The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-01-12

and the fas1< Stuh Oe directly from the
Cont in w6ich the ease Originated to the
supreme Cart; and 10 criminal csses on
a a. stions a law alone wherever the pun
lal,or NAV be inflicted. or iine exec Ding
Three Hundred DO lars (SsU0) is actually
lp AMENDMENT 10 ARTICLE s5
OF the Consii,u.iou Of the State Relative
u the Jurisdiction Of Courts Of Appeal.
Amendment No 4
Arr. 95. 1.-The Caurfs2of Appeal. ex-
cent IN case hereinafter provided. shall
have appellate Jurisdiction only, which
jurisdiction shall extend in all sases, evil
or probate, when the mater IN dispute or
the funds to be distributed shall exceed
one hundred dollars. exclusive OF interest,
and .hail MT exceed two thousand dollars.
exclusive of interest"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1ol
OF the Constitution of the State, Relative
to Trial If Gases in Courts Of Appeal
when Judges Disagree"
Amendment No. 5.
Arr. l9l. "Whenever the Judges COM
posing the Courts o; Appeal shall concur,
their Judgment shall be fnnl. Whenever
there shall be disagreement. the two
Judges shall appoint u lawyer having the
Qualifications for Judge Of the COnrtof
Appeals of their Circnit, who shall ait In
the determination If the Case, Judgment
concur'ed in by any two Of them shall Dc
final"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1913
OF the Constitution Of tie State. "Rela-
tive to the Jurisdiction Of Courts Of
Appeal tor the Parish Of Orleans." W
Amendment No 8.
Arr. 1913. There shall be III the Parish
oi Orleans Court of Appeais for -aid
Parish. with exclusive appellate jurisdlc-
ton in all matters, civil aud probate. arls-
ing in said parish when thu amount n, ss1s-
mute. or fund to be distributed exc-etsone
hupds ed dollars, exclusive uf interest, AUD
does MT exceed two Thousand doitars
exclusive Of interest; said cOart
shall be presided over by two judges,
who. shall lie elected by tue GENERAL As
sembly, in joint session; they shall be Frs
idents and voters of the city Of New Os-
leans, possessing all the qualifications nec-
essafy for judges OF Iuvnia Courts "
Appeal throughout the stat; tiiey snail
each receive III annual saluy Of fonr thou
sand dollars. payable monthly npon their
respective warrants. Said appeals shall
lie upon aursti ms Of law alone. Ia all
eases involving less than i've bundled doll
lars. EXCLUSIVES Of interest, and upon tue
law aud the facts in other cases. 1t shall
sit in the city Of New Orleans from shs
first Monday OF November to the Lass Mon-
day ia June ia each wear; 1t shall have
authority to issue writs Of MaadaMss,
rrohip .fion. CerfiOrari and Habeas Corpus
in aid Of iis appellate jurisdiction"
AMENDMENT 10 ARTICLE 1876
OF the Consultation of the stase. rela-
tive to the jurisdiction oi the CITY courtA
OF tho Parish vi Orleans. M
Amendment No z
Arr. 135. sThete shall be in the city Of
New tirI. ans four city courts, one of which
shall be located ia that portion Of he c'ty
ON the right bank of the M.ssissippi river,
| presided over by judges having 81 tho
| Qualifications required ot a diet lct jude,
| and shall be elected BY the qua iii: d VOTERS
| for the term of f,ar yea 8; tnrs shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over ali SANS not OK
ceediug one hundred dollars. exclusive IT
| interest. subjcct to an appeal to the civil
| dist let court when the amount cl-imed
| exceeds twenty five dolas~, exclnsiso Ut
] Interest The General Assembly sissl. rsg-
| ulxte the salaries, territorial division 81
| Jurisdiction, the manner ut executing their
| process, the fee bril-, aul proceedings
| which shall govern them; they shall have
tsst;,,,o,v aud s,'ail ~, si.a ,her,i.,r. s.,rh
go ' ~ nav ~ ,ii'.wsd ~ law re 81.
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S,s'sS ~ go sass Es.cb 81 said conrss hail
have one clerk. to be elected for tue term
tha ,'ar;sl, oh. shall sr....,xa . ssiars ~
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u", ,n.,,s .,,d whs,sa anai;t;c. t,.ns boad
ar.i' res sl.a,l ~. ax,,lsf...i ~ law
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AA1NDMnNi " An ~ LIZ i'v
OF the Constitntion OF the staie, "r,is-
tive to'the Jurisdiction u TIM civil DIS
tlict court Of the parish VI Orleans"
Arnen INFANT No. q.
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th.r. s,,sI1 ~, two s.sts,st c.u,,s n,,d no