The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

IL fa,,n1 macio,,s oil without reasonable jus
tificafion. said court shall have authority to
impose penalty Ht tn M esoeedbg ~
the other nand, should the usurpaton or In,
instiee complained of he established, and
should the same be found to have been ma
licious or without reasonable excuse, the said
Court ot Appeals may impose fine, not 90
exceed $500, upon the offending judge, or
order his Impeachment, on both.
ART. 10y Said divisions OF said Court o,
Appeals shall be known as the first seconu
and third divisions Of the Court Of Appeals
Of the State of Louisiana. Each division
| shall possess the authority and luflsulcloh
conferred upon said Court q Appeals 70 lnell
plenary extent. The first division snail slt liz
New Orleans as the Legislature may fix, and y
shall hear and determine appeals from all
parishes from which appeals are now return
able to the Supreme Court at Monroe or ope-
, vislnns sha II lii f' ii the city Of New
Orleans. The second division shall hear
and determine, exclusively, causes
from the parish OF Orleans, and shall be com
posed OF judges selected from among the law,
rers ii Tie city of New Orleans. The third
division shall try and determine, by prefer
ence. causes from parishes outside Of the par
ish 81 Orleans from which appeals are now
tn api ii Mi Orleans The time 81 said third
division not occupied In the hearing Of such
| country causes shall be devoted to the trial
| and determination OF such cases from the
parish of Orleans of non-commercial char
aeter as may be assigned to II by the Justices
of the second division upon the demand OF
the Justices of said third division. Said third
division shall have at all times at least one
Justice, selected from the bar of New Orleans
ART. --. Said Court Ut Appears, sitting IN
bank, the nine judges being present except
when one or more Of their own number be on
4 trial iii which event the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court shall detail one or more JUS
tices Of the Supreme Court to fill out the
nnmbarl, shall sit as court OF impeachment,
TO try all charges against any member Of the
judiciary of the State. The offenses upon
which such charges may be presented and
tried shall be bribery, In receiving money, of
gifts. or benefits Of any kind, OF the promise
OF such money, gifts or benefits. from any
person or persons, having causes pending, "
TO be instituted, before such Judge or justice,
or from any person holding any connection as
an officer with the court ever which ne may
preside; oppression In office. by using the
} process OF authority OF the court to advance
any personal interests, or the interests OF
relatives or friends, or to derive any coffhpL
advantage Or to accomplish purposes vi
malice or to extort money from any person
! or persons or bodies, or 20 blackmaii any
, person, persons or bodies, or Tor any corrupt
purpose whatever; open immortality, such as
to reflect discredt upon the State Or ~ Judi
ciary: public or repeated intoxlcation; un-
F warrantable delay In the administration OF
Justice: habitual neglect vi duty, gross OF
: continued discourtesy to litigants, counsel,
witnesses, jurors, ~ other persons connected
with the court; ilagrant usurpatiOns OF luris-
diction. or violations of law. A majority
81 the said Court Of Appeals shall de-
termine upon every such Impeachment.
| and should the verdict be guilty, SUCH
, Judge or Justice shall be thereby Invested OF
his judicial capacity, end a successor shall be
within three weeks appointed 70 fill the va,,
eancy. The prosecution snail pc conducted
! by the Attorney General On such eouIsei n
the Court OF Appeals may designate, aha the
accused shall likewise nave the peneht Oh
counsel. The trial shall pc conducted az other
); criminal causes. Except where the lmpeacn-
t ment Of any Judge or justice may pe aecreeu,
: iii proceedings OF cerftordrt or on D'll Oh re.
view, as above provided, such Impeachment.
t the grand jury OF the parish In Whlch tne
= Judge or justice charged may pc actihg or sls-
ting at the time OF the commission OF the o.
+ Tense or oifenses, said indlctmens TO oe eon
q CURED In by the Attorney General.
|. ART. ~. In all appealabie cases the clerk on
!. commissioner shall cause the testimony TO ne
I reduced TO writing, ~ q clear ana leglol.
q handwriting, upon transcript paper, ana suel
II testimony, az taken, shall go up III k,hd az
II part Of the transcript. me record ', snail con
= sist OF the pleadings, evidence, bllls Oh excep
\ ton and Judgment Or judgments. ana pre-
e iminary or interoe9tory orders, WELLS re re-
petition, Or motion, order anu bond shall .,
proceedings be ~ controversy Or are neces
sary TIC hepfopef uetefmlnatloh ., tlie cause ~
% ART. There snail pe put one cleik 9 y y
In the city OF Now Ufieans 1or the sag ~ = Y
preme Court ana DIVISIONS sscohu ai T alii..
4. Of the Court 81 Appeals allu Ier saiu court e
II Appeals slttlng as contt " ~, -,
:, and for the various DISTRICT courts OF lhe elt,
81 New Orleans, Should the neglslalul'
g find 1T necessary 1t may increase the numpe
Of clerks to two, but no more Said clerk,
shall receive a salary OF not more than $500
d per year, and shall give first class bond
II with mortgage or unencumbered real estate
q Of sufficient value. IN the sum OF ten thou
: sand dollars. TO secure faithful performance
!. ot the duties Of the Office. The bond shall bt
!, accepted and tested by sworn and careful ex
i animation, to BIO reduced to writing by til,
a chief justice, who will see to the proper exc
n cution and recordation of the required mort
j gage Any neglect Of duty On the part o
j, said chief justice, In this particular, shall
i render him liable as o surety upon said bond
Il to Its full amount The said chief cletk, o
o clerks, shall appoint minute clerk ant
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