The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-01

me parishes or 81. Mary. TerreDonne, !
I.afourche. 81. Charles. JEFF
ferson. st. Bernard. 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 one judge shall be elected
The three Judges elected from the First.
Second and Third 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 APP
peals OF the Second Circuit.
Be II further res kcd. "'".. That Ar
ticle n.nety-eirht OF the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana he ~ amended ~
TO read az follows:
Article 80. Tho Judges of tho Cou,t Of
Appeals shall held two arnusl terms Of
court at such places in the circuit a. may
be fixed by Law for the return OF appeals.
Sec. s. BE IL further resolved. Ct, That
Article ninety-ninc OF thu Constitution
Of the State of Louisiana. bc so amend
ed as to reed as fellows:
Article 80 Until otherwise provided ny
law the terms Of tho Court oil Appeals
shall be held as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT
At Monroe first Mondays in May arh
January--For trial of appeals from the
parishes OF Ouachi,a. I,ichisnd. Frank
lin, Catahoula. Concordia. Tensas. Madi'
son, East Carroll. West Carroll. More
house. Union and Jackson.
At Shreveport first Mondays In June
and February--For trial o: appeals from
The parishes of Caddo. Bossier. Webster.
Bienville. Claiborne, Lincoln: Sabine. DO
Soto and Red River.
AT Alexandria first Mondays In October
and March--For trial OF appeals from the
parishes of Caldwell, VIM. Grant. Hap
idcs. Vernon, Eatchitoches and Avoy-
Giles.
At Opeiousas first Mondays In Novem-
Der and April--For trial Of appeals from
the parishes Of st Landry. Calcasieu'
Cameron, Vermillion. Lafayette. AGA
dia, iberia and st. Martin.
SECOND CIRCUIT.
At Amite. first Monday In October. ana
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
reliciana. West Fellciana. Pointe Cou-
pee and 1berville.
Al Th,bodaux fourth Monday In Novcm-
Der and third Monday In June--For the
trial of appeals from the parishes nj 81
Mary. Terrebornc. Assumption and La
Iourche.
At New orleans second Mondays In De-
cember and March-For trial OF appeair
from the parishes OF Orleans, st Ber-
nard. Plauuemines, Jefferson. ST. Charice.
n. John the Baptist, ST. James and As
cension.
Sec. G. BE II further resolved. etc, That
Article one hundred and one OF the Con-
stitution of the State of LouisinA be 80
amended as to read as follows:
Article lo1: No judgment ehall be rem
dered by the Courts Of Appeal without
the concurrence Of two Judges. When-
ever two members cannot concur. IN con-
ne lucnce Of the recusation OF any MEM
Der, or members of the court. the judge
not recused shall have authority to call
upon any Judge or judges OF the District
Court, whose duty II shall he. when 10
called upon, to sit In the place OF the
fudge or Judges recuscd, ana to AID IN
the determination OF the case.
The Judges of the Courts Of Appeal
shall have power to certify to the Su'
preme Court any questions or PROPOSE
lions OF law concerning which 1t desires
the instructions of that court for Its
proper decision. And thereupon the Su-
preme Court may either give Its instruc-
tions 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 its
consideration. and thereupon shall de-
cido the whole matter In controversy
In the same manner as II II had been on
appeal directly to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court may on the feietfon
of any party In interest review by GER
tiorari. Judgments of the Courts OF Ap'
neal. which may conflict with each other
or with the decision Of the Supreme Court
ana annul, amend or afirm the same
and thercupon shall decide the whole
matter In controversy In the same man
ner. as II II had been on appeal difectiy
to the Supreme Court.
Sec. z. Be II further resolved. ETC., THAI
article one hundred and two OF the Con-
stitution of the State OF Louisiana be %
amended as to read as follows:
Article Zoe: All causes on appeal 10 NV
Courts OF Appeal shall be- tried On the
original record. pleading and evidence
in the District Court. with certified copy
Of the minutes. the whole to serve In Net
of q transcript. and 20 be filed - ont
document.
Immediately after the nnsl decision o.
the cause, the original papers. together
with q copy OF the decree OF the court
shall be returned to the court OF tn
first instance
Sec. s BE II further resolved, etc, Tha
Article one hundred and three OF thu
Constitution of the State of Louisiana b
30 amended as to read as follows:
Article l0s. Until otherwise provided b!
law. the rules Of practice regulating ap