The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-15
No. II.
JOINT REsOLUTION

No. -.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to Articles G.
-. n. -. -. loi. ioa. 10. lo6. and IL
Of the Constitution Of the STATE Ct
Louisiana. Relative 70 Courts Of Ap:
peal
Section l. Be Il resolved oy the 0eneri1
Assembly Of the State Of Louistana, tWo:
thirds Of all the members elected tooonn
House concurring. that Article nins<2sllvt
Of the Constitution Of the state OF Louisl;
ana be 20 amended a. TO read - follows:
Article Is. The Courts Of Appeal, q:
cept In cases hereinafter provided shat
have appellate Jurisdiction only. which
Jurisdiction shall extend TO an cases. civit
or probate. when the matter IN dispute
or the fund 70 be distributed shall excesd
one hundred dollars. exclusive Of interest;
and shall mot eaccci two Thousand dellars
exclusive Of interest.
Be Il further resolved. etc. That Ar:
ticis ninety-eix Of the Constitution Of thu
State OF Louisiana be % amended ~ ID
read ~ follows:
Article s. The Courts Of Appeal shall
consist Of not less than three nor more
than SIX judges. and each circuit shaft
be composed Of three Judges. In the gen.
efal State election in 1900 they shall Be
elected BY the people. for the term Of four
years. In case Of death, resignation Of
removal from once OF any Of said judges.
the vacancy shall Be filled by sppointmsnt
BY the Governor. They shall be citizens
Of the United States and Of this state;
learned IN the law. and shall have prac:
ticed law IN the State for six years. and
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districts from which they shalt kav&
been elected for At least two years pr6,
ceding the election.
Sec. 3: Be II further resolved. ETC.. That
Article ninety seven OF tue tonstitu ,"S
Of the State Of Louisiana be % amended
- to read a. follows:
Article n. The State shall be divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise pre-
vided By law the parishes Of Coddo.. Boz
sier. Webster. Bishviiie. Claiborne union.
lincoln. Jackson; Caldwell. wlns.
Hssehiseehes. Sabine. Dese,.. Red River.
Cen.erdia,, Isnsss. xsdison. East arron.
West carfull, Morshouse. 81. Lsnary.
Acadia. Avoysllss. Rspidss. Grant, vsf.
i Es.y.sss iss. .s csn' r. n.sn .ss
compose the First Ciresit. and the var
ishs6 o. Orleans, East Baton Rouge,r wess
r r:se. sosfs, Iksi.s:soD; rsns!,..ho;, o;
lse.ss IVES: T.isi:s. 81 Poisss a; 6our :::
ibsrvilie, e. Mary. Tsrrebonne: Assumptios,
Lafeureks, %. Charfes, Jencrs"n, 81. Bernara
P1eqssnines,e a. john Inc Baptist, -. yan,es
- Ascension shall compare the SECOND
n ofder that no Inconvenience may r..
suit % the public service and to save the
Sxpenss Of q eaecial election. the three
Judges elected by the General Assembly
IN Ina for the first. .secord and third
circuits fsspsetively shall be the judg.s
Of the Court Of Appeals for the FIRST
Circuit aud the three Judges elected at
the same time for the fourth and fifth
circuits. aud .fof the Court of Appeals
for the parish OF Orleans respectively.
shall b the Judges OF the Second cire Mt,
ana they shall hold dfIiee until the gensrGi
state election in 1900 dnd until their sue;
eessors are elected and qualified- Unfit
otherwise provided by law the State shalt
b divided into six Appellate Court
Districts and one Judge shall 81
elected from each Of said di6s
tricts BY the qualified voters thereof;
TO Be voted for at the general election
IN 100, and every four years thereafter;
and to serve for term OF four yearS. Tho
parishes Of Caddo. Bossier. Webster.
Bisnville. Claiborne. Union Lincoln. Jack
son. Caldwell. Winn. Natchitoches. 0a-
bine. De Soto and RED River shall COM
pose the First Appellate Court District
from which one Judge shall BE- elected.
The parishes Of Ouachita. Isichland.
Ffanklln. Catahoula. Concordi,. Tensas;
Madison. East Carroll. West Catfoii and
Aorehouse shall compose the Second APP
psnsts Court District from which oni
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of 81. Landry. Avoyeiles,
sieu. Cameron. vermiilion. Lafayette,
iberia ana 81. Martin shall compose the
Third Appellate Court District from
which one Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge. Livingston. Tangip-
ehoe, %. Tammahy. Washington. 81;
Helsn&. East Feliciana, West Felicians;
Poiute Coupee and IberviIle shall com:
poaa the Fourth Appellate Court District
from which enc fudge shall - sleets6'