The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-29

o. y00 CONSTITUTION OF tno Oteto Oh
Leuisiana, Relative to Courts Of Ap-
peal
section /. Be Il resolved BY the General
Assembly Of the STATE Of Louisiana, two
thirds Of al the members elected to each
House concurring. that Article riinety-fve
q the Constitution Of the State Of Louisi-
ana BE- 20 amended - to read ~ follows:
Article g. The Courts Of Appeal. ex,
oeoe n cases hereinafter provided shall
have appellate Jurisdiction only. which
jurisdiction shall extend to ill cases. civil
or peobata, when the matter In dispute
or The fund to Be distributed shall exceed
enc hundred dollars. exclusive OF interest.
ssi. sAeli .et exceed two Thousand dollars
exclusive Of interest.
D Il furthse resolved, ETC.. That Ar
teeo alnety-stx Of the Constitution OF the
Otoao Of Louisiana be % amended d 10
reaA - follows:
Article - TIE Courts Of Appeal shall
consist q not LEES than three nor more
than Oix Judges. and each circuit shall
b composed Of three Judges, In the gen.
egul state election in 1900 they shall be
slsetsd b. 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 filled by appointment
b. the Governor. They shall be citizens
q tie United States and Of this State.
lsasned IN the law. and shall have prac-
tiosd law IN the State for six years. and
shall have been actual residents Of the
districts from which they shall have
bseo elected for at least two years pre-
cSding the election.
&c. L Be II furthsf resolved. etc. That
Article ninety seven of the Constitu'i'n
q the STATE Of Louisiana be 10 amended
q, 20 read ~ follows:
Article n. The State shall be divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise pro-
videA by law the parishes Of Coddo. Bos-
sisr. Webster. Bisnvilie. Claiborne. Union.
lincoln. Jackson. Caldwell. VIM:
Nasctiteches. Sabine, Deso,n. Red River,
Ss:soss1.. TS sS:ss. Madison. ta.. arr"ii,
-xssiis. Xvoysliss, Rspidc:, Grant. Yer.
.,. S:,'. iS:1. .s cs": r. Marlin .ss
compose the First .Circuit. and the narl
ishs6 Of OYieans, East baton Rouge. West
sssea kougs, avins:tons rsnsir.hoI, 81
1sIiei::s: IVES. r.lisi.n.. Points "t coupse:
ybogyills, st. Mary, Tsrrcbonnc, Assumption
lAfourehe, 81. Charles, Jefferson. st, Bernard
4leQtemihes. st. John tho Baptist, st. Jnn,e-.
a. GO. S:e's''o' shall compose the Second
q ordef that no inconvenisiice may re-
suli - the public service and TO save the
expense Of q e3ecial election. the three
Judges elected by the General Assembly
IN In for the FIRST. second and third
cireaits respectively ahall be the jucg s
q The Court OF Appeals for the Frat
CiteGit. and the three judges elected al
the same time for the fourth and NTH
circuits. ana tot the Court Of Appeal.
fee the parish of Orleans respectively
- A. -.
and hey shall hold once until the genera
esse6fs are elected and qualified. Until
otherwise provided by Law the State shall
b divided iftb six Appellate Cour
Districts ana one Judge shall b
elected from each Of said dis
tf1ctS BY the qualified voters thereof
| 70 b voted for 1t the general election
| In 100, and every four years thereafter
and to serve for term Of four years. Thu
| parishes Of Caddo. Bossier. Webster
BisaviIls. Claiborne. Union Lincoln, Jack
| con. Caldwell. Winn. Natchitoches. Sa
| bine. be Soto and Red River shall com
pose the First appellate Court Distric
from which one Judge, shoIi be elected.
| fhe parishes of Ouachita- Richland
franklin. Catahoula, Concordia. Tensas
Madison. East Carroll. West Carroll an
| aoronouse vheV compose tne oeCon" ny
bellate Court District from which on
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes 6f st. Landry. Avoyelle,
Rapides. Grant. Acadia. Vernon. Calca
sisu. Cameron. vermillion. Lafayette
iberia and 81. Martin shall compose tn
Third Appellate Court District fror
which one Judge shall be elected.
| The parishes Of East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge, Livingston. TangiI
ahoa, st. Tammany. Washington. 8
Helena, East Feliciana, West Felicians
Pointe Coupee and Iberville shall com
pose the Fourth Appellate Court Distric
from which one fudge shall he elected