The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-26
AMENDMENTS.

when the amount in dispute, or fund
to be distributed exceeds oneshundred
dollars, exclusive Of interest, and does
not exceed two thousand dollars, ex.
elusive of interest; said court shall be
presided over by two judges, who
shall be elected by the General As,
sembly, in JOINT session; they shall be
residents and voters of the city of New
Orleans, possessing all the gnaIifica,
tions necessary fer judges of Circuit
Courts of Appeal throughout the
State they shall each receive an an.
nual salary of four thousand dollars,
payable monthly upon their respective
warrants. Said appeals shall be upon
questions of law alone, in all cases in
volving less than five hundred dollars,
exclusive of interest, and upon the
law and the facts in other cases. Il
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 ManddmuS, Prohibition, Ger.
tiorari and HabeaS Corpus in aid of
its appellate Jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1876.
OF the Constitution of the State, ''reiative to
the Jurisdiction of the City Courts of the
Parish Of Orleans"
Amendment No. =.
ART. 1856. "Thsre 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 Mississippi river, presided over
by judges having all the qualifications
required for a 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 dol
lars, exclusive of interest, subject to
an appeal to the Civil District Court
when the amount claimed exceeds
twenty five dollars, exclusive of in
forest. The General Assembly shall
regulate the salaries, territorial div,
sion of Jurisdiction, the manner of
executing their process, the fee bill,
and proceedings which shall govern
them; they shall have authority to
execute commissions, to take test-
mony, and shall receivS therefor such
fees ~ may be allowed by law. The
General Assembly may increase the
number of City Courts for the said
parish, not to exceed eight in all, I'M
til otherwise provided by law. Each
Of said Courts shall have one Clerk, TO
be elected for the term of four wears
by the qualified voters of the parish,
who shall receive salary of twelve
hundred dollars per aHnum, and no
more, and whose qualifications, bond
and duties shall be regulated by law"
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 100,
)f the Constitution of the State, ''relatlVe to
the Jurisdiction Of the Civil District Courts
Of the Parish of Orleans"
Amendment ne. 8.
ART. 100. "For the Parish of Or
cans there shall be two District Courts
md no more. One of said courts
hall be known as The Civil Dis
riot Court for the Parish of Orleans
md the other as 'The Criminal Dis
riot Court for the Parish of Orleans
The former shall consist of not less
han five judges, and the latter not
css than two judges, having the quail
ications prescribed for District Judges
throughout the State. The said Judges
hall be appointed BY the Governor,
y and with the advice and consent OF
be Senate, for the term of eight
ears. The first appointment shall be
made as follows: Three judges of
he Civil District Court, for four years
nd two judges, for eight years. One
Judge of the Criminal District Court,
or four years and one for eight years,
he terms to be designated in their
The said judges shall
eceive each, four Thousand dollars
Ter annnm. Said Civil District Court
hall have exclusive and general pro-
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