New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-05-28
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THE JUDICIARY.

Dear Sir-As one of the most vital
| issues of the day is the change of the
Judiciary system of the Country Par.
ishes, would respectfully ask that
you publish these, my views upon
this SUBJECT:
1t is the unanimous opinion of the
Attorney of the Country Parishes that
the present Judiciary system is very
faulty and that a change is badly
needed in order that litigants may be
enabled to get their cases tried without
unnecessary delays. Under the pres
ent system there are twenty nine
Judicial Districts with thirty Judges
and twenty District Attorneys.
These Judges received from the
State the sum of $50, 500. 90 per an
mum, and the District Attorneys the
sum of 500, 600. 90 per annum.
Under the present system there are
only six parishes, viz: Caddo,
Avoyelles, St Landry Vermillion,
East Baton Rouge and st. Mary
which has Judge and District Attor-
ney for each Parish, and where the
Court is in continuous session,
Now l believe that it is very neces-
sary in order that cases may be tried
without unnecessary delay that there
should be Judge and Parish Attor
ney for each parish in the State, and
that this can be done with very little
extra cost to the State. If each parish
in the State had its own Judge and
Parish Attorney there would be great
saving of expenses to each parish in
the cost of feeding prisoners who
would be tried Immediately upon the
commission of the crime and either
convicted and sentenced or liberated.
l believe that each parish in the
state if it had its own judge and Par
ish Attorney would save in criminal
expenses far more than 500. 90 per
annum and that each parish would be
willing to contribut towards the pay
ment Of the Judges salary the sum of
$500. 90 per annum if the Constitution
of the State was changed SO as to give
each parish Judge and Parish Attor
ney. would suggest that the Con-
stitution be changed so that each par
ish would have its 'own Judge and
Parinh Attorney and that the salaries
of the Parish Attorneys be reduced
from $1,000 per annum and otherwise
the fees remain the same which
would make the cost to the State for
the salaries of Parish Attorneys the
same as now to District Attorneys.
I would further suggest that the
salaries of the Parish Judges be fixed
upon the last United States census
and that the Judges of each parish
with population of less than 10. 600
get a salary of 81. 600. 90
per annum. The Judges of each
parish with a population between
10. 600 and $1,000 be paid 81, $50. 90 per
annum. The Judges of each parish
with population between Is, 900 and
20, 600 be paid 81, 10000 per annum.
The Judges of each parish with pop
ulation between 20, 600 and 20, 600 be
paid 81, 750 per annum The Judges
Of each parish with population be-
tween %, 600 and 80, 600 be paid 81. 900
per annum The Judges of each par
ish with a population between 30, 900
and $4,000 be paid $2250 90 per annum.
The Judges of each parish with q
population of over 80, 600 be paid
$500 90 per annum and that in adj
iition TO this alary to be allowed
and paid each Judge by the State that
each parish be required to pay its
Judge not less than $500 per annum.
II these changes were made to the
present Constitution and a Judge and
Parish Attorney elected for each par
ish in the State outside of Orleans |
Parish the lowest salary any Judge |
would receive would be 81, 500 per an |
mum and the highest salary wonld be |
s. 600 per annum and il would only
entail m extra expense of =, 900 per |
lnnum upon the State Of Louisiana.
Under the present census there |