St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-02-22
No. 1N.

7. 5. ADAMS. Secretary OK State.
No. 1sa.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to Articles Is,
s.. 81. IS. 80. 10l. Toe. 1oo. los. and los
Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana. Relative to Courts Of APP
peal
Section !. Be It resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all tie members elected to each
House concurring. that Article ninety-flve
Of the Constitution Of the State Of Louisi-
ana be so amended a. to read N follows:
Article s5. The Courts OF Appeal. ex-
cept in cases hereinafter provided shall
have appellate jurisdiction only. which
Jurisdiction shall extend to all cases. civil
or probate. when the matter In dispute
or the fund to be distributed shall exceed
one hundred dollars. exclusive Of interest.
ami shalt not exceed twO thousand dollars
exclusive OF interest.
Be 1t further resolved, etc, That Ar
ticle ninety-si Of the Constitution Of tho
State Of Louisiana be 50 amended n to
read n follows:
Article S.. The Courts Of Appeal shall
consist Of not less than three nor moro
than six judges. and each circuit shall
be composed Of three judges. In the gen.
eral State election In 1900 they shall be
elected by the people. for the term Of four
years. In case Of death. resignation or
removal from office OF any OF said Judges.
the vacancy shall be filled by appointment
by the Governor. They shall be citizens
Of the United States and Of this State.
learned in the law. and shall have prac-
t:c.d law in the State for six years. and
shall have been actual residents Of the
d strc:s from which they shall have
been elected for at least two years pre-
ceding the election.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further.resolved. ETC., That
Article ninety seven OF TIE Consultation
OF the State Of Louisiana be 20 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. B0s-
sier. Webster. Bienville. Claiborne. Union.
Lincoln. Jackson. Caldwell. winn.
NA:chi ochcs, sabine, Deso.o. Red River.
Ss"noriia. Tens.s. u adison. Hast ! srroi.
Sesd,a' as"y.lle s'f kapids:. Grant. Sef::
lafayette. iberia and "s St Ms,tia shall
r".ni,ose The First Circuit. and tho par
i>hrs Of .'rcans. East Baton Rouge, West
:.aton R"u-c, Livingston. Tangfpahoa, ST.
rammany. Washington. Sc. Helena, East
te,i.iana, West Fslici .na. Pointo Coupee,
Ii,crvillc. II. Mary, Tcrreb0nne. Assumption.
rlaqucmines. IT. John the Baptist. st. James
and Ascension shall compose the Second
ircuit
+. In order that no inconvenience may re-
suit to the public service and to save the
expense OF q special election. the three
judges elected by the General Assembly
In 1882 for the first. second and third
circuits respectively shall be the judges
Of the Court Of Appeals for the First
Circuit. and the three judges elected ut
the same time for the fourth and nth
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 be
elected from each OF said dis
tricts by the qualified voters thereof.
to be voted for at the general election
in $780, and every four years thereafter.
and to serve for term Of four years. The
parishes Of Caddo. Boesier. Webster,
Bienville. Claiborne, Union Lincoln. Jack
SON. Caldwell. VIM. Natchitoches. Sa-
bine. De Soto and Red River shall COM
from which one Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of Ouachita, Richland.
Franklin. Catahoula. Concordia. Tensas.
Madison, East Carroll. West Carroll and
Morehouse shall compose the Second APP
pellate Court District from which one
nudge shall be elected.
The parishes Of st. Landry. Avoyelies.
Rapsdes. Grant. Acadia. Vernon. Calca-
sieu, Cameron, vermillion. Lafayette.
~h~M
Third Appellate Court District from
which one judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of East Baton Rouge.
West Baton Rouge, Livingston. Tangip-
ahoa, st. Tammany, Washington. st.
Helena, East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
pointe Coupee and Iberville shall COM
pose the Fourth Appellate Court District
from which one judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of st. Mary. Terrebonne.
Assumption. Lafourche. st. Charles. JEFF
ferson, st. Bernard, PlaQuemineS. st.
John the Baptist. St. James and Assem-
sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
Court District from which one Judge shall
be elected.
The parish OF Orleans shall compose
the Sixth Appellate Court District from
which one judge shall be elected.
The three judges elected from the First.
Second and Third Appellate Court Dis
tricts shall compose the Court CT Appeals
Of the Fir3t Circuit.
The three Judges elected from the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Appellate Court
Districts shall compose the Court OF APP
peals Of the Second Circuit.
Be It further resolved. ETC., That Ar
ticle ninety-eight Of the Constitution OF
the State OK Louisiana be 30 amended A.
to r ~ rs follows:
Article - The Judges Of the Court OF