The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-03-22
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~. and In such CAGES the appeal ON the law
and the facts shall be directly from the
Cont in which the csse originated to the
SUPREME Court; and 10 criminal cases ON
ousstions Of law alone whenever the pun
ishment Of death or imprisonment at hard
labor may be inflicted or tine exceeding
Three Hundred Dollars (tJ00) Is actually
= AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IS
OF the Constitution of the Stase Relative
to the Jurisdiction OF Courts OF Appeal.
Amendment No 4.
Ant. IS. 1.-The Courts of Appeal. ex-
cent in cases hereinafter provided, Shall
have appellate Jurisdiction only, which,
jurisdiction shall extend in ell cases. civil
or probate, when the matter IN dispute OF
The funds to be distributed shall exceed
one hundred dollars, exclusive OF interest,"
and shall not exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive of interest"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1Ol
of the Constitution Of the State, Relative
to Trial Of Cases in Courts Of Appeal
when Judges disagree:
Amendment No. 5.
Art. fO1. whenever the Judges COM
posing the Courts Of Appeal shall concurr
their Judgment shall be final whenever
"
JUDGES sbsll appoint o lawyer having the
Quail for Judge Of the Court o.
Appeals of their Circuit, who shall ald IN
the discrimination of the case, judgments
concurred In w any two Of them shall %
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1873
OF the Consultation Of the State, 'sRela-
i've to the Jurisdiction of Courts OF
Appeal for the Parish Of Orleans"
Amendment No. 6.
Arr. l26. There shall be in the Parish
of Orleans Court of Appeals for saio
Parish. with exclusive appellate turlsdic-
ton in ali matters, civil and PROBATE. aris-
ing in sajd parish when the amount IN nls-
mute or fund to be distributed excoedsone
hundrosl dollars. exclusive Of interest, and
does not exceed two Thousand dollars
exclusive Of fnterest; said court
shall be presided over by two judges,
who shall be elected by the GensrAi As
scmbly. in Joint session; they shall pe re-
idents and voters Of the city Of new VI
essary fur Judges of Circuit Courts Of
Appeal Throughout the State; they shall
escb receive An annual salary Of four thou
sand dollars, payable monthly upon their
respective warrants. Said appeals shah
10 ,non oueslions' Of law alone, IN ALI
cas..a involving less than five hundred dol
lars. exclusive Of interest, and upon the
law and the facts in other cases. IL shall
sit in the city Of New Orleans from the
first Monday Of November 70 the last MON
day in dune IN each year; 1t shall have
authority 70 issue writs u Maneamns,
Prolsi bi don. Csrtiorasi and Habeas Corpus
IN aid Of its appellate jurisdiction
AMENDMENT 10 AR rLcLE 1855
Of the Consultation Of the State. 'rela-
tive TO the jurisdiction Of the city coarts
Of the rarish Of Or1e ms
Amendment No z
Ann. l36. There shall be in tho city of
New (,rl~xns four clty cOurts, one OF which
shall be locstesl in thai portion Of the clty
on the tight bank Of the Niississippi river,
presitled over by judges having Al the
Qualifications required Of n district judge,
and shall be elected BY the quAiih. d voters
for the term Of four Yeas; they shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over all sums NOT Oh.
ceelling one bandred dollars. exclusive Of
iutersst. sni,isct to an appeal to the civil
dist lot court when the amount claimed
exceeds twenty-five dollars, exclusive 81
interest. The General Assembly shall reg
ulxte the sslaries, territorial division Of
iuris<ljrfion, the manner Of executing their
process. tho fee hill, and proceedings
which shall govern them; they. shall have
authority to execute commissions, to take
testi n,oisy and shall receive therefore such
fses - may be allowed by inw. Tue Cen
eral Assembly may incfesss the number
Of city courts for the said parish. not 70
exceed eight al, until o.herwlse Rro,
visied by law. Each Of said courts SHALL
have one clofk, to be elccted tor the term
OF four years b. the qislitied voters Of
the larish, Wlb0 shsll receive > saiary Of
twelve handrod dollars per annuin, ana
no more, and Who's qualifications, bond
and duties shall b regulated BY law.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE $50
Of the Consultation Of the State, "rela-
tive 10 the Jurisdiction II the civil dis
tsict curt " tho parish Of 0rlsans."
Amendment 10. 8.
Arr. 100 "For the paFiah Of Orleans
there shall be two district courts and no
more. One Of said courts shall be known
~ the civil district court for the parish o.
Oaieans;' aud the Other - the criminal
district court for the parish Of Orleans
The former shall consist OF not lees thsn
ave Judges, and the latter ms les than
two judges. having the qualifications a
pruscEibsd for district judges throughoue
the Slate. The said Judges shall be ap-
pointed ~ the 0OvefnuE, by and WITH the
advice snd consent Of the Senate, for the
term Of eight years. The tint appoint
mont shalf be made ~ follows: Tires
judges Of tie civil district eonrt, tor four
yesfs end two judges. fof eight wears
Uns Judge o. the crlninal district court,
for four years and one for eight years. The
terms 70 be designated IN sheir cosnInis-
sioMs. The lid Judges shall receive eacls
four thousand dollArs per nnnunl- otid
civil district court ihAil have exclusive
and general pFUhsste, aud sxcla- i've earl =
jurisdiction in all cases, when the amount
IN disputs ~ 70 be dixtsibutsd, exceeds
one hundred dollars, exclusive Ut s.isrsst,
and OK clusive appellate jtslsd; csion foni
the city c0urts Of the parish Of Urleans,
when the amount in dvpute exceed TWEEN
~ five dollars, exclusive of iiitcrest All