St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-02-01
No. 1a3.
JOINT RESOLUTION

No. l93.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to Articles S.
s.. 81. s.. 50. l01. Toe. los. los. and l0t
of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana. Relative to Courts Of Ap-
peal.
Section !. Be 1t resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring. that Article ninety-1ve
Of the Constitution Of the State Of Louisi-
ana be SO amended as to read As follows:
Article IS. 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.
and shall not exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive Of interest.
Be II further resolved, etc, That Ar
ticle ninety-six Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be 50 amended as to
read as follows:
Article IS. 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 vacancy shall be filed by appointment
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-
ceding the election.
Sec. 8. Be It further resolved. etc, That
Article ninety-scvcn OF the Consultation
of the State of Louisiana be 50 amended
rs to read as follows:
Article g. 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. VIM,
Natchi, oches. Sabine, DeSoto. Red River,
Ten:.: ,.c
Acadia. asos.lls: sapias:. Grant. '1vs sy:
ns iSe. .es St. Marlin ss.
compose the First Circuit. and tho par-
ishes Of orleans. East Baton Rouge, West
T Eaton Rouge; Livingston Tangipahoe, s.:
FeiiciaDa, West Felici.na. POinte Coupee,
Ibervile. st. Mary. Tcrrebonne, Assumption,
I.afOurchc. st. Charles, Jefferson, st. Bernard
Plaquemines, st John the Baptist st, james
and Ascension shall compose the Second
Circuit
In order that no Inconvenience may re-
suit to the public service and to save the
expense OF q special election, the three
Judges elected by the General Assembly
In 1892 for the first. second and third
circuits respectively shall be the judges
of the Court Of Appeals for the First
ha SpsH~ >nn
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
cessors are elected and qualified. Until
otherwise provided by law the State shall
be divided into six Appellate Court
Districts and one Judge shall bs
elected from each Of said dis
trtcts by the qualified voters thereof,
to be voted for at the general election
In 1900. and every four years thereafter.
and to serve for a term Of four years. The
parishes Of Caddo. Bossier. Webster,
Bienville. Claiborne. Union Lincoln. Jack
son. Caldwell. Winn. Narchitoches. 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,
Franklin. Catahoula. Concordia, Tensas,
Madison. East Carroll. West Carroll and
Morehouse shall compose the Second APP
pellate Court District from which ono
judge shall be elected,
The parishes OF st. Landry. Avoyelles.
Rapides, Grant. Acadia. Vernon. Calca-
sieu. Cameron. vermillion, 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 Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangip-
ahoa. st. Tammany. Washington, st.
Helena, East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
Pointe Coupee and Iberville 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-
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
Of the First Circuit.
The thrse judges elected from tho
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Appellate Court
Districts shall compose the Court Of APP
peals of the Second Circuit.
Be It further resolved. etc, That Ar
ticle ninety-eight Of the Constitution Of
the State Ok Louisiana be 90 amended a.
TO -ad as follows:
Article g. 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 appealE.
Sec. 5. Be It further resolved. etc, That
Article ninety-nine Of the Constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana, be 50 amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article -. Until otherwise provided by
Law. the terms Of the Court Of Appeals
shall be held n follows;