St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28

JOINT REsOLI,TI,

No. II.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to Articles IS.
s.. 81. g. -. 10l. l0e. 10. los. and loe
OF the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana, Relative to Courts Of APP
peal.
Section 1. Be II resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana, two.
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring. that Article ninety-dvo
Of the Constitution Of the State Of Louisi-
ana be SO amended n to read - follows:
Article s.. The Courts Of Appeal. ex.
cept In cases hereinafter provided shan
have appellate Jurisdiction only, which
Jurisdiction shall extend to Ill 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 Constitutiea Of the
State Of Louisiana b % amended - 70
read as follows:
Article - The Courts Of Appeal shah
consist Of not less than three nor moro
than six judges. and each circuit shat
be composed Of three Judges. In the gen.
eral State election in 1900 they shall be
elected by the people. for the term Of four
years. In case Of death, resignation or
removal from Office ct any Of said Judges.
the vacancy shall be filled by appointmsnt
by the Governor. They shall b. citizens
Of the United States AID OF this State,
learned in the law. and shall have prac.
ticed law In the State for six years. and
ah~n hor ~ ~
districts from which they shall have
been elected for At least two years pre-
ceding the election.
Sec. J. Be IL further resolved. ETC.. That
Article ninety seven OF the Conotitution
Of the State Of Louisiana be - amended
Is to read ~ follows:
Article n. The State shall b. divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise pro-
vided by law the parishes Of Coddo. Bos-
Lincoln. Jackson. Caldwell. winn.
N.tchi,oches. sabine. Dssetc. Red Rlver.
G!onnordia. Ieasss. Madisso. tsst Carroll.
xs:s,. ssos..:. 't sss;s::. Gent ..xs:
lafayette. iS.!i. and s.. xsstis sSsii
ishes Of Orleans, East Ration Royee, West
Baton Rouge, Livingston. TaneiPehoe. 81.
Iammany. Warrington. st. Helene. East
u,
Ibcrville. St. Mary. Terrebonne. AsssnptioH.
l..fourchc st. Charles JeGerson Sc. tesnarl
rlaquemines. 81. John the Baptist, Sc. james
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 b the judges
OF the Court Of Appeals for the First
Circuit. and the three Judges elected at
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 ONCE until the general
State election In 1900 ana until their sue
cessors are elected and Quslined. Until
otherwise provided by law the state shan
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
and to serve for . term Of four years. The
parishes Of Caddo. Booster. Webster.
Bienville. Claiborne. Union Lincoln. Jack.
son. Caldwell. Winn, Natchitocheo, ea-
bine. De Soto and Red River shan COM
pose the First Appellate Court District
from which one Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of Ouachita. Richiand.
Franklin. Catahoula. Concordia. Tensas.
Madison. East Carroll, West Carroll and
Norehouse shall compose tie Second APP
pellate Court District from which one
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of st. Landry. Avoysllss.
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 F'eliciana,
Pointe Coupee and Iberville shall COM
~ the Fourth Appellate Court District
iron which one Judge shan be elected.
The 1eyjahes Qt St. Mary. Terrebonne.
Assum1lpon. IAfoutchA:: 0f. ChasosA JET.
ferson. * Bernard. PiaQnsu1nes. q.
John the Baptist. 81. James ana Assem-
sion shall compose The Fifth Appellate
Court District from which one Judge shan
b elected.
The parish Of Orseans shah compose
the Sixth Appellate Court District from
which one Judge sham b. eSseted.
The three Judges elected from the First.
Second ana Third Appsnais Court Dis
Vt1CtS 0uoU C0supOSc wv SV0b " AVpe34O
Of the First Circuit.
The three judges elected from the
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Appellate Court
Districts shall compose the Court OF Ap.
peals Of the Second Circuit
Be Il further resolved. ETC., That Ar.
ticle ninety-eight Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana be 20 amended -
to read rs follows:
Article - The judges Of the Court Of
Appeals shan hold tEo annual terms OF
court at such places ID the circuit - may
be fixed by law for the return ofappeals.
Sec. s Be It further resolved. ETC.. That
Article ninety-nine OF the Constitution
Of the State OF Louisiana, Be % amend
ed - to read n folIows:
Article -. Until otherwise provided BY
law. the terms Of the Court Of Appeals
shall be held - follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
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