The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-18
SECOND CIRCUIT.

| the second Monday in May, for trial of
appeals for the parishes of Livingstone,
Tangipahoa, st. Tammany, Washington
and st. Helena.
Baton Rouge, third Monday in October,
and the fourth Monday in June, for trial
of appeals from the parishes of East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East
Feliciana, West Feliciana, Pointe Cou-
pee and Iberville.
Thibodaux, fourth Monday in Noyem-
Der, and third Monday in June, for the
trial of appeals from the parishes of st.
Mary, Terrebonne, Assumption and La
fourche.
| New Orleans, second Mondays in De-
cember and March, for trial of appeals
from the parishes of Orleans, ST Bernard,
Plaquemines, Jefferson, st. Charles, st.
John the Baptist, ST. James and Ascen-
sion.
Sec. 6. Be it further resolved, etc,
That article one hundred and one of the
| Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be so amended as to read as follows:
Article ZOE. No judgment shall be
| rendered by the Courts of Appeal without
the concurrence of two judges. When
ever two members cannot concur, in con-
sequence 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 it shall be, when 30
called upon. to sit in the place of the
| judge or judges recused, and to aid in
| the determination of the case.
The judges of the Courts of Appeal
shall have power to certify to the Supreme
Court any questions or propositions of
law concerning which it desires the in
structions of that court for its proper
| decision. And thereupon the Supreme
Court may either give its instructions
on the questions and propositions certi-
fed to it, which shall be binding upon
the Courts of Appeals in such case, or it
may require that the whole record and
cause may be sent up to it for its con-
| sideration, and thereupon shall decide the
whole matter N controversy in the same
manner, as if it had been on appeal d.
rectly to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court may on the rela-
ton of any party in interest review by
certiorari, judgments of the Courts of APP
peal, which may conflict with each other
or with the decision of the Supreme
Court, and anaul, amend or affirm the
same, and thereupon shall decide the
whole matter in controversy in the same
manner, as if it had been on appeal di-
rectly to the Supreme Court.
Sec. 7. Be it further resolved, etc,
That Article one hundred and two of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
so amended as to read as follows:
Article 1O2 All causes on appeal to
the Courts of Appeal shall be tried on
the original record, pleadings and evil
dence in the District Court, with certi-
fed copy of the minutes, the whole TO
serve in lieu of a transcript and to be
filed as one document.
Immediately after the final decision of
the cause, the original papers, together
with n copy of the decree of the court,
shall be returned to the court of the first
instance.
Sec. g. Be it further resolved, etc,
That Article one hundred and three of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
so amended as to read as follows:
Article 1O3. Until otherwise provided
by Law, the rules of practice regulating
appeals to and proceedings in the Su-
preme Court shall apply to appeals to
and proceedings in Courts of Appeal, 30
far as they may be applicable. The de-
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syllabi prepared by sshe judges, shall be
published, and the General Assembly
shall make provisions for the publication
thereof.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That article one hundred and FIVE Of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
so amended as to read as follows:
Article 1O5. The judges Of the Courts
of Appeal shall each receive salary of
four thousand dollars per annum pay
able monthly on their respective war
rants.
Sec. 10. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That article one hundred and six of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
so amended as to read as follows:
Article JOG. The Clerks of the District
Courts of the parish in which the sessions
of the Courts of Appeals are held, shall
serve as clerks of the Courts of Appeal,
and the clerks of the city of New Orleans
shall remain as now fixed by law until
. otherwise provided By the General As
sembly. Their fees shall be fixed by
law. The sheriff of each parish in which
the Court is held shall attend in person
or by deputy to execute the orders of the
court.
All cases appealed to or pending in the
. Courts of Appeal as organized under the
. Constitution of 1879. before or on the first
Monday in May, 1896, shall be trans.
ferred for decision to the Court Of Ap-