The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-04-11

AItLu0 COpy.
r 9. ADAMS. i,s
Secretary Of State.
No. 1I. l. -
JOINT REsOLUTIoN.r -. e..
Proposing amendments TO Articles T., n.
100. III. ZIG. LIS. l1s attd n. sAa 49,
eating Articles l2s and ID Of the Con-
stitution Of the State Of LouisianS.
Section I. Be II resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Looisiana. two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House concurrihg. thai Article seven
of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana be % amended a. to read -
follows:
Article z. In al criminal prosecutions
the accused shall enjoy the rigAt to .
speedy public trial. by an impartial jury
Of the parish wherein the offence shall
have been committed, except in cases Of
change Of venue: provided. that In cases
where the penalty u not necessarily I'm.
prisonment at hard labor, or death. the
General Assembly shall provide for trial
thereof before . jury Of six In number
or by the court at any regular or special
term.
Sec. 2. Be It further resolved. ETC..
That Article eighty-one Of the ConAtitu.
tlOu Oh tne 0tate Oh LOuiSIdu1 SNAIL Do %
amended as to read As follows:
Article 81. The Supreme Court. except
In cases hereinafter provided. shan have
appellate jurisdiction only. which Juris-
diction shall extend to all cases when
the matter in dispute or the fund 10 b
distributed. whichever may DO the amount
therein claimed, ehali exceed two thou
sand dollars. exclusive OF interest. to
suits for divorce and separation from
g. - kesvuH -
OF marriage. to suits involving the rights
OF homesteads. to suits for Introduction.
and to all cases arising under the Con.
stitution. Treaties ana Laws OF the Unit.
ed States. or under the Constitution Of
the State. and to all cases In which the
constitutionality or legality Of any tax.
toll or impost whatever. or any nne.
forfeiture or penalty imposed By q mum.
icipal corporation shall be In contestae
ton. or In which the legality Of costs,
fees, charges or allowances snail be IN
dispute, whatsoever may BE- tho amount
thereof: and III such caseo the appeal
on the law and the facts shall be direct
" from the court in which tia case
originated to the Supreme Court; and 10
criminal cases on questions Of law alone
whenever the punishment Of death CT IN.
prisonment at hard labor may be iniiict-
ed. or fine exceeding three hundred
dollars IN actually imposed. The Supreme
Court shall have original exclusive jur.
isdiction In all matters touching profess
siohel misconduct Of members Of tho
bar. with power to disbar. and inf:ict such
other punishment as may be provided
by law. The General Assembly shall
enact laws to enforce the foregoing pro-
visions.
Sec. 9. Be II further resolved, etc.. That
Article one hundred and rine Of the Con-
stitution of the State Of Louisiana be 70
amended as to read rs follows:
Article 109 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 tho Constitution and
laws made in pursuance thereof They
shall have unlimited originei jurisdiction
In all criminal, probate ar', succession
matters. and when n succession - q
party defendant. The c'rtrfct judges
shall be elected by a plurality OF tho
qualified voters Of their respective dis
tricts. In which they shall hive been ac-
tual residents for two years next pre-
ceding their election. They shall b.
learned In the law. and shall have prac.
uccd in the State for five years prcvtoux
TO thcih election. They shall lie elected
for the term OF four years. All elections
10 I'LL vacancies occa~toncd ty Death.
resignation or removal. shall be for the
sneSpirc'i term. ami the Governor shall
MI the vacancy Until an e,ertion ~an he
held The judges of the district court
shall each receive a salary OF three thot-
sand dollars per ennu,n. payable monthly
on their respective warrants:
eSec. 4. he il further resolved. etc, That
article one hundred and eleven Of the
Constitution ri the State Of Louisiana
be so amended as to read rs follows:
Article III. The District rourt~ shall
have Jurisdiction Of appeais from Justices
OF the peace In all civil r,atters regard
less OF the amount In dispute.
Sec. 5. Be II further resolved, etc. That
article one hundred and twenty-five OF
the Constitution OF the State Of fouls
lana be SO amended as to read ~ fol-
lows: ~
Article rs. In each parish, the Par.sn
ofsOrleans excepted. there shall be a.
many justices Of the peace a. may te
provided by law. The present humber Of
justices OF the peace shall remain n now
liked until Otherwise provided. They
shall bAelected for the term Of four years
by the qualified voters within the terri
torial limits OF their jurisdiction. and
their qualifications shall be fixed By Law.
They shall have exclusive original juris-
d!cticA, in all civil matters when the
lmoent In dispute shall not exceed nifty
dollars. exclusive Of interest. and orig
nal jurisdiction concurrent with the DIS.
rict Court, when the amount In dispute
hall exceed nifty dollars. exclusive Of
interest. and shall not exceed one hun
lred dollars, exclusive OF interest.
They shall have no Jurisdiction In
Iuccsss!on or probate matters. or
when succession is q defendant, or
when the State or any parish 10 Q party.
rhev shall reraiya Fo>s ct~ mot