The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-08-14

preme Court, courts of appeal or
district courts, or the several judges
thereof, but such asare judicial; and
the said judges are prohibited from
receiving any fees of Office or other
compensation than their salaries
for any judicial duties performed by
them. No judicial powers, except
as committing magistrates in crimi-
nal 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 extend further than the
cOgnizance of cases arising under
the police regulations of towns and
cities in the State.
ART. 90. The judges of all courts
shall be liable to impeachment for
crimes and misdemeanors. For any
reasonable cause the Governor shall
remove any of them on the address
of two thirds of the members elect
ed to each house of the General AS
sembly. In every case the cause or
causes for which such removal may
be required shall be stated at length
in the address and inserted in the
journal of each house.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ART. "a. There shall be an Attor-
ney 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 law,
and shall have actually resided aud
practiced law as a licensed attorney
in the State five years next preced-
ing his election. He shall receive
salary of 100000 per annum, pay
able monthly on his own warrant.
COURTS OF APPEAL.
ART. 50. The courts of appeal,
except in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction
only, which jurisdiction shall extend
to all cases civil or probate when
the matter in dispute or the funds
to be distributed shall exceed $780,
90, exclusive of interest, and shall
not exceed 100000, exclusive of
interest.
ART. 06. The courts of appeal
shall be composed of two circuit
judges, who shall be elected by the
two houses of the General Assembly
injoint session. The First judges of
the courts of appeal under this con-
stitution shall be elected for the fol-
lowing terms: One judge for each
court for the term of four years and
onejudge for the term of eight years.
They shall be lean ned in law and
shall have resided and practiced
law in this State for six years, and
snail have been actual residents of
the circuit from which they shall
be elected for at least two years
next preceding their election.
ART. 81. The State, with the ex.
ception of the parish of Orleans
shall be divided into five circuits,
from each of which two judges
shall be elected. Until otherwise
provided by law, the parishes of
Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Bienville,
De Soto, Red River, Claiborne,
Union, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Sa-
bine, Jackson, Winn and Caldwell
shall compose the First Circuit.
The parishes of Ouachita, Rich
land, Morehouse, West Carroll, Cat
ahoula, Franklin, Madison, East
Carroll, Concordia and Tensas shall
compose the Second Circuit.
The parishes of Rapides, Grant,
Avoyelles, st. Landry, Vernon,
Calcasieu, Cameron, Lafayette, Yer
million, st. Martin and Iberia shall
compose the Third Circuit.
The parishes of East Baton
Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iber-
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