The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-10

november 20 the last Mondav IN r.
year. 1t shall have authority 70 iasns ane each
Aa''dGaass. Prohibition, Certioraria Dd H H Of
OOFP"s IN ana OF Its appellate jurisdcfoDa Seas
AMENDMENT To ARTICLE Ias
VI the Constitution of the State. ,,r.,..,-
me lIrisdietlon Of the City Courts y ,t 2
Amendment Nor
ARTICLE l35. There shall h !;
New Orleans four City Co ira ans w clty q
snail be located in that portion Of IN NV, saiea
the right bank of the Mississippi river I,sy %
Ga over Dy Judges having all the quaIiGcasssSsaa'
required for District Judge ana Ns,ssena
elected by the quail fed voters for ~ saali Be
four years. they shall have exel1s;va 49,, soIa q
ION over all sums not exceeding one bna.ssaales.
dollars, exclusive of interest snh;aat aufed
appeal to the Civil District Cont 49, ~ IN
amount claimed exceeds twentv.fvs Sal,l me
exclusive of interest. The General So.ants,
shall regulate the salaries, territorial J;'D.y
OF Jurlsdletlon the manner of executing ,h.:l
prOGess' the Zee bill, and proceedings NM; 1t
shall govern them; they shall have So, NAieh
to execute commissions, to take tss.;lty
and shall receive therefor such fees - ,..a
allowed by law. The General Assa,aI,i i.,ay %
increase The number of City Courts u. A ~
said parish, not 20 exceed eight h an W.
0eherWse provided by law Each of s.sI
Courts shall have one Clerk to be elected Nv ~
we sernl o. 1onr years BY the qualified voter.
OF the parish, who shall receive =. .al sosess
twelve hundred dollars Der annpr AY Of
more, and whose qualifications, bond M .s 10
duties shall be regulated by law" 'e
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE
of the Constitution of the State. s.ra,.,,...
the jurisdiction Of the Civil District ca,...o
OF the Parish Of Orleans" S's''a
Amendment No. 8.
Article l3O. For the parish of O,,....
there shall be two District Courts and ma ,,as
One OF said courts shall be known a. tha s1I =
Civil District Court for the Parish ~ flrIaa .ng
and the other as The Criminal Dsfr;et go,
for the Parish of Orleans The farmer S sla1
consist Of not less than FIVE judges and p'i nv
latter not less than two judges, having the
qualifications prescribed for District JnlS ~
throughout the State. The said indyes sheII
be appointed by the Governor, BY ana VITA ', AZ
advice and consent Of the Senate for liz go ss.o
feight years The first appointment shs M.
made as follows: Three Judges eF tha c;as
District Court, for f0ar years and two ,,slva.
for eight years. One judge Of the Crim;ssI
District Court, for four years and one for e;sl.
years, the terms to be designated in tkeir
commissions. The said judges shah raee;,'.
each, four thousand dollars per annum Sa;S
Civil District Court shall have exclusive ami
general probate, and exclusive civil inrisa;r
ton in all cases, when the amount in disunsa
or to be disputed, exceeds one hundred dollar
exclusive OF interest, and exclusive aDpelIats
juristlictiOn from the City Courts OF tina Par;sh
OF Orleans, when tbe amount in dispute ex
ceeds twenty five dollars, exclusive ofinteresf
All causes fled in said courts shall be eanallv
allotted and assigned among said iudges ~
accordance with rules Of court to be aSopked
for the purpose. In case of reeusati0n of anv
judge in any cause, such canse shall be re
assigned, or in case of absence from the par,sb
sickness or the disability OF the Judge to whom
said cause may have been assigned any Judge
OF said court may issue or grant Conservatory
writs or orders. In other respects each ipdee
shall have exclusive control over every eaass
assigned to him from its inception 10 liz insl
determination In said court. The criminal
District Court shall have criminal jnrisaictioD
only. All prosecutions instituted Ii said court
shall be equally appOrtiOned between said
Judges by lot. Each judge or his successor.
shall have exclusive control over every eause
falling to him from its inception to its final
determination in said court. In cases 81 va
eancy or recusatiOn causes assigned shall BE-
re-assigned under order of COURT
~ Given under my signature and the
L. s. Seal of the State of LOuisiana, of tho
t~o~~ City of Baton Rouge, this the LIST day
ST December 4. D., 1888
W. A. STRONG,
Secretary 0f State