St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-05
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1913
OF the Constitution of the State, Relative
to the Jurisdiction OF Courts Of Appeal
for the Parish of Orleans.
Amendment No. 6.


to the Jurisdiction OF Courts Of Appeal
for the Parish of Orleans
Amendment No. 6.
ART. 1913. ''There shall be in the Par
lsh of Orleans Court OF Appeals for said
| parish, with exclusive appellate juris-
diction in all matters, civil and probate,
arising in said parish, when the amount
| in dispute or fund to be distributed ex-
ceeds one hundred dollars, exclusive of
| interest, and does not exceed two thou
| sand dollars, exclusive of interest: said
| court shall be presided over by two
judges, who shall be elected by the Gen.
eral Assembly, in joint session; they
shall be residents and voters of the city
| of New Orleans, possessing all the quail
| fcations necessary for judges of circuit
courts of appeal throughout the State;
they shall each receive an annual salary
, OF four thousand dollars. payable month
ly 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 Orleans from the first Monday of
November to the last Monday of June in
each year; it shall have authority to issue
writs of MoR,ianas, Prohibition, Gertio-
rdri and Hdbeas Corpus in aid of its ap-
pellate jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 135
Of the Constitution of the State, Relative
to the jurisdiction OF the city courts
of the parish Orleans.
Amendment No. z.
ART. l35. 'sThere shall be in the city
of New Orleans four city courts, one of
which shall be located in that portion of
the city on the right bank of the Missis-
sippi 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 jurisdic-
ton over all sums not exceeding one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest,
subject to an appeal to the Civil District
court when the amount claimed exceeds
twenty-five dollars, exclusive of interest.
The General Assembly shall regulate
the salaries, territorial division of iuris-
dictIon, the manner of executing their
process, the fee bill, and proceedings
which shall govern them; they shall nave
authority to execute commissions, to
take testimony, and shall receive there
for such fees as nav he allowed bv law
The General Assembly may increase the
number of city courts for said parish, |
not to exceed eight in all. until other
wise provided by law. Each Of said |
courts shall have one clerk. to be elect
ed for tile term of four years by the |
Qualified voters OF the parish, who shall !
receive salary of twelve hundred dol |
lars per annum. and no more, and whose |
qualifications, bond and duties shall be |
regulated by law"
AMENDMENTS To ARTICLE $50 |
Of the Constitution of the State. Relative |
to the jurisdiction of the Civil District |
Courts of the Parish of Orleans.
Amendment No. 8.
ART. 100. For the Parish of Orleans
there shall lie two District Courts AID |
no more. One of said courts shall be
known AS 'The Civil District Court for
the Parish of Orleans; and the other rs
The Criminal District Court for the
Parish of Orleans The former shall
of not less than five judges. and
the latter not less than two judges, hav-
Ing the qualifications prescribed for Dis
trict Judges throughout. the State. The
said judges shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, for the term of
eight years. The first appointments shall
be made rs follows: Three judges of the
Civil District court. for four years, and
Two judges for eight years. One judge
Of the Criminal District court for four
years, and the other fer eight years. the
terms to be designated in their commits
sions. The said judges shall receive
Zach four thousand dollars per annum.
Said Civil District court shall have ex-
elusive ana general probate, aud eNclI-
sive civil jurisdiction in all cases. when
he amount in dispute or to be dlstfib-
lted exceeds one hundred dollars. ex-
Elusive of interest. and exclusive appel
late jurisdiction from the city courts of
he Parish of Orleans, when the amount
n dispute exceeds Twenty-Five dollars,
exclusive ofinterest. All causes filed in
said courts shall be equally allotted and
assigned among said judges, i'll accord
NEE with rules OF court to be adopted
or the purpose. In case of recusation
# any Judge in any cause, such cause
hall he reassigned or in case of absence.
rom the parish, sickness or the disabil-
ty Of the judge to whom said cause may
lave been assigned. any judge OF said
ourt may issue or grant conservatory
wits or orders. In other respects each
udge shall have exclusive control over
very cause assigned to him from its in
option to its final determination in said
ourt. The Criminal District court SHAH
ave criminal jurisdiction only. All
instituted in aaid court
hall be equally apportioned between
aid judges by lot. Each Judge or his
uccessor shall have exclusive control
Yer every cause falling to HIM. from its
1ccption TO its final determination in
lid court. In case OF vacancy or re-
causes assigned shall be reas-
gned under order of court"
Given under my signature and the
~, Seal of the State of E,ouisiana,
l.. s. of the city of Baton Rouge,
49, this LIST day of December, A.
d. 1888