The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-21

President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
A true copy.
T. 8. Adams, Secretary of State.
No. 1e5. JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles 9j, 06,
81, 9S, 80, 101, 102, 103, 105 and 1O6
of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to Courts Of APP
peal.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring, that Article ninety-five
of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be SO amended as to read as follows
Article 95. 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. a.
Sec 2. 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 90. 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 1900 they shall
be elected by the people, for the term of
four years. In case of 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 i'll the law, and shall
have prncticed 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 the election.
Sec 3. Be it further resolved, ETC., That
Article ninety-seven of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana be so amended as
TO read as follows:
Article o. The State shall be divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise provid-
ed by law, the parishes of Caddo, Bossier,
Webster Bienville, Claiborne, Union, Lin
coin, jackson, Caldwell, VIM, Natchi-
toehes. Sabine. DeSoto, Red River, Qua
chita, Richland, Franklin, Catahoula,
Concordia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll,
West Carroll, Morehouse, st. Landry, Ac-
ada, Avoyelles, Rapides, Grant, Vernon,
Calcasieu, Cameron, Vermilion, Lafayette,
Iberia and st. Martin shall compose
the First Circuit, and the parishes OF
Orleans, East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, Livingston. Tangipahoa, st. Tam
many, Washington, St. Helena, East Fell.
ciana, West Feiciana, Pointe Coupee,
Iberville, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assump-
ton. Lafourche, st. Charles, Jefferson, st.
! Bernard. Plaquemines, St. John the Bap-
fist. st. James 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 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 al
the same time for the fourth and fifth
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. I'm
| til otherwise provided by law, the State
shall be divided into six Appellate Court
districts. and one judge shall be elected
i from each of said districts by the quail
fed voters thereof, to be voted for al
the general election in 1900, and every
1 four years thereafter and to serve for a
term of four years. The parishes OF
4 Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Bienyille. Clai-
borne, Union, Lincoln, Jackson. Caldwell
Winn, Natchitoches, Sabine. DeSoto and
Red River shall compose the First Ap-
pellate Court District from which one
| judge shall be elected.
The parishes of Ouachita, Richland
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, Avoyel!es
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, Tangi
nahoa. St. Tammany, Washington, St
(; Helena. East Feliciana, West Feliciana
Pointe Coupee and Iberville shall compose
the Fourth Appellate Court District from
which one judge shall be elected.
/ The parishes of St Mary, Terrebonne
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.