The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-02-15
NO 20


peilate Court District from which ono
judge shall be elected q
The parishes of st. Landry. Avoyelles.
Rapides. Grant Acadia. Vernon, Calca-
sleu, 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. Tansip-
ahoa. st. Tammany. Washington. st.
Helena. East Felicana, West Feltcana.
Pointe Coupee and Iberville shall COM
pose the Fourth Appellate Court District
from which one judge shall be elected
The parishes Of st. Mary, Terrebonna.
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
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 1t further resolved, ETC., That Ar
tlcie ntnety-eight Of the Constitution OF
the state Of Louisiana be 80 amended ~
to read as follows:
Article 9S The judges Of the Court Of
Appeals shall hold two annual terms or
court at such places in the circuit as may
be fixed by law for the return Of appeals.
sec. 3. Be 1t further resolved. etc, That
Article ninety-nine Of the Constitution
OF the State Of Louisiana, be SO amend
ed As to read as follows:
Article ~. Until otherwise provided by
law. the terms of the Court OF Appeals
shall be held as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
At Monroe first Mondays in May and
JanuaryFor trial of appeals from the
parishes of Ouachita, Richland, Frank
lin. Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas Madl-
son. East Carroll. West Carroll. More
house. Union and Jackson.
Al shreveport first Mondays in June
and Fehruary--For trial OF appeals from
the parishes of CaGdo. Boss!er. Webster.
B!envi!le. Claiborne, Lincoln. Sabine. Do
So: and Red River.
At Alexandria first Mondays In October
and Msrch--ror trial of appeals from the
parishes Of Caldwell, Vim. Grant. Rap
ides. Vernon. Natchitoches and Avoy-
elies
At Opelousas first Mondays In Novem-
Der and April--For trial of appeals from
the parishes of St Landry. CalcasIsu.
Cameron. yermillion, Lafayette. Aca-
dia. iberia and st. Martin.
SECOND CIRCUIT
At Amite, first Monday in October. and
the second Monday in May-For trial OF
appeals from the parishes of Livingston.
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and st. Helena
At Baton Rouge third Monday in Oc-
to5er and fourth Monday in June-For
trial Of appeals from the parishes Of East
Baton Rouge. West Baton Rouge. East
Feliciana. West Feliciana, Pointe Cou-
pee and Iberville.
At Th.bodaux fourth Monday in Novem-
ber and third Monday in June-F'or the
trial of appeals from the parishes OF st.
Mary. TerreboEne. Assumption and La
fourche.
At New Orleans second Mondays in De-
cem5er and March-For trial of appeals
from the parishes OF Orleans, ST. Ber-
nard. Piaauem;nes. Jefferson st. Charles.
St John the Baptist, St. James and As
eension.
Sec G. Be it further resolved etc, That
Article one hundred and one Of the Con-
of the State OF Louisina be 50
amended as to read as follows:
Article 1ol: No judgment shall be rem
dered by the Courts OF Appeal without
the concurrence of two judges. When
over two members cannot cor If. in con-
Sc luence Of the recusation of any mem
Der. members of the court. the judge
not recused shall have authority to call
upon any judge or judges of the District
Court whose duty it shall be. when so
called upon. to sit in the place OF tho
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 SUI
preme Court any questions or PROPOSE
lions OF law concerning which 1t desires
the instructions of that court for its
proper decision. And thereupon the Su-
preme Court may either give its instruc-
lions on the questions and propositions
certified to it. which shall be binding upon
he Courts Of Appeal In such cAsp
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