St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-02-08

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Section L 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-dve
Of the Constitution Of the State Of Louisi-
ana be 20 amended a. to read a. 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 the fund to be distributed shall exceed
ono hundred dollars. exclusive Of interest.
ami shall not exceed two thousand dollars
exclusive Of interest.
Be It further resolved, ETC., That Ar.
ticle ninety-six Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be % amended ~ to
read ~ follows:
Article S. The Courts OF Appeal shall
consist Of not less than three nor moro
than six judges. and each circuit shall
be composed Of three judges. In the gen.
eral State election In 1870 they shall be
elected by the people. for the term Of four
years. In case Of death. resignation or
removal from ONCE Of any Of said judges.
the vacancy shall be f1lled 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 hays
been elected for at least two years pre-
ceding the election.
Sec. :. Be It further resolved. ETC.. That
Article ninety .seven Of the Consultation
Of the State Of Louisiana be % amended
~ to Iead as follows;
Article n. The State shall be divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise pro-
vided by law the parishes Of Coddo. Bos-
sier. Webster. Bienville. Claiborne, Union.
Lincoln. Jackson. Caldwell. Winn.
Satchisoches. Sabine. Dese.o. Red River.
Ouschita: R.chiand. Franklin, Catalonia.
Acadia; Ayoysllss, Rapide:. Grant. Yer:
fSs s.,. Gsle. iss .s Gfa;sph r,!t;s ni sss
eo%po:s The 'iTi ;.. ii Circuit, IA Is. ; ss1
fishes Of Orleans, East Baton Rouge, West
Baton R"ase, livingston. TaaeiPehoe, s..
Tsmmany. Ma:hinEton. st. He!sse; East
Iberville. st. Mary, Terrebonne. Assumption.
Lafourche, st. Charles. Jefferson, St. Bernard
Plaquemines. 81 John the Baptist, s.. Janice
nd ASCENSION shall edmaaas The sse9ad
In order that no Inconvenience may r.
suit to the public service and to save the
expense Of = special election, the three
judges elected by the General Assembly
In lsse for the FIRST. second and third
circuits respectively shall b the Judges
Of the Court Of Appeals for the First
Circuit, ana the three judges elected q
the same tims for the fourth and qftA
circuits. and for the Court Of Appeale
for the parish Of Orleans respectively.
shall be the judges Of the Second Circuit:
and they shall hold ONCE until the general
State election in 1900 and until their sue.
cessors are elected and qualifled. Until
otherwise provided by Isv the State shall
be divided into SIX AppealatS Court
Districts and one Judge shall 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 serye for . term Of four years. The
parishes Of Cadde. nossier. Webster.
Bienville. Claiborne. Union Lincoln. Jack
son. Caldwell. Winn. NatchitocheS. 81
bine. De Soto and Red River shah com
pose the FIRST Appellate Court District
The parishes Of QuAcAita. Richland.
Franklin, Catahouia. GoncoTdla. Tensas,
Madison. East Carroll. West Carroll and
Norehouse shall compose the Second APP
pellate Court District from which one
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes OF st. Landry. Avoyelles.
Rapi.aes, Grant, Acadia. Vernon. Calca-
sieu. Cameron. Vefmalhs0. LAFAYETTE.
Iberia and st. Martin shall compoSe the
Third Appellate Court District from
which one Judge shah be elected.
The parishes Of East Baton Rouge.
West Batep hsrse, LIVINGSTON. Tansip-
ahos, St. FaHmapy. esnlast9n. st.
Helena, East FeiiciaRa, West Ee1iclAns.
nj
pose the Fourth Appellate Court District
from which one Judge shah 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 shin
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
OF the First Circuit.
The three tasgcs elected from the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Appellate Court
Districts shall compose the Court OF -Ab.
peals Of the Second Circuit.
BE Il further resolved, etc. That Ar
tjcle ninety-eight Of the Constitution OF
the state os Louisiana be 70 amended -
to read aS foilsws:
Article - The Judges ~ the Court Of
Appeals shah hold two annual tetyss oI
court At such places In the circuit - may
Be hxed by law for the return Of appeals.
Sec & Be II further resolved. ETC.. That
Article ninety-nine Of the Constitution
OF the State Of Louisiana, - 20 amend
e ~ 70 read n follows:
Article =. Cntu otheFyise provided By
law. the terms Of the Court of Appeals
ohal1 be held - follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
AZ Monroe first Mondays In Nay and
lenuary-For trial Of appeals from the
p0ricAeS e Opechjta. R)ch1and. Frank.
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