The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-12
Amendment M

ARps0' ""e" Judges s~diisaQrssa
Amendment No.
ART. l0l. "Wheneyar sKs
composing the Courts Of ,us 5ua
concur, their Judgment shalp}psasl
Whenever there shall Be ! g aa1
ment, the two Judges sbalI alsaglS
lawyer having the qualiacatiasass lal
Judge of the Court Of Annsas.' g
Circuit, who shall aid IN fha y sasS
nation of the case, a iudemsa s'eiAR
eurred in by any two Of them asa ss.s "
final.n saallA
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4
Of the Constitution of the Safe IS |.
the to the Jurisdiction 81 h
appeals for the Parish of os Sya.s /.
Amendment NO. d
ART, 1928. There shall IS !, ]
Parish of Orleans a Court Of An,. \
for said Parish, with ezclusiss ppsaa
late jurisdiction in all matters "a aPpsE
probate, arising in said parls ~. L 81
the amount in dispute, or fnSd WV
distributed exceeds one bpndesa = q
lars, exclusive of interest, and NJ %s
not exceed two thousand dol, wv
exclusive of interest; ss;d a .a.
shall be presided over by ~ ;n wy
who shall be elected BY the esasss
l. " -. 4-e ASHEtE r.
Assembly, in joint session thsy ,SsN {
be residents and voters Of tIe iii. ,Aaa
New Orleans, possessing aIltbs onsr y
cations necessary for Judges of 1i,sss
Courts of Appeal Throughout r. +.
State; they shall each receive 81 :. Y
nual salary of four thousand aalIs ~
payable monthly upon their rpsnsss;..
warrants. Said appeals shall IL Y
on questions of law alone, Id Ill ss.s,
involving less than five hundred "
lars, exclusive of interest, and M Is
the law and the facts ii other wv wv
1t shall sit in the city of New Or]s,s.
from the first Monday Of NoFsn6s, /
the last Monday of June ID eaeb gs,,'
it shall have authority to issue ri
of Mandamus, Prohibition. 0ersasss
and Habeas Corpus in aid Of Is r.
pellate jurisdiction
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE TX
OF the Constitution Of the 8tats. aR.s
hCe to the Jurisdiction Of III M
Courts Of the Parish Of 0rsaasa
Amendment 80. d
ART. 1876. There shall bs Il "
city of New Orleans four city Cana
one OF which shall be located III thal
portion of the City On the righs bs1E
of the Mississippi river, prsaidES Oss
by judges having all the qualification
required for a District judge, III
shall be elected by the quasifea q.
tiers for the term of four years: tI6s
shall have exclusive jurisdiction 90
all sans not exceeding one haudus
dollars, exclusive of interest, subject
to an appeal to the Civil DistrdI
Court when the amount claimed d
eeeds twenty-five dollars, exclusive d
interest. The General Assenhl
shall regulate the salaries, terfiseriaa|
division of jurisdiction, the manner 4
executing their process. tue fes bH!
and proceedings which shall govern
them !; they shall hare aathollty &
execute commissions, to take tgss
mony, and shall receive therefor saa
fees as may be allowed BY law Tt.
General Assembly may increase
number of City Courts for The aia
parish, not to exceed eight 10 al. m
ill otherwise provided by Inv. Eahl
of said Courts shall have enc CLERK
be elected for the term Of four YEAR,
by the qualified voters OF the naIlsA
who shall receive a salary Of tEll1a|
hundred dollars per sunlm, and W.
more, aud whose qualifications eoHa
and duties shall be regulated ay lM
TO ARTICLE ial
or the Constitution Of tie Sdad. ssr'a.
tire to the jurisdiction d IN WE
District Courts Of the pdrisA u g
leans.n
Amendment 10. .
ART. 1870. "For the Parish Of g
leans there shall be two DlssQa
Courts and no more, One q saN9
courts shall be known as the sIhe slls
il District Court for the Parish NJ u
leans;' and the otheras the Criinlnsspss
triet Court for the Parish Of 0TIesasS
The former shall consist 0f not lsss Ivy
Eve Judges, and the latter not lsss laas
two judges, having The Qaalllsaslea'
prescribed for District judges tlleessl
ont the State. The said judges Haa'
be appointed by the Governor, n ssa
with the advice and consent q Y
Senate, for the term OF elgas KYLE
The first appointment shall % l 1:ss
as follows Three judges Of icy ~
District Court, for four years apa ~
Judges, for eight year, sss
Judge of the Criminal District e1ls' Y
four years and one for eigils LINN ss.s.
The terms to be designated y s .p.s
commissions. The said judges ssas'
receive each, four Thousand aossi
per annum. Said Civil District Nss''
Shall have exclusive and genssas' :. III,
bate, and exclusive civil JaEasa'ss %s
in ali cases, when the amount y e Il,
pute or to be distributed, excssas y
hundred dollars, exclusive q lals eI
and exclusive appellate JaIasa,ss 4
from tile City Courts Of tba Ka ss.ssiI
Orleans. when the amount e a's ss's'
exceeds twenty five dollars. $500 81.
Of interest. ALI causes filed e NJ v
courts shall be equally allotted aaa 4
signed among said judges, - aese'as3 &
with rules of court to be aaepsss
the purpose. In case Of recnsss's ,ss
any iudgesin any cause. silen ess &
shall be reassigned, or ID cass Y
sence from the parish, sickness 8 81
disability Of the Judge to Wns,a n
cause may have been assigalss gu 4
Judge of said court MAJ ga ss,ls
grant conservatory Writs 81 IA
lii other respects each Jaugs .ss:|
have exclusive control eye MA
cause assigned to him from y 'ss NJ