St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-04-04

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peal.
Section /. BE-. It resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all tie members elected TO each
Horsa concurr,ng. that Article ninety-hve
Of the Constitution Of the 8 ate Of Louisi-
ana be SO amended as to read as follows:
Article s.. The Courts Of Appeal. ex.
cept IN cases hereinafter provided shall
have appellate jurisdiction only. which
jurisdiction shall extend to all cases. civil
or probate. when the matter in dispute
or the fund to be distributed shall exceed
one hundred dollars. exclusive Of interest.
an.i shall W"t sNre.si tWO thousand o0tlsfo
exclusive of interest.
Be 1t further resolved. etc. That Ar.
ticle ninety-six Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be 20 amended as to
read as follows:
Article 81 The Courts Of Appeal shall
consist OF not less than three nor more
than six Judges. and each circuit shall
be composed Of three judges. In the gen.
eral State election In 1900 they shall be
elected by the people. for the term Of four
years. In case Of death. resignation or
removal from Office Of any OF said Judges.
the acancy shall b filled by appoin ment
by the Governor. They shall be citizens
Of the United States and Of this State.
learned in the Law. and shall have prac-
t.ced law In the State for six years. and
shall have been actual residents of the
str cts from which they shall have
been elected for at least two years pre-
ceding tho election.
Sec. 3. Be It further resolved. ETC.. That
Article ninety .:.s-n o. =. Con.sit.. ,"n
~ to read a fol ows:
Article q: The State shall be divided
.ntcet TWO circuits.>~Entil otherwise pro.
vidcd by law the parishes Il Coddo. Bos-
sier. Webster. Bienviiie. Claiborne. C-ion.
Lincoln. jackson. Caldwell. Vim.
Na,rhi, Orhes. sabine. Deso,o. Red River.
Ouschita. E.chland. Franklin: atahoula.
w".. Carroll. MorsSoa.s. s.. Lsa.ry.
Acadis. Avoyrllcs, Rapides. Grant. Yer.
n qa and Gi"s &, x. xsn" ssa
compose the First Circuit. and the par
i>hr- Of rams. East Ration Rouge, West
i:ai"n isrE;. iivi.g-i"n. Tangiral'oe. 81.
Feii.iana, West FcIic: M, Pointo Coupee.
i,rrville. Il Mary, TerreOeAne. Assumption.
l. fourchc. 81. h rles. J. 6eIsnn. 81. RsunaIl
i'I.qu"mines. 81 John the Baptist. st james
snsl ascension shall compose tho Second
ir.uiI
In order that no inconvenience may re-
suit to the public service and to save the
expsnpe OF q special election. the three
Judges eiccsed By the General Assembly
In 1892 for the first. second and third
circuits respectively shall b. the judges
Of the Court Of Appeals for the First
Circuit. and the three Judges elected 1t
I'll. same time for the fourth and nth
circuits. and for the Court OF Appeals
for the parish Of Orleans respectively.
sal be the Judges OF the Second Circuit:
AID they SRA hold Office until the general
Siste election in 1900 and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. Until
otherwise provided by law the State shall
be divided into SIX Appellate Court
Districts and one Judge snail be
elected from each OF said dts
trie,s by ths qualified voters thereof.
to be vo'ed for at the general election
in 1900. and every four years thereafter.
and to serve for a term OF four ysars. The
parishes Of Caddo. Bossier. Webster.
Bienvilie. Claiborne. Union Lincoln. Jack.
son. Caldwell. VIM, Natchitoches. Sa-
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, Richland,
Franti n. Catahoula. Concordia. Tensas.
Mad son. East Carroll. West Carroll and
Morehouse shall compose the Second Ap-
pellate Court District from which one
udge shall be elected.
The parishes Of st. Landry. Avoyelles.
,eapides. Grant. Acadia. Vernon. Calca-
leu. Cameron. vermiilion. Lafayette,
ID ria and st. Martin shall compose the
Third Appellate Court District from
which one judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of East Baton Rouge.
West Ra on Rouge. Livingston. Tangip-
ahoa, St. Tanmany. Washington. st.
Helena, East FeliciAnA, Vest Feliciana.
Po.nte Coupee and Ibervi!le snail COM
pose the Fourth Appellate Court District
from which one Judge shall be elected.
The parishes OF 1t. Mary. Terrebonne.
Assumption. Lafourche. 81. Charles. JET
ferson. 81. Bernard. PlaQuemines. Ct,
John the Baptist. st. James and Ascen.
sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
Court District from which one Judge shall
be elected.
The parish or Orleans shall compose
the Sixth Appellate Court District from
which one judge shall be elected.
The three judges elected from the First.
Second and Third Appellate Court Dis
tricts shall compose the Court Of Appeals
II the First Circuit.
The three Judges elected from the
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Appellate Court
Districts shall compose the Court OF Ap-
peals Of the Second Circuit.
Be Il further resolved, etc, That Ar.
ticle ninety-eight Of the Constitv:ion OF
the State OF Louisiana be 30 amended -
or ~ as fol ows:
Article - The Judges Of the Court Of
Appeals shall hold two annual terms OF
court at such places In the circui. ~ may
be fixed by law for the return Of appeals.
Sec. 8. BE II further resolved. etc. That
Article ninety-nine Of the Constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana. bs 20 amend.
ed as to read ms follows:
Article - Until otherwise provided by
law, the terms Of the Court Of Appeals
shall be held as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
Al Monroe first Mondays n May and
Jaauary.EOr trial Of appeals from the