The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-01
AMENDMENTS.
alive to til. jurisdiction OF Courts
Of Appeal
AMENDMENT NO. 4

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excep, in eases hereinafter provided
shall have appellate jurisdiction on
", hict. jurisdiction shall extend ~
ali eases. civil or probate. when til"
matter in dispute or the funds to br
distributed shall exceed one 'undle't
dollars, exclusive of interest, ana
shall not xrpeh two thnnsanh DOL
lars, exclusive of interest.
MENnMENT no ARTICLE lol
Of the Constitution of the Stale, Rrl"
alive To Trial of CASES in Courts al
Aureal When Judges disagree.
AMENDMENT no 5.
Article lN1. "Whrnever the
Judges comprising tho C""rts of Ap !
neal shall c"ncnr, their Judgment
shat he fnal. Whenever there shall
be- disagreement, the tx" Judges
si.a.l appoint q lawyer having the
qualification for Il Judge ct the
Court Of Appeals OF their Circuit,
whn shall AID in the determination
If the case, a jul- Ment c"rcurted
i'll "y any tw" al them shall be n
nal"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1913
tt the Constitution vi the State,
"Relati.e t. the Jurisdiction "t
Courts IF Appeal for tile Parish Of
Orleans"
AMENDMENT NO 6.
Article 1913 There shals he in
the Parish Of Orleans Court Of Ap.
prals 70, said Parish. With exclusive
aprellae jurisdiction in all matters.
civil aud p,"lmse, arising in said
Parish when the am"nht III dispute,
or fund to he distributed exceeds
one hundred dollars exclusive of in
tprtst, and does not exceed tw"
Thousand doliars. exclusive u! inter
est; said court shall be presided
over by two judges. who shall b.
elected Ivy the General Assembly.
in Joint session; they shalt he resi-.
dents and voters of the City OF New
Orleans, possessing all the q"aliti
cations necessary f"t judges of Cur.
cult Courts of Appeal tIrougl""t
the State; they shalt each receive
an annual salary Ut four Thousand
dollars, payable monthly upon Their
respective warrants. Said appeals
shalt he upon questions OF law alone,
in all cases involving less than i've
hundred dollars, exclusive Of inter
est, and npon the law aud the facts
in other cases. 1t shall sit in the
CITY If New Orl-ant from thu First
i. Monday ut November t" the last
Monday of June III each year; il
shall have authority to issue w'its
If Mandamus,. Prohibition, Certior.
ai an, Habeas Corpus in aid Of i,s
p appellate JURISDICTION"
, AMENDMENT 10 ARTICLE 1876
OF the Constitution of the State
+ "Rrlalivp tn the jurisdiction o
= the Cit, Cuults of the Parish ("
: T Orleans"
}, AMENDMENT NO.7.
+ Article 1875. There shall he j,
: the City of New Orleans tour Cit,
u Courts, one IF which shall IT, loca
Ted in that portion ct the City u,
the righ. hank of the Mississippi
river. presided over b, Judges hav
= ing all tue qualifications required
. Tor Il Dist,,c, Judge. and shall b.
elected Ivy the qualified voters f"
The term Of four years; they shal
T. have exclusive jurisdiction over al
|. sums not exceeding que hundred
II dollars, exclusive ut interest. sub
IS jrc, to IN appeal 10 the Civil Dis
't trict Court VII, ii the amount Claim
!! I'd exceeds twrni. five dollars. tx
u c.us.ve Of interest. The G. ner,
T. Assembly shall regulate the sala
=, Ties, t.riito,iat division Of jnisd,c
- ton, the manner 1T executing 'hel
~ process, ,he fee bill, and p,oceed
!. ings whicl, shall govern them: the
It. shall lmveau,h"rlty I" execute con
of missions, TO take testimony, al
al shall receive therefor each fees i
". may b- allowed by law. The Ger
M eral Ass. nh y may lnc,rase IL
ne number IF City Cunts tm the sal
" Parish not Ia exceed eight i'll al
So until mhcrwi se provided hy Ian
y Each of said Cnnlis shall have ~
:" Clerk, to b- elected for the term
w. four We rs Ivy the qualified vote RS
~ the Parish, vii" shall ceivr a s;'