St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25

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OF the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana. Relative to Courts Of APP
peal.
Section I. 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-flve
OF the Constitution OF the State Of Louisi.
ana be 20 amended ~ to read as follows:
Article Is. The Courts OF Appeal. ex-
cept In cases hereinafter provided shah
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.
AMI shall not exceed Two thousand dollars
exclusive Of interest.
Be 1t further resolved. etc. That Ar
ticle ninety-six Of the Constitution Of the
read as follows:
Article S. 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 b.
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 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 or the
districts from which they shall have
been elected for at least two years pre-
ceding the election.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further resolved. ETC.. That
Article ninety -aeven OF tire Constieutioa
Of the State Of Louisiana be % amended
as 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.
Nstchit ochcs. sabine, DeSoto. Red River,
Ouschit.. Klchland. Franklin. Catahoula,
Connordis. Tensas. Madison. East arroli.
Acadia. ASos.ll.:. 0' sapias:. Grant. e v:y:
lafayette, Iberia and St Martin shall
i.hrs Of orleans. East sascn Rouge. west
Baton R"uee. Livingston. Taneipahoe. St.
Tnmmany. W.:hinEton: ST. H..sn:, East
!bcrvillc. St Mary. Terrebonne. Assumption.
Lsfourche. IS. Charles, Jefferson. st. Bernard
Plsquemines. 81. John The Baptist. ST. James
and ASCENSION shall compose the Second
In order that no Inconvenience may re-
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 First
Circuit. and the three judges elected At
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 are elected and qualified. Until
otherwise provided by law the State shall
be divided into six Appellate Court
Districts and one judge shall b
elected from each Of said dis
tric,s by the qualified voters thereof.
to be voted for At the general election
in 1901. and every four years thereafter.
and to serve for term OF four years. The
parishes OF Caddo. BOssier. Webster.
Bienville. Claiborne, Union Lincoln, Jack
son. Caldwell. Winn, Natchitoches, Sa-
bine. De Soto and Red River shall COM
pose the First Appellate Court District
from which one Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of Ouachita. Richland,
Franklin, Catahoula. Concordia, TenSas.
Madison. East Carroll. West Carroll and
Morehouse shall compose the Second Ap-
pellate Court District from which one
judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of st. Landry, Avoyelles.
Rapides. Grant, acadia. Vernon. Calca-
sieu, Cameron, verm1ni0n, 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. Tangtp-
ahoa, ST. Tammany, Washington. st.
Helena, EAST Feliciana. West Feliciana,
Posntc Coupee and Iberyille shall COM
pose the Fourth Appellate Court District
from which one Judge shall be elected.
The parishes Of St. Mary. Terrebonne.
Assumption. Lafourche. st. Charles. JET"
ferson, st. Bernard. Piaquemines. st.
John the Baptist. St. James and Assem-
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 one Judge shall be elected.
The three judges elected from the First.
Second and Qhicd 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 Ap-
peais' Of the Eecapd Circuit.
De IL IuTtneF TeSolSeOs etc. shos -
ticle nlnety-eight OF the Constitution OF
the State o. Louisiana be 80 amended n
to rad as follows:
Article s. The judges Of the Court OF
Appeei; shall hold two annual terms OF
court at spca places In the circuit a. may
b hxsd by law for the retuTn OF appeals.
eec. 5. Be It further resolved. etc. That
Article ninety-nine Of the Constitution
OF the State Of Louisiana. be 30 amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 81. Until otherwise provided BY
law. the terms OF the Court OF Appeals
ANAL be held as follows:
EIRST CIRcGlI.
At Monroe first Mondays IN May and
January--For trial Of appeals from the