Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-17


iE JOINT RESOLUTION
ProPos.ng Amendments to Articles IS.
H. s.. u. IS. &c. 1e1, l0e, los. los, and 1os
1 OF the Constitution Of the State OF
III Louisiana Relative TO Courts Of Ap-
/ peal
1 Section L BE It resolved by the General
Assembly OF the Stare OF Louisiana, two
birds OF all the members elected to each
House concurr.rg, that Article ninety-nvs
4 Of the Constitution Of the State of Louisi-
ana be so amended an TO read a. follows:
/ Article IS. The Courts OF Appeal, e.
[ cept In cases hereinafter provided shan
have appellate Jurisdiction only, which
| jurisdieticn shall extend to AL cases, civil
L or probate. when the matter In dispute
l. or the fund TO be distributed shall exceed
| enc hundred dollars, exclusive of interest,
snj shall not exceed tUo thousand dollars
\ exclusive OF interest.
= Be 10 further resolved. etc, That Ar
hole ninety-six ofthe Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be 90 amended as to
\ read As follows:
Article S. The Courts Of Appeal shall
4 consist Of not less than three nor more
/ than six judges, and each circuit shall
Be composed of three Judges. In the gen.
| ersl State election In 1900 they shall be
slected by the people, for the term Of four
/ years. In case Of death. resignation or
rer oval from Office Of any Of said judges,
The acancy shall b. Allied by appein msnt
By the Governor. They shall be citizens
OF the United States and of this State
harmed In the law, and shall have prac-
cced law In the State for six years, and
shall have been actual residents of tina
districts from which they shall have
been elected for at least two years pre-
csding the election.
Sec. Be It further resolved, ETC., That
article nineiy-s.yon Of he Constitution
Of the State of Louisiana be 30 amended
a. TO read as follows:
. Article o. The State shall be divided
INTO two circuits. Until otherwise pro-
sided by law the parishes Of Coddo, Bos-
sier, Webster. Bienvilie. Clsiborns, u Ion,
Lincoln. jackson. Caldwell. VIM,
Sstchi oches, sabine, DeeOtu Red River,
0uachits, kIehland. Franklin, atahOula,
gounoriia. Teasss. Ma lison. East .arroll.
West Carroll, AorebOuss. ST. LAnary,
Acadia: Avoyelles, Rapides, Grant. Yer.
Don Calcssteu, Cameron, vormilion,
lafayette. Iberia and ST. Martin shall
compose the First Circuit, and he par
Baton k"uge, livingston. Tsngipahea, ST.
Tammsny. Washington. st. Helena, East
feiiclsDs, West FeIici M. Pointe Coupee,
Iberyiile, e Mary, Terrcbonne, Assumpiion,
Lafoorche, st. Oh rles, Js ferson, st. Bernard
Plsquemines.st John the Baptist. ST James
md Ascension shall compose the Second
Circuit
In order that no Inconvenience may re-
sult to the public service and to save the
expense Of a s.ecial election. the three
Judges elected by the General Assembly
ifin 1872 for the nrst. second and third
elrcuits respe lively shall be the Judges
81 the Court II Appeals for the First
' Circuit. and the three Judges elected at
the same time for the fourth and nth
I circuits. and for the Court Of Appeals
I Tor the parish Of Orleans respectively,
|, shall be the judges OF the Second Circuit:
and they shall hold ONCE 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 hs
slected from each OF said dis
tricts by the qualified voters thereof,
70 be voted for at the general election
IN 1900 and every four years thereafter,
ana to serve for term Of four years. The
parishes OF Caddo. Bossior. Webster,
Bienville. Claiborne. Union Lincoln, Jack
son. Caldwell. Winn. Natchitoches 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. Catshoula, Concordia. Tsnsas,
Mad son. East Carroll. West Carroll and
No ehouse shall compose the Second APP
penste Court District from which one
judge shall be elected.
rra ca.
Rspldes. Grant, Acadia. Vernon, Calca-
sieu, Cameron, vermsllion, Lafayette,
10 ria and st. Martin shall compose the
Third Appellate Court District from
which one Judge shall be elected
The parishes Of East Baton Rouge,
West on Rouge. Livingston. Tangip-
h ah-s st. Tammany, Washington, 81.
II ! ma. East Feliclana, West Fslciana.
70 nte Coupee and Ibervile shall COM
pv.e he Fourth Appellate Court District
fram which one Judge shall be elected.
TIE parishes OF g.. Mary, Terrebonne,
Assumption. Lsfourche. st. Charles, JEFF
fsIson. ST. Bernard, Piaquemines. ST.
John the Baptist. St. James and Ascsn-
sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
Court District from which one Judge shall
be elected
The parish or Orleans shah compose
Inc SIKH AppeHhle court DfStr1ct from
which one Judge shall be elected.
The three judges elected from the First,
Second and Third Appellate Court Dis
triets 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-
tpcals OF the Second Circuit
Be IL further res lived, etc. That Ar
ueie nfnety-eight OF the Constitution Of
: the Stale Of Louisians be 90 amended az
TO a. as follows:
Article % The Judges OF the Court Of
Appeals shall hold two annual terms OF
court al ouch places IN the circuit az may
be fixed by law for the return OF appeals.
Sec. S. Be 4 further resolved. ETC., That
article nlnety-nine of the Constitution
of the State OF Louisiana, be 80 amend
cd as to read az follows:
Article ~. Until otherwise provided by
law. the terms of the Court OF Appeals
shall be held as follows: