St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01

ever there Suali Dt +hiH' -
i two Judges -l,ail appoint iwyef nav
in. the qualifications for JnaSe ol Tie
r,ur, of Appeals for their ciicuit. who
shall nil in the determination Of the
! case. and a Judgment concurrrd In ny
|. ANY vo Of them shall be final
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 12s
Of the Constitution of the State. Relative
| to the Jurisdiction OF carts OF Appeal
! for the Parish of Orleans.
| Amendment 70. 6.
! ART. 12S. ..There shall lie i'll the Par
| ish oil Orie,nS a Court of Appeals fhr sail
| parish. with exclusive appellate Jnris-
+; dictipn III all matters. civil and probate,
arising in sii parish. when the amount
| in dispute or funI tn he distributed ex-
| ceeds one hundred dollars, exclusive "f
I interest and does not exceed two thoh-
sanL doliars. eNcIusiv. IF interest; s'tit
court shall be presided over by two
| judges. who shall be elected by the Cen
| eral Assembly. III joint session. they
shall be residents and voters OF the city
If New Orleans, possessing all the quaii-
. ncatiuns necessary for judges Of oircnit
| conrts Of appeal throughout tn" State;
they shall each receive an annual salary
of four thousand dollars, payable months
! Is 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, AMI upon the law and the facts III
other cases 1t shall sit III the city of
New Orleans from the first Monday Of
November to the last Monday of june III
each year; it shall have authority t. Issue
writs OF Ma.ti..nus. Prohibition. Certio-
raIi ana U,bcls to'Tss in all OF Its al'-
pellate jurisdiction.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 135
Of tile Constitution OF tl.s State, Relative
to the jurisdiction OF the city courts
of tie parish Orleans.
Amendment 80. Z.
ART. 1876. .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 ban'< OF the Missis-
sippi river, presided over by judges hay
ing all the qualifications required tor a
District Judge, and shall be eierted by
the qualified voters for the term Of four
years; they shall have exclusive Jurisdlc-
ton over all SIMS not exceeding one
hundred dollars. exclusive of interest,
subject To an appeal to the Civil District
court when th- amount claimed exceeds
twenty five dollars, exclusive Of interest.
lie Grner.l Assembly shall rt gnlate
tue salnri.S, territ Jrial division % lurls-
diction the manner of executing their
process. the lee bill. and procer dings
which shall govern them: they slali nave
authority to execute commissions, to
take testimony, aui s'inil receive here
for such fees as may he allowed 10y law.
The General Assembly may increase the
number of city courts for said parish,
not tn ,xcet 4 Eight III all. until ether
wise provided by law. Etcli of saii
court, shall have one clerk. to lie eiect-
ed Tor the term Of fosr Years ly the
iun!iiie.i voters oil the parish. who hall
receive u salary of twelve hundred dol
lars per anuu,si. and no mole. and w Ose
qu III ic, tons, boiii and duties shall be
regulated by las.
A AMENDMENTS To ARTICLE 100
of the Constitution % the State. Relative
to the jurisdiction of the Civil District
Cougts OF the Parish of Orleans.
Amendment No. 8.
Art. $50. 'Foi tho Parish of Orleans
thee Shall lie two District Courts nnd
no more. One of said conrts shall be
known rs The Civil district Court for
the Parish of Orleans and the other AZ
The Criminal District Court for the
Parish of Orleans The former shall
consist of not less than five judges. and
the latter not less than two judges, Lav-
ing the qualifications prescribed for Dis
trict Judges Ihroushou. 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 fiFst appointment shnll
he made as follows: Three judges of the
civil District Court. for ,ur years, and
TWO judges for eight years. One judge
OF tie Criminal District court for four
T.. cars, and the other fer eight Years, til,
terms to be designated i'll their coininIa-
II ms. The said judges shall receive
each four thousand dollars per annum-
Said Civil District court shall lave ex-
elusive ani general probate. ana -xclU-
sivc civil jurs iicti.n in all cases. when
the amount In dispute or to be tlistrih-
uted excee Is one hundred dollars, e.
elusive of Interest. and exclusive appel
late Jurisilcti N from fhe city cou,ts Of
the Parish; of Orleans. when the amount
i'll dispute exceeds TWENTY-FIVE dollar,
exclusive Oh interest All CAUSES uieu Ill
5 Id couIts shall be equally allotted AMI
assigned among said judges, in accord
auce with rules of court to he adopt.d
for the purpose. In case of recusaiion
OF any Judge i'll any cause, such cause
Shall be reassISnei, or III case OF nHsencs
from the parish, sickness or the lisabil-
lty of the judge to whom said cause may
have been assigned, any judge of sail
court may issue or grant conservatory
xrits or orders. In other respects each
Judge shall have exclusive control over
every cause assigned To him from it's ill.,
;ep,ion to its final determination in sail
court. The Criminal District court shall
nave criminal jurisdiction only. all
prosecutions instituted ill aaid court
shall lie equally apportioned between
said judges by iot Each Judge or his
successor shall have exclusive control
'ver every cause falling to him. from its
nc ption to its final determination in
aud conrt. In case of vacancy or re-
CAUSES assigned shall be reu.-
igned under order of court"
Given under my signature and the
Seal of the Stnte of Louisinna,
H. s. at the city Of Baton Rougs,
49, this )st dizzy of December, A.
ID. 1883.
WILL A. STRONG.
Secretary of State.