The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12


fund provided for by this article
and any appropriation made con
trary to this provision shall b,
null and void" @' ~ F., eng @
ACT NO. 1875
Ofthe Regular Session of 1882
Amendment to Article 81 o
the Constitution of the State
! Relative to The Jurisdiction 0
the Supreme Court. n
Amendment No. 8.
ART. 81. "The Supreme Court
except in cases hereinafter provi
ded, shall have appellate jarisdic
tion only, which Jurisdiction shall
extend to all cases when the mat
ter in dispute, or the fund to be
distri ributed, whatever may be the
amount therein claimed, shall ex
ceed two thousand dollars, exclu
sive of interest ]; to suits for di
vorce and separation from bed and
board to suits for -uullity of.mar
riage to suits involving the rights
to homesteads to suits for inter.
diction and to all cases 10 which
the constitutionality or legality oi
any tax. toll or impost whatever,
or of any fine, forfeiture, or penal.
~ imposed by a municipal corpor-
alton shall be in CONVERSATION,
whatever may be the amount
thereof, and in. such cases the ap-
peal on the law and the facts 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 impris-
onment at hard labor may be in
fiicted, or a fine exceeding Three
Hundred Dollars $4,000 is actual.
ly imposed.
AMENDMENT To ARTICLE
' e., 95
OF the Constitution of the State
Relative 10 the Jurisdiction of
Courts Of Appeal. II o,.faa
Amendment No. q.
ART. 95. "'rhc Courts Of Ap-
peal, except IN cases hereinafter
provided, shall have appellate
jurisdiction only, which jurisdie
tion shall extend in all cases, civil
or probate, when the matter in
dispute Or the funds to be dis.
tributed shall exceed one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, and
shall not exceed two thousand
dollars, exclusive Of interest," Yst.is}
AMENDMENT ,TOblARTICLE
l01 - ~ iai fs's
OF the Constitution of the, State,
Relative to Trial Of Cases in
c.. Courts of Aprpeals when Judges
disagree"
Amendment No. 3.
Arr, 1of. =" Whenever, the
Judges comprising the Courts Of
Appeals shall concur, their judg.
ment shall be final; Whenever
there shall be disag greement, the
two Judges shall appoint a law
ger having the qualifications farI .
Judge Of the, Court Of Appeals OF
their Circuit, wto sLa(l aid il tie
determination Of the case, . jadg-
ment concurred 10 by any twotof
them shall be- final" s.%ff
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE
's9t. +1os e3i4o3 1913 fo7a rs1'a
Of the Constitution OF. the State,
Relative TO the Jurisdiction Of
Courts Of Appeal for the Parish
of Orleans" = |i1;,asI
Amendment Noe
ART. l2S.- There shall be in
the Parish Of ofOrlcansa Court of
Appeals for said Parish, awithex-
elusive aprellate. jurisdiction in all
matters civil and probate. arisi,sg
in said parish when the amount in
dispute, or, fund to DO distributed
exceeds one hundred dollars, vex-
elusive Of. interest, aud does not
exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive of Interest said
court shall be' presided over by
Two judges who shall be elected
by the General Assembly, in join
session !; they shall be residents
aud voters Of the city Of New Or
leans, possessing all the quali6ca