The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-02-29
NO 81


judge shall be elected
The parishes Of st. Landry. Avoyslles.
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. Tangip-
ahoa, st. Tammany. Washington, iSt.
Helena, East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
Pointe Coupee and Ibervi.Ie shall COM
pose the Fourth Appellate Court District
from which one judge shall be elected
Ihe parishes Of st. Mary. Terrebonne.
assumption. Lafourche, st. Charles. Jef-
Ierson, st. Bernard. PlaQuemines, st,
John the Baptist. st. James and Ascen-
sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
Court District from which one Judge shah
be elected.
me parish Of Orleans shall compose
the Sixth Appellate Court District from
Whlch one Judge shall be elected.
The three judges elected from the FYrst
Second and Third Appellate Court DIS.
tficts shall compose the Court Of Appeals
OF the First Circuit
Ine three judges elected from the
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Appellate Court
Districts shall compose the Court Of Ap-
peais Of the Second Circuit
be II further resolved, ETC., That Ar.
.icie ninety-eight of the Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana be 50 amended A
to read as follows:
Article sS. The Judges Of the Court of
Appeals shall hold two annual terms a.
court at such places in the circuit a. NAV
De nxed by law for the return of appeals.
sec b. be 1t further resolved etc. That
Article ninety-nine of the Constitution
OF tho State Of Louisiana, be SO amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 49, Until otherwise provided bv
law. the terms Of the Court of Appeal,
shall be held as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT.
At Monroe first Mondays in Nav and
January-For trial Of appeals from the
parisnes of Ouachita, Richland. Frank
I'm. Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas, Madl-
son. East Carroll, West Carroll. More.
house. Union and Jackson.
At Shreveport first Mondays in June
ard Fehruary--For trial Of appeals from
the parishes of Caddo Eossier. Webster.
Bienvilie. Claiborne, Lincoln. Sabine. De
Soto and Red River.
At Alexandria first Mondays in October
and Msrch--Tor trial Of appeals from tho
parishes of Caldwell, Vim, Grant, Rap
ides. Vernon. Natchitoches and Avoy-
elles.
At Opelousas first Mondays in Noyem-
Der and ADril--For trial Of appeals from
the parishes OF st Landry. Calcasieu.
Cameron. Vermillion. Lafayette. Aca-
dia. Iberia and St. Martin.
SECOND CIRCUIT.
AT Amite. first Monday in October. and
the second Monday in May-For trial Of
appeals from the parishes OF Livingston.
Tangipahoa. st. Tammany, Washington
and st. Helena
AT Baton Rouge third Monday in Oc-
tober and fourth Monday in June-For
trial Of appeals from the parishes Of East
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East
Ffeliciana. West Felciana, Pointe Cou-
pee and Iberville.
At Thibodnux fourth Monday in Novem-
ber and third Monday in June-For the
trial Of appeals from the parishes OF St
Mary. TerreboEne. Assumption and La
,ourche.
At New Orleans second Mondays in De-
'enber and March-For trial Of appeals
rom the parishes of Orleans, St Per
lard. Piaquemines. Jefferson. st. Charles,
3t. John the Baptist. ST. James and AS
'ension.
Sec. G. Be it further resolved. etc., That
Article one hundred and one Of the Con-
titution OF the State OF Louisina be 80
llcended as to read as follows:
|ered BY the Courts OF Appeal without
he concurrence Of two judges. When
Ver two members cannot cor -. in on
e Incnce OF the recusat tion or any n.-in-
'er. or members of the court TIE JUICE
lot recused shall have authority to ,.an
pon any judge or judges Of the District
'o,irt. whose duty 1t shall be. when so
allied upon. to sit in the place OF the
udge or judges recused. and to aid in
he determination OF the case
The judges Of the Courts Of Appeal
hall have power to certify to the SUI
RENE Court any questions or PROPOSE
ions of law concerning which 1t desires
he instructions of that court for its
roper decision. And thereupon the Su-
RENE Court may either give Its instruc-
ons on the questions and propositions
ertftied to 1t. which shall be binding upon
as Coslrts of Appeal in such cxse
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