The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-22

the right bank of the Mississippi
river, presided over by Judges hav-
ing all the qualifications required
for District Judge, and shall be
elected by the qualified voters for
the term Of four years; they shall
have exclusive jurisdiction over all
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 General
Assembly shall regulate the sala-
ries, territorial division of jurisdic-
ton, the manner of executing their
process, the fee bill, and proceed
ings which shall govern them ; they
shall have authority to execute COM
missions, to take testimony, and
shall receive therefor each fees as
may be allowed. by law. The Cen
eral Assembly may increase the
number of City Courts for the said
Parish not to exceed eight in all,
until otherwise provided by law.
Each of said Courts shall have one
Clerk, to be elected for the term OF
four years by the qualified voters of
the Parish, who shall receive sal
airy Of twelve hundred dollars per
annum, and no more, and whose
qualifications, bond and duties shall
be regulated by law"
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 100
Of the Constitution of the State,
"relative to the jurisdiction of the
Civil District Courts of the Par
ish of Orleans"
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
Article 40. "For the Parish of
Orleans there shall be two District
Courts and no more. One of said
courts shall be known as the The
Civil District Court for the Parish
Of Orleans;' and the other as The
Criminal District Court for the Par
ISL Of Orleans The former shall
consist of not less than Ave judges,
and the latter not less than two
judges, having the qualifications
prescribed for District Judges
throughout the State. The said
Judges shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice
end consent Of the Senate, for the
Term of eight years. The first ap-
pointment shall be made as follows:
Three judges Of Civil District Court
for four years and two judges, for
eight years. One 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 receive each,
four Thousand dollars per anmum.
| Said Civil District Court shall have
exclusive and general probate. aud
exclusil civil jurisdiction in all Ca
SEES, when the amount in dispute or
to he distributed, exceeds one hun
bred dollars, exclusive Of interest,
and exclusive appellate Jurisdiction
from the City Courts of the Parish
of Orleans, when the amount in dis
pnte exceeds twenty-five dollars,
exclusive of exclusive of interest.
All causes fled in said courts shall
he equally allotted aud assigned
among said judges, in accordance
with rules Of court to adopted for
the purpose. In case of recusation
of any judge in any cause, such case
shall be reassigned, or in case OF alb
sence 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
said court may issue or grant con-
servatory writs or orders. In other
respects each Judge shall have ex-
elusive control over every cause as
signed to him from it's 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 apportioned
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 case of vacancy or recnsation