The weekly messenger., 1896-02-08

rne parishes or 81 mary. ferreponne.
Lafourchs. st. Charles. JEFF
esrson. 81. Rernard. 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 ore Judge shall be elected.
The three judges elected from the First.
Second and Third Appellate Court Dis
tsicts shall compose the Court ef Appeals
of the First Circuit.
The three Judges elected from the |
Fourth. Firth and Sixth Appellate Court |
Districts shall compose the Court OF Ap-
peals OF the Second Cpcuft.
Be II further resolved, etc, That Ar
ticie nnety-eight of the Constitution OF
the State of louisiana be 80 amended as
to read "a follows:
Article IS. The Judges Of the Court OF
Appeals shall hold two annual terms OF
court at such places In the circuit as may
be fxed by law for the return OF appeals.
Bee. 3. BE II further resolved. etc. That
Article ninety nine of the Constitution
~ the State of Louisiana. be so amend
ed as 10 read as follows:
Article &c. Untn otherwise provided by
law. the terms OF the Court OF Appeals
shall be held as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
Al Monroe frst Mondays In May and
January--For trial OF appeals from the
parishes Of Ouachita, Richland. Frank
I'm. Catahoula, Concoriia, Tensas. Madi-
son. East Carroll. West Carroll. More
house. Union and Jackson.
At Shreveport first Mondays in juno
and February--For trial OF appeals from
The parishes of Caddo. Bossier, webster,
BienviIle, Claiborne, Lincoln. Sabine, Do
Soto and Red River.
Al Alexandria frst Mondays In October
and March--For trial Of appeals from the
marshes of Caldwell, Winn, Grant. Rap
ides. Vernon. Natchitcches ana ASoS-
elles.
AT Opelousas first Mondays In Novem-
her and April-ror trial of appeals from
the parishes of st Landry. Calcasieu'
Cameron, Vermillion, Lafayette, Aca-
dia, Iberia and 81. Martin.
SECOND CIRCUIT.
Al Amite, irst Monday in October, ana
the second Monday In May-For trial OF
appeals from the parishes of Livingston.
Tangipahoa, 81. Tammany. washington
and 81. Helena.
AZ 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
Feliciana. West Feiiciana, Pointe Cou-
bee and Iberville.
AZ Thibodaux fourth Monday IN Novem-
her and third Monday in June-For the
trial of appeals from the parishes or 81.
Mary. Terrebonne. Assumption and La
tourche.
Al New Orleans second Mondays In De-
cember and March-For trial of appeals
Srorn the marshes of Orleans. st. Ber-
hard. Plaauemines, Jefferson. st. Charles,
D.. John the Baptist. st. James and As
cension.
Gee. 8. Be II further resolved. etc. That
Article one hundred and one OF the Con-
Stitution of the State Of Louisina be 30
amended a. to read a. follows:
Article 101: No judgment shan be rem.
dered by the Courts Of Appeal without
the concurrence OF two Judges. Wnen-
ever two members cannot concur. In con-
ee Iuence of the recusation Of any MEM
her. or members Of the court. the judge
hot recybed shall have authority TO can
upon any Judge or Judges OF the District
Court, whose duty II shall be. when 80
called upon, to sit In the place Of the
3udge or Judges recused. and to aid In
the determination Of the case.
uhaM have power to certify to the Su-
preme Court any questions or PROPOSE
tions of law concerning which II 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 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 II for III
consideration, and thereupon shall de-
eide the whole matter In controversy
In the same manner as II II had been OF
appeal directly 10 the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court may on the relation
Of any party In interest review by Ger
tiorari. judgments of the Courts OF Ap
neal. which may conflict with each othei
or with the decision Of the Supreme Cour
and annul, amend or afirm the same
and thereupon shall decide the whole
matter In controversy In the same man
ner. a. II Il had been on appeal directi!
10 the Supreme Court.
Sec. T. Be Il further resolved. etc. Tha
article one hundred and two OF the Con
etitution of the State of Louisiana be q
Amended as to read ~ follows:
Article i01: All causes on appeal to tn
Courts of Appeal shall be tried on IN
original record. pleading and evidenc
IN the District Court. with q certihed cop
OF the minutes, the whole to serve IN lie
az q transcript. and TO be filed a. on
document.
Immediately after the hnal decision q
the cause. the original papers. togethe
with q COPY Of the decree OF the cour
shall be returned to the court OF IN