The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-02

and the facts Shall De directly rom the
Court in which the case originated to the
Supreme Court; and to criminal cases on
onestions of law alone whenever the pun
;shment of death or imprisonment at hard
labor may he inflicted, or fine exceeding
Three Hundred Dollars (S300) is actually
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IS
Os the Constitution of the State Relative
to the Jurisdiction of Courts OF Appeal.
Amendment No 4.
Art. 95. .sThe Courts of Appeal, ex-
cent in cases hereinafter provided, shall
have appeallato jurisdiction only, which
jurisdiction shall extend IN all cases. civil
or probate, when the matter in dispute or
th.. finds to be distributed shall exceed
one hundred dollars, exclusive OF interest,
and shall not exceed two Thousand dollars,
exclusive Of interest"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE l0l
OF the Constitution of the State, Relative
to Trial of Cases in Courts Of Appeal
when Judges disagree"
Amendment No. 5.
ART. 10l. ssWhenever the Judges COM
posing the Courts of Appeal shall concur,
their Judgment shall be final, Whenever
there shah be a disagreement, the two
Judges shall appoint lawyer having the
qualifications for Judge Of the Court of
Appeals Of their Circuit, who shall and In
the Reorganization of the case, Judgment
concerned in by any two OF them shall DC
final
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1913
OF the Constitution of the State, 'sRela-
tive to the Jurisdiction Of Courts of
Appeal for the Parish of Orleans"
Amendment No 6.
ART. 1913. There shall be in the Parish
of Orleans a Court OF Appeals for said
Parish, with exclusive appellate jurisdlc-
ton in all matters, civil and probate. arls-
ing in said parish when the amount III us
pute. or fund to be distributed exceeds one
HUNDRED dollars, exclusive OF interest, and
does not exceed two Thousand dollars
| exclusive OF interest; said court
shall be presided over by two judges,
| who shall be elected by the General AS
l.sembly. in Joint session; they shall be res
idents and voters Of the city of New Or
! leans, possessing al the qualifications nee
essary for Judges Of Circuit Courts OF
| Appeal throughout the State; they shall
| each receive an annual salary of four thou
sand dollars. payable monthly upon their
respective warrants. Said appeals shall
! be anon questions OF law alone. IN all
cases involving less than five hundred dol
lars. exclusive OF interest, and upon tne
| law and the facts IN other cases. 1t shall
| sit in the city nf New Orleans from the
first Monday Of November to the last mon-
day in June in each Year; IT shall nave
| authority to issue wrffs OF Ma"damIs'
/ Prohi bifion. Cerfiorari. and Habeas Corpus
in .ld Of its appellate jurisdiction
AMENDMENT 10 ARTICLE 1876
of the Constitution Of the State, 'rela-
tive 10 tie jurisdiction OF the city courts
OF the larish OF orlesns.'
Amendment No 2
Arr. 1856. "rhere shall be in the city of
| New Orleans four city conrts. 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
l;,ualiticatious required of a district judge,
and shall be elected by the qualified voters
| for the term Of four years; they shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over all sums not ex-
ceeling one hundred dollars, exclusive Of
| interest," subject TO an appeal to the civli
district court when the amount claimed
excesxis twenty five dolia:s, exclusive 81
! interest The General ASS ambly shall reg
Mate the salaries, territorial division Of
| Jurisdiction, the manner Of executing their
p,ooss' -, ~ shall raw.
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| AMENDMENT TO ARiiCLE iV
or the Constitution Of the state, "rstS-
tive to the jurisdiction Of the civil dis