The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-22

which jurisdiction shall extensn only
cases civil or probate, when ~ ID al
ter III dispute OF the funds r. ~ Nat
tributed shall exceed one % da
dollars exclusive Of interest," apadrst
shall not exceed two THOUSAND y apd
exclusive of in~terest,n uollars
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE n,
Of the Constitution of the ST. vi
the to Trial Of Gases IN '"9s Rs4
Appeal "he" Judges "disag gps's q
Amendment No. 8,
ART. lOl. "Whenever tho =,
composing the Courts of Anna,S Judge
concur, their judgment shall r IA shall
Whenever there shall be a IT, NAL
ment' the two Judges shall a prsaglss.
lawyer having the qualifcatiappp.oi lt a
Judge of the Court of AppealsD lt a
Circuit, who shall aid in the d ~ ,asl
nation of the case, a judgment ss's'ai.
cured in by any two Of them .b.S CO...
final.' shall Be
10 ARTICLE Ea
Of the Constitution of the State ~,
tie to the Jurisdiction of Cor, 1sA,
appeals for the Parish Of Org sa,s q
Amendment NO, 6
ART. l29. There shall be in y.
Parish Of Orleans a Court of A m To-
for said Parish, with exclusive ppeai'
late jurisdiction in all matters c;1 appel,
probate, arising in said parish n sad
the amount in dispute, or fund W "nsl
distributed exceeds one hundrsa" !, %
lars, exclusive of interest, and S S0l'
not exceed two Thousand J., lOes
exclusive of interest said ' .ons,
shall be presided over by two inS Soa.'
who shall be elected by the Ganss ss
Assembly, in joint session thew .S.a
be residents and voters of the cit v'' u
New Orleans, possessing all the ouslis
cations necessary for Judges of Cjrenit'
Courts OF Appeal Throughout ts
State; they shall each receive an s s'
nual salary of four Thousand dollar ~
payable monthly upon their respective
warrants. Said appeals shall be- mn,
on questions of law alone, in all cass,
Involving less than five hundred All
lars, exclusive of interest, and NM,
the law and the facts in other easss
1t shall sit ill the city of New OrIean,
from the first Monday of Noyember i
the last Monday of June in each wear
it shall have authority to issue writ,
of Mdndamus, Prohibition, Certorar
and Habeas Corpus in aid of its an.
pellate jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE ls
Of the Constitution of the State, aRsa.
the to the Jurisdiction of the OH
Courts Of the Parish of OrEsans.'
Amendment NO. 2.
ART. 1876. "There shall be in tha
city of New Orleans fonr city Courtss
one of which shall be located in Chat
portion of the City ON the right bank
of the Mississippi river, presided over
by judges having all the qualification
required for a District Judge, and
shall be elected by the qualified 70.
tiers for the term of four years they
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 OK.
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 fee bill,
and proceedings which shall govern
them ; they shall have authority to
execute commissions, to take test.
meny, and shall receive therefor such
fees as 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, u.
til otherwise provided by law. Each
of said Courts shall have n Clerk, to
be elected for the term of four years
by the qualified voters of the parish,
who shall receive a salary of twelve
hundred dollars per annum, and %
more, aud whose qualifications, bond
and duties shall be regulated By law
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 49,
Of.tAe Constitution Of the STATE, ''rsd.
tire to the jurisdiction Of the Cttl
District Courts of the parish Of "
ledRs.n
Amendment no. q.
ART. 100. "For the Parish Of VI
leans there shall be tive Dlsirle
Courts and no n One Of sas
courts shall be known as the The Wv
il District Court for the Parish Of "
leans;' and the other as the CrlmlnalD.
trict Court for the Parish of Orleans
The former shall consist of notices. tlal
five judges, and the latter not less tnal
two judges, having the qualification
prescribed for District Judges through
out the State. The said judges snal
be appointed by the Governor, ey aa'
with the advice and consent q y
Senate, for the term of eight ysa.ss
The first appointment shall be mao a0
as follows: Three judges OF the Wv ~,
District Court, for four years ana ~
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