The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-16

ter in dispute or the funds tn h. ast.
tributed shall exceed one l oe dls
dollars, exclusive of interest," uafed
shall not exceed two thousand d., aud
exclusive of interest,"" afe,
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE u,
Of the Constitution Of the Stab D,
the to Trial of Gases in asa.
appeal ~hen Judges ''disagreess q
Amendment NO, q
ART. l01. "Whenever the la
composing the Courts of Appea pa aFgSs
concur, their judgment shall hs s saali
Whenever there shall be a dis.a ual.
ment, the two Judges shall apnains ~.
lawyer having the qualiications ~ 9
Judge of the Court of Appeals If H. :
Circuit, who shall aid in the dsta saslf
nation OF the case, a judgment eoa
cured in by any two of them shall ill., i.
final" 10
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE ls
Of the Constitution of the State aps.
the to the Jurisdiction of Gon, Tug;
appeals for the Parish Of Orsaaspgg
Amendment NO. 8.
ART. 1913. There shall be in Il.
Parish of Orleans a Court of Anna ~
for said Parish, with exclusive a areai
late jurisdiction in all matters. civil p a0s
probate, arising in said parish vh saa
the amount In dispute, OF fund 10 Il
distributed exceeds one hundred aoi
lars, exclusive of interest, and doa.
not exceed two thousand dollss.
exclusive of interest said aons.
shall be presided over by two iudsa.
who shall be elected by the Gensrs,
Assembly, in joint session thew shall
be residents and voters of the city If
New Orleans, possessing all the oualS.
cations necessary for Judges of Giren;,
Courts of Appeal throughout ~
State they shall each receive an Al.
nual salary of four thousand dollars
payable monthly upon their respective
warrants. Said appeals shall be m.
on questions of law alone, in all easas
involving less than FIVE hundred dol.
lars, exclusive of interest, and nnon
the law and the facts in other eases
1t shall sit in the city of New Orleans
from the first Monday of Noyember IL
the last Monday of June in each wear.
it shall have authority to issue Writs
of Mandamus, Prohibition, Certioyar
and Habeas Corpus in aid of its an.
pellate Jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE lax
Of the Constitution Of the State, "RsAe.
the to the Jurisdiction of the Cit
Courts of the Parish of Orleans.a
Amendment NO. 2.
ART. 135. ''There shall be in tia
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 over
by judges having all the qualification
required for a District Judge, and
shall be elected by the qualified 70,
ters for the term of four years they
shall have exclusive jurisdiction ever
all snms not exceeding one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, subject
to an appeal to the Civil District
Court when the amount claimed ex.
ceeds 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 test.
mony, and shall receive therefor such
fees as may be allowed by law. The
General Assembly may increase The
number of City Courts for the said
parish, not to exceed eight in all, IN.
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 a salary of twelve
hundred dollars per annum, and 20
more, and whose qualifications, bond
and duties shall be regulated BY Law.
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE I90.
Of the Constitution of the State, 'sfsla-
tee to the jurisdiction of the Civil
District Courts Of the parish Of q
leans"
Amendment no. 8.
ART, 100. "For the Parish of Or
leans there shall be two District
Courts and no more. One of said
courts shall be known as the The Civ.
il District Court for the Parish of O.
leans and the other as the Criminal De
trict Court for the Parish of Orleans
The former shall consist ofnot less than
five judges, and the latter not less thse
two judges, having the qualification
prescribed for District Judges through.
out the State. The said judges shall
be appointed by the Governor, By and
with the advice and consent OF tDe
Senate, for the term of eight years
The first appointment shall be made
IS follows Three judges of the clVil
District Court, for four years and IFo
judges, for eight years. ono
judge Of the Criminal District Court, la
four years and one for eight yeafs,
the terms to be designated 10 taeii
commissions. The said judges shall
receive each, four Thousand dollars
per annum. Said Civil District CouFs
shall have exclusive and general pFo.
bate, and exclusive civil jurisdlcton
in all cases, when the amount IN als.
pute or to be distributed, exceeds ons
hundred dollars, exclusive OF interest,",
and exclusive appellate jurlsdlesoa
from the City Courts of the Parish q
Orleans, when the amount in dispa1e
exceeds twenty-five dollars, exclusive
of interest. All causes filed Id san
courts shall be equally allotted ana =,
signedamong said judges, in a~ecoraal =
with rules of court to be adopted u