The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-29

The parisnes or 81. Mary. 1eYrepunn&.
Lafourche. st. Charles Jef-
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
tho 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
Of the First Circuit.
The three judges elected from the
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Appellate Court
Districts shall compose the Court of Ap-
peals Of che Second Circuit.
Be II further resolved. etc, That Ar
ticle ninety-eight of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be 20 amended n
70 read az follows:
Article s. The judges OF the Court Of
Appeals shall hold two annual terms Of
court at such places in the circuit N may
be fixed by law for the return Of appeals.
Sec. s. Be IT further resolved. etc. That
Article ninety-ninc Of the Constitution
OF the State Of Louisiana. be SO amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 80. Untf otherwise provided by
law. the terms OF the Court OF Appeals
shall be held as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
.January--For trial OF appeals from the
parishes Of Ouachita. Eichland. Frank
I'm, Catahoula, Concordia. Tensas. Madi-
son, East Carroll. West Carroll. More
house. Union and Jackson.
At Shreveport first Mondays In June
and February--For trial Of appeals from
the parishes of Caddo. Bossier. Webster,
Bienville. Claiborne, Lincoln. Sabine. Do
Soto and Red River.
At Alexandria first Mondays In October
and March--For trial Of appeals from the
parishes of Caldwell, VIM. Grant. RAP
ides. Vernon. Natchitoches and Avoy-
Giles.
At Opelousas FIRST Mondays In Novem-
Der and April--For trial Of appeals from
the parishes Of st Landry. Calcasieu.
Cameron, Vermillion. Lafayette. AGA
Ola, Iberia and st. Martin.
SECOND CIRCUIT.
At Amite, FIRST Monday In October. ana
the second Monday In May-For trial OF
appeals from the parishes Of Livingston.
TanEipahoa, 81. Tammany, Washington
and st. Helena.
At Baton Rouge third Monday in De-
tober and fourth Monday In June-For
trial Of appeals from the parishes OF East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East
Feliciana, West Feiiciana, Pointe Cou-
pee and Iberville.
At Thibodaux fourth Monday IN Novem-
Der and third Monday In June-For the
trial Of appeals from the parishes OF 0t.
Mary, Terrebonne. Assumption and La
fourche.
AT New Orleans second Mondays IN De-
cember and March-Fof trial Of appeals
from the parishes of Orleans. st. Bef-
nard. Plaquemines. Jefferson. st. Charles.
st. John the Baptist. 81. James and A.
cension.
Sec. 6. Be It further resolved. etc, That
Article one hundred and one OF the Con-
stitution of the State OF Louisins DO %
amended Al to read Al follows:
Article 101: No judgment shall b rem.
dered by the Courts OF Appeal without
the concurrence of two Judges. When
ever two members cannot concur. In con-
se 1ucnce of the recusation of any Nom.
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 %
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 6u-
preme Court any questions or PROPOSE
tions Of law concerning which II desires
the instructions of that court for IL
proper decision. And thereupon the Su-
preme Court may either give its instruc-
tions on the questions and propositions
certified to II, which shall be binding upon
the Courts of Appeal In such case
or Il may require that the whole record
and cause may be sent up to II for its
consideration. and thereupon shall de-
eide the whole matter In controversy
in the same manner as II II had besn on
appeal directly to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court may on the relation
of any party In interest review BY Ger
tiorari. judgments of the Courts Of APP
peal, which may conflict with each other
or with the decision of the Supreme Court
and annul, amend or afhrm the same
and thereupon shall decide the WHOM
matter In controversy In the same man
ner, as IL 1t had been on appeal directly
to the Supreme Court.
Sec T. Be II further resolved. ETC.. Thst
article one hundred and two Of the Con-
etitution Of the State Of Louisiana be -
amended as to read as follows:
Article 100: All causes on appeal to the
Courts of Appeal shall he tried on the
original record. pleading and evidence
in the District Court. with certified copy
of the minutes. the whole to serve In lieu
OF a transcript. and to be filed ~ 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. S. BE II further resolved. etc. That
Article one hundred and three OF the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana Be