The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-08-02
To the law nv virtue of which every defnitve Judgment is rendered.:
Int in ali cases thew shall adduce the reasons on which their judg-

A ~ s aS '1 There shall he y reporter of the decisions of the Supreme
Court who shall report in full daus all cases sb wh'e nub 1S may ig t 1e required rannstl
the title, numbers and head notes OF all cases oecoeo' whether
In all cases reported in full he shall make a brief statement of the
principal points presented and authorities cited by counsel
He shall be appointed by a majority Oh II ooui ao n"a nus
His salary shall be fixed by the court, and shall not exceed fifteen
hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly on has own warrant
ART. 80. The Supreme Court and each OF the Judges thereof shall
have power to issue writs of habeas corpus at the Instance OF all
jurisdiction.
vision over all inferior courts. They shall have power to issue wnts
of certiorariJ prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto and other rene
ART 81. The General Assembly shall provide for appeals from
the district courts to the Supreme Court upon cushions OF law alone,
when the party or parties agsrleved desne Only d REVIEW OF thes
ART 90. Except as herein provided, no duties Or functions shall
ever be attached by law to the Supreme Court, courts OF appeal or dis
trict courts, or the several judges thereof, but such as are Judicial; and
the said Judges are l prohibited 1%e;e 1 from sef fr any of6e nG1S S hi Gncs 20 os
formed by them. No judicial powers, except as committing mags-
trates in criminal cases, shall be conferred on any officers other than
those mentioned in this title, except such as may be necessary in
towns and cities, and the judicial powers OF such officers shall not
regulations of towns and cities in the State.
ART. SO. The judges of all courts shall be liable to impeachment.
ernor shall remove any of them on the address of ~two-thirds Of the
members elected to each house of the General Assembly. In every case
the cause II causes for which such removal may be required shall be
stated at length in the address and inserted IN the Journal OF EACH
no"S~ ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ART. a. There shall be an Attorney General for the State, who.
shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State at large every
four years. He shall be learned in the law, and shall have actually
resided and praciced law as a licensed attorney in the State i've
years next preceding his election. He shall receive a salary of thrss
thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly on his own warrant
COURTS OF APPEALS. N
ART. 95 The courts of appeal, except in cases hereinafter pro-
vided, shall have appellate jurisdiction only, which Jurisdiction shah
extend to all cases civil or probate when the matter in dispute or tho
funds to be distributed shall exceed two hundred dollars, exclusive
of interest, and shall not exceed one thousand dollars, exclusive Oh
interest. "a
Judges, who shall be elected by the two houses of the General As 4
semby in joint session. The first judges Of the courts Of appeal
judge for each court for the term offour years and one judge for the
term of eight years. #
dents of the circuit from which they shall be elected for at least two
years next preceding their election.
ART 81. The State, with the exception of the parish Of Orleans
shall be divided into five circuits, from each Of which two Judges
Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Bienvlle, De Soto, Red River,
Claiborne; Union, Lincoln, Natehaoehes Sabine, jackson,
The parishes of ouachita, Richland, Morehouse,. West Carroll
Catahoula, Franklin, Madison, East Carroll, Concordia and Tenaas
The parishes of Rapides, Grant, Avoyenes, St. Landry, Vernon.
Calcasieu, Cameron Lafayette, Vermiion, St Martin and Iberia shall
The parishes Of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Ibervlne,
Washington, Pointe coupee and West Feiciana shall compose the
And the parishes Of St Mary Terrebonne, Ascension, Latourche,
Assumption, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Jefferson, ST. Charles, St
John the Baptist and ST. James shall compose the Fifth Circuit
ART: SO: The judges of the courts of appeal, until otherwise pro-
vided by law, shall hold two terms annually in each parish compos
ART. SO. Until otherwise provided by law, the terms of the circuit
courts OF appeal shall be as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
Caddo-First Mondays in January and june.
Bossier-Third Mondays in January and June.
Webster-First Mondays in February and July.
Bienyine-Second Mondays in February and July
Claiborne-Third Mondays in February and July.
Unon-First Mondays in March and October.
Lincon-Second Mondays in March and October.
Jackson-Thmd Mondays in March and October.
Caldwen-Fourth Mondays in March and October.
Winn-First Mondays in April and November.
Natchitoches-Second Mondays in April and November.
Sabine-Fourth Mondays in April and November.
De Soto-Frst Mondays in May and December.
Red River-Third Mondays in May and December.
SECOND CIRCUIT.
Ouachita-Frst Mondays in January and June.
Richland-Fourth Mondays in January and June.
Frankln-Fnst Mondaysi in February and July.
Catahoula-SecondM Mondays in February and July.
C~oncordia-Fourth Mondays in February and July.
Tensas-Second Mondays in March and October.
M~adison-Fourth Mondays in March and October.
East CarroI-Second Mondays in April and November.
West Carrol-FourthM Mondays in April and November.
Morehouse-First Mondays in May and December.
THIRD CIRCUIT.
St Landry-FirstM Mondays in January and June.
Avoyelles-FourthM Mondays in January and June.
Rapdes-Second MONDAYS lin Fab,uarv opd NV