The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-03

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AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE les
0fthe Constitution of the State s,,a,..,
the jurisdiction of the City Courts - ne g
Parish of Orleans" VI We
Amendment No.
ARTICLE I35. There shall ba
New Orleans four City Coarts on " % guy q
shall be located in that portion az ~ *eieh
the right bank of the Mississippi yivs s ~ %
ed over byj judges having all the oualisas ass.a
required fer q District judge ana sLssnro1s
elected by the qualified voters for ~ sa@u %
tour years; they shall have exclusive ;r-saa,ot
ton over all sums not exceeding one knnSs.aes,
dollars, exclusive of interest. snh;aas s. .aa
appeal to the Civil District Cont TsSa. J" e. "a
amount claimed exceeds tweatv-6va 5si,t sae
exclusive of interest The General 49,.
snail regulate the salaries, territorial Ilivis;s
OF jurisdiction, the manner of exeenting 49,
process, the fee BILL and proceedings snelF
shall govern them; they shall have sntbo- ,;sa
TO execute commissions, to take test,n,~.y
and shall receive therefor such fees -
allowed by law. The General Assemble 80 y
increase the number of City Conrta ~. A ~
said parish, not TO exceed eight IN all rs w
0tnerWlse provided oy law, Each Of sai5
IA g..
the term OF four years by the qualified vola -
OF the parish, who shall receive . salaSv arr. y
twelve hundred dollars per annum, and ~ -
| more, and whose qualifications. koua 80
duties shall be regulated by law" - @''1
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE ia
Of the Constitution of the State. ssral..,v...
the jurisdiction of the Civil District Con. y
of the Parish of Orleans" --' =
Amendment No. 8.
Article 100. "For the parish Of orls...
there shall be two District Courts and No ..
One of said courts shall be known as tha s'ys
Civil District Court for the Parish Of Orleans
and the other as The Criminal District o..
for the Parish of Orleans The former g sSals
consist Of not less than five Judges. and Nv
latter not less than two Judges. HAVING 49, 49,
qualifications prescribed for District TSarns
throughout the State. The said Judges sSsls
be appointed by the Governor, BY and with ~.
advice and consent of the Senate, for the tsrn
ofeight years, The first appointment shall he
made as follows: Three Judges Of the oiv;S
District Court, for four years and two u,5gas
for eight years. One judge Of the CrimiSsi
District Court, for four years aud one for n vhe
| years, the terms to DO designated in thair
commissions. The said judges shall receive
| each, four thousand dollars per anuum Gai9
| Civil District Court shall have exclneiya mnd
4 &ouefhA YfODAto, aua EXCLUSIVE civil iHFIaHln.
tion in all cases, when the amount in ,lisputa
or to be disputed, exceeds one hundred doilare.
exclusive of interest, and exclusive appeIlafa
Jurisdiction from the City Courts Of the Parrish
of Orleans, when the amount in dispute ~.
ceeds twenty-five dollars, exclusive ofinterasE.
All causes filed in said courts shall BE- eaualIv
allotted and assigned among said Judges. 4,
| accordance with rules of court to ID adopta1
i for the purpose. In case of recRsatiOn Of anv
judge in any cause, such cause shall BE- N
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 indae
of said court may issue or grant cOnservatosy
| writs or orders. In other respects each Judge
shall have exclusive control over every cause
assigned to him from its inception TO its tsnal
determination in said court. The crimipai
District Court shall have criminal jurisdiction
only. All prosecutions institutedii said court
shall be equally apportioned between saii
Judges by lot. Each Judge or his successor
shall have exclusive control over every Gauss
falling to him from its inception to Id fna
determination in said court. In cases Of Va
cancy or recusation causes assigned shall b,
re-assigned nnder order Of court'''
| ~, Given under my signature and iii
L. 8. Seal of the State Of Louisiana at thl
~ City Of Baton Rouge, this tho let al,
of December a. d., 1883
| W. A. STRONG,
Secretary OF State.