The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-02-15


shall cease upon their remarriage.
G. w. BOLTON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
H. r. LOTT,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
A true copy:
r. 8. Adams, Secretary of State.
No. 1o7. JOIN r RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles z, 81,
100, iii, ZIG, 125, 126 and 127. and
abrogating Articles 1913 and 129 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 ell the members elected to each
hoilse eoncurrins, that article seven 90 of
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be SO amended as to read as follows:
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 Offense shall
have been committed, except in cases OF
change of venue; provided, that in cases
where the penalty ID not necessarily inn
prisoiirhent 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 OF special
term.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That article 81 of the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana shall be so amended
as to read AS follows:
Article 81. The Supreme Court, except
in cases hereinafter provided, shall nave
appellate jurisdiction only, which juris-
diction shall extend to all cases when the
matter in dispute or the fund to be dis
tfibuted, whatever may be the amount
therein claimed, shall exceed two thous-
and dollars, exclusive of interest, to suits
for divorce and separation from bed and
board, to suits for the hullity OF marriage,
To stits involving the rights of home
steads, to suits for introduction, and 70
ali cases arising under the CONSTITUTION.
Treatise and Laws of the United Statss
or under the Constitution of the stare,
and to all cases in which the constitu-
tioralty or legality Of any tax, toll OF
impost whatever, or any fine, forfeiture
or penalty imposed by a municipal cor
poration shall be in condensation, or III
which the legality of costs, fees, charges
ar allowances shall be in dispute, what
soeyer mai be the af1ount thereof; and
in such cases the appeal on the law ant
the facts shall be directly ffohf the cour'
| IN which the case originated to the 6u
nreme Coiift; aid to criminal cases OF
questions of law alone whenever the pun
| ishment of death or Imprisonment at HART
labor may be inflicted, or a fine exceed
ing three hundred dollars is actually i'm
posed The Supreme Court shall hav,
original exclusive jurisdiction in all mat
ters touching professional misconduct o.
members of the bar, with power to disbar
and inflict such other punishment as ma!
be provided by law. The General AS
sembly shall enact laws to enforce tn
foregoing provisions.
| Sec 8. Be 1t further resolved, etc.
That article one hundred and nine o
the Constitution of the state Of Louisian'
be so amended as to read as follows;
Article 100. The District Courts shal
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 iii pursuance thereof. They shal
have unlimited original jurisdiction In a
criminal, probate and succession mat
tiers, and when d succession Is d 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 flo
two years next proceeding their election
They shall be learned in the law, an
shall have praeticed law in the State fo
10 1r,s nj fTho
shall be elected for the term of four year.
All elections to fill vacancies occasione
by death, resignation or removal, sha
be for the unexpired term, and the Got
ernor shall fill the vacancy until an elet
ton can be held. The judges of the dis
trict court shall each receive salary o
three thousand dollars per annum, paya
BILE monthly on their respective warrant:
Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, etc
That article one hundred and eleven Q
the Constitution of the State Of Louisian
be SO amended as to read as follows:
Article Ill. The District Courts sha
have jurisdiction of appeals from justice
of the peace in all civil matters REGARDLESS
of the amount in dispute.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, etc
That Article one hundred and twent!
five of the Constitution Of the State {
Louisiana be so amended as 70 read D
follows:
Article 125. In each parish, the paris
of Orleans excepted, there shall be q
. many justices of the peace as may
provided by law. The present numbt
of justices of the peace shall remain 9
| now fixed until otherwise provided. The
, shall be elected for the term of fol-
, years by the qualified voters within IL
territorial limits of their jurisdiction, an
their qualifications shall be fixed by lay
I They shall have exclusive original juri
| diction in all civil matters when Il
amount in dispute shall not exceed fiji
dollars, exclusive of interest, and origin
. jurisdiction concurrent with the Distri
Court, when the amount in dispute sha
exceed fifty dollars exclusive of interes
and shall not exceed one Lundr'
dollars exclusive of interest Th'
shall have no jurisdiction in succession
probate matters, or when a succession is
: defendant, or when the State or any pa
ish is a party. They shall receive SUI
fees in civil matters as may be fixed
law.
! Sec. 6. Be it further resolved, ct,
: That Article one hundred and twenty-s
] of the Constitution of the i;tate of LOU
lana shall be so amended as to read
e follows:
e Article 126. They shall have Grimm
( Jurisdiction as committing magistrate