The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-04-04
CON. AMENl ABNTs

Ar-ce one nunCred anu nine OF The Con-
stitution Of the State or Louisiana be 70
amended az 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
sEall have 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 the
qualified voters OF their respective dis
trtcts. in which they shall nave been ac-
tual residents for two years next pre-
cecing their election. They shall be
learned In the law. and shall have prac-
ticed In the State for FIVE years previous
to their election. They shall he elected
for the term OF four years. All elections
TO NJ vacancies occasioned by death,
resignation or removal, shall be for the
rneSpirei term. and the Governor shall
III the vacancy Until an election can he
held. The judges OF the district court
shall each receive a salary Of three thou
SAND dollars FER annurl, payable monthly
on their respective warrants:
Sec. 4. Ee it further resolved. etc. That
article one hundred and eleven OF the
CONSTITUTION &: tic State OF louisiana
De SO amended as to read as follows:
Article III. The District Courts shall
nave jurisdiction Of appeals from Justices
Of the neace IN all civil matters regard
less OF the amount in dispute.
Sec. ~ &c il further resolved, etc. That
article one hundred and twenty-iye az
the Constitution of the State Of LOUIS
lana be 50 amended as to read as fol-
lows:
Art.c!e 10. In each parish, the Parish
OF orleans eSceDtcd. there shall be as
many ~iTs.ices Of the peace as NAV be
provided hy law. The present nu,s,ber OF
justices Of the peace shall remain as now
fixed Until otherwise provided. They
shall be elected for the term OF four wears
by the qualified voters within the terri
tor:al limits Ct their jurisdiction. and
tsetr qualifications shall be fixed by law.
Trey shall have exclasive5 original juris-
c-ction In all civil matters when the
as?e:1Et in DISPUTE shall not exceed fifty
dollars, exclusive of interest. and orig
snal Jurisdiction concurrent with the Dis
trict Court, when the amount in dispute
shall exceed fly dollars, exclusive OF
interest, and shall rot exceed one hun-
cred dollars, exclusive Of interest.
They shall have no Jurisdiction in
Succession E. PROBATE matters, or
Wan @ srcc--4ol is & defendant. or
wien the stat2 CT c-,.- parish is a party.
They shall receive such fees in civil mat
tors as may be fixed by law. 8
See. 6. Be it fu-t.3s- resolved. etc, That
article one hundred and twcaty-e1 Of
the Constitution Of the State OF Louis
ic7a be 50 amended as to read as follows:
article 126. They shall havo criminal
j@-.-6tction as committing magistrates
and shall have power to bail or DISCHARGE
III cases net capital or necessarily pun
is:aabic at hard labor. They shall re-
ceive no fees il criminal matters includ-
ms peace bead cases, E..t IN lieu thereof
SIC. GALAXY cs r.1- IL flxe1 annually by
to- police ju-r 70 be paid b. the parish.
Sec. 1. Be il further resolved. etc. That
Article one hundred and twenty seven Of
the Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
be SO amended as to read as follows.
Article 127. 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 2. 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 max be fixed by law. In
criminal matters they shall receive no
fees or mileage, but in lieu thereof q
salary to be fixed annually and paid by
the police jury of each parish. 4
Section 8. Pc it further resolved, etc,
That articles one hlndred and twenty
and one hundred and twenty-nine
Of the constitution of the State OF Louis
lana be and the same are hereby abrogat-
ed and repealed.
G. W. BOLTON. /
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives. j,
H. r. LOTT,
President Pro Tempore Of the Senate.
true p
Z. S. ADAMS.
Secretary OF State.