Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-30
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in district courts and in justices of the
peace.
81. The supreme Court, except IN cases
hereinafter provided, shall have appellate
jurisdiction only, which jurisdiction
shall extend to all cases when the mat
ter in dispute, or the fund to be distribu-
ted, whatever may Ge the amount there
IN claimed, shall exceed one thousand
dollars, exclusive of interest; to suits for
divorce and separation from bed and
board, and to all cases in which the con-
stitutionality OF legality of any tax, toll
or impost whatever, or of any fine, for
feiture or penalty imposed by munich
pal corporation shall be in contestation,
whatever may he the amount thereof,
and in such cases the appeal on the law
and the tact shall be directly from the
court in which the case originated to the
supreme Court; and to criminal cases on
questions of law alone, whenever the
punishment of death or Imprisonment at
hard labor NAV be afflicted or o fine ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars ($3GO) is
actually imposed.
80. The Supreme Court shall be com
posed of one Chief Justice and four Asso-
ciate Justices. a majority Of wnom shall
constitute quorum.
The Chief Justice and Associate JUS
tices shall each receive salary of five
thousand dollars ($5OO0) per annun, pay
able monthly on their own warrants.
They shall be appointed by the Cover
nors by ard with the advice and consent
of the senate.
The first Supreme Court to be organ
lied under this constitution shall he ap-
pointed as follows: The Chief Justice
for the term of ten years; one Associate
Justice for the term eight years one for
the term of six years; one for the term OF
| fou: years; and the Governor shall desig
nate in the commission of each the telm
for which such judge is appointed.
In case OF death, resignation or remov-
al from Office of any of said judges the
vacancy shall be filled by appointment
for the unexpired term of such judge,
and upon expiration of the term of any
of said judges the Office shall be filled by
appointment for a term of twelve years.
=. They shall be citizens of the United
States and of the State, over thi1ty-five
years of age, lc earned iii the law, aud
shall have practiced law in this State
for ten years preceding their appoin t.
ment.
SO. The State shall be divided into
four Supreme Court Districts, and the
Supreme Court shall always be composed
of judges appointed from said districts.
The parishes Of Orleans, ST. John the
Baptiste, st. Charles, ST. Bernard, Plaq-
uemlnes and Jefferson shall compose the
First District, from which two judges
shall be appointed.
The parishes of Caddo, Bossler, Web
ster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union, Lin
coln, jackson, Caldwell, Ouachita, More
house, Richland, Franklin, West Carroll,
East Carroll, Madison, Tensas and Cata-
houla shall compose the second district,
from which one judge shall be appoi nted.
The parishes of De Soto, Red River.
Winn, Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, Yer
non, Calcasieu, Cameron, Rapides, Avoy-
ellis, CoLcordia, Pointe Conpee, West
Baton Bouge, Iberviile, St. Landry, La
fayette and Vermilion shall compose the
third district, from which one judge sh all
be appointed.
md the parishes of st. Martin, Iberia
St. Mary, Terrebonne, Lafourche, As
sumption, St. James, Ascension. East
Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Fell
cana, st. Helena, Livingston, Tangipa-
, hoa. St. Tammany and Washington sha]
, compose the fourth district, from which
one Judge shall be appointed.
r "a. The Supreme Court shall hold it
! sessions in the city of New Orleans from
the first Monday in the month of Novem
her t., the end of the month IF May il
h each veal. The General Assembly shal
have power to fix sessions elseweere du
= ring the rest of the year. Until other
wise provided the sessions shall be helt
g as heretofore. They shall appoint thei
4 own clerks and remove them at pleasure
a IS. No Judgment shall be rendere
by the Supreme Court without the con
q currence of three judges. Wheneve
:, three members cannot concur, in conse
y uuence of the recusatiou of any membe
, or members of the court, the judges no
~ recused shall have authority to call upo
- any Judge or judges of the district cour
> whose duty it shall be, when so calle
~ upon, to sit in the place of tue judge {
~ Judges recused, and to aid in the deter
mination of the case.
sc. All judges, by virtue of their of1ic'
shall be conservators of tho peac
l. through the state. The style of all pr
IF cess shall be, "The State of Louisiana
IN All prosecutions shall be carried on IN tt
M name and by the authority OF the Stat