St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21
No. lss.
JOINT RESOLUTION

No. 10.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to Articles 5.
50. "a. g. -. l0l. lOe. los. los. and 100
or the Constitution Of the state OF
Louisiana. Relative to Courts Of APP
peal.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana, two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House concurring. that Article ninety-flvo
Of the Constitution Of the State OF Louisi-
ana be so amended ~ to read as follows:
Article IS. The Courts OF Appeal. ex.
cept in cases hereinafter provided shan
have appellate Jurisdiction only. which
Jurisdiction shall extend to MI cases. civil
or probate. when the matter In dispute
or the fund to be distributed shall exceed
one hundred dollars. exclusive Of interest.
ant shall not exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive Of interest.
Be It further resolved. etc, That Ar
ticle ninety-six Of the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana be 20 amended - to
read as follows:
Article S. The Courts Of Appeal shall
consist Of not less than three nor more
than six Judges. and each circuit shah
be composed Of three judges. In the zen.
eral State election In 1870 they shall b
elected by the people. for the term OF four
years. In case Of death. resignation Or
removal from ONCE OF any 81 said judges.
the vacancy shall be filled by appointment
by the Governor. They shall be citisens
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. ana
shall have been actual residents Of the
districts from which they shall have
been elected for at least two years pre-
ceding the election.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further resolved, ETC.. That
Of the State OF Louisiana b 50 amended
as to read as follows:
Article 81. The State shall be divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise pro-
vided by law the parishes Of Coddo. Bos-
sier. Webster. Bienville. Claiborne. Union.
Lincoln. Jackson. Caldwell. Winn.
81 chi, oches. sabine. DeSo!o. Red River.
Tsn.as xsai.oa East
Acadia. Aroy.lles. o' s.pide:. Grant. vi:
T." Gee' iss. . SsHfscn Maxim .ss
IMPOSE The First Circuit, add ne par
i-!srs of orleans. East BATON Rouge, West
Row W..h1 snss.on s. a.spes. s. IS
I,srville,s Mary, TeFrebonns. AesQmpiio:.
!.tonrche. s. Charles: Je4bt1op, &: PsnasS
rlaquemincs,St. John the Baptlst, 81. Jamoe
and ascension shall compose the 0econ0
ir.uii
In order that no Inconvenience may re-
sui, to the public service and to save the
ext,ense of q special election. the three
j. ses elected by the General Assembly
ir 1892 for the first. second and thir0
circuits respectively shall be the judge0
O. the Court Of Appeals for the First
Circuit. and the three Judges elected q
tn anne time for the fourth and hftk
circt is. and for the Court Of Appeale
for the parish Of Orleans respectively.
sssai be the judges Of the Second Cireuitj
ara they shall hold Qnice until the general
II te election in 800 and until their sue.
cessors are elected and qualified. Cnttl
otherwise provided by law the State shah
re divided into six Appellate Court
Districts and one Judge shall b
elected from each Of said dis
r. $ by the qualified voters thereof.
to be voted for at the general electios
in 1900, and every four years thereafter.
an to serve for term Of four years. The
parishes Of Caddo. Bossier. Webster.
BIenvilic, Claiborne. Union Lincoln, jack
son. Caldwell. Winn, Natchitoches. g.
bine. De Soto and Red River shah come
pose the First Appellate Court District
rom which one Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of Ouachita. Richland.
Franklin. Catahouia, EoncoFdia. TensaA.
Mad son, East Carroll. West Carroll an0
Mo-ehouse shall compose the Second APP
peIlate Court District from which one
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of st. Landry. Avoyelle4
Rap:des. Grant. Acadia. Vernon. Calcae
sieu, Cameron, VermtlllQl, Lafayette.
iberia and st. Martin shall compose tho
Third Appellate Court District from
which one judge shall be elected.
The parishes OF East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge. Livingston. Tangip.
ahoa, st. Tammany. Washington. 81
Helen., East Feliciana, West Felicianas
pose the Fourth Appellate Court Daetrice
from which one judge shan be elected
The parishes OF st. Mary. TerreoonnA
Assumption. Lafourche. 81. Charles, JET.
ferson, st. Bernard. PlaQuemines. b.
John the Baptist. St. James and Ascen-
sion shall compoee the Fifth Appellate
Court District from which one Judge shan
be elected.
The parish OF Orleans shall compose
the Sixth Appellate Court District fron
which one judge shall Be elected.
The three Judges elected from the First.
Second and Third Appellate Court DE-
tricts shall compose the Court Of Appeals
Of the First Circuit.
The three Judges elected from thu
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Appellate Coug(
Districts shall compose the Court Of A..
peals Of the Second Circuit.
BE II Further resolved. ETC.. That A..
ticle ninety-elsat Of Tie Consultation -
the State Of Louisiana Be % amended q
or al rs follows:
Article - The judges Of the Court u
Appeals shall hold two annual terms 81
court at such places In the circuit - may
be fixed by law for the return of appealA
Sec. 8 he II further resolved. etc. Thai
Article ninetY-njne Of the Constitution
OF the State Of LouisJana, b 20 amend
ed m to read - foIloWsi
Article -. Until otherwise provided ~
law. the terms Of the Court - AppeaA