The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-01-31
Amendment NOT.

ARTICLE 1856. ''There shall be in the citE 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, presid
ed over by judges having all tue qualifications
required for District Judge, and shall be
elected by the qualified voters for the term of
four years; they shall have exclusive jurisdic-
ton over all sums not exceeding one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest. subject to All
appeal to the Civil District Court when the
amount claimed exceeds 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 testimony,
and shall receive therefor such fees as may be
allowed by law. The General Assembly may
increase the number of City Courts tor the
said parish, not 10 exceed eight in all, until
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
twelve hundred dollars per annum, and no
more, and whose qualifications, bond and
duties shall be regulated by law
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 100
OF the Constitution of the State, relative to
the jurisdiction of the Civil District Courts
of the Parish of Orleans"
Amendment No. 8.
Article 100. "For the parish of Orleans
there shall be two District Courts and no more.
One of said courts shall be known as the The
Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans
and the other as The Criminal District Court
for the Parish of Orleans Tho 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
| be appointed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, for the term
ofeight years. The first appointment shall be
made as follows; Three judges of the Civil
| District Court, for four years and two Judges
| for eight years. One judge of the Criminal
District Court, for four years and one for eight
! years, the terms to be designated in their
commissions. The said judges shall receive
| each, four thousand dollars per annum. Said
| Civil District Court shall have exclusive and
| general probate, and exclusive civil jurisdic-
| ton in all cases, when the amount i'll dispute
| or to be disputed, exceeds one hundred dollars,
| exclusive of interest, and exclusive appellate
| jurisdiction from the City Courts of the Parish
| of Orleans, when the amount in dispute eX-
ceeds twenty five dollars, exclusive ofinterest.
4 All causes filed in said courts shall be equally
| allotted and assigned among said judges, in
| accordance with rules of court to be adopted
for the purpose In case of recusation of any
judge in any cause, such cause shall be re
assigned, OF in case of absence from the parish.
| 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 judge
| shall have exclusive control over every cause
assigned to him from its inception to its final
determination in said court. The criminal
District Court shall have criminal jurisdiction
only. All prosecutions instituted in said court
shall be equally apportioned between sale
Judges by lot. Each judge or his successor
| shall have exclusive control over every caust
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determination in said court. In cases of va
caney or recusation causes assigned shall b.
re ASST ned under order of court
~, Given under my signature and thu
l.. s. Seal of the State of Louisiana, at thu
~ City of Baton Rouge, this the LIST da.
of December A. D., 1888.
w A STRONG,
Secretary of State.