The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-04-18
No. 1@.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing Amendments to Articles s.
IS, 81, IS. 80. 1O1. 102, los. los. and 10&
Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana. Relative to Courts Of Ap,
peal.
Section 4. Be II resolved BY the General
Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana, twoi
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House concurring. that Article riinety-hve
Of the Constitution Of the State Of Louisi'
ana be SO amended as to read as follows:
Article IS. The Courts OF Appeal. .eX;
cept in cases hereinafter provided shall
have appellate jurisdiction only. which
jurisdiction shall extend to all cases. civil
or probate, when the matter In dispute
or the fund to be distributed shall exceed
one hundred dollars. exclusive OF interest
and shall not cxcesd 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 SO amended as to
read as follows:
Article sS. The Courts Of Appeal shall
consist OF not less than three nor more
than six Judges. ana each circuit shall
be composed Of three Judges. In the gen;
eral State election in 1900 they shall be
elected by the people. for the term of four
years. In case of death. resignation OF
removal from ONCE OF any of said Judges.
the vacancy shall be filled 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 have
been elected for at least two years pre-
ceding the election.
Sec g. Be II further resolved: etc: That
Article uinety-srvc ot tue CONSTITUTION
of the State of Louisiana be sd amended
a. to read as follows:
Article 81. 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:
e u.enits Resis s%s f1sssa *" ,,.s"ni.
Connordia; Tcnsas. Madison. East . arroll:
West Carroll. Motshou.e: s.. Landry;
Tsi.,.is e. iberia aid "f r. Marlin m, .Ss
compose the First Circuit, ard the narj,
ishss Of Orleans, East Bnton Rouge, West
Tammany. Washington. 81. IIslenl. East
Feliciana. West Fslici'na. Poipte Coupee;
| Ibsrville, st. Mary, Tsrrcbonne. AssumpiionI
PisqSemines st. John tho Baptist St, janet.
| Circuit.
In order that no inconvenience may rs:
suit to the public service and to save the
expense Of q 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 for the Frat
Circuit, and the three Judges elected al
the same time for the fourth and NTH
circuits, and for the Court OF Appeals
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 DIRE elected and qualified. Unti]
otherwise provided by law the State shall
be divided into six Appellate Court
Districts and one Judge shall be
elected from each of said die
tricts BY the qualified voters thereof
to be voted for at the general election
in 1906, and every four years thereafter
and to serve for a term OF feur years. Thu
parishes Of Caddo. Bossier. Webster
Bienviile, Claiborne. Cti0n Lincoln. JACK
son, Caldwell, winn. Natchitoches, Sa
bine. be Soto and Red River shall com
pose the First Appellate Court Distfit
from which one Judge shall be elected.
The parishes OF Ouachita. Richland
Franklin, Catahouia, Concordfa. Tensas
Madison. East Carroll. West Carroll an
Morehouse shall compose the Second Ap
perlate Court District from which on
Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of 81. Landry. Avoyelles
Rapides. Grant, Acadia. Vernon. Calca
sieu, Cameron, Vermillion. Lafayette
Iberia and st. Martin shall compose tn
Third Appellate Court District fror
which one Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge. Livingston. Tangip
ahoa, ST. Tammany. Washington. 81
Helena. East Feliciana. West Fellcians
Pointe Coupee and Iberville shall CON
pose the Fourth Appellate Court Distris
from which one Judge shan ~ sleeSs(