The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-04-11

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John the Baptist. St. James and Ascen-
sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
Court District from which one Judge shah
be elected.
The parish OF Orleans shall compose
the Sixth Appellate Court District from
which one Judge shan be elected
The three Judges elected from the First
Second and Third Appellate Court Dis
tricts 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.
peals of the Second Circuit
Be II further resolved etc, That mr.
ticle ninety-eight of the C~nstRutteN OF
the State q: Louisiana be.so amended Ns
TO rrad as follows
Article %. The Judges or the cotYft OF
Appeals shall hold two annual terms Of
court at such places In the circuit M may
be hxed by law for the return of app<tls
Sec. S. REX further resolved, etc, That
Article nincty-nine o. the Constitution
~ the State OF Louisiana. bc 80 amtnA
ed a. to read "a follosA:
Article 80 lIutn otherwise provided ~
faN, the terms OF the Court OF Appeals
shall be held as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
Al Monroe FIRST Mondays IN Maj and
January trial ~ appeals fro1a tho
parishes OF Ouachitn. RichianA Frank
lin. Catahoula. Concortlia. Tsnsas. Nadi.
son. East Carroll. West Carroll. Mbre-
house. Union and Jackson.
1. Al Shreveport frr, Mondaya In yuns
and February--For TRIAL Of appeals from
the parishes OF Caddo. Bossier. Webster.
Bienville. Claiborne, lincoln. Sabine. De
Soto and Red River.
At Alexandria FIRST Mondays In October
and March-Fcr trial OF appeals from the
parishes Of Caldwell, Winn. GRAM. Rap
ides. Vernon. Natchitoches and Avoy-
Giles. rgE
At Opelousss FIRST Mondays in Novem-
Der and April-For trial of appeals from
The parishes Of st Landry. Cslcaaeu.
Cameron. Vermilifon. Lafayette. AGA
dia, Iberia and 81. Martin. n
SECOND CIRCUIT. 90
At Amite. first Monday in October. and
appeals from the parishes Of Livingston,
Tangipahoa, ST. Tammany. Washington
and ST. Helena.
Al Baton Rouge third Monday In Oc-
tober and fourth Monday In June-For
trial OF appeals from the parishes Of East
Baton Rouge. West Baton Rouge. East
Feliciana: West Feiiciana. Pointe cou-
pee and fberville.
AT Thibodaux fourth Monday In Novem-
Der and third Monday IN June-For ths
trial Of appeals fropi ~ parishes Of 81.
Mary. Tefrebonne. Assumption and La
fourche
At New Orleans second Mondays In De-
cembcr and March--For trial Of appeals
from the parishes Of Orleans. 81. Ber-
nard. Plaquemines. JeYefeon. st. Charles,
b. John the Baptist. 81, James and As
cension.
Sec.-s Be II further resolved. ETC.. That
Article one hundred and one. Of the Con-
stitution OF the State OF Louisina be %
amended as to read a follows:
Article Iol: No judgment shall be rem
dered by the Courts Of Appeal without
the concurrence Of two Judges. When
ever two members cannot concur. In con-
ne Iuence OF the recusation of any MEM
Der. or members of the court, the Judge
not recused shall have authority to can
upon any Judge or judges Of the District
Court. whose duty II shall be. when %
called upon, to sit In the place Of the
Judge or Judges recused. and to aid In
the determination Of the case.
The Judges OF the Courts Of Appeal
shall have power to certify to the gu
preme Court any questions or propoei-
tions of law concerning which II desires
the instructions OF that court for It's
proper decision. And thereupon the 3D.
preme Court may either give its instruc-
lions on the questions and propositions
certified 10 II. which shall be binding upon
the 'C'e,irts of Appeal In such case
or II may require that the whole record
and cause may be sent up to II for its
consideration. and thereupon shall de-
eide the whole matter In controversy
IN the same manner as II II had been on
dppesl dkfcctly 10 the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court may on the relation
- ~ "a int Al,
tiorar,. Judgments OF the Courts Of Ap-
peal. which may conflict with each other
or with the decision of the Supreme Court
and annul, amend or afhrm the same.
and thefeupon shall decide the whole
matter in controversy In the same man.
ner. as IL II had been on appeal directly
to the Supreme Court
Sec T. BE II further resolved. etc. That
article one hundred and two OF the Con-
stitution OF the State Of Louisiana be 30
amended as to read A. follows:
Article Zoe: All causes on appeal to the
Courts of Appeal shall be tried on the
original record. pleading and evidence
IN the District Court. with q certified copy
OF the minutes. the whole to serve In lieu
OF a transcript. and to be hled ~ one
document.
Immediately after the ANAL decision Of
the Cause, the original papers. together
with a copy of the decree 81 the court.
shall be returned to the court Of the
FIRST instance.
: sec. S. b a further resolved. etc. That
Articler one hundred and three OF the
Constitutton q the State Of Louisiana bs
50 amendld as TO read a. follows
Article to3. Until otherwise provided by
law. the rules ef practice regulating ap-
peals 70 ana pfoceedings IN the Supreme
Court shall apply 10 appeals TO afe pro-
cesdings IN Courts Of Appeal. 20 far a.
they may be applicable. The decisiens OF