St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-01-19

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arising in said parish, when the amount
in dispute or fund to be distributed e1
ceeds one hundred dollars, exclusive OF
interest, and does not exceed two thou
sand dollars, exclusive # interest; said
court shall be presided over by two
Judges, who shall he elected by the Cen
.rai Assembly, in joint session; they
shall he residents and voters of the city
of New Orleans, possessing all the quail
hcations necessary for judges of circuit
courts Of appeal throughout the State;
they shall each receive IN annual salary
of four thousand dollars. payable month
~ upon their respective warrants. Said
appeals shall be upon questions OF law |
alone, in all cases involving less than |
five hundred dollars. exclusive OF inter- |
est, and upon the law aud the facts In
other cases. 1t shall sit in the city OF
New Orleans from the first Monday OF
November to the last Monday Ut June IN
each year; it shall have authority to issue
wits of .Mdadamts, Prohibition, Certto-
rdri and HdLeas corpus in aid OF It's APP
pellate jurisdiction.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1876
Of the Constitution of tie State, Relative
to the jurisdiction OF the city courts
of the parish Orleans.
Amendment No. ..
ART. 1856. ".rhere shall be in the city
of New Orleans four city courts, one OF
which shall be located in that portion Of
the city on the right bank of the Missis-
sippi river. presided over by judges hav-
ing all the qualifications required for
District Judge and shall be elected by
the qualified voters for the term of four
years; they shall have exclusive jurisdic-
ton over all sums not exceeding one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest,
subject to an appeal to the Civil District
court when thu amount claimed exceeds
twenty-five dollars. exclusive of interest.
The General Assembly shall regulate
tue salaries, territorial Iii, ision of Juris-
,ii:tiun, the manner of executing iheif
process, the lee bill. and proceedings
which shall govern them: they shall nave
authority to execnte commissions. 4"
take testimony. aud shall receive there
or such fees as may Ire allowed ly law.
The General Assembly may increase the
number of city courts FOR said parish.
not to Exceed eight in all. until other
wise provided by law. E,ch of said
courts shall have one clerk. to be elect
ed for the term of four years hy tn.
Inalitiei voters OF the parish, who shall
receive salary of twelve hundred dol
lars per annnm. and no more, and whose
qu,lltia.t.cns, bond and duties shall be
regulated by law"
| AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 13O
OF the Constitution of the State. Relative
to the jurisdiction of the Civil District
Courts OF the Parish Of Orleans.
i Amendment No. 8.
. ART. 13U. .For the Parish of Orleans
there shall lie two District Courts And
no more. One of said courts shall bs
: known as The Civil District Court fol
the Parish of Orleans:' and the other a.
srhe Criminal District Court for ths
Parish of Orleans The former shall
consist of not less than tise judges. ano
the latter not less than two judges, hav
ing the qualifications prescribed for DIS
trict Judges throughout. the State. lh'
said judges shall be appointed by th'
Governor, by and with the advice AM
| consent of the Senate, for the term Q
e eight years. The first appointment shh
r be maize as follows: Three judges of tin
: Civil District Court. for .ur years, AM
{ TWO judge, for eight years. One JndS
a OF tne Criminal district court for fou
! years, and the other fer eight years, th'
terms To be designated Ill their commits
i sinns. The said judges shall reeeIv
1 each four thousand dollars Per annnm
: Said civil District court shall have eA
t elusive AMI general probate, and exeiI
c sive civil jurisdiction in all cases. W hel
D the amount III dispute or to be distrih
: uted exceeds one hundred dollars, eA
{ elusive of interest, and exclusive appel
= late jurisilcti n from the city courts
4 tie Parish of Orleans. when the amoIn
= in dispute exceeds TWENTY-FIVE dollar
!, exclusive of Interest. All causes filed y
o said courts shall be equally allotted an
!" assigned among said judges, in accoro
ance with rules OF court to be adopta
for the purpose. In case of recusailo
!, of any judge in any cause, such caus
shall he res.ssigned, or in case of atsenc
from the parish, sickness or the disabi
ity OF the Judge to whom said cause ma
have been assigned, any judge of Sal
It court may issue or grant conservator
e writs or orders. In o.her respects eac
s. Judge shall have exclusive control oy.
L every cause assigned to him from its In
) ception to its final determination in sal
It court. The Criminal District court sha
l. have criminal jurisdiction only. A
o prosecutions instituted i'll aaid cou
ii shall be equally apportioned betwee
If said judges by lot. Each judge or h
Is successor shall have exclusive contr
\; over every cause falling to him, from j
l. inception to its final determination
,r said court. In case of vacancy or
t. cusaiion, causes assigned shall be rea
II signed under order of court"
/, Given under my signature and Il
g Seal Of the State of Louisian
" L. s. at the city of Baton Rous
Ie 1871 this LIST day OF December,
le ID. 1883.