The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-04-04
No. ~.
Joint RESOLUTION.

Joint RESOLOIAON.
prooosinx amendments to Articles .: o.
10, III. 1ls. Is. - ana ~. sac .r
cst,n9 Articles i2s and Id OF tho Con-
ss,tution OF the State Of Louisiana
a>ctVon l. Be Il resolved by the 9enefu
As..r,hIv Of the State OF Louisiana, Two
eS,r6s Of ali the members elected to eecn
House concurring. that Article eevo
OF the Constitution Of the etate =.
Louisiana b 20 amended . 70 rss"
follows:
Article T. In all criminal prosecutors
she accused shali enjoy the right 20
sneedv public trial, BY an impartei jury
~ the parish wherein the ohenss SNAIL
have been committed. except IN ceses OF
change of venue; provided. that IN ceees
where the penalty n not ne ss H..,S The
General Assembly shall provide TOT u'es
thereof before q Jury of six In NUMBER
or by the court At any regular or spsc'.'
Sec. g. Be It further resolved. etc.
That Article eighty-one OF the Consutu-
ton Of the State of Louisiana ensii % %
amended 40 to read as follows:
Article 81. The Supreme Court. except
IN cases hereinafter provided. sheu nave
.nnallate Jurisdiction only. which Jufis-
diction shall extend to all cases when
the matter In dispute or the fund 70 %
distributed, whatever may be the amount
therein claimed, shall exceed two thou-
.anH dollars. exclusive Of interest. to
anita for divorce and separation from
t.d and board, to suits for the nuinty
~ marriage to suits involving the fientS
~ homesteads to suits for interdiction'
ana to all cases arising under the Con
.tituticn, Treaties ana Laws OF the unit.
ed States. or under the Constitu.Ion ~
the state. and to all cases In which the
constitutionaiity or legality Of any tax
toll or impost whatever. or any me-
Soyfeiture or penalty imposed by q mum
tc,n.I corporation shall be In contestar
tion. or in which the legality OF costs.
fees. charges or allowances snah DC IN
dispute, Whatsoever may De the amoun,
az. :. ~ ana the facts shall be direct
~ from the court in which ths case
arisinated to the Supreme Court; ana 70
criminal cases on questions OF law dioho
Cbenever the punishment Of death CT I'M
prisonment at hard labor may be infiict-
| ed, or a nne exceeding three hundred
dollars 10 actually imposed. The Supreme
| Court shall have original exclusive Jur-
isdiction In all matters touching profess
| sional misconduct of members OF the
bar, with power to disbar. and infiict such
other punishment as may be provided
by law. The General Assembly shall
enact laws to enforce the foregoing pro-
visions.
Sec. g. Be II further resolved. etc. That
Article one hundred ana nine OF the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Louisiana be 80
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 ana
laws made in pursuance thereof. They
shall have unlimited original Jurisdiction
In all criminal. probate and succession
matters. and when a succession 10
party defendant. The district Judges
shall be elected by a plurality OF the
qualified voters Of their respective dis
trfcts. in which they shall have been &C
tual residents for two years next pre-
ceding 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 be elected
for the term Of four years. All elections
to al vacancies occasioned by death
resignation or removal, shall be for the
anexpired term, and the Governor shall
nll the vacancy until an election can b
held. The judges Of the district cour'
shall each receive salary Of three thoi
sand dollars per annum. payable monthly
on their respective warrants:
Sec L. BE 1t further resolved, etc. THAI
article one hundred and eleven OF thu
Constitution of the State OF Louisiana
be 20 amended a. to read as follows:
Article III. The District Courts shall
have jurisdiction Of appeals from justices
Of the peace In all civil matters regard
less of the amount In dispute.
} Sec g. Be 1t further resolved, etc, Tina
; article one hundred and twenty-five o
}, the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana be 90 amended as to read ~ fol
lows:
Article rs. In each parish. the Paris
OF Orleans excepted, there shall be q
: many Justices of the peace a. may b
, provided by law. The present number o
Justices Of the peace shall remain ~ nov
fixed until otherwise provided. The
= shall BE- elected for tho term OF four year
{ by the qualified voters within the terri
: torial limits Of their jurisdiction. m
= their qualifications shall be hxed by Law
They shall have exclusive original 1ur1a
diction in all civil matters when tn
J. amount In dispute shall not exceed MT
dollars, exclusive Of interest. ana ORIG
\ anal Jurisdiction concurrent with the Dtl
trfct Court, when the amount In disput
shall exceed fffty dollars. exclusive q
interest. and shall not exceed one huz
dred dollars, exclusive Of interes
they shall have no jurisdiction
succession or probate matters.
!. when a succession 10 q defendant. {
= when the State or any parish 10 part,
l. They shall receive such fees In civil ma
tiers as may BE- fixed by law.
Sec. G. Be II further resolved. ETC.. Tit
D. article one hundred and twenty-six
., the Constitution Of the State OF Loui
20 ANA be 90 amended a. to rad - follow
Article ~ They shall have ofinin