The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-22

Serson, ST. Barnard, Pl1queEIn- 5 81.
John the Baptist. st. Ja:.l,3 and = cen
eion shall corapose the FIFTH Apo Hate
Court District from which one judge sAa'
be elected.
The parish Of Orleans shall compos,
the Sixth Appellate Court District from |
which on. Judge shall be elected.
The three judges elected from the First, |
Second and Third Appellate Court DIS
'tricts shall compose the Court o. appeals
Of the First Circuit.
The three Judges elected from the
Fourth. Fifth ard Sixth Appellate Court
Districts shall cor:pcse the Court Of APP
peals OF the Second Circuit
Be II further resolved, etc, That Ar
'ticle n.nety-eight of he Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana be 80 amended as
to read IL follows:
Article 9s The judges of the Court Of
Appeals shan hold two annual tHf'ns OF
court at such places in the circuit as may
be fixed by law Tor the return OF appeals
Sec g. BE IL further resolved. etc, That
Article ninety-hine Of the Constitution
OF the State Of Louisiana, be SO amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 80 Until otherwise provided by
law the terms OF the Court o: Appeals
shall be held as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
At Monroe first Mondays in May and
-January-For trial CT appeals from the
parishes Of uachitG, Hichland, Frank
I'm. Catahoula. Concordia, Tensas, Madl-
son. East Carroll. West Carroll. More
house. Union and Jackson.
Al Shreveport first Mondays in June
and February--For trial of appeals from
the parishes of Caddo. Bossier, webster
Bienvflle, Claiborne. Lincoln. Sabine. DE
6oto and Red River
At Alexandria first Mondays In OCTOBER
and March--For trial of appeals from the
PARISHES of Caldwell, winn. Grant. Rap
ides. Vernon. Natchitoches and AVoy-
Giles.
At Opelousas first Mondays In Novem-
her and April--For trial of appeals from
the parishes of ST Landry, Calcasleu.
Cameron, Vermlllion, Lafayette, AGA
dia, iberia and st. Martin.
SECOND CIRCUIT.
Al Amite. first Monday in October. ana
Che second Monday IN May-For trial OF
appeals from the parishes OF Livingston
Tangipahoa st. Tammany. washington
and ST. fielena.
Al Baton Rouge third Monday In Oc-
1ober and fourth Monday In June-For
trial of appeals from the parishes OF East
BATON Rouge, WEST DatOh iNo"o~f
Feiiciana, West Feflciana, Pointe Cou-
pee and Iberville.
At Thibodaux fourth Monday In Novem-
her and third Monday in June-For the
trial Of appeals from the parishes OF 81.
Mary. rerrebonne. Assumption and La
fourche.
At New Orleans second Mondays In De-
cember and March-For trial OF appears
from the parishes of Orleans, st. Ber-
Am -
Bt. John the Baptist, st. James and AS
cension.
Sec. g. Be II further resolved, etc, That
Article one hundred and one of the Con-
Stituticn of the State of Louisina De so
amended as to read as follows:
Article lOl: No judgment shall be rem.
dered by the Courts of Appeal without
the concurrence Of two judges. Wnen-
aver two members cannot concur. N con-
se1ucnce of the recusation of any MEM
Der. or members of the court. the judge
not recused shall have authority to call
upon any Judge or judges of the District
Court. whose duty 1t shall be. when so
called upon, to sit in the place OF the
Judge or judges recused, and 10 aiu III
the determination of the case.
The Judges of the Courts OF Appear
)shall have power to certify to the SUI
preme Court any questions or PROPOSE
lions OF law cOHCtIHiub Wiieh ~ $3.50 v.
Yhe instructions Of that court Tor lts
proper decision. And thereupon the Su-
preme Court may either give It's instruc-
lions on the questions and propositions
!. certified to It, which shall be binding upon
the Cclrts of Appeal In such case
or Il may require that the whole record
and cause may be sent up to II Tor its
consideration, and thereupon snail de-
eide the whole matter In controversy
IN the same manner as II IT had been OF
appeal directly to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court may on the relation
of any party in interest review by Ger
tiorari. judgments OF the Courts OF Ap
neal. which may conflict with each othel
or with the decision of the Supreme Cour
and annul, amend or affirm the same
and thereupon shall decide the whole
matter in controversy in the same man
ner, as IL II had been on appeal directl!
to the Supreme Court.
Sec. T. BE Il further resolved. etc, Tha
article one hundred and two of the Con
etttution of the State of Louisiana be ~
amended as to read as follows:
Article 1o2: All causes on appeal TO tn
Courts Of Appeal shall be tried on tn
original record. pleading and evidenc
In the District Court, with certihed cop
of the minutes. the whole TO serve IN lie
of a transcript, and to be filed as on
document.
Immediately after the final decision o
the cause. the original papers. togethe
with a copy of the decree OF the cour'
shall he returned to the court or IN
FIRST instance.
Sec. s. he IL further resolved. etc, Tha
Article one hundred and three OF IN
Constitution OF the State of Louisiana b
SO amended as TO read as follows:
Article l03 Until otherwise provided D