The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-15

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Assumption. Lafourche. St. Charles. JET
&erson, st. Bernard, Plaquemines, st. /,
John the Baptist. ST. James and Ascen- 1
Nion shall compose the Fifth Appellate !
Court District from which one judge shall |
Be- elected.
The parish Of Orleans shall compose
che Sixth Appellate Court District from
which one Judge shaI1 he 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 APP
'peals OF the Second Circuit.
Be further res Dlvcd, etc, That Ar
tiele ninety-eirht OF the Constitution OF
the State OF Louisiana be 80 amended as
10 read as fol ows:
Article %. The Judges OF the Court OF
Appeals shall hold two annual terms OF
court at such places In the circuit a. may
- fixed by law for the return Of appeals.
Sec. s. BE IL further resolved, ctc., That
Article ninety-ninc Of che Constitution
~ the State EFF Louisiana. be so amend
I'd Is to read follows:
Article 80. Until otherwise provided BY
nav. the terms of the Court OF Appeals
shall be held as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
AZ Monroe first Mondays In May and
,nnuary--For trial of appeals from the
PARISHES of Ouachfta. E!chland. Frank
Vim, Catahoula. Concordia, Tcnsas. Madi.
Don, East Cairoaa.. West Carroll. More
house. Union and Jackson.
At Shreveport first Mondays in June
and rebruary--For trial Of appeals from
The parishes of Caddo. Bossier. Webster.
Bienville. Claiborne. Lincoln. Sabine. DO
Soto and Red River.
At Alexandria first Mondays In october
and March--For trial OF appeals from the
parishes Of Caldwell. Winn. Grant. Rap
idss. Vernon. Natchitoches and Avoy-
Giles.
Al Opelousas first Mondays In Novem-
Der and April--For trial Of appeals from
The parishes of st Landry. Calcasieu.
Cameron. Vermillion. Lafayette, AcA>
Ola, Iberia and st. Martin.
SECOND CIRCUIT.
At Amite. first Monday In October. and
<hs second Monday m Mayor trial OF
appeals from che parishes OF Livingston.
Tangtpahoa, St. Tammany, Washington
ond St. Helena.
At Baton Rouge third Monday In Oc-
<ober and fourth Monday In June-For
trial Of appeals from the parishes OF East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East
.Ieliciana. West Feliciana. Pointe Cou-
80 and Iberville.
At Thibodaux fourth Monday In Novem-
her and third Monday in June-For the
VY1al of appeals from the parishes of st.
0ary, rerrebonne. Assumption and La
tourche.
AT New Orleans second Mondays m De-
esmber and March-For trial OF appeals
from the parishes Of Orleans. st. Ger
6srd, Plaquemines. Jefferson. St. Charles.
Ut. John the Baptist. st. James and As
cension.
Sec. 6. Be It further resolved. etc. That
Article one hundred and one OF the Con-
6titution of the State OF Louisina- be 30
amended as to read as follows:
Article 10i: 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-
ve ,ucnce Of the recusation OF any MEM
her, or 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 %
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 Su-
preme Court any questions or PROPOSE
tiops of law concerning which II desires
the instructions of that court for its
proper decision. And thereupon the gu
preme Court may either give Its instruc-
lions on the questions and propositions
certified to II, which shall be binding upon
the Courts OF Appeal In such case
or Il may require that the whole record
and cause may be sent UP to 1t for Its
consideration, and thereupon shall de-
eide the whole matter In controversy
In the same manner as II II had been on
appeal directly to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court may on the relation
Of any party In interest review BY Ger
tiorari, judgments Of the Courts OF APP
peal, which may conflict with each other
or with the decision of the Supreme Court
and annul, amend or affirm the same.
and thereupon shall decide the whole
matter in controversy In the same man
ner. as II II had been on appeal directly
TO the Supreme Court.
Sec. Z. Be II further resolved. etc. That
article one hundred and two OF the Con-
Stitution Of the State of Louisiana be 20
amended as to read as follows:
Article 102: All causes on appeal to the
Courts Of Appeal shall be tried on the
original record. pleading and evidence
IN the District Court. with certified copy
of the minutes. the whole to serve In lied
Of q transcript. and to be filed a. one
document.
Immediately after the final decision OF
the cause, the original papers. together
with a copy Of the decree OF the court.
shall be returned to the court OF the
flrst instance.
Sec. s. Be II further resolved. etc. That
Article one hundred and three Of the