The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05
AMENDMENTS.

piSSlNcu OFSi W WV JuNSOo1 WIZ
shall be elected by the General AS
sembly, in JOINT session; they shall be
residents aud veters of the city of New
Orleans, possessing all the qualifica-
lions necessary fer judges of Circuit
Courts of Appeal throughout the
State they shall each receive an an
nual salary of four thousand dollars,
payable monthly Apon their respective
warrants. Said appeals shall be upon
questions of law alone. in oil cases in
vOIving less than five hundred dollars,
exclusive of interest, and 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 Monday of June IN each
year it shall have authority to issue
writs of NdndamUs, Prohibition, Ger
tiorari and Habeas Corpus in aid of
its appellate Jurisdiction" .
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1856.
OF the Constitution of the State, creative to
the Jurisdiction Of the City Courts of the
Parish Of Orleans"
Amendment We. =.
ART. 1856. "Th9re 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 ever
by judges having all the qualifications
required for 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 exceeding one hundred dol
lars, exclusive of interest, subject to
an appeal to the Civil District Court
when the amount claimed exceeds
twenty. dollars, exclusive of in
terest. The General Assembly shall
regulate the salaries, territorial diVi
sion 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 testi-
mOny, and shall receive therefor such
fess % may be allowed by law. The
GeESral Assembly may increase the
number of City Courts for tho said
parish, not to exceed eight 10 all, I'M
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 parish,
who shall receive u salary of twelve
hundred dollars per anunm,, and no
more, and whose qualifications, bond
aud duties shall be regulated by law"
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 1870,
OF the Constitution of the. State, ''relative to
the jurisdiction Of the Civil District Courts
of the Parish of Orleans"
Amendment Nc. ..
ART. 1870. "For the Parish of Or
leans there shall be two District Courts
and no more. One of said courts
shall be known as The Civil Dis.
trict Court for the Parish of Orleans;'
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 quail
fcations 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 of eight
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 pro-
bate, and exclusive civil jurisdiction
in oil cases, wheR the amount in dis
pnte or to be distributed, exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest,
and exclusive appellate jurisdiction
from the City CoHrts of the Parish of
Orleans, when the amount in dispute
exceeds twenty-five dollars exclusive
of interest. All causes filed in said
courts shall be equally allotted and as
signed among said judges, in accord
Ance with rules of esurt TO be adopted
for the purpose. In case of Fscasa.
ton Of any judge in any cause, such
cause shall be rSassigned, or in case of
absence from the parish, sickness or
the disability of the Judge to whom
said cause may have assigned, any
judge of said court may issue or grant
conservatory writs or orders. In other
respects each judge shall have eTclu-
siVe 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 prose-
cutioRs instituted in said court shall
be equally apportioned between said
Judges by lot. Each judge or his
successor, shall have exclusive control
over every cause falling To him from
its inception to It's final determination
in said court. In cases of vacancy or
recusation causes assigned shall be
re- assigned under order of court"
Given under my signature aRd the
Seal Of the State of Louisiana, ut the
City of Baton Rouge, this lst day of