The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-04-11


No. Lee.
JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING Ainendments "a Articles IS,
IS, 81, %. &c. 101. 1oe. 103 los. and 100
of the Constitution Of .the' State Of
louisiana. Relative ID Courts of APP.
peal. ~ AZ
Section /. Belt resolved by the General
Assembly Of the STATE OF Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to. each
Of the Constitution Of the State of Lousi-
ana be % amended 40 to read as'follows:
Article IS. The Courts Of Appeal eS-
cept IN cases hereina fter< 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.
and shall not exccssl two thousand dollars
exclusive Of interest. ~
Be II further resolved, etc, That Ar
ticie ninety-six of the Constitution. of the
State OF Louisiana be 30 amended as TO
read n follows:
Article 50. The Courts X Appeal shall
consist of not less than three nor more
than SIX judges. and each circuit shaft
be composed of three Judges In the gem
erai 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 ONCE OF any Of said Judges,
the vacancy shall be filed By appointmeat Z
by the Governor. They shall be citixenS
Of the United States ard Of this State.
learned in the law. and shall have prac-
ticed law in the State for SIX years. and
shall have been actual residents of the
districts from which they shall have
been elected for at least two years pre-
ceding the cleo tion. zt
seec & Be II further resolved. etc. That
Article ninety -~cven ~ tYt 'esetmu s'.l
Of the State Of Louisiana be SO amefaed
I N to read as follows:' =. fssG.
= .Artici. 81. The state shair8e diSfded
into two circuits. Until ctherwtse pro-
vtded BY law the parishes Of Codde. Bose
sier. websttf. Bienville. ClsilPrns, Uana4
Lincoln. ; Jackson: Caid~Sll. WfQ
Eatchli oches, sabine. Dcs",,,. Red ktvfr
sOuachlta, HIGHLAND. FrankIih.s 'atahotii.,
sConnordia, 1ens.s. Madison. >fast ,arrsH
West Carroll, MOrehOuse, ~. Lsnery, .
Acadia: .A$syeses. Rapidcs, t;raus, %vry~
hon Calessicu, Cameron. : svcrmillvii;
Lafayette:, Iberia and 81. ua'tin Atssn
l sn:s sI Orleans f.si Ss:on Rias~. WrsI
Baton Rouge, sliyingstoh Tangfpahos.St
TsRmapy. sWsshingtcn. st. IIalsna. .East
ibsrviiie, -. Mary, isrrcbon,,e. H..an.i.;i"m
Ls1purehc. 81. Charles. j, frrs.'M st. Bernard
Pls4uemines, St John the Baptist. ST James
a.d Ascension shall compose ,i.c Second
fl order thai no Inconvenience may re
suit to the public service and to save ths
expense Of q soecial eleo&ion. the thres
Judges elected by thes General A. 3 ably
III 1892 for the sfirst. second and. third
circuits respectively shall be the 1pdEs
Of the Court of Apreals for thss I
Circuit. Ind the three Judges elected at
the SAME time for the fourth and tith
circuits. and fofyihe Court of Appeals
for thu. parish Of Orleans respectively.
shall be the judges Of the Second Cir. uit:
and'they shall hold ONCE until the general
State election In 1900 and until their sue
csoors 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 fxam each OF said. dis-
tricts By che qualified voters thereof.
to be voted for a the seneral election
in 1900 and every four years thereafter;
asd to serve for . term IT four years. Ths
| parishes Of Caddo. Bossier. Webster,
| lon. Caldwell. winn;. Natchitoches. Sar
| 6ine. De Soto and Red River shall com
pose the First Appellate Court District
from which ole '5u1gc shall be elected.
The parishes Of OuachitA. Hchlan4
| Franklin. CatShouia. ConcOrdix, TensaA
Madison. East Carroll. West CARROLL and
| Morehousc shall compose the Second ADJ
pellate Coufp District from which -
Judge shall be elected. n xH
The parishes CT 81. Lspdry. Avgyeils
Rapides. Grant. acadia. Vernon, Calc4
sieu. Cameron. vermillior< Ihfsye4
Iberia and st. Marian shay compose Ne
Third ..Appelfat4 Court District from
which enc jodge shall be elected. y
The psfisies of East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge. Livingston. sTaagip-
ehoa, st. Tammany. Washington. St
Helena, East Feliciana, West Felicianai
Pointe Coupee and Iberville shan com.
pose the Fourth Appellate Court District
nom which enc Sudse shan be e'essec'
SO