The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

speaker OF the house OF Eepreeent3t4veo.
n. r. LOTT.
President Pro Tempore Of the Senate.
a true copy:
=. g. ADAMS. Secretary OF state
No. III.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to Articles 9.
%. "a. g. -. 101. 10e. 100. los. and los
Of the Constitution Of tho State Of
Louisiana, Relative to Courts Of Ap-
peal.
Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House concurring. that Article ninety-five
OF the Constitution OF the State of Louisi-
ana be so amended as to read as follows:
Article IS. The Courts Of Appeal. e1-
cept in cases hereinafter provided shall
have appellate jurisdiction only, which
jurisdiction shall extend to all cases. civil
probate. when the matter in dispute
or the fund to be distributed shall exceed
one hundred dollars. exclusive of interest
amt sh.ll not exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive OF interest.
Be it further resolved. ETC.. That Ar
ticle nfnety-six of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana be 30 amended as to
read as follows:
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 vacancy shall be 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-
ticed law in the State for six years. and
shall have been actual residents of the
districts from which they shall have
been elected for at least two years pre-
Sec. 3. Be 1t further resolved. ETC.. That
Of the saaee Of en,:ian. be 30 "mended
as to read follows:
Article 81. The State shall be divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise pro-
sier. Webster. Bienville. Claiborne. Union.
Lincoln. Jackson. Caldwell. VIM.
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and Ascension shall compose the Second
In order that no Inconvenience may re-
suit to the public service and to save the
expense of a s2ecial election. the three
judges elected by the General Assembly
In 1892 for the first. second and third
circuits respectively shall be the Judges
or the Court OF Appeals Tor the First
Circuit, and the three Judges elected at
the same time for the fourth and fifth
circuits, and for the Court of Appeals
for the parish OF Orleans respectively.
shall be the judges of the Second Circuit:
and they shall hold Office until the general
State election in 1900 and until their sue
otherwise provided by law the State shall
be divided into six Appellate Court
Districts and one judge shall be
iris by the qualified voters thereof.
to be voted for at the general election
in 1900 and every four years thereafter.
parishes Of Caddo. Bossier. Webster.
Bienvil'e. Claiborne, Union Lincoln Jack
son. Caldwell. W!nn. 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. Fichland.
Franklin. Catahoula, Concordta. Tensas,
Madison. East Carroll West Carroll and
Morehouse shall compose the Second APP
peIate Court District from which one
judge shall be elected.
The parishes of ST. Landry. Avoyelles.
Rapides, Grant. Acadia, Vernon. Calca-
sieu. Cameron, ver.nii1ion. Lafayette.
Iberia and ST. Martin shall compose the
Third Appellate Court District from
which one judge shall be elected.
The parishes OF East Baton ROUGE.
West Ba on Rouge, Livingston. TanEip-
ahoa, ST. TaE1many, Washington, ST.
Helena. East Feliciana. West Feliciana,
Pointe Coupee and lberville shall COM
pose the Fourth Appellate Court District
from which one judge shall be elected.
The parishes of ST. Mary, Terrebonne.
Assumption. LafoUrche. st. Charles, JEFF
ferson, ST. Bernard. Plaquemines. ST.
John the Baptist, st. James and Assem-
sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
Court District from, which one judge shall
be elected.
The parish of 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
# the First Circuit.
The three judges elected from the
Fourth. Z .fth aud Sixth Appellate Court
Districts shall compose the Court of APP
peais of the Second Circuit.
Be it further resolved, ETC.. That Ar
ticle n;nety-eight OF the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana be amended as
TO al as follows:
Article 90. The judges of the Court of
Appeals shall hold two annual terms of
court at such places in the circuit as may
be fixed by law for the return of appeals.
Sec. s. Be It further resolved, ETC.. That
Article ninety-nine of the Constitution
of the State OF Louisiana, be SO amend
ed as to read follows:
Article SO. Until otherwise provided by
law, the terms of the Court OF Appeals
shall be held as follows: