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except ID cases hereinafter n,..,
shall have appellate tfi,OVldad
which jurisdiction shall extsa aon only
cases civil or probate, when Il. ID al
ter in dispute or the funds to !. mat
tributed shall exceed one 10 ds
dollars, exclusive of inta,a aandrsd
shall not exceed two thousand ) and
exclusive of INTEREST," uollafs,
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4
Of the Constitution of the stots W
tire to Trial Of Gases in a. haa
appeal ~he" Judges "%disaqresss Z
Amendment NO. 3
ART. l0l. "Whenever tbo
composing the Courts of Apns.gi adga
concur, their judgment shall hail. H. esaaI
Whenever there shall be q ! alal
ment, the two Judges shall a n,sagles,
lawyer having the qualificatiapnps0 lt .
Judge of the Court of Appeals 81 if 4
Circuit, who shall aid in the dsta saef 1
nation of the case, a judgment al
CURED in by any two of them ~ Son,
fnal.' sual Be
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 70.
Of the Constitution Of the State IN,
the to the Jurisdiction of Aea.
appeals for the Parish Of Orl gas i y
Amendment NO, q
ART. 1913. There shall ho !.
Parish of Orleans a Court of Anu, ls
for said Parish, with exclusive a ppea,
late jurisdiction in all matters. civil aPpsi,
probate, arising in said parish i saa
The amount in dispute, or fund 4 o4 !.
distributed exceeds one hundred ~ "
lars, exclusive Of interest. and S ~.
not exceed two thousand doI I's'
exclusive Of interest said aaas,
shall be presided over by two inS Soa.'
who shall be elected by the tSensss
Assembly, i'll joint session thew sSsN
be residents and voters of the citr SAa y
New Orleans, possessing all the omaha "
cations necessary for Judges Of G;,sn;.
Courts Of Appeal throughout ~
State; they shall each receive An a.
nual salary of four thousand dolls,.
payable monthly upon their respeet;ss
warrants. Said appeals shall he nv
on questions Of law alone, in all c,ss,
involving less than five hundred All
lars. exclusive of interest, and NM.
the law and the facts in other easss
1t shall sit in the city Of New Orleans
from the first Monday of November +
the last Monday of June in each yeaf.
it shall have authority to issue writ,
of Nandamus, Prohibition, CertioyaT
and Habeas Corpus in aid of its an.
pellate jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE lS
Of the Constitution Of the State. aRsa.
Hye to the Jurisdiction of tie oil
Courts Of the Parish Of Orleans
Amendment NO. 2.
ART. I35. There shall be in thl
city Of New Orleaus four city Courts
one of which shall be located ID that
portion of the City on the right bank
of the Mississippi river, presided over
by judges having all the Qualification
required for IA District Judge, and
shall be elected by the qualified Vi.
tiers for the term of four years theF
shall have exclusive Jurisdiction over
all sums not exceeding one HUNDRED
dollars, exclusive of interest, subject
to an appeal to the Civil District
Court when the amount claimed ex.
ceeds twenty-five dollars, exclusive Of
interest. The General Assembly
shall regulate the salaries, territorial
division of jurisdiction, the manner Of
executing their process, the fec Jill,
and proceedings which shall govern
them ; they shall have authority to
execute commissions, TO take test.
mony, and shall receive therefor such
fees as may be allowed by Law, The
General Assembly may increase tho
number of City Courts for the said
parish, not to exceed eight in all, IN.
til otherwise provided by law. Each
of said Courts shall have n CLERK, 70
be elected for the term of four yeafs
by the qualified voters of the parish,
who shall receive a salary OF twelve
hundred dollars per annam, and %
more, and whose qualifications, bond
and duties shall be regulated By Law
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE lS9
Of the Constitution Of the State, ssrsa.
the to the jurisdiction Of the tss4
District Courts Of the parish Of "
le0RS.n
Amendment NO. 8.
ART. 100. For the Parish Of Of
leans there shall be two DIstrie
Courts and no more. One Of saiG
courts shall be known as the The Wv
il District Court for the Parish Of Y
leans and the other as the CrlnllDaltl
tfict Court for the Parish Of Orleans
The former shall consist of NOTES taal
Eve judges, and the latter not less tasl
Two judges, having the qualleatios
prescribed for District Judges thf9nea
out the State. The said judges shsl
be appointed by the Governor, Dy w
with the advice and consent o. y
Senate, for the term of eight yeals
The first appointment shall be a oaa
as follows /: Three judges Of the C y
District Court, for four years ana Y.
.luuges, fur eight years. "
Judge ofthe Criminal District CoaEl' Y
four years and one for eight yeals
the terms to be designated ID llsi
commissions. The said judges s.a.
receive each, four Thousand CO., ols
per annum. Said Civil District esa'
shall have exclusive and general H.
bate, and exclusive civil Jurlsalcsal:s Y.
in all cases. when the amount - Y y
pute or to be distributed, exceeas "
hundred dollars, exclusive Of inssls ;s
and exclusive appellate JrrisalIaa !
from the City Courts of the faIis sa.i
Orleans. when the amount in dlsps.