The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-02-15
No. 1913. JOINT RESOLUTION.

pT, 9S, 90, 1O1, 1O2, 1903, los and 106
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to Courts OF APP
peal.
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-hve
of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be SO amended as to read as follows;
Article o. The Courts of Appeal, except
in cases hereinafter provided shall have
appellate jurisdiction only, WHICH jurisdic-
ton shall extend to all cases, civil of pro-
bate. when the matter In dispute or the
fund to be distributed shall exceed one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest, and
shall not exceed two thousand dollars, ex-
elusive of interest.
Sec. .. BE it further resolved, ETC., That
Article ninety-six of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana be so amended as
to read as follows;
Article e6. The Courts of Appeal shall
consist of not less than three nor more
than six judges, and each circuit shall be
composed of three judges. At the general
State election in the year 1000 they shall
be elected by the people, for the term OF
four years. In case of death, resignation
or removal from office of any of said
judges. the vacancy shall be filled by APP
pointment by the Governor. They shall
be citizens of the United States, and of
this State learned in the law, and shall
have practiced law in the State for six
years, and shall have been actual resi-
dents of the district from which they
shall be elected for at least two years
preceding the election.
Sec 8. Be it further resolved, ETC., That
Article ninety-seven of the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana be so amended as
TO read as follows:
| Article OF. The State shall be divided
into two circuits. Until otherwise provid.
ed by law, the parishes of Caddo, Bossier
Webster. Bienvile, Claiborne, Union, Lin.
coin, Jackson, Caldwell, Winn, Natchi-
toches, Sabine, DeSoto, Red River, Qua.
chita. Richland, Franklin, Catahoula,
Concordia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll
West Carroll, Morehouse, st. Landry, Ac
ada, Avoyelles, Rapides, Grant, Vernon
Calcasieu, Cameron, Vermilion, Lafayette
Iberia and ST. Martin shall compose
the First Circuit, and the parishes OF
Orleans, East Baton Rouge. West Baton
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, st. Tam
many, Washington, st. Helena, East Fell
ciana, West Feliciana, Pointe Coupee
Ibervile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assump
| ton. Lafourche, ST. Charles, Jefferson, st
! Bernard, Plaquemines, st. John the Bap
fist ST. James and Ascension shall com
! nose the Second Circuit.
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suit to the public service and to save thu
expense of a special election, the three
Judges elected by the General Assembly
in 1892 for the first, second and thlr(
circuits respectively shall be the judges
! of the Court of Appeals of the Firs
| Circuit, and the three judges elected a
the same time for the fourth and hftf
circuits. and for the Court of Appeals o.
the parish of Orleans respectively, shall
be the judges of the Second Circuit; an,
/ they shall hold office until the genera
I state election in 1900, and until thei
successors are elected and qualified. Tn
| iii otherwise provided by law, the Stat'
| shall be divided into six Appellate Cour
districts. and one judge shall be elected
! from each of said districts by the quail
| fed voters thereof, to be voted for a
the general election in 1900, and ever!
| four wears thereafter and to serve for
term of four years. The parishes o
| Caddo. Bossier, Webster, Bienville, Clai
horne. Union, Lincoln. Jackson, Caldwell
/ VIM, Natchitoches, Sabine, DeSoto AM
Red River shall compose the First Ap
pellate Court District from which on
! Judge shall be elected.
The parishes of Ouachita, Richland
Franklin. Catahoula, Corcordia, Tensas
Madison, East Carroll, West Carroll ant
Morehouse shall compose the Secont
Appellate Court District from which ont
! Judge shall be elected.
/ The parishes of st. Landry, Avoyelles
Rapides, Grant, Acadia. Vernon, Calca
sieu. Cameron, Vermillion, Lafayette
Iberia, and ST. Martin shall compose tn
Third Appellate Court District from
which one judge shall be elected.
| The parishes of East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangi
nahoa. St. Tammany, Washington, ST
i Helena. East Feliciana, West Feliciana
po;nte Coupee and Iberville shall compos
the Fourth Appellate Court District from
which one Judge shall be elected.
The parishes of st. Mary, Tcrrebonne
Assumption, Lafourche, st. Charles, JET
ferson. st. Bernard, Plaquemines, 81
John the Baptist, st. James and Ascen
sion shall compose the Fifth Appellate
/ Court District from which one jadg
shall DO elected. :.