Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-02-14
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JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments 70 Articles
%. n. o. %. lo1. ioa, iG. ie, and
% the Constitution OF the stats
Lonisiana. Relative 70 Courts q
I peal
Section /. Re a resolved b. the Gen
Assembly OF the State OF L.ouisisna. 2
thirds OF all the members elected to
House eoncufrins. that Article ninstyS
OF the Constitution Of the State Of LoS
ana % 20 amended a. 70 read q, foilov
Article 8. The Courts Of Appeal
espt La casss hereinafter provided \
nave appsllats Jurisdiction cniy, vi
9urisdictien shall extend to all cases, h
or probats. when the matter In d.
or the fund to be distributed. shall ED
enc hundred dollars. exclusive OF tntsk
snd shall net exceed two thousand dts
exclusive Of interest.
Be h further resolved, etc, TnaS>
ncis ninsty-six Of the Constitution az
beats OF Louisiana be- 30 amended 10
read ~, follows: T,
Article S. TIE Courts or Appeal In
consist Of not les than thres nor X
tnAn SIX judges. and each circuit lii
% composed Of thrve judges. In thu.
eral State election In 1900 they shlbe
elected by ths people. for the term oAar
years. In case OF death, resirnatlor
removal from ONCE OF any OF said jSs.
NE vacancy shsu be filled by appoinnt
oy the ooverner. They shall be Gins
OF the United States and of this h.
harmed IN the law, and shall have lc-
tlced law In the State for six yearsnd
shs1i have been actual residents chs
districts from watch they shall W.
been elected for q least two yearfs.
csdiuS the election. Il.
Bee. J. Be e furthsr resolved. etc. AZ
Aracie Ninety -ssvsa of tie Copstibn
OF ths STATE % Louisiana be 90 alnSd
- to rssd a. follows:
Article 81. Ths State shaIl be aka
INTO two circuits. Until othsrwissb.
weed oy Law the parishes OF Coddo, is-
sisr. Webster. Bisnxiiis. Ciaiborns. On.
Lincoln. Jsckson Caldwell VI.
SAtcaitecAes. Sabine, DsSoto, Rec n.
Osaehita, k.shisae, Trsnkiin, CasaSS' /.
SenserSta. 1sasas. Madissu. HAT fei
wee carroll. nerfhesss. %. La,
nssA'A Avs{sllss. aapisss. Grant
LSf.yssss.' Nd. e scs.i e. x. rs.-t B
e.mposs The rirss Orssis, asd he :
shss Of Osiseas, Fact nsso. RoaSs. "A
sseon heafs, uviasass. faasipsSaI
r Er,I,...y. Es.A!sgses. g. nJsss, %
fnn mcsi,nA "sS Islsciaaa. fsts.s Coz.
Lefesreee. - Charles, ysfsrsea. 81. Esr1
risqssmtnea,eA SoAa he hptisi q 81
80 Ascension shsii esnpess tie shd
i Sss.s tia, no ,.seav....... nl..
sun to the public service ana to ajhs
expsnss OF . seseiai election, the re
judges elected BY The General Assbly
N Ia Tor the arst. second ana lrd
circuits RESPECTIVELY shAll BE- the res
OF shs Court Of Appeals fer the fst
CIRCUIT sad the thSss judsss elect a
the sane tine for the fourth an6tA
circuits. ana cor the Court Of A,ale
Tor the parish Of Orleans respsctly.
shall Be the Jsdgss Of the Second Cult:
and they shall hold once untii the xrai
state election In 1900 ana until thsjuo-
cessors Arc elected and qualified .htn
otherwise provided By law the STA Aail
be divided into six Appsliats burt
Districts and one judre shf be
sieeted from each OF sajs ais-
triefs by the auaiined voters ref.
70 Be votsd for at the rsnsrsi etiou
In 1900. and every -four Year, hSfssr.
ana 70 serve for tsrm-of -four yed The
parishes Of Caddo. Booster. ystsr.
bisnvtlls. Claiborne. Union Lanootack.
son. Caldwell. winn. Natchito& sa-
ofne. De Soto and Red River ~ com
pose the First Appellate Courtbtr,ct
from which one Judge shall be s,td.
The parishes OF Ouachita. Aiand.
Franklin. Catahoula, Concordis Snsas.
Madison. East Carroll, West cal ana
norsnouss shall compose the sea APP
oensts Court District from N one
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes OF St. Landry. bellies,
Rapides. Grant. Acadia. vernoCaroa-
lisu. Cameron. vermiiiion, hys'te,
IBERIA and 81. Martin shall eoSse the
Third Appellate Court Dist rom
which one Judge shall Be elected
The parishes OF East BatofRcues,
west Baton Rouge. LivinKstotansio-
,hoa ST. Tammany. waahiAn 81.
Helena, East Feliciana, Yves, llcisna.
'oirte Coupes and Iberviiie ID COM
,ose the Fourth Appellate Coubstrict
rom which one Judge shan elected.
The parishes OF st. Mary. Tsbonne.
assumption. Lafourchs, 81. CHS Jsf-
erson, 81. Bernard, Plaoueks. 81.
Iohn the Baptist. ct. James n Ascsn-
ION shall compose the Fif,hbpelIats
>ourt District from which one ke shan
70 elected.
The parish OF Orleans shatoupose
he sixth Appellate Court Diet from
rhich one Judge shall be ejed
The three judges elected frorae First. a
'seond and Third Appellate arr Dis
riots shall compose the CourtAppsais
G the First Circuit.
Tas three judges elected sm the
'ourth. Fifth and Sixth Appks Court
Nstricts shall compose the ca Of AID
eais OF the Second Circuit.
Be u further resolved, etc. hat Ar.
leis ainsty-sight Of the conhatIon OF
he State % Louisiana be "A snded A
, read a. follows:
Article - fhs Judr>s Of sxcourt OF
Icpesis shah hold two annuserrns Of
put q sueh places N the cid q may
. med b. Law for the return appeah.
Gee. s. Ds 70 further rssolysAc'. mai
.fee>e ainsfS-ases OF tie <stitutson
{ e. Ueses - 8sutsiana. ~ amend
as % read - fsilcws:
Article ~ Untii sthsrviss ntdsa py I
W. TIE terms Of the Court Avpesls.
hsu be held - fellows:
FIRST cIRcurr
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