St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-15
Amendment No, 6,

ish of Orleans Court of Appeals for said
| parish, with exclusive appellate juris-
! diction in all matters, civil and probate,
arising in said parish, when the amount
in dispute or fund to be distributed ex-
| ceeds one hundred dollars, exclusive of
| interest, and does not exceed two thou
sand dollars, exclusive of interest; said
court shall be presided over by two
judges, who shall be elected by the Cen
eral Assembly, in joint session; they
shall be residents and voters of the city
of New Orleans, possessing all the quail
tications necessary for judges of circuit
courts of appeal throughout the State;
they shall each receive an annual salary
of four thousand dollars. payable month
ly upon their respective warrants. Said
appeals shall be upon questions Of law
alone, in all cases involving less than
five hundred dollars. exclusive of inter-
est, 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 .Handamus, Prohibition, Certio-
rdri and Habeas Corpus in aid Of its APP
pellate jurisdiction.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1876
Of the Constitution of the State, Relative
to the jurisdiction OF the city courts
of the parish Orleans.
Amendment No. Z.
ART. l35, "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 Missis-
sippi river, presided over by judges hav-
ing all the qualifications required for a
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 an 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 luris-
diction, the manner of executing their
process, the fee bill, and proceedings
which shall govern them: they shall nave
authority to execute commissions, to
take testimony, and shall receive there
for such fees as may be allowed by law.
The General Assembly may increase the
number of city courts for said parish,
not to exceed eight in all, until other
wise provided by law. Each of said
courts shall have one clerk. to be elect
ed for the term of four years by the
qualified voters of the parish, who shall
receive salary of twelve hundred dol
lars per annum, and no more, and whose
qualifications, bond and duties shall be
regulated by law"
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE $50
OF the Constitution of the Stat. Relative
to the jurisdiction of the Civil District
Courts of the Parish of Orleans.
Amendment No. 8.
Art. $780, "For the Parish of Orleans
there shall be two District Courts and
no more. One of said courts shall be
known as 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, hay
ing the qualifications prescribed for Dis
trict 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 the other fer eight years, the
terms to he designated in their commits
sions. The said judges shall receive
each four thousand dollars per annum.
Said Civil District court shall have ex-
elusive and general probate, and exclG-
sive civil jurisdiction in all cases. when
the amount in dispute or to be dIstrib
uted exceeds one hundred dollars, ex
elusive of interest, and exclusive appel
late jurisdiction from the city"courts of
the Parish of Orleans, when the amount
in dispute exceeds TWENTY-FIVE dollars,
exclusive ofinterest All causes filed in
said courts shall be equally allotted and
assigned among said judges, i'll accord
ance with rules of court to be adopted
for the purpose. In case of recusation
of any judge in any cause, snch cause
shall be reassigned, or in case of absence
from the parish, sickness or the disabil-
ity 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 in
ception to its final determination in said
court. The Criminal District court shall
have criminal jurisdiction only. All
prosecutions instituted i'll aaid court
shall be equally apportioned between
said judges by lot. Each judge or his
successor shall have exclusive control
over every cause falling TO h:m. from its
inception to its final determination in
said court. In case of vacancy or re-
cusation, causes assigned shall be reas-
signed under order of court"
Given under my signature and the
~ Seal of the State of Louisiana,
J L. S. ! OF the city of Baton ROUGE,