The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-02-26
AMENDM ENTS.
ativr to the Jurisdiction OF Courts
of Appeal
AMENDMENT NO a.

I AM I'm I'm Yin nv. 4.
Article as. "The Courts of Appeal
except in cases hereinafter provided.
shall have appellate jurisdiction on
ly, hich jurisdiction shall extend in
all cases, civil or probate, when the
matter in dispute or the funds TO be
distributed shall exceed one hundred
dollars, exclusive Of interest, and
shall not exceed two Thousand dol
lars, exclusive of interest"
AM ENDMENT TO ARTICLE 10l
Or tue Constitution of the State, Rel
alive to Trial of Cases in Courts OF
Appeal when Judges disagree.
AMENDMEN / NO s.
Article lOl. "Whenever the
Judges composing the Courts of APP
peal shnll concur, their Judgment
shall be fpal. Whenever there shall
be a disagreement, the two Judges
shall appoint lawyer having the
qualification for Judge of the
Court of Appeals Of their Circuit,
who shalt md in the determination
Of the case, Judgment concnrred
in Ivy any two OF them shall be Il
nal"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1913.
ct the Constitution ut the State,
"Relative to the Jurisdiction at
Courts of Appeal for the Parish Of
| Orlsaus."
AMENDMENT NO.6.
Article 1923. "There shall he III
the Parish of Orleans a Court of APP.
peals for said Parish, with exclusive
appellate jar'sdie,ion in all matters.
civil and probate, arising III said
Parish when the amount in dispute,
or fund to be distributed exceeds
une hundred doIIurs exclusive of in
terest, and does not exceed two
thousand dollars, exclusive Of inter
est; said court shall be presided
over by two judges, who shall br
elected by the General Assembly,
in joint Session; they shall he resi-
dents aud voters of the City OF New
Orleans, possessing all the q"alifi
cations necessary for judges of CIR
cult Courts of Appeal throughout
the State; they shall each receive
an annual salary ut four Thousand
dollars, payable monthly upon thei,
respective warrants. said appeals
shall be upnn questions of law acne,
in all cases involving !ess than five
hundred dollars, exclusive of inter
est, aud upon the law and the facts
in. uther cases. |. shall sit in the
city of New Orleant from the First.
| Monday Of November to the last
I Monday Of jane in each year; it
shall have authority tu issue writs
IF Maadamus, Prohibition, Certior-
ari and Habeas Corpus in aid Of it's
appellate jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT 10 ARTICLE 1875.
Of the Constitution of the State,
"Rela,ive to the jurisdiction OF
the Cit. Coult is vt the Parish ots
| Orleans" f. b
AMENDMENT NO.7.
| Article 1876. "rhere shall he in
! the City Of New Orleans four City
C"nrts, one of which shall be- loca
ted in That portion of the City o.,
the right bank Of the Mississippi
river, presided over b. Judges hav-
ing all the qualifications required
tor a District Judge, and shall be
elected by the qualified voters for
the term Of four years; they shalt
have exclusive jurisdiction over all
sums not exceeding one hundred
dollars, exclusive Ut interest, sub
|jrct to M appeal TO the Civil Dis
tricl Court WHEN the amonnt CLAIM,
cd exceeds twenty-five d"llass. *
elusive Of interest. The General
Assembly shalt regulate tile sala-
ries, territorial division Of juisdic-
ton, the manner of executing thei,
process, the fee bill, and proceed
ings which shalt govern them: they
shall have authority to execute cam.
missions, to take testimony, and
shall receive therefor each fees as
may he allowed by law. The Cen
eral Assembly may increase the
number of City Courts for the said
Pa'isi, not to exceed eight III all,
until otherwise provided hy law.
Each Of said C0nrts shall have one
Clerk, to be- elected tor the term oi