St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-07

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OF the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana. Relative to Courts Of Ap-
peal
Section l. Be II resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurriug, that Article ninety-llvs
OF the Constitution Of the State Of LOUISE
ana be 20 amended AZ to read n 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 excesd two thousand oellars
exclusive of interest.
Be Il further resolved, etc, That Ar
ticle ninety-six Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be 70 amended - te
read n follows:
Article IS. 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. In the gen.
eral State election In 1900 they shall be
elected by the people. for the tenn Of four
years In case OF death. resignation Or
removal from office 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-
ticed law in the State for six years. and
shall have been actual residents Of the
districts from which they shall have
been elected for at least tWo years Pre-
cedlng the election.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further resolved. ETC., That
Of the State Of Louisiana be 20 amended
rs to read as follows:
Article 81. The State shall be divided
into two circuits. Eatil Otherwise pro-
vided by law the parishes Of Oodda. Bog
sier. Webster. Bienvilis, Claiborne, Vnion,
Lincoln. Jackson. Caldwell. Winn.
N.tchi.o ches. Sabine. Dese,o. Red River.
Ouachita, RIchland. Franklin: Catalonia.
West Carroll, Morehoues. s.. Landry.
Acadia. Avoyclles. Rapides. Grant. Yer
n"n Calcaslcu, Cameron, vermilion,
.s"s:s IL. Sf s.. 81 Srs. e. ~ s y. ;s.
ishes Of orleans, East BATON ROUGE, west
BATON Rouge. Livingston. Taneipahoe, 81,
Tammany. Washington. 81. Helena. East
Iberville. st. Mary. Tcrreb0nne, Assumption.
I.fourchc, st. Charles, Jefferson, st. Bernard
PlaHpemines, st. John the Baptist, st. James
and 'A.cesssaE shel! compose the Second
In order that no Inconvenience may xs-
suit to the public service and to save the
expense OF q special election. the three
Judges elected by the General Assembly
in 1882 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 at
the same TINS for the fourth and NTH
circuits. and for the Court Of Appeals
-
shall be the judges OF the Second Circuit:
and they shall hold ONCE until the general
State election in 1870 and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. Until
otherwise provided by law the State shall
be divided iatS xix Appellate Court
Districts and one Judge shali 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 CaddR. Bossler, Webster.
Bienville. Claiborne. Union Linc9ln, JACK
son. Caldwell. winn. Natchitoches. Sa-
bine, De Soto and Red River shah COM
pose the HiFst Appellate Court District
from which one Judge shall he elected.
The parishes OF Ouachita. Richland,
Franklin, Catahoula. Concordla, Tensas.
Madison, East Carroll. West Carroll and
Morehouse shall compose the Second APP
pellate Court District from which one
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of st. Landry. Ayoyelles.
Rapides Grant. Acadia, Vernon. Calca-
sieu, Cameron, yermiilion. 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 Feliciana,
Po.nte Ceupee kad lbeFyiIle shall COM
pose the Fourth Appellate Court District
from which one Judge shah be elected.
The parishes Of st. Mary. TeTrebonne.
Assumption. Lafourche. st. Charles. JEFF
ferson. ST. Bernard. Plaquemines. st.
John the Baptist. st. James and Assem-
sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
Court District from which one judge shall
BE- elected.
Fhe parish Of Orleans shall compose
the Sixth AppeHatc 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
II the First Circuit.
The thr.e Judges elected from the
FOURTH, ElItn anu 0Ixtu AppSnAtc SOuA
Districts shall compose the Court OF Ap-
peals Of the Sec6pd Circuit
Be II further resolved, ste, That Ar
ticlc ninety-eight OF the Constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana be 50 amended a
% rad n follows:
Article - The Judges Of the Court Of
Appeals shall hold two annual terms Of
court at gnph places In the circuit - may
Be fixed by law for tine return or appeals
Sec. s Be Il further resolved, ETC.. Yha'
Article nigety-ntne Of the Constitution
Of the state Of Louisiana, b 80 amend
ed ~ to read ~ folloWsl
Article - Until otherwise provided ~
law. the terms Of the Court Of Appeals
shah be held ~ follows:
1IRsT CIRCUIT.
At Monroe firse Mondays IN MAY AHa
January--For trial Of appeals from the
parishes Of Ouachita. Richland. Frank
IN, Catahoula. Coneordia. Tensa4. Aadi
-, East Carroll. West Carroll Mere