The Opelousas courier., 1884-01-26

which jurisdiction shall extend i guy,
cases, civil or probate, when tho ~
ter in dispute or the funds to h. M -
tributed shall exceed one bnnd JUS
dollars, exclusive of interest atee
shall not exceed two thousand dors aaa
exclusive Of INTEREST," a'a
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE ~
Of the Constitution of the Stnte D.,
tie to Trial of Gases in Cours se'a.
Appeal when Judges ''disagree.n Y
Amendment NO. s.
ART. I0I. "Wheneyer the Ina.
composing the Courts of Appeal s afss
concur, their judgment shall he s sua,i
Whenever there shall be a disaas aai'
ment, the two Judges shall annnios ~.
lawyer having the qualifications fos 7
Judge of the Court of Appeals Of tbe;s
Circuit, who shall aid in the dato.. et
nation of the case, a Judgment eaa
cured in by any two of them shall NJ i.
final" ~
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 198
Of the Constitution of the State. aps,.
tie to the Jurisdiction of Coayts s'a =
appeals for the Parish Of OrIeansn
Amendment NO. 6.
ART. 1913. "There shall be in Il.
Parish of Orleans a Court of Anna sas
for said Parish, with exclusive apnal
late jurisdiction in all matters, civil III
probate, arising in said parish wha as
the amount in dispute, or fund t. T.
distributed exceeds one hundred daI
lars, exclusive of interest, and d..
not exceed two thousand dolIar.
exclusive Of interest said coas,
shall be presided over by two iudees
who shall be elected by the Gensssi
Assembly, in joint session thew sbsI
be residents and voters of the citv q
New Orleans, possessing all the auali6.
cations necessary for Judges Of Ciren;t
Courts of Appeal throughout IL
State they shall each receive an 81.
nual salary of four thousand dollars
payable monthly upon their Respective
warrants, Said appeals shall be n.
on questions of law alone, in all cases
involving less than Eve hundred dol.
lars, exclusive of interest, and unop
the law and the facts in other cases
1t shall sit in the city of New Orleans
from the first Monday of November Il
the last Monday of June in each wear
it shall have authority to issue writs
of ManddmuS, Prohibition, Certioran
and Habeas Corpus in aid of its 40.
p~ellate Jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE i35
Of the Constitution of the State, "IPsles
the to tie Jurisdiction of the Civ
Courts Of the Parish of Orleans
Amendment NO.. ".
ART. 135. ''There shall be III ths
city of New Orleans four city Court.
one of which shall be located ia that
portion of the City on the right bank
Of the Mississippi river, presided oEef
by judges having all the qualification
required for "a District Judge, add
shall be elected by the qualified 10
tiers for the term of four years Tier
shall have exclusive jurisdiction oYel
all snms not exceeding one HUNDRED
dollars, exclusive of interest, subject
to an appeal to the Civil Distriet
Court when the amount claimed Ell.
ceeds twenty-five dollars, exclusive Of
interest. The General ASSEMBLE
shall regulate the salaries, territorial
division of jurisdiction, the manner Of
executing their process, the fec Bill
and proceedings which shall govern
them !; they shall have authority 70
execute commissions, 10 take test
mony, and shall receive therefor such
fees as may be allowed by law Tls
General Assembly may increase The
number of City Courts for the said
parish, not to exceed eight in ali, Oh
til otherwise provided by law. Eaea
of said Courts shall have one CLERK q
be elected for the term of four yeas
by the qualified voters of the parish
who shall receive a salary Of tWelFe
hundred dollars per annum, and %
more, and whose qualifications, BOND
and duties shall be regulated by law
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE la
OF the Constitution of the Stat, ''rsa
the to the jurisdiction of the laaa
District Courts Of the parish of e
leans
Amendment NO. s.
ART. $50. eFor the Parish IF IS
leans there shall be two DissEAl
Courts and no more. One Of saia
courts shall be known as the The plF
il District Court for the Parish Of Vf
leans;' and the other as the Criminal s
trict Court for the Parish of Orleans
The former shall consist Of not less tliah
i've Judges, and the latter not less Lhas
two judges, having the qualification
prescribed for District Judges through,
out the State. The said judges shaI
be appointed by the Governor, Dy W.
with the advice and consent q ss
Senate, for the term of eight yea1s
The first appointment shall De a PAU
as follows: Three judges of The WV
District Court, for four years ana 81
judges, for eight years W.
Judge Of the Criminal District Court la
four years and one for eight yeaIs
the terms to be designated Id lasa
commissions. The said judges wy.
receive each, four thousand aella,s
per annum Said Civil District Coa,'
shall have exclusive and general pns
bate, aud exclusive civil Jurlsalesss
in all cases, when the amount ID s.
pute or to be distributed, exceeds e
hundred dollars, exclusive OF inso's ss9
aud exclusive appellate JuTisals''ss
from tile City Courts of the PaIlsa !
Orleans, when the amount IL 1lsps.s
exceeds twenty FIVE dollars, exeias.;s
of interest. All causes filed Y sas
courts shall ha ~anna1lv allotted any "