The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-03-08

mrn;cipal corporation shall be in confess
tat;on. whatever may be the amount there
IF and in such cases the appeal on the law
and the facts shall be directly from the
Court- in which the case originated to the
Su,reme Court; and to criminal cases on
onestions of law alone whenever the pun
;sbment of death or imprisonment at hard
labor NAV be inflicted, or fine exceeding
hreeSHundred Dollars $4,000 is actually
imposed. umo .pr1crrox
of the Constitution of the State Relative
To the Jurisdiction of Courts of Appeal.
Amendment No. 4.
Arr OK. .sThe Courts of Appeal, ex-
cent in cases hereinafter provided, shall
have appeallate Jurisdiction only, which
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 dollars,
exclusive of interest"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 10l
Of the Constitution of the State, Relative
To Trial of Cases in Courts Of Appeal
when Judges disagree"
Amendment No. 5.
ART. IUl. whenever VliC VQoBSc ~>'@A
posing the Courts of Appeal shall concur,
their Judgment shall be final. Whenever
there shall be disagreement. the two
Judges shall appoint o lawyer having the
qualifications for Judge of the Court Oh
Appeals of their Circuit who shall ana In
the determination of the case, Judgment
conquered in by any two Of them Shall %
fipaln
OF the Constitution of the State, ''Rela-
tive to the Jurisdiction of Courts Of
Appeal for the Parish Of Orleans"
Amendment No. 8.
ART 1913. There shall be in the Parish
of Orleans Court OF Appeals ior salo
Parish. with exclusive appellate jurisdic-
ton in all matters, civil and probate, aris-
ING in said parish when the amount IN uis-
pute. or fund TO be distributed exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest; ana
does not exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive of in terest; said court
shall be presided over by two Judges,
who shall be elected by the General AS
sembly, in Joint session; they shall be res
ideuts and voters of the city Of New Or
lean S, possessing all the qualifications nee
essary for judges Of Circuit Courts OF
Appeal throughout the State; they snail
each receive an annual salary Of four thou
sand dollars. payable monthly upon tne,r
respective warrants. Said Appeals SINAI,
be upop questions of law alone, IN ALI
cases involving less than five hundred dol
lars. exclusive of interest, aud 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 Mon
day in June in each year; 1T shall have
authority to issue writs OF Mandamus,
Prohi bitiop. CcrtiOrari and Habeas Corpss
| in aid of its appellate jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1876
| OF the Constitution of the State, ''rela-
tive to the jurisdiction OF the city courts
of the Parish of Orleans"
Amendment No. 7.
ART. 1856. "There shall be in the city Of
| New Orleans four city courts, one Of which
shall be located in that portion of the city
| ON the right bank of the Mississippi river,
presided over by judges having AL the
| qualifications required of district judge,
and shall be elected by the qualified voters
! for the term of four years; they shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over all sums not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, exclusive Of
| interest, subject to an appeal to the civil
! district court when the amount claimed
| exceeds twenty-five dollars, exclusive OF
! interest The General Assembly shall reg
ulate 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
testimony and shall receive therefore such
fees as may be allowed by law. The Gen.
eral Assembly may increase the number
of city courts for the said parish. not to
exceed eight in all, until otherwise pro-
videa 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 salary Of
twelve hundred dollars per annurn, and
no more, aud whose qualifications, bond
and duties shall be regulated by law" :
| AMENDMENT To ARTICLE 100
Of the Constitution of the State, ''rela-
tive to the Jurisdiction of the civil dis
trict court of the parish Of Orleans"
i Amendment No. 8.
ART, 100 "For the parish of Orleans
there shall be two district courts and no
more. One of said courts shall be known
rs the civil district court for the parish OF
Orleans;' and the other as the criminal
district 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 throughout
the State. The said judges shall he APP
pointed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, for ths
term of eight years. The hrstEappoint-
ment shall be made as follows: Three
Judges of the civil district court, tor four
years and two judges, for eight wears.
One judge Of the criminal district court,
for four years and one for eight years, tho
terms to be designated in their commis-
! sions. The said judges shall receive esch,
! four thousand dollars per annum. Said
and general probate, and exclusive Owl
( jurisdiction in all cases, when the amount
IN dispute or to be distributed, exceeds
one hundred dollars, exclusive of interest,"
and exclusive appellate jurisdiction from