The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-08
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE l3O
OF the Constitution of the State,
"relative to the jurisdiction OF the
Civil District Courts of the Par
ish of Orleans"
atjvp to the Jurisdiction OF courts
Of appeal.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

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article %. "The Courts OF Appea'
went in eases hereinafter prov''e"'
,h,l' have appellate jurisdiction on
Il, Which jurisdiction shall extend IN
~ cases civil or probate. when me 0
~ mater in dispute or the funds TO oe G
shall exceed one Auhd'eu c,
1 an1I,rs EXCLUSIVE of interest, ana C
shall not exceed two thousahu '0'" o
lars exclusive of interest :, -, {
AMENDMENT TO ARiiCh'. ~, W. i,
of the Constitution OF the state NJ. p
.,ive 70 Trial of Cases in Courts o.
anueal when Judges ',disagree." /.
AMENDMENT NO. .. }
..;ola 1Ol "Whenever the
Judges composing the Courts OF Ap.
neal shall concur, their Jndeneuni I,
phau he final. Whenever there shall
be a disagreement, the TWO Ju"see
shall appoint lawyer having me
qualification for a Judge OF .ne
Court of Appeals of their Circuit,
who shall aid in the determination
If the case, a Judgment conquered
in by any two OF them sna'l oo
nal"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE l25'
Of the Constitution OF the state,
"Relative to the Jurisdiction OF
Courts of Appeal for the Parish u
Orleans"
AMENDMENT NO. 6.
Article 1873. "There shall De ID
! the Parish of Orleans a Court of APP
e meals for said Parish, with exclusive
p annellate Jurisdiction in all matters,
= c cir;l and probate, arising 10 said
o Parish when the amount IN dispute
v or fund to be distributed eXceeds
+ one hundred dollars exclusive OF 10
1t terest. and does not exceed two
J. Thousand dollars, exclusive OF inter,
st est: said court shall be presided
Or over by two Judges, who shall bt
m elected by the General Assembly!
in Joint session; they shall be resi-
dents and voters of the City OF Ne :N
p. Orleans, possessing all the qea n?
he cations necessary for judges OF CIR
We emit Courts of Appeal Throughout
by the State; they shall each recelv
Is an annual salaryEof four thcusan
VOC dollars, payableamontbly upon the,
Vi, respective warrants. saia appea
nd shall be upon questions of law alon
md in all cases involving less than h'
ar hundred dollars, exclusive OF 'nte
all est, and upon the law and the TAG (;
set in other cases. 1t shall SIT ID u
out c;tv of New Orleant from the Flr
fer Mouday of November to the la
of Monday of June in each year;
'urt shall have authority to issue wt "
the Of Mandonus, Prohibition, Cernt
re e. ari and Habeas Corpus in all OF
rate r. to appellate Jurisdiction" :,
sa'v AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE i
van of the Constitution OF the STA
the "Relative to the. jurisdiction,
heir the City Courts of the Farish
pen Orleans"
,cept AMENDMENT NJ. T.
forI Article 1876. "Tbere shall be
pria- the CITY of New Orleans four I
ision Courts, one of which shall bel
ted in that portion of the City.
tha rioht bank of the Mississi
So river, presided over by Judges h
f the inc ali the qualifications requ
lative for a District Judge, and shall
IRENE elected by the qualified voters
the term of four years; they
+ OK, have exclusive jurisdiction owe
.;ded sums not exceeding one hun'
Which dollars, exclusive of interest,
cases iect to an appeal to the Civil
or the trict Court when the amonnt u
II may cd exceeds twenty-five dollars
shall elusive of interest. The Ger
exclu- Assembly shall regulate the
ivorce ries. territorial division OF JUN
board; ton, the manner of executing
,ge; TO process, the fee bill, and pro-
. ,saal ipes which shall govern them:
leSat shall have authority to execute
,ra Of missions, to take testimony
u MIC shall receive therefor each n, &c
sialion, may be allowed by law. Inc
eraI Assembly may increase
on the number of City Courts TOR th
directly Parish not to exceed eight ]
he case until otherwise provided by
Court; Each of said Courts shall hay
tions OF Clerk, to be elected for the tt
shment four Years by the qualified 70
para Ia the Parish, who shall receive
fine eA- e .,ro,ro hundred dOlla