St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-14

of the Constitution Of the State Of
. Louisiana. Relative to Courts OF Ap.
peal.
Section l. 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-five
OF the Constitution Of the State OF Louisi-
ana be so amended a. to read as follows:
Article IS. The Courts Of Appeal. ex-
cept in cases hereinafter provided shan
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.
ami shall not exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive Of interest.
Be It further resolved. etc, That Ar
ticle ninety -six Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be 10 amended a. to
read as follows:
Article 81. The Courts Of Appeal shah
consist Of not less than three nor more
than six judges, and each circuit shah
be composed Of three judges. In the gem
eral State election In 1900 they shall b
elected by the people. for the term Of four
years. In case Of death. resignation or
removal from ONCE Of any OF said Judges.
the vacancy shall be filled 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-
t.ced law In the State for six years. and
shall have been actual residents Of the
d stricts from which they shall have
been elected for at least two years pre-
ceding the election.
Sec. J. Be 1t further resolved. ETC.. That
Article ninety.seven OF the Constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana be 20 amended
as to read as follows:
Article 81. 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. Winn.
S.,.si. cehss . sabine. Dssetc: Red . River.
g:...."nordia. Iensas. Madison. East Carroll.
As.dia; AvoyeIls'. e.psds:: Great: Yer
ia .yc,te. Iberia and 81. Msrtin shall
impose The First Circuit. and the par
,.s Of orleans. East Baton Rouge. West
.nmany. Washington. st. Helena. East
llama. West FsIici. ma. Pointe Coupe.
vile. &. Mary. Terreb0nne, Assumption.
.qucmines,St John the Baptist. st. james
cd l>ccnsion shall compose the Second
In order that no inconvenience may re-
suit to the public service and to save the
eypensc Of 4 special election. the three
J''dges 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
Circuit. and the three Judges elected ut
the same time for the fourth and NTH
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 b
elected from each Of said dis
tricts by the qualified voters thereof.
to be voted for at the general election
In 1900. and every four years thereafter.
and to serve for term Of four years. The
parishes Of Caddo. Bossier. 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. Catahoula. Concordia, Tensas.
Madison. East Carroll. West Carroll and
Morehouse shall compose the Second APP
pelate Court District from which one
Judge shall be elected
l xue PARISHES OA 81. AouuIys ASVy Sasccs
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 Fellciana,
| 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 Ascen.
sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
| 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
.ricts shall compose the Court Of Appeals
| 4 the First Circuit.
| The three Judges elected from thu
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Appellate Cour
| Districts shall compose the Court Of Ap
peals Of the Second Circuit
| De It further resolved. etc. That Ar
ticle ninety-eight Of the Constitution o.
| the State o. Louisiana be 20 amended u
or nd rs follows:
| Article - The judges Of the Court o
Appeals shall hold two annual terms o
court at such places In the circuit - ma,
| be fixed by law for the return Of appeals
Sec. s. Be II further resolved. ETC.. Tia
Article ninety-nine Of the Constitution
/ Of the State Of Louisiana, be % amend
ed NJ to read n follows:
Article -. Until otherwise provided b!
law. the terms Of the Court Of Appeal
shall be held q follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
Al Monroe first Mondays in May an
January--For trial Of appeals nom IN