The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-02-14
AMENDMENTS.
alive to the Jurisdiction of Courts
of Appeal
AMENDMENT. NO. 4

pxcept in gases hereinafter provided.
shall have appellate jurisdiction on
", " hich jurisdiction SHALL extend IN |
all rases, civil Or probate. when the
matter in dispute ar the f"nls to be
distributed shall exceed one hundred
dollars, exrlusiv" of Interest, and
shall not exceed two thoHsand dol
lars, exclusive Of interest"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 10l
Of the Constitution of the Stare, Rei-
alive to Trial Of Cases in Courts OF
Appcal when JUDGES "disayree."
AMENDMEN L NO. $.
Article lN1. "Whenever the
Judges composing the Courts of APP
peal shall concur, their Judgment
shall be final. Whenever there shall
be disagreement, the two Judges
shall appoint a lawyer having the
qualification for Judge Of the
Court of Appeals of their Circuit,
who shall aid in the determination
of the case, a Judgment concurred
in by any two of them shall be ii
nal"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1913.
OF the Constitution OF the State,
"Relative to the Jurisdiction of
Courts of Appeal for the Parish Ut
Orleans"
AMENDMENT NO. 6.
Article 1919. "There shalt be in
the Parish of Orleans a Court of APP
peals for said Parish, with exclusive
appellate Jurisdiction in all matters,
civil and probate, arising TO said
Parish when the amount in dispute,
or fund to be distributed exceeds
one hundred dollars exclusive Of in-
terest, and does not exceed two
thousand dollars, exclusive ofinter.
est; said court shall be presided
over by two judges, who shall be
elected by the General Assembly,
in Joint session; they shall be resi-
dents and voters Of the City of New
Orleans, possessing all the qualifi
cations necessary for judges of Ctr
cult Courts of Appeal throughout
the State they shall each receive
an annual salary of four thousand
dollars, payable monthly upon their
respective warrants. Said appeals
shall be upon questions of law alone,
in all cases involving less than five
hundred dollars, exclusive of inter
est, and upon the law and the facts
| in other cases. 1t shall sit in the
city of New Orleant from the First
Monday of November to the last
Monday of June in each year; il
shall have authority to issue writs
of Mandamus, Prohibition, Certior'
ari and Habeas Corpus in aid OF its
appellate Jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1856
Of the Constitution of the State
"Relative to the Jurisdiction Of
the City Courts of the Parish Of
| Orleans"
AMENDMENT NO.7.
Article 1876. "There shall be ir
the City of New Orleans tour City
Courts, one of which shall be loca
ted in that portion of the City or
the right bank Of the Mississippi
river, presided over by Judges hav
ing ali the qualifications required
for a District Judge, and shall! bt
elected by the qualified voters fo'
the term of four years; they shall
have exclusive jurisdiction over al
sums not exceeding one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, sub
ject to an appeal to the Civil Dis
trict Court when the amount claim
ed exceeds twenty-five dollars, ex
elusive of interest. The Genera
; Assembly shall regulate the sala
ries, territorial division of jurisdic
ton, the manner of executing thei
process, the fee bill, aud proceed
ings which shall govern them: the.
shall have authority to execute com
r missions, to take testimony, ant
shall receive therefor each fees a
may be allowed by law. The Gen
eral Assembly may increase tn
, number of City Courts for the sal
Parish not to exceed eight in all
: until otherwise provided by Law
Each of said Courts shall have on
Clerk, to be elected for the term
four years by the qualified voters {
the Parish, who shall receive sal
airy of twelve hundred dollars pc