The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26
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shall have actually resided and
praeticed law, as licensed attor-
ney, in the State, five years next
preceding his election. He shall
receive SALARY of three Thousand
dollars per annum, payable month
|. ly on his own warrant.
The courts of appeal, except IN
the cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction
only, which jurisdiction shall! 'ex-
tend to all cases, civil or probate,
when the matter in dispute, or the
1 fund to be distributed, shall exceed
two hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest, and shall not exceed one
Thousand dollars, exclusive OF in
| terest.
4 The courts of appeal shall DE
composed of two circuit judges,
/, who shall be elected by the two
houses of the general assembly in
4 joint session, for the term OF eight
years.
The first Judges of courts of APP
peal under this constitution shall
be elected as follows: One for the
term of four years, and one for the
term of eight years.
They shall be learned in the law,
and shall have resided aud prac-
ticed law In this State for six wears,
and shall have been actual resi-
dents of the circuit from which
they shall be elected for at least
two years next preceding their
election.
The State, with the exception of
the parish of Orleans, shall be di-
vided into five circuits, from each
of which two judges shall be elect
ed. Until otherwise provided by
law, the parishes of Caddo, Bos-
sier, Webster, Bienville, DeSoto,
Red River, Claiborne, Union, Lin
coin. jackson, VIM aud Caldwell
shall compose the first circnit.
The parishes OF Ouachita, Rich
land, Morehouse, West Carroll,
Catalonia, Franklin, Madison,
East Carroll, Concordia and Tensas
shall compose the second circuit.
The parishes of Rapides, Grant,
Avoyelles, ST. Landry. Vernon.
Calcasieu, Cameron, Lafayette,
Nermilion, St. Martin and Iberia
shall compose the third circuit.
The parishes of East Baton
Rouge, West Baton Rouge. Iber-
vile, East Feiciana, St. Helena,
Tapgipahoa, Livingston. NJ. Tam
many, Washington, Pointe Coupee
and West Feliciana shall compose
the fourth circuit.
And the parishes of St Mary,
Terrebonne, Ascension, Lafourche,
Assumption, Plaquemines, St. Ber-
nard, Jefferson, st. Charles, st.
John the Baptist and St. James
shall compose the fifth circuit.
The judges of the courts of APP
4 peal, until otherwise provided by
law, shall hold two terms annually
in each parish composing their
respective circuits.
4 Until otherwise provided by
law, the terms of the circuit courts
of appeal shall be as follows:
1 Vernon-First Mondays 10
March and October.
Calcasieu--Second Mondays in
March and October.
A Cameron Fourth Mondays in
4 March andaOctober.
4 (Note. We omit the terms for
the other 6fty-fonr parishes, to
save space, and because not OF
local interest. Ed
4 Whenever the first day of the
term shall fall on legal holiday.
4 the court shall begin its sessions
on the first Judicial day thereafter
A The general assembly shall
4 have power to increase the num-
Der Of district Judges 10 any dis.
| triet whenever the public business
may require.
i Whenever the judges composing
| the courts of appeal shall concur
1 their Judgment shall be final.
\ When there shall be disagree.
ment, the judgment appealed iron
H shall stand affirmed.
n All causes on appeal to lib,
courts Of appeal shall be tried OF
the original record. pleadings and
evidence in the district court.
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