The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-02

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tributed shall exceed one h.. ala
dollars, exclusive of interest,". s ssa
shall not exceed two thousand daY egg
exclusive of interest" ais
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE Il,
Of the Constitution of the Stats D,
the to Trial Of Gases in Conn.,. reg.
appeal whem Judges disagree q
Amendment NO. s.
ART. I01. whenever tho 4,
composing the Courts of Appeal Ia MN
concur, their judgment shall h. s saaI
Whenever there shall be a disaaaaal
ment, the two Judges shall apnoys ase.
lawyer having the qualifications e.
Judge of the Court of Appeals Of ta.il
Circuit, who shall aid in the date saei'
nation of the ease. a Judgment aua
cured in by any two Of them shall S9 2,
final.' @'i 10
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 100
Of the Constitution of the gtate. .sps,.
tue to the Jurisdiction of Coayt s's y
appeals for the Parish Of Orleans y
Amendment Mo. 8.
ART. 1913. "'There shall be n d.
Parish of Orleans a Court of Anna ~
for said Parish, with exclusive a men
late jurisdiction in all matters. ciy; ill., KS
probate, arising in said parish uS n.y.
the amount in dispute, or fund 4 aA "
distributed exceeds n hundred AL
lars, exclusive of interest, and A.,
not exceed two thousand dails ,ss
exclusive of interest said canss
shall be presided over by two ipdss.
who shall be elected by the GensssI
Assembly, in joint session A.; they shan
be residents and voters of the city =
New Orleans, possessing all the oualis.
cations necessary for Judges of Circn;t
Courts of Appeal throughout h.
State they shall each receive an i 4
nual salary of four thousand dollar
payable monthly upon their respeetivs
warrants. Said appeals shall be- A..
on questions of law alone, in all eaass
involving less than five hundred MI.
lars, exclusive of interest, and unoa
the law and the facts in other eases
1t shall sit in the city of New Orleans
from the first Monday of Noyember i
the last Monday of June in each wear
it shall have authority to issue wTits
of Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari
and Habeas Corpus in aid of its a..
pellate jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1a5
Of the Constitution of the State. "Rela.
the to the Jurisdiction of the CHI
Courts Of the Parish of Orieaas.s
Amendment NO. y.
ART. 135. "There shall be- ii III
city of New Orleans four city Ceurts
one of which shall be located ii thaa
portion of the City on the right banf
of the Mississippi river, presided over
by judges having all the qualification
required for a District Judge, and
shall be elected by the qualified Yos
tiers for the term Of four years they
shall have exclusive jurisdiction ever
all snms not exceeding one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, subject
to an appeal 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 81
executing their process, the fee bill,
and proceedings which shall govern
them ; they shall have authority %
execute commissions, To- take testi.
mony, and shall receive therefor such
fees as may be allowed by Law. Tbs
General Assembly may increase the
number of City Courts for the said
parish, not to exceed eight in all, an.
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 pafishh,
who shall receive a salary of twelve
hundred dollars per annum, and no
more, aud whose qualifications, bond
and duties shall be regulated By law.
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 100,
OF the Constitution Of the State, ssysla-
hUe to the jurisdiction Of tie Giel
District Courts Of the parish 0 G
leans
Amendment NO. Q.
ART. 40. "For the Parish Of Or
leans there shall be two District
Courts and no more. One OF said
courts shall be known as the The Civ
il District Court for the Parish of Or
leans;' and the other as the Criminal Dis
trict Court for the Parish of Orleans.
The former shall consist of not less than
five judges, and the latter not less than
two judges, having the qualifications
prescribed for District Judges through
out the State. The said judges shall
be appointed by the Governor, by ala
with the advice and consent OF the
for the term of eight years.
The first appointment shall be made
as follows Three judges Of the Clvll
District Court, for four years and tBo
judges, for eight years. Uae
judge of the Criminal District Court. foE
four years and one for eight years,
the terms to be designated IN tneil
commissions. The said judges slail
receive each, four Thousand. dollars
per annum Said Civil District Coufs
shall have exclusive and general pFoe
bate, and exclusive civil jurisdiction
in all cases, when the amount u aus
pute OIL to be distributed, exceeds ons
hundred dollars, exclusive Of interest,"
and exclusive appellate jurlsdictloa
from the City Courts of the Parish q
Orleans, when the amount In dispute
exceeds twenty-five dollars, exclusive
Of interest. All causes fled IN sala
courts shall be equally allotted ana g
signedamong said judges, in a~ccoIdanss
with rules of court to be adoptea ass
The purpose. In case of reensatIon @