St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-01-26

posing the Courts Of Appeal shall con
cur, their judgment shalt be final. When
ever there shall be = disagreement, tn
two Judges shall appoint 4 lawyer hav
ing the qualifications for . Judge Of til,
Court of Appeals for their circuit, WHIT
shall aid in the determination of the
case, and judgment concurred in b.
any two Of them shall be nnal"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 12s
OF the Constitution Of the State, Relative
70 the Jurisdiction of Courts OF Appeal
for the Parish of Orleans.
Amendment No. 6.
Art. 1913. "rhere shall be in the Par
Ism OF Orleansa Court of Appeals for said
parish. with exclusive appellate juris-
dictlon In all matters, civil and probate,
arising In said Parish. when the amount
In dispute or fund to be distributed ex-
ceeds one hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest. and does not exceed two thou
sand dollars, exclusive of interest; said
court shall be presided over by two
judges, who shall he elected by the Gen.
era! Assembly, in joint session; they
shall be residents and voters Of the city
OF New Orleans, possessing all the quail
ncatlons necessary for judges of circuit
courts ut appeal throughout the State;
they shall each receive an 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
hve hundred dollars. exclusive OF inter-
est. and upon the law and the facts in
other cases. 1t shall sit in the city of
New Orleans from the first Monday of
November to the last Monday Of June in
each year; it shall have authority to issue
writs of Ndndamus, Prohibition, Certio-
rdri and Liabeas Corpus in aid of its ap-
pellate jurisdiction.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 135
OF the Constitution of IL. State, Relative
to the Jurisdiction OF the city courts
of the parish Orleans.
Amendment No. 7,
ART. l35. 'sThere shall be in the civ
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-
slppi river. presided over by judges hay
ing all the qualifications required for
District Judge. and shall he elected by
the qualified voters for the term of four
years; they shall have exclusive iurisdic- |
tlon over all sums not exceeding one
dollars, exclusive 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 regulate
Tue salaries, territorial division of iuris-
1ictIon, the manner of executing their
process, the fee bill, and proceedings
which shall govern them: they shall nave
authority TO execute mi.sions, to
axe testimony, and shall receive there
or such fees As may be allowed by law.
The General Assembly may increase the
number Of city courts for said parish.
rot to exceed eight in all. until other
wise provided by Law. Each of said
ourts shall have one clerk. to be elect
d for the term of four years Ly the
Iuaiiflei voters OF the parish, who shall
eceive salary of twelve hundred dol
AIRS erannnm, and no more, and whose
bonl and duties shall be
egnluted by law"
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 100
# the Constitution of the State. Relative
to the jurisdiction of the Civil District
Courts of the Parish of Orleans.
Amendment Nc. 8.
ART. 100. ''For the Parish of Orleans
here shall be two District Courts and
o more. One of said courts shall be
nown as sIhe Civil District Court for
,e Parish Of Orleans;' and the other as ,
The Criminal District Court for the
arish of Orleans The former shall
'nslst OF not less than five judges. and |
le latter not less than two judges, hav-
u the qualifications prescribed for Dis.
let Judges throughout. the State. The I
nd judges SHALL be appointed by the ,
osernor, by anil with the advice and
'nsent OF the Senate, for the term of !
sht years. The disappointment shall
nade as follows: Three judges of the
vii District court. for fur years, and
% judges for eight years. One Judge 9
tue criminal District court for four ]
airs, and the other fer eight years, the Q
rms to be designated in their commits i,
'ns The said judges shall receive
CHI four thousand dollars per annnm.
Id Civil District court shall have ex-
asiye and general probate. and exclu-
e civil jurisdiction in all cases. " hen
amount In dispute or to be dlstrib-
eel exceeds one hundred dollars, ea.
,slSe of interest. and exclusive appel =
e jurisdiction from the city courts of
Parish of Orleans, when the amount
dispute exceeds TWENTY-FIVE dollars.
elusive oflnterest. All causes filed in
d courts shall be equally allotted and
igned among said judges. in accord.
,e with rules of court to be adopted
the purpose. In case of recusation M
any Judge in any cause, such cause m
Ill be reassigned, or in case of absence Te
IN the parish, sickness or the disabil- rs
OF the Judge to whom said cause may tn
'e been assigned, any judge of said NJ
ri may issue or grant conservatory ho
IS or orders. In other aspects each
&c Shall have exclusive control over
~ cause assigned to him from it,, in
tlon to its final determination in snil
IT. The Criminal District court shall
e criminal jurisdiction only. All
secutions instituted in aaid court
II be equally apportioned between
judges by lot Each Judge or his
cessor shall have exclusive control
every cause falling to him. from its
.ption to its final determination in
court. In case Of vacancy or re-