The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-02

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cepted, who shall be elected by the
qualified voters within the terrific
rial limits of the jurisdiction of the
seversEj justices of the peace for the
term of four years.
The compensation, salaries or
fees Of copstables and the amount
of their bonds shall be,fixed by the
General Assembly.
There shall be in the parish OF
Orleans court Of appeal for said
parish, with exclusive appellate
jurisdiction in all matters, civil or
probate, arising in said parish,
when the amount in dispute or to
be distributed exceeds two hundred
dollars, interest included, and is
less than one thousand dollars, ex-
elusive Of interest; saidceurt shall
be presided over by two judges. to
be elected by the General Assem-
bly, in joint session. residents and
voters Of the city of New Orleans,
possessing all the qualifications
necessary for judges of circuit
courts Of appeal throughout the
State. They shall each receive an
annual salary of ieur Thousand dol
lars, payable monthly upon their
own warrants.
Appeals to said court shall be
upon questions Of law only, in all
matters involving less than five
hundred dollars, interest excluded,
and upon the law and facts in other
cases.
1t shall sit in the city of New
Orleans, from the first Monday OF
Noyemberto the last Monday rof
June Of each year.
1T shall have authority to issue
writs of mandamus, prohibition,
certiorari and habeas corpus. only,
however. in aid of its appellate
jurisdiction.
The provisions of this constitu-
tion relating to the election. quail
6cations, salary and term OF office
of thejudges of the circuit courts
of appeal throughout the State,
and the manner ofeproeecding and
determining, causes as applicable
to such circuit courts OF appeal
shall apply to this court, 10 80 far
AS such provisions are not in con-
fict with this article.
The said court of appeals shall
have jurisdiction of all causes now
pending on -appeaLfrom theparish
Of Orleans before the supreme
court ofthe State where the amount
ip dispute or to be distributed is
less than one thousand dollars, ex-
elusive OF interest, and the supreme
court shall ut once transfer said
causes to said court OF appeals.
For the parish of Orleans there
shall be two district courts and no
more. One o. said courts shall be
known as the Civil District Court
for the parish of Orleans and the
other as the CRIMINAL District
Court for the parish OF Orleans.
The former shall consist OF not less
than five judges, having the quail
fications prescribed for district
Judges throughout the Slate. Said
Judges shall be appointed by the
by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, for the
term of eight years.
Thesfirst appointment under this
shall be as follows:
Three judges OF the civil court for
four years, and two for eightyears,
one indge OF the criminaLcourt for
four years, and one for eight years,
their terms to be designated In
their commissions.
The said judges shall receive
each four thousand. dollars per an
pum. Said court shall have ex-
elusive and general probate and
exclusive civil Jurisdiction In all
causes where the amount In dis
pute or to4be distributed exceeds
one hundred $500 doIlars. inter-
sst excluded. All causes filed in
said court shallsbeequally allotted
and assigned among said judges In
accordance with rules of court to
be adopted for that purpose. In
Ease of recusation Of any judge in
any cause. snch cause shall be re-
assigned to some other judge. In
case of vacancy there shall be o
in accordance with