whatever may b the amount
therein claimed, shall exceed two tbsSs-
s.a dollars, exclusive of interest, to suits
for divorce ala separation from bed and
board. to suits for the Utility of marriage,
to suits involving the rights OF home
steads. to suits for Introduction, and 10
all cases arising under the Constitution,
Treatise aud Laws of the United States,
81 tndef tile Constitution Of the State,
Snd 10 ali cases id which the constitu-
tionality OF legality of any tar, toll or
impost whatever, OF any fne, forfeiture
OF penalty imposed by fhuticipal cor
pafstiotl shall be in condensation, OF IN
which the Legality 5f costs, fees; charges
or allowances shall be I'll dispute; what
soeyer may be the amount thefe0fi snd
in such cases the appeal on the law and
the facts shall be directly from the court
iii which the case originated to the Su-
pfeme Court; and TO criminal cases on
riiestions Of law alone whenever the pun
ishmeHt Of death OF Imprisonment at hard
labor may be inflicted, OF q fine exceed
ing three hundred dollars il actualit i'm
posed. The Supreme Court shall have
original exclusive Jurisdiction in all mat
ters touching professional misconduct of
members of the bar, with power to disbar,
and inf1iet such other punishment AZ may
be provided by law. The General As
sembiy shall enact laws to enforce the
foregoing provisions:
Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, etc,
That article one hundred and nile u
the Constitution 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 aAd criminal not vested in
the Supreme Court OF exclusively in some
other court by the Constitution aiid laws
made in pursuance thereof. They shal
have unlimited original jurisdiction in al
criminal, probate and succession mat
tiers, and when a succession is q party
defendant. The district judges shall b
elected by d plurality of the qualified vot
ers of their respective districts, IN which
they shall have been actual residents fol
two years next proceeding their election
They shall be learned in the law, and
shall have practiced law in the State fol
five years previous to their election. They
shall be elected for the term of four years
All elections to fill vacancies occasioned
By death, resignation or removal, shall
be for the unexpired term, and the Gov
efhot shall I'll the vacancy until an cleo
ton can be held. The judges of the dis
trict court shall each receive q salary Of
three thousand dollars per annum, paya'
BILE monthly on their respective warrants
Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, etc.
That article one hundred and eleven Of
the Constitution of the State of Louisians
be 30 amended as to read as follows:
Article III. The District Courts shall
have jurisdiction Of appeals from justices
of the peace in all civil matters regardless
of the amount in dispute.
Sec. s. Be it further resolved, etc.
| That Article one hundred and twenty
| FIVE of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana be 90 amended az to read al
| follows:
Article 125. In each parish, the parish
of Orleans excepted, there shall be al
many justices Of the peace as may b
provided by Law. The present number
of justices of the peace shall remain 81
now fixed until otherwise provided. The,
shall be elected for the term of foul
years by the qualified voters within thu
| territorial limits Of their jurisdiction, and
their qualifications shall be fixed BY law
They shall have exclusive original juris
diction in all civil matters when thu
amount in dispute shall not exceed lift,
dollars, exclusive Of interest, and origina
| jurisdiction concurrent with the Distric
Court, when the amount in dispute shall
exceed fifty dollars exclusive of interest
and shall not exceed one hundret
dollars exclusive of interest The!
shall have no jurisdiction in succession o.
probate matters, or when succession is I
defendant, or when the State or any par
| ish is a party. They shall receive sucl
fees in civil matters as may be fixed b!
law.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, etc.
That Article one hundred and twenty-si,
of the Constitution of the i;tate of Louis
| lana shall be 90 amended as to read q
| follows:
Article 126. They shall have crimina