The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-13
AMENDMENTS.
alive to the Jurisdiction OF Courts
of Appeal.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

AMENDMENT NO. 4.
Article 05. "rhe Courts of Appeal
except in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction on
ly, which jurisdiction shall extend in
all eases, civil or probate. when the
matter in dispute or the funds to he
distributed shall exceed Que hundred
dollars, exclusive Of interest, aud
shall not exceed two Thousand dol
lars, exclusive of interest,"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE l01
OF the Constitution of the State, Rel
alive to Trial of Cases in Courts of
Appeal when Judges "disagree.
AMENDMENT NO. 5.
Article lOl. "Whenever the
Judges composing the Courts Of Ap.
peal shall concur, tLeir Judgment
shall be final. Whenever there shall
be disagreement, the two Judges
shall appoint a lawyer having the
qualification for a Judge of the
Court OF Appeals Of their Circuit,
who shall aid in the determination
of the case, Judgment concurred
in ny any two OF them shall be Il
nal"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1928.
OF the Constitution of the State,
"Relative to the Jurisdiction of
Courts of Appeal for the Parish Of
Orleans"
AMENDMENT NO.
Article 1873. "1'here shall be in
the Parish of Orleans a Court Of Ap-
peals for said Parish, with exclusive
appellate jurisdiction in all matters,
civil and probate, arising in said
Parish when the amount in dispute,
or fund to be distributed exceeds
one hundred dollars exclusive of in
terest, and does not exceed two
thousand dollars, exclusive of inter-
est; said court shall be presided
over BY twojudges, who shalt he
elected by the General Assembly,
in joint session; they shall be resi-
dents and voters of the City OF New
Orleans, possessing all the qualii
cations necessary for judges of Cir
cult Courts Of Appeal throughout
the State; they shall each receive
an annual salary of four thousand
dollars, payable monthly upon their
respective warrants. Said appeals
shall be upon questions FLAW alone,
in all cases involving less than five
hundred dollars, exclusive of inter-
est, and upon the law and the facts
in other cases. 1t shall sit in the
city of New Orleant from the First
Monday of November to the last
Monday of Jnue in each year; it
shall have authority to issue writs
of Mandame.s, Prohibition, Certior-
ari and Habeas Corpus in aid of its
appellate jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1876.
OF the Constitution of the State,
"Relative to the jurisdiction of
the City Counts of the Parish of
Orleans"
AMENDMENT NO.7.
Article l35. "There shall be in
the City of New Orleans tour City
Courts, one Of which shall be loca-
ted in that portion of the City on
the right bank of the Mississippi
river, presided over by Judges hav-
ing all the qualifications required
for a District Judge, and shall be
elected by the qualified voters for
the term of four years; they shall
have exclusive jurisdiction over all
sums not exceeding one hundred
dollars, exclusive Of interest, sub.
ject to an appeal to the Civil Dis.
trict Court when the amount claim
ed exceeds twenty-five dollars, tx
elusive of interest. The General
Assembly shall regulate the sala-
ries, territorial division of juiisdic-
ton, the manner of executing their
process, the fee bill, and proceed
ings which shall govern them: they
shall have authority to execute COM
missions, to take testimony, and
shall receive therefor each fees as
may be allowed by law. The Gen
eral Assembly may increase the
number of City Courts for the said
Parish not 10 exceed eight in all,
until otherwise provided by law.
Each of said Courts shall have one
Clerk. to be elected for the term of