The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-04-15
70 10a 1OIN.r RESOLUTION.

No. 1903. JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles 3D. 81,
81, 9S, 90, 1O1. 1U2. 10', 1O5 and Jog
of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to Courts Of APP
peal
Section l. BE it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurrins, that Article ntnety-hye
Of the Constitution Of the State ST Louis
lana he 80 amended rs to road as follows:
Articls 35. The Courts Of Appeal. except
i'll cases hereinafter provided shall have
appellate Jurisdiction only, which jurlsdlc-
ton shall extend to ali cases, civil OF pro-
bate. 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, ex-
elusive Of interest
Sec. .. Belt further resolved. etc. That
Article niuety-six OF the Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana be so amended as
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 shall be
composed of three judges. At the general
State election in the gear 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 ap-
pointnent hy the Governor. They shall
be citizens Of the United States, and of
this State, learned in the law, and shall
have practiced law in the State for six
years. and shah have been actual resi-
dents of the district from which they
shnll be elected for at least two years
preceding the election.
Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, etc, That
Article ninety -seven Of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be 80 amended as
to read as follows: .
Article 81. The State shall be divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise provid.
ed by law, the parishes of Caddo, Bossier,
Webster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union. Lin
coin, Jackson, Caldwell, Vim, Natchi-
toches, Sabine. DeSoto, Red River, Qua
chita. Richland, Franklin, Catahouln,
Concordia. Tensas. Madison, East Carroll.
West Carroll, Morchousc, St. Landry, Ac-
ada, Avoyel,es, Rapidcs, Grant, Vernon,
Calcasieu, Cameron, Fermilion. Lafayette,
Iberia and ST Martin shall compose
the First Circuit, and the parishes Of
Orleans, East Baton Rouge. West Baton
Rouge, Livingston, TanSipahoa, st. Tam
many Washington. st. Helena, East Fell
ciana, West Felciana, Po!nte Coupee,
Iberville. ST. Mary, Terrebonne. Assufnp-
ton, Lafourche, St. Charles, Jefferson, st.
Bernard, Plaqueuines, ST. John the Bap-
list, St. James and Ascension shall CON-
pose the Second Circuit.
In order that no inconvenience may re-
suit to the public service and to save the
expense of 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 of the First
Circuit, and the three judges elected at
the same time for the fourth and fifth
circuits, and for the Court OF Appeals of
the parish of Orleans respectively, shall
be the judges of the Second Circuit: and
they shall hold office until tho general
State election in 1900, and until their
successors are elected and qualified. Tn
til otherwise provided by law, the State
shall be divided into six Appellate Court
Districts, and one judge shall be elected
from each of said districts by the quail
fed 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
Cadlo, Resser. Webster, Bienville. Clai-
borne, Union, Lincoln, jackson. Caldwell,
VIM, Natchitoches, Sabine, DeSoto and
Red River shall compose the First APP
pellate Court District from which one
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes of Ouachita, Richland,
Franklin, Catahoula, Coreord!a. Tensas,
Madison, East Carroll, West Carroll and
Morehouse shall compose the Second
Appellate Court District from which one
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes of St. Landry, Avoyelles,
Rapides, Grant, Acadia. Vernon, Calca-
sieu, Cameron, Verinillion, Lafayette,
Iberia, and st. Martin shall compose the
Third Appellate Court District from
which enc judge shall be elected.
The parishes of East Baton Rouge,
West Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tang.
pahoa, st. Tammany, Washington, St.
Helena, East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
Pointe Coupee and 1bervilie shall compose
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 Ascen-
sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
Court District from which one judge
shall be elected.
The parish of Orleans shall compose the