The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-13

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No person shall be eligible to a seat on said
bench unless he has been a praeticing lawyer
for the space 81 $50 years, provided that the
time any lawyer has served la judicial sta
ton In tbS State alter his admission to the
bar may be counted to make up such period.
The Supreme Court shall be arranged for
the transaction Oh the ordinary bust
meas OF the court In the following man
associate justices shall form one sec
ton, which shall pc CALLER section one. Ihe
senior justice and the two senior associate
Justices shall constitute another section TO be
called section two Causes snail pc referred to
eacn section 1or It's deteflnlnaIlon py sach
equitable rules. as the united sections may
auopb Ior the oispaNn. OF BUSINESS, ana s sl
seetlonS may slG IN ulItefens plaees 81 tne
same time OF when u new yrleahs On altsrnate
wsehs. But no ~ ,sstl,sst
w slilgle sectlon ~ nscolhs hnai wnS a.a
w concurrence Oh ne shIee Jlugss coanpai ~
~ ~. u sue ssenc ~ O ;nsa,at Is ~ -,
annlieatIon for q rahaaring In anv canse the
same shall be referred to a full bench COM
posed o. the united sections Tor decision ana
sit no one court fnr the d Tonic, a. sneh
causes, the adopting OF rules and the dispos-
Ing. OF such other weighty business as q
r. be heard d bw tba ~, ay @ ne osnt
it shall be found that the decision of either
section Is In conflict with a decision Of the
oIne et seeI,on VI some former aeclslon, me
allowed hy law for a rehearnp aither on
application or er aaGcio, order rehearing for
the trial Of the case before the full bench. It
being understood that in the event Of a
vacancy In either section, the judges OF the
two sections shall sit as one court until the
vacancy pe nlieo, ana an !. IA Inc event the 1uil
anv case seth the court shall bv an entrv On Ito
minutes, call some judge OF the district courts
IT
t j., y, "n,,rt haid hv athar Section IN the
country the cause shall be brought, If not
otherwise provided l9r by law, TO New or-
leans Ior ueclslon py Tue ,uia Dolon ~ .h
ana Ia the evehs lis 9uslhess VI Lae to ~,
tha 'ar a or iii as f,;lI haneh or IN Soc
t ts ooa ~ .nt, ;,,aae most a1nadant Ia
IL u f,,r ~ haronna ri i1stica and disnatch n
h smn naa 80 e'A1oo = '''
'a 800 .a,,oa,.oa .ha ro,rs+o+;no, -
Judge HoWe auVoeateu TUG ieineeessins VI
the provision OF the constitution as 1t existed
| before 1868. allowing the State to appeal in
| oortoi In orim;nal cases
20. I =, .,u..e
Mr. Lapatt opposed MS views.
omendnnent tn the report. which. after some
', ,, :. .,.,;t;e.> 81
discussion ny Mf. Laoaee IL oppoe,'ion' anu
| by Attorney General Ogden ana Messrs.
| Tucker and Hunt In favor OF the same, was
aaantad n tho follov,no form
''o na1.z ,rhst ~ ct, o,,,h+ =. ha o,,,,ru.
itesoeoeu, Inas Inn osa.n . ~ - a.
81 sucl ~ m ~ aa,' esSI 20 ma
allowed pIlVt y do9o, ee ar,se
oelng pelnieeed LII ~ W e'ss1lafsea pe'iuihs
such appear VI uah'
| Judge MerrteR remarked that ne merely
presented tho minority report. and explained
p :. .,.se,s..a --,ith tha ,,a;ar;tr,
now IL uiilsreo WIN ,' 'ne nia'. ..
! Judge Bryon called Tor bhe report on dis
trict courts. It was read by Mr. Labatt, chair
nov, 80 ,bo+ com nittee as follows.
lliah VI liia' ooi i inasVeo' % .oA'V""
To the Hon, e. T. Mefriek, Chairman. ETC.:
4 Sr-Your subcommittee have considered
the subject of the district and parish courts
as they now exist, with the view TO suggest
such changes, as, in their opinion, ought TO be
| recommended to the convention They are
unanimously Of opinion that the parish judge
systaIn ought r., be abolished as expensive
enmbrous. inefficient and involving useless
MULTIPLICATION of Offices. We believe that All
| their duties would he and eo,Yid he nerformed
more impartiaIlv. wisely and Significantly by
| district indpes unfter the nroner svsteu1-
We would recommend that the Ieaislat,lre
he orr ,,otyarad To create irdiciaI districts In
snnh manner az will insure a nreys1pt admin
| istratinn ri mstiee and we think the clerks
shamid he Authorized to issue ali necessary
orders and conservative vrits or process; sub
!eGt 20 ''ie appioS"l eslio oo'l''s 70 '''e
We think that the Judges Of the district
courts should be appointed BY the Governor.
by and with the advice q the majority OF the
members elect 70 the Senate, 10 mold their Of
fees during good behavior. unless removed
4 by Impeachment or address; ana when Dy
| address, it, shall require tWo-thtrds OF the
members elected to both houses. A license to
! practice law In Louisiana at least hye years,
should be an Indispensable requisite to fill
chs Office OF district Judge. and MIS- salary
| shodld be = dollars per annum, payable
monthly on his own warrant on the treasury.
We also think the district judges snonld be
appo1nted, lns1ead OF elecbea, IoI the IollOW,
ing reasons they are eel. seesea at genera
election, tne selectioh on sultaole persons IoI
ludlclai statlon Will De surely suD9falnac q
sas elecon q osneT o nee IF
lHIeIss', yassio1 ~ ai - -
their election De hxed at dlf1erent Tines ana
afe Go De separate ail speclai, Gno LnosC lnLel-
llgent, industrious aIu alscIlInlnauye voonrs
VII! Id az propaplllLy nos aItena Ine psoiis'
Whiie actlye ana lInporLunaIe partisans Oh Ia,
terror candluaies VIII Wlsn ,,uh aouoU tonI ,ao