Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-02-07


~ No. 49, .
JOINT RESOLUTION a r.
Proposing Amendments to sArticlss 81
81. "a. es. 90. 1O1, ZOE. 1o3. los. tnd1@
OF the Constitution of the STATE OF
LouisisxA. Relative to Courts Oh APP
> - peal. - u
b Section l. BE II resolved by the oeneraA
Assembly Of the State of Lopisiana' rVo-
thirds of all the members elected 70 eeh
House concurring. that Article ninstynys
of the Constitution Of the State OF Louis-
ana be so amended az to read as fehovs:
Article S. The Courts OF App<al en-
) cept In cases hereinafter provided shali
have appellate jurisdiction only, when
Jurisdiction SHAH extend to all cases. eivA
!. OF probate. when the matter IN dispute
or the fund to be distributed shall exeeed
one hundred dollars. exclusive Of mtesest,
and shah not exceed two thousand dsllsrs
exclusive Of interest. A. ~
: Be Il further resolved. etc. mat Ar
ticls ninety-six Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be 20 amsnded Is 70
read as follows:
Article sc. The Courts of Appeal shan
consist Of not less than three nor more
than six judges. and each circuit shall
he composed of three judges. In the gen
eral State election In 1900 they shall be.
elected by the people. for the tern OF fours
years. In case Of death, resignation or
removal from ONCE Of any OF sad judges,
the Vacancy shall be filled by appcintment
by the Governor They shall be citizens
of the United States and of. this State.
learned In the law, and shall have prac-
ficed lazy an the State Tor six years and
shall have been actual residents d the
districts from which they shall have
been elected for at least two, yeary pre-.
Sec. 8. Be Il further resolved. etc That
of the State of Louisiana b 30 amended
as 70 read as follows: Il
Article o. The State shail be divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise pro-,
: vided bylaw the parishe ofCoddo. Bos-
sier. Webster. Bienville, Claiborne, Union.
Lincoin, jackson, Caldwell. VIM.
Sstchitoches, sabine, Yesoto. Red River.
0ach.ts E,chland. snaisn; srtehouls.
West Carroll. Mofshouss, s.. As,ry.
Acsdia, Assyellss, sspiass. Crit Yer
is ss.,, V.,.les.ssr smssson' x.rss rs sssi
ss@So:: he .'i Fir Circuit, .:ss az par.
Rxton Rouge, Etingston Tspgipayos, ST.
IsYmsny. Warrington. St. Hslean Esst
lberyilIe, 81 Msry Terssonne, Assumption.
LAfourche, s.. CMries, - Jefferson, st. Barnard
--Rlfsaemines - John the Baptist. d James
sad eAcerstz7 shni -eempcse &c .second
ID order thkt no inconvenIsnos may : re-
suit TO the public service and to save the
expense Of = sDsciai election. the three
judges elsoted By the GENERAL Assembly
in 1sse foF The first. second ana third
circuits respectively shah be the judges
OF the Court Of Appeals for the First
Circuit. and the three Judges elected n
the same time for the fourth and NTH
circuits. and for the Court Of Appeals
for the parish Of Orisans respectively,
shall b the Judges OF the Second Circuits
and they. shall hold Once Until Tie gens<ai
State election in isoe and until their sue.
cessors are elscted Ind Qualined Untf5
onsrwise provided by Law The State shan
e divided Into six Appellate Court
Districts and one Judge shah be
elected from each OF, said d,.-
tricts by the. qualified voters thereof
TO be voted for at the general election
In lsV0 and every four years thereafter.
ana 10 serve for aterm OF four years. The :
psrisnes OF Caddo. Bossier, Webster.
btenviLs. Claiborne. Union Lincoln. Jack.
son. CALDWELL VIM. Natehitoches. "a.
oine' De Soto and Red River shan COM
pose tne First Appellate Court pi,trict
from which one Judge shall be elected -
Inc parishes OF Ouachita. RichIard !
Franklin, Cataheuia. Concorlia Tansa.
Madison. East Carroll. West Carrot, : "A !
MoTehouse shall compose the second Az
pehese Court District from whlcb. o,a
judge shall be elected. Ss.'
; The parishes Of st. Landry. Ayov.r.. !
hspides. Grant. Acadia. Vernon. raica.
ssn, Cameron, Vermillion. Lafsvstts
aperia ana 81. Martin shall COMPOSE m.
,.s.a Appeiate Court -Distriet from
"n,cn one Judge shall be eleeted.-a
me parishes 'of East Baton Rouge ,
49, Ds'on Rouge, Livingston. sranrip.
ahva OF. TSmrnany. Washington .,
Helena, East FeIiciana. wsst rsS,,a OF
fointe Coupee and fberyiue sbs,, aa.a /.
pose the Fourth Appellate coart' I,,. .o
rom which enc Judge shan he s,sct.s,
me parishes Of st. Mary. Ts,ksbonna.
assumption. Lafourche, ST Cbzr,.s
,srson, 81: Bernard. Plaqusmi,,e. a..
oonn tne Baptist. st. James ana 49,.
sion snail compose the Fifth. Inns,,sa
S : District from which one iudre .n.n
The parish OF Orleans .,.u
Inc sixth Appellate Court District fpons
winch one Judge shall be elertea i' ON
Inc three judges elected from, ~. t,,...
second and Third Appellste ca,., 1s ms,
uicts shan compose the Court ~ 49, D
OF the First Circuit Appeais
The three Judges elected 49, -
t,our.n. Fifth and Sixth Appells,a c
Ds,ricts shan compose the co,,rt =,
peeis OF the Second Circuit, VI Ap- 2
Se u further resolved, etc rh..
ucae ninety-eight OF thetCons,,,,..,eA ar :
sne state OF Louisiana be so attsrS oa o.
Aruels g. The judges OF thssc,,.
nppeais shall hold two annuaI tour. o.
80 q such places in the cIreu,, ns OF
De sn n1ea Sy law for the return Of ,n a. may
sec; . re II further resolved. s,c pp Ts.
=, .s ninety-nine of The Cons,,.,, ahst
~ me state OF Louisiana, be ~ .u.Ioh
co ss 70 read-as foliows: amend
zr',cie " Until otherwise brov,..,,
wv. ~; ,ne terms OF the Court ~ n ny
'nah De held as follows: "a appeals
FIRST CIRCUIT