The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-02-21
AMENDMENTS.
ativr to tt- jurisdiction OF Courts
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

AMENDMENT NO. 4
Article IS 1.-The Courts Of Appeal
except in eases hereinafter provided
shall have appellate jurisdiction on
ly, which jurisdiction stall extend In
all eases. civil or probate. whrn tn"
matter in dispute ar the funds to hr
distributed shall exceed one !,undle ell
dollars, exriuSiv" of interest, and
shall not exceed two thousand dol
lars, exclusive Of interest.
| AM ENDMENr no ARTICLE 1Ol
Of the Constitution of the State, Rel
alive Nv Trial Of Cases in Courts oi
Appeal " hen juices disagree.
AMENDMEN NO $.
Article ln1. 'Whtnever tie
Judges composing III, Cnnr's Of APP
peal shall r"ncur, their judgment
shall be t;naI. Whenever there shall
I've a Disagreement the ,w" Judges
s'.a appoint a ID kytr having the
qualification for : Judge of III"
Court oi Appeals of their Circuit.
who shall and in the determination
Of the case, Judgment concerned
in Ivy any twn oi them shall he ii
ual."
AMENDMENT re ARTICLE 1923
ct the Constitution at the State.
"Rrinti>e t" the Jurisdiction ri
Courts Of Appeal for the Parish Of
| Orleans"
AMENDMENT NO 6.
/ Article 1873 "l'hele shall he in
the Parish Of Orleans a Court Of Ap.
peals for sail Parish. with exclusive
appellate jnrsstlic,ion in all matters.
civil and probate, arising IN said
Parish when the amount in dispute,
or fund to be distributed exceeds
nue hundred dollars exclusive of ill.,
terest, and does not exceed two
Thousand dollars, exclusive of inter
est said court shall br presided
over by two judges, VIII" shall hc
elected Ivy the General Assembl.
in joint session; they shall he resi-
dents and voters of the City ot New
Orleans, possessing all the q"alifi
ca,i"ns necessary for judges Of CIR
cuit Courts of Appeal throughout
the State they shall each receive
m annual salary Of four thousand
dollars, payable monthly upon thei'
respective WARRANTS. Said appeals
shall hr upon questions oflaw alone.
in all cases involving less than five
hundred dollars. exclusive of inter
est, aud upon the law and the facts
| in other cases. 1t shall sit in the
| city IF New Drleant from the First
Monday of November to the last
Monday of June in each year; it
shall hav"' anth",ity t" issnr writs
If Mandamus, Prohibition, Certior
ari and Hubeas Corpus in aid Of its
4 appellate Jurisdictions"
| AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1875
Of the Constitution of the STATE
"Rela,ive to the jurisdiction OF
the City Cou,ts of the Parish III
Orleans"
AMENDMENT MOI.
! Article 1875. "There shall he il
the City of New Orleans four Cit.
Courts, one nf which shall im l0ca
ted in that portion Of the City %,
the right back IF the Mississippi
river, presided over hy Judges hav
ing all the qualifications required
for u District Judge, and shall bt
elected by the qualified voters Fl"
the term of four years; they shat
have exclusive Jurisdiction over al
sums not exceeding one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, sub
jet to a" appeal to the Civil Dis
trio, Court when the amount claim
I'd exceeds twenty. five dollars. tx
c,ns,ve Of interest. The Grnera
Assembly shall regulate the sala
lies, Territorial division of inis,Iic
lien, the manner Of executing 'hei
: process, the Zee bill, and proceed
ings wl,ici, shall govern til. IA: the,
stall have authority /" execute con-
f missions, to take. testimony, an
| shall receive therefor each fees 81
/. may he allowed Ivy law. The Gen
f eral Assembly may Increase It,
, number of City Courts for the sal
Pa,isl not to exceed eight III al
T until otherwise provided by law
!; Each of said Courts shall have "n
!. Clerk. to be elected tor the term I