The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16
No. 1913. JOINT RESOLUTION.

No. 1913 JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles 9J. 96,
81. 90, 80, 1O1. 1O2, 1O3. lU5 and log
of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to Courts of APP
peal.
Section l. Be it Re solved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring that Article ninety-hve
of the Constitution Of the State of Louis
! lana be so amended as to read as follows:
Article %. The Courts of Appeal, except
in cases hereinafter provided shall have
appellate jurisdiction only, which jurisdic-
ton shall extend to all cases, civil or 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. .. Be it further resolved. etc, That
| Article ninety-six of the Constitution of
! the State Of Louisiana be 50 amended as
to read as follows:
Article 96 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 year 1870 they shall
be elected by the people, for the term of
| four years. In case IF death. resignation
or removal from office Of any Of said
| judges, the vacancy shall be filled by ap-
| pointment by 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 shall have been actual resi-
dents of the district from which they
shall be elected for at least two years
preceding tn" election.
Sec 3. Ee it further res,lved etc, That
Article ninety-sryen of the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana be SO amended as
to read as follows:
Article 81. The State shall be divided
into two circuits Until otherwise provid-
ed by law, the parishes If Caddo, Bossier,
Webster. Bienvile, Cla b rne, Union, Lin
coin, Jackson, Caldwell, Winn, Natchi-
toches, Sabine, DeSoto, Red River, Qua
chita, Richland, Franklin, Catahoula,
Concordia. Tensas. Madison. East Carroll,
West Carroll, MorehouSc. st. Landry, Ac-
ada. Avoyellts, Rapidts, Grant, Vernon,
Calca sieu, Cameron, Nernillon. Lafayette
Iberia and St. Martin shall compose
the First Circuit. and the parishes Of
Orleans. East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, Livingston, Tan! iH"hoa. st. Tam
many, Washington, St Helena, East Fell
ciana, West Fe.i.iana, POinte Conpee,
Ibsrylle, ST. Mary, ferrebonne, Assump-
ton, Lafourche s.. Charles jt tferson, st.
Bernard, plaquemint 5. st. John the Bap-
fist, ST Jaales and Ascension shall COM
pose the Second Circuit.
In order that no Inconvenience may re-
suit to the public service and to save the
expense of Il 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 NTH
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 the general
State election in 1900, and until their
Successors are elected and qualified. In
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
Caddo. Bossier, Webster, BienviIle, Clai~
borne, Union. Lincoln. Jackson. Caldwell,
VIM, Natcnitoches, Sabine, DeSoto and
Red River shall compose the First APP
pellate Court District from which one
judge shall be elected.
. The parishes of Ouachta, Rchland,
Franklin, Catahoula, Corcordia, 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, 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.
r West Patton Rouge, Livingston, Tang
: pahoa. st. Tammany. Washington St
r Helena East F'eliciana, West Feliclana,
= Pointe Coupee and Iberville shall compose
| the Fourth Appellate Court District from
! which one judge shall be elected.
r The parishes of st. Mary, Tcrrcbonne
e Assumption, Lafourche, st. Charles, JEFF
= ferson, St Bernard, Plaquemines, St
e John the Baptist, ST. James and Ascen'
t sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
! Court District from which one judge
: shah be elected.
= The parish of Orleans shall compose 1hs