The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-03-21

Section /. Ee it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House coneurring, that Article ninety-tiva
of the Constitution of the State OF Louisi-
ana be so amended as to read as follows:
Article 80. The Courts Of Appeal. ex-
cept in cases hersi;.after provided shall
have appellate jurisdiction only. which
jurisdiction shall extend 10 all cases. civil
or PROBATE. We. the matter il Geou.a
cr the fund to be d.stribute eli snail eS1t:ea
on E,,>Grea dollars. exclusive Of interest,
an! shall not eyceed two Thousand dollars
exclusive e interest.
BE It further resolved etc That Ar
ticie nine six Of the Constitution of the
State OF louisiana be SO amended as to
read follows:
Article Is. The Courts of Appeal shall
consist of not less than three nor more
than six judges, and each circuit shall
be composed OF three judges In the gem
eral State election in 1900 they shall be
elected by the people, for the term of four
years. In ease of death, resignation or
removal from office of any of said judges.
the vacancy shall be filed By appoiit ment
by the Governor. They shall be citizens
Of the United States and of this state
learned in the law. and shall have prae-
ticed law in the State for six wears and
shall have been actual residents of the
districts from which they shall have
been elected for at least two years pre-
ceding the election.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved. etc. That
Article ninety seven OF the GonStitutio.
of the State of Louisiana be SO amended
as to read as follows:
Article 81. The State shall be divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise pro-
vided by law the parishes of Coddo. Bos-
sisr, Webster, Bienville. Claiborne, Union,
Lincoln, jackson, Caldwell, Winn,
Natchitoches, Sabine, Desoto, Red River,
Ouachita. Rlchland, Franklin, Catahoula,
uonnordia, Iensas. Madison, East carroll,
West Carroll, Morehouse, st. Landry,
Acadia; Avoyelles, Rapides, Grant, Yer.
h% aavete ibea aoa cameron vsrmi5on
compose the First Circuit. and the par
ishes OF Orleans, East Baton Rouge West
Ia Tafon Eougs. livingston. Tansipahoa, St.
1aIniGany. Washington st. ifelena East
Feliciana, West Feiciana Pointe Coupee.
Ibersie, st. Mary, Terrehonne, Assumption,
Lafonrehe, i. Charles, JeffeIson. ST. Bernard
Piaqnemnes st JonR the Baptist, ST James
and ASCENSION shall compose the Second
Circuit.
In order that no Inconvenience may re-
suit to the public service and to save the
expense of a special election the three
judges elected by the General Assembly
III 1917 AOi Tie IiTSl, second ana thlrt
circuits respectively shall be the Judges
of the Court of Appeals for the First
Circuit, and the three judges elected at
the same time for the fourth anG fifth
circuits. and for the Court of Appeals
for the parish of Orleans respectively,
Shall be the judges of the Second Circuit;
and they shall hold office until the general
State election in 1900 and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. Until
otherwise provided by law the State shall
be divided into six Appellate Court
Districts and one judge shall ba
elected from each of said dis
tricts by the qualified voters thereof,
to be voted for at the general election
in 1900, and every four years thereafter.
and to serve for term Of four years The
parishes Of Caddo. Bossier, Webster
Bienville Claiborne, Union Lincoln, Jack
son. Caldwell, VIM, Natchitoches, Sa-
bine. De Soto and Red River shall COM
pose the First Appellate Court District
from which one judge shall be elected
. The parishes of Ouachita, Richland.
Franklin. Catahoula, Concordia. Tensas.
Madison, East Carroll. West Carroll and
Aorehouse shall compose the SECOND Ap-