The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-04-05

and the facts shall be directly from the
Cont in which the case Originated to the
Supreme Court; and to criminal cases on
a uestions Of law alone whenever the pun.
ishment If death or imprisonment at hard
labor may be inflicted. or nne exceedmg
Tires Hundred Dollars SSo0) y actuAi'y
AMENpMRNT TO ARTICLE ss !
OF the Constellation of the state Relative
TO The Jurisdiction Of Courts u Appeal
Amendment No 4.
Arr. e6. .The Courts of Appeal, 81.
cent IN ca,ses hereinafter provided. shall
have appeallate Jurisdictions onfy, wnlcn
6fisd,ciiop shall extend in all cases, clvit
ar probate, when the matter IN dispute OF
The fnnds TO hs distributed shall exceed
one hundred dollars, exclusive OF Interest,"
aud shall not exceed I've Thousand uo'is 4ls
exclusive Of interest," s.,s,,i
AMENDMENT 10 ARTICLE loi
OF the Constellation Of the State. Relative
to Trial Of CAGES in Courts OF Appear
when Judges ''disagree." &
Amendment No. 5.
Art. lOl. "Whenever the Judges COM
posing the Courts Of Appeal shall concur,
their Judgment shall be hpal Whenever
there shall be disagreement: cue Two
Judges shall appoint = lawyer having snS
qualifications for . Judge OF the Uouf, VI
appeals of their Circuit. who shall ana ~
the determination of the case, judgments
concurred in by any two 81 'hsm sna'' -
4 AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE las
OF tha Constitution Of the State, 'Rels-
tive To the Jurisdiction of Courts OF
Appeal tor tho PsfisAsof Orleans."
Amendment No 8.
Arr. 1913. There shall be in the Parish
Of Orleans q Court of Appeals for said
Parish. with exclusive appellate Jurisdic-
ton in all matters, civil aud probate. aIis-
ing in said parish when the amount IN ms
rnte or f,nd 70 be distributed exceeds one
hundred dollars, exciusive Ut interest," slu
does mot exceed two Thousand dollars
exclusive Of interest; said ceuft
shan be presided over w two Judges'
who shall 10 elected by the General AS
s~mbly. in Joint session; they shall bc res
;dents and voters Of the city Of New Or
ieans possessing all the qualifications nee
assarv for Judges OF Circuit Courts OF
Apueal throughout the State; they snaii
each receive an annual salary Ut four thou-
sand dollars, payable monthly upon their
respective warrants. Said appeals shai,
| be upon questions OF Law alone. IA MA
cases involving less than hve huhdfeo "oa-
| lars. exclusive OF interest, aud upon tue
law and the facts in other casss. 1t shall
sit in the city Of New Orleans from the
| first Moiiay Of November to the last stoh-
day in june in each Year; 1t shall have
| authority to issue writs Of MaadaMss'
| Prohibition. CsrtiOrari aud Habcas Co'yss
| in aid OF its appellate jurisdiction
AMENDMENT 10 ARTICLE 1856
| on the Consultation Of the STATE. sela-
tive to Ire jurisdiction OF the city courts
| of the Parish vi OTle.ns-"
Amendment No z.
Arr. 1856. There shall be in the city of
! New Orleans four city courts, one u men
| shall bc located in that portion Ut III ci'y
| on the right bank of the mississippi iiver.'
prcssfod over by judges having Al the
| qualiiisAtioils required OF . dist. let judge.
| and sl,ali be elected b. the qua. ifvd voters
for the tprn u four years; they shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over all sums not OK
| ceedinx Que huMtr~tl sloilsrs. EXCLUSIVES OF
| interest. subject to an appeal to the CIVIL
| district court when the amount claimed
exceeds twenty five dollars, exclusive OF
interest. The General Assembly shall reg
ulate the salaries, territorial division Of
Jurisdiction, the manner of executing their
/ process, the Toe bill, and proceedings
which shall govern them; they shall have
authority to execute commissions, to take
testimony, aud shall receive therefore such
fees IS may be allowed by law. The Gen.
eral Assembly may increase the number
OF city courts for the said parish. hot TO
exceed eight in all, until 9TH rwise pro-
| yis.ee by Jaw. Each OF said courts shall
have ono clerk, to be elected for the term
vi four years by the quaitied voters OF
the arish, who shall receive q salilry OF
twelve hundred dollars per annunl, and
no more, aud whose qualifications, bond
aud duties shall be regulated by law
| AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1870
OF the Constitution of the State, ''rela-
tive to the Jurisdiction Of the civil dis
tlict court Of the parrish Of Orleans"
Amendment No. 8.
Art, 100 .'For the parish Of Orleans
there shall be two district courts aud 10
more. One Of said courts shall be known
NJ the civil district court for the parish OF
OIieans;' and the othef n the criminal
district court for the parish Of Orleans
The former shall consist Vi not less than
i've Judges, and the latter not less than
two judges. having the qualifications
prescribed ,ior district judges througnout
the State. The said Judges shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor, by and with tue
advice and consent of the Senate, for the
term Of eight years. The first appoint
ment shall be made az follows: Three
judges OF the civil district court, TOR four
years and two judges, for eight years.
One judge of the criminal district court,
tor four years and one for eight Years, the
terms to be design ated in their cOn.niis-
sioLs. The said judges shall receive EACH
Jour Thousand dollars per annum.,. said
civil district court shall have exclusive
and general probate aud exclusive clv.l
{ jurislicti0n ia all cases, When the amount
IN dispute or to be distributed, exceeds
one hundred dollars, exclusive of interest,
J and exclusive appellate jurisdiction rom
the city courts Of tho parish Of Orleans,
when the amount in dispute exceed TWEEN
ty i've dollars, exclusive of jntcre>t. All