The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-01-05

and tire lactss ~ 70 ~"co.y 1sv's e.'o
Court in which The case or'ginated 70 the
Supreme Court ana 70 criminal cases on
questions Of lag alone whenever the pun.
ishment OF deslb or imprisonment ut hard
Thrse Hundred Dollars ($sOo) is actually
imposed. .v,,,, !, q.
AMENDMENT ~ AniiOisE %
OF the Constitution Of the State Relative
to the Jarisdst,on o. Courts y appeal
Amendment 10 =
Art. 95. lib Courts OF Appeal Ok,
cept In cases hereinaftsr prov1deo' sna,
have appeallate Jurlsdiction only, WITH
Jurisdiction shall extend IN ~. es sas e's,.
the funds to b distributed shall exceed
one hundred dollars, exclusive OF Interests
and shall mot exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive Of interest"
AnrNnuRNT TO ARTICLE lOl
= - e..ta Ra,ative
on the Consutueon =. s ~H.' $780, 's,s xnneal
to Tisi q Csss = S,"' =
when Judges u'saso
Amendment No. ..
Ant. I0l. "Whenever the Judges COM
| posing the Courts Of Appeal shall concur,
their Judgment shall be inal. Whenever
| there shail be disagreement: the TWO
orss, f;csficrs for : Judge Of the Court of
| zrr,.ais ~ their Circuif. who shall aid in
ths determinafion Of the case, jud sment
coneurred IN Nv any two of them shall be
! f;nain
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1913
-. 49, $780,. - ~. St.ta. .sRela-
~ s; sne ~ isr;.d;ct;on AZ Courts Of
xnoess sor sbs parish Of Orleans"
A,ar,.,,t N. A.
- I'm. - .,..r =. i, the Parish
AT nl;. 80 6cs,rt - Anneals for said
Parish. with eselasive appellate jurisdio-
ton in all matters civil and probate. aris-
ing in said parish when the amount n ''ls.
pute. or fund TO Dc Distributed excs''s ~" IA
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest,", s"o
does not exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive of interest; said coaFt
shall he presided over by Two Juugss'
who shall be elected by the 1enesal 49,
sembly. in joint session; they shall % res
idents and voters Of the city OF New Vt
leans, possessing oil the qualifications neg
eesary for Judges Of Circuit Courts =.
Appeal throughout the Stste; they SNAIL
each receive an annual salary of four tno N!r
sand dollars. payable monthly upon tne,5 ,
!, respective warrants. Said appeals sna,,
be upon questions OF law alone, - AZ "a
cases involving less than I'VE nunu ...s',,, the
! lars, exclusive OF interest," anu W. / hall
! | cit in the city Of New Orleans rren, tno
.. | first Monday Of November to the iast non-
! day in June in each year; II snai, nsve
authority to issue wfits ol Mahe <aH "s.ss
! Prohibition, Certi0rarj and Hapeos Co'Pss
/, in aid Of its appellate lurisdlcuon.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1876
: !, -,~.--.....,,. ~ tha STATE. .,rela-
. VI suo SS.s:.s -;ss:..;,,, II the city courts
i've ~ ne - n~lss.s
II " NO $50" y
Amenoaent 70 {. -. :,
AIT; iso. s. s', c,,,r,s ssrc 81 wRicb
EsM 1870 e =, sist sort;on II the CITY
i snai, % s; . h.sl - the M,ssissippi river
presided Over 81 judge having all the
qualifications requirel Of . district judge
and shall be elected BY the quaihed voter
!. for the term Of four years; they Shall nave
exclusive juriediction over AL Sums NOT O
z cesling one hundred dollars exclusive @
{, interest, subject to ~ appeal 70 the clvl
e district court when the amount cinIunos
: exceeds 4wenty ave dollars, exclusive Q
Y interest. The General Assembly shall reg
: ulate tho salaries, territor1ai DIVISION 2
: jurisdictiQn, the manner OF executing tns1
Z, process, the fee bill, and prGceeulin 9
:. which ehall govern them; tney ANAL ne y
= authority to execute commissions, 70 ~
testimony. ana shall receive tnere ,s'a 49,
:, fees e. may be allowed by law. Tue ~
= Of city courts for the said parish. not :
- exceed eight in nll, until othsrw1se re-
- - vide2 BY law. Each q said courts - y
= have one clerk, ~ be elected Tor tue ~.
: Of four years BY the qua1ned voteks
)" the pariah, Who sball receive SerFy