Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-02-21
No. in.
JOINT RESOLUTION

No. ,a N
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to articles IS,
IS, 81, se. 80, 10l, 1o2. 1os 10. and 100
of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana. Relative to couits OF APP
peal.
Section /. BE II resolved byte General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House concurring. that Artica nlnety-fivs
of the Constitution OF the Stale Of Louisi-
ana be 30 amended as to read ts follows:
Article 90. The Courts OF Appeal. ex-
cept In cases hereinafter prsvided shall
have appellate jurisdiction My which
jurisdiction shall extend 10 al cases. civil
or probate. when the mattel In dispute
or the fund to be distributed ball exceed
one hundred dollars, exclusivtpf interest.
and shall not exceed two th0uand dollars
exclusive of interest
Be II further resolved, etcg That Ar
ticle ninety-six OF the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana be 50 Rmnded as to
read as follows:
Article s6. The Courts OF 4peal shall
consist OF not less than thret nor more
than six judges, and each cfcult shall
be composed OF three judges. h the gen.
eral State election In 1900 thy shall be
elected by the people. for the trm Of four
years. In case OF death. resignation or
removal from ONCE OF any of did Judges.
the Vacancy shall be filed by appointment
by the Governor. They shalibe citizens
OF the United States and OF his State.
learned In the law, and shall lave prac-
ticed law In the State for six Fears. and
shall have been actual residdts OF the
districts from which they tsll have
been elected for at least two Fears pre-
ceding the election.
Sec. 8. Be It further resolvedktc.. That
Article ninety seven OF the Constitution
OF the State Of Louisiana be 81 amended
as to read as follows;
Article 81. The State shall b divided
into two circuits. Until otheFise pro-
vsded by law the parishes OF Cndo. Bos-
sier. Webster. Bienvilie, Ciaibone. Union.
Lincoln, jackson, Caldwell winn.
Eatchitoches, Sabine, DeSoto, ~. River,
| Ouachita, Riehland, Franklin, fatahoula,
ConnordIa. Tensas. Madison. Eat Carroll,
West Carroll, Horehouss. St Landry,
Lafayette, iberia and ST. M4in shall
compose the First circuit. andfhe par
ssssn q nSss 1 ha: Ss'9 VS.;
Tsmmary. Wsshington. St. HSha, fast
Feliciana, West Fslicisna, Pointt Coupse,
Iberville, ST. Mary, Tersbonne, Asumpiion.
Lafourche, IS. Charles, Jefferson. q Bernard
! Plaqusnines. st. John the Baptist, b. james
| Circuit. .
In order that no nconvsniencsrnay re-
suit to the public service and tosavs the
expense of q saecial election. De three
judges elected by the General assembly
In 1892 for tho nrst. second s1d tnird
circuits respectively shall be- II judges
OF the Court of Appeals for de First
Circuit, and the three judges sscted Il
the same time for the fourth nd fifth
circuits. and for the Court OF Appeals
for the parish Of Orleans respctivaly.
shall be the judges Of the SecordCireuiti
and they shall hold ONCE until thtgensral
State election In 100 and until DIR sue
cessors ara elected and Qualifia. Until
/, otherwise provided BIZ law the sute shall
be divided into six Appsllao Court
! Districts and one Judge sill b
elected from each OF /. sd ais
tricts by the qualined voters thereof
to be voted for at the general electior
In 1900. and every four years thsreafter
and TO serve for term Of four ye1rs. Tn,
parishes Of Caddo, Bossier. Usbstsr
Bienville. Claiborne, Union LincoIn. Jack
son, Caldwell. Winn. Natchifoches, 81
bine. De Soto and Red River shan com
pose the First Appellate Court Dlstric
from which one Judge shai1'be slecled.
The parishes of Ouechita, Richiand
Franklin. Catahouia, Concorcia, Tensas
Madison. East Carroll. West Carroll an
Morehouse shall compose The Second Az
pellate Court District from which on
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes of ST. Landry, Avoyeilsl
Rapides. Grant. Acadia. Vernon caics
sieu. Cameron. vermillion, Lafsyett,
Iberia and St Martin shall composs tn
Third Appellate Court District lfroi
which one Judge shall be elected. 4
The parishes of East Baton Rug,
West Baton Rouge. Livingston. Tugiy
ahoa, st. Tammany, Washinxfon s
Helena, East Felicisna, West FsIi1anl
Pointe Coupee and Ibervilie shall, con
pose the Fourth Appellate Court Dstri,
from which one Judge shall be elscte,
The parishes Of st. Mary, Terrehsnn
Assumption. Isafourchs, st. Charlea Je
/. ferson, St. Bernard. Plaqueninea 8
John the. Baptist. ST. James and Ace,
sion shall compose the Fifth Applla
Court District from which one iudgeshs
be elected. n
The parish OF Orleans shall COMO
the Sixth Appellate Court District 10
Which one Judge shall be elected
The three Judges elected from the prs
Second and Third Appellate Court ID
tricts shall compose the Court Of Appea
OF the First Circuit.
The three Judges elected from d
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Appellate Cbu
Districts shall compose the Court Of a
peais OF the Second Circuit
Be IL further resolved, etc. That A
J ticle ninety-eight Of the Constituted
the State Of Louisiana be SO amenda
, to read as follows:
: Article %. The judges Of the Court
( Appeals shall hold two annual ternos
e court at such places in the circuit a. n
be fixed by law for the return OF apnes
Sec. s. Be II further resolved. etc N
i Article ninety-nine OF the Constitud
4 of the State OF Louisiana. be 80 anne
: ed as to read as follows:
: Article 90. Until otherwise provises
law. the terms of the Court Of Ann
: shall be held as follows: =
+ @ FIRST CIRCUIT.
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