The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-17

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AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IaE
Ofthe Constitution of the State or.i-.,
the jurisdiction of the City Courts Rive ~ %
Parish of Orleans" VI The
Amendment No.7
ARTICLE i35: There shall be in tha .;.... ].
New Orleans four City CoIrts one ous eity Of
shaiI De located IN that portion of the e;ts ~
t1e rlgnlpshK OF the mississippi river. nsas; 81
ed judges having all the onalit Psesld-
required for a District Judge ma '. sLa1.oIhs
elected by the qualified voters far tha snal %
four years; they shall have exclusive i nh q
ton over all sums not exceeding ono R,.Seic
dollars, exclusive of interest. snb;sst '. ~
appeal to the Civil District Court wber = ~. "a
amount claimed exceeds TWENTY-FIVE aoi,a sne
exclusive OF interest. The General AssemL1s,
shall regulate the salaries, Territorial 1;nsi
of jurisdiction, the manner of execnt;s .sa
process, the fee bill, and PROCEEDINGS r snes
shall govern them; they shall have sn,b @aen
TO execute commissions, to take testir,9
and shall receive therefor such fees as nv
allowed by law. The General Assembi- 10y 70
increase The number of City Courts II. u Wy
saId parish, not TO exceed eight in all. nnt;I
otherwise provided by law Each ~ I'LL LII
Courts shall have one Clerk, to be eleetas sa ~
the term of four years by the qualified vota Ut
of the parish, who shall receive a sa1ss'. y
twelve hundred dollars per annum. and N y,
more, and whose qualifications. bond -. nS
duties shall be regulated by law" aAu
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE ls0
OF the Constitution of the State ,trelat;...-
the jurisdiction of the Civil District con,to
of the Parish of Orleans y
Amendment No. 8.
Article 40. "For the parish of orlo...
there shall be two District Courts and NO ms
One of said courts shall be known A The sTh
Civil District Court for the Parish Of Clrleans5
and the other as The Criminal District rana.
for the Parish Of Orleans The former a shnI
consist of not less than five Judges. and fba
latter not less than two Judges, baying tbo
qualifications prescribed for District Jsagas
throughout the State. The said jndges sbslI
be appointed by the Governor, BY ana with tha
advice and consent of the Senate, for the fern,
ofeight years. The first appointment sbalI IN
made as follows: Three judges Of the Civil
District Court, Tor four years and two Judges
for eight years. One judge of the Criminal
District Court, for four years and one for eight
years, the terms to be designated in their
commissions. The said judges shall reeeiva
each, four thousand dollars per annum Sa;S
Civil District Court shall have exclusive ma
general probate, and exclusive civil iurisdie
ton in all cases, when the amount in disnufa
or to be disputed, exceeds one hundred doIlars
exclusive of interest, and exclusive appellate
jurisdiction from the City Courts of the Parish
of Orleans, when the amount in dispute ex
ceeds twenty five dollars, exclusive ofinterest
All causes filed in said courts shall be equally
allotted aud assigned among said Judges. II
accordance with rules Of court To lie adepted
for the purpose. In case Of reeusation OF any
judge in any cause, such cause shall be re
assigned, or in case of absence from the parish
sickness or the disability Of the Judge to whom
said cause may have been assigned, any Judge
of said court may issue or grant conservatory
writs or orders. In other respects each udre
| shall have exclusive control over every capse
assigned to him from its inception to its final
determination in said court. The criminal
District Court shall have criminal Jurisdiction
only. All prosecutions instituted in said court
shall be equally appoFtioned between said
Judges by lot. Each judge or his successor,
| shall have exclusive control over every cause
falling to him from its inception to its final
determination in said court. In cases Of "a
cancy or recusation causes assigned shall be-
re-assigned under order of court"
| ~ Given under my signature and the
| ; L. s. Seal of the State Of Louisiana, at The
~ City of Baton Rouge, this the LIST day
of December A. D., 1888.
W. A. STRONG,
| Secretary Of State.