The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09

ter III dispute or the funds to be as
tributed shall exceed one hnnd.4s,
dollars, exclusive of interest," .sa
shall not exceed two thousand dalla aaa
exclusive of Interest" u,
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE, in
Of the Constitution of the STATE p.,.
tee to Trial of Gases IN Couyi ss'a.
Appeal when Judges s'disagree.S
Amendment NO. s..
ART. IOl. whenever the Ind.
composing the Courts of Appeal s s5saI
concur, their judgment shall be snai
Whenever there shall be a djsaar.a
ment, the two Judges shall annaint
lawyer having the qualifications fos
Judge Of the Court of Appeals az tho;s
I Circuit, who shall aid in the detara el
nation of the case, a Judgment caa
cured in by any two Of them shall n /.
final"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 100
OF the Constitution of tile State. 3
lVe to the Jurisdiction Of Court "
APpea'S for the Parish Of Orleans
Amendment NO. s.
ART. 1913. "There shall be in u.
Parish of Orleans a Court of Apna Il
for said Parish, with exclusive apnaI
late Jurisdiction in all matters, civil poa
probate, arising in said parish whaa
the amount in dispute, OF fund to =
distributed exceeds one hundred aal
lars, exclusive of interest, and Soa,
not exceed two thousand dollar.
exclusive of interest said cons,
shall be presided over by two Judges
who shall be elected by the Genera
Assembly, i'll joint session; thew shall
be residents and voters Of the city n
New Orleans, possessing all the ouaIi6.
cations necessary for Judges of Cirenit
courts of Appeal throughout ths
State they shall each receive an an.
nual salary of four thousand dollars
payable monthly upon their respective
warrants. Said appeals shall be n.
on questions of law alone, in all case.
involving less than five hundred doI.
lars, exclusive of interest, 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 wear:
it shall have authority to issue Writs
of. Manddmus, Prohibitions, C~ert;orar
and Hdbeds Corpus in aid of its an.
p~ellate Jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE l35
OF the Constitution Of the State, tsRels.
the to the Jurisdiction of the OH
Courts Of the Parish Of 0rleaas.n
Amendment Nc. =.
ART. 135. "There shall be in tbe
city of New Orleans fonr city Courts.
one of which shall be located in tbat
portion of the City on the right bank
of the Mississippi river, presided over
by judges having all the qualifications
required for . District Judge, and
shall be elected by the qualified 70.
tiers for the term of four years; tier
lshall have exclusive jurisdiction ever
all sums not exceeding one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, subject
to an sappeal to the Civil District
Court when the amount claimed e.
ceeds twenty five dollars, exclusive Of
interest. The General Assembly
shall regulate the salaries, territorial
division of jurisdiction, the manner nf
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 receive therefor such
fees as may be allowed by law The
General Assembly may increases the
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 one Clerk. TO
be elected for the term of four years
by the qualified voters of The parish,
who shall receive d salary of twelve
hundred dollars per aunum, and 20
more, aud whose qualifications, bond
and duties shall b~e,regulated by law
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE l50,
| OF the Constitution Of the Stafe, ssrdla-
tire TO the jurisdiction Of The oinl
District Courts of the parish Of "
ledns.n
&AkACuUEAC0b ANU
ART. $50. "For the Parish of Or
leans there shall be two District
| Courts and no more. One of sad
courts shall be known as the The CIV
il District Court for the Parish of ".
leans;' and the other as the Criminal Ds
trict Court for the Parish Of Orleans
The former shall consist Of not less than
Eve judges, and the latter not less tbaA
two judges, having the qualifications
prescribed for District Judges through
out the State. The said judges shat
be appointed by tie Governor, BY eng
with the advice aud consent OF tae
Senate, for the term of eight yeads'
The first appointment shall be maas
as follows: Three judges Of the CiVl
District Court, for four years and sWo
judges, for eight years. Vns
judge of the Criminal District Court lol
four years and one for eight yeass.
the terms to be designated 90 has \
commissions. The said judges saaa,
receives each, four thousand dollisss
per annum. Said Civil District Coala
shall have exclusive and general ass
bate, and exclusive civil jurisdlcIlon
in all cases, when the amount ID ~
pute Or to be distributed, exceeds oues
hundred dollars, exclusive ofIntessss,
and exclusive appellate JurIsalcao y
from the City Courts Of the PaTisn y
Orleans, when the amount ID d,spass
exceeds twenty-five dollars. exelaslss
Of interest. All causes filed u sa.a
courts shall be equally allotted ana S.
signedamong said judges, in aeeofoal u
with rules of court to be adoptea "