The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-09-20

+ tcighed.t j. L. SANDERS,
speaker of the House of Represen
/ atives.
4 (Signed-) ALBERT ESTOPINAL.
Lieutenant Governor and President ,
The Senate.
| Approved: July 5th, A. d. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN I. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
| House Bill No. sas.
Act No. 1861
AN ACT
JONI resolution proposing amend
ments to Articles IS, 9s, 80, 100. 10
| ana Isl of the Constitution of tn
state OF Louisiana relative TO. III
Judiciary Department.
Section I. Be it resolved bv the Cen
erai Assembly of the State of Louisi
ana, two thirds of all members elect
ed to each House concurrinr. Tina
Arueie 50 of the Constitution of tb,
state of Louisiana to be so amended
as to read as follows:
Article IS. The Supreme Court. ex
cepf as hereinafter-provided, shall
nave appellate jurisdiction only
winch jurisdiction shall extend TO ali
cases where the matter in dispute q,
the fund to be distributed. whatever
may be the amount therein claimed
Shall exceed Five Thousand Dollars.
exclusive of interest: TO suits of d;-
vorce and separation from bed and
board, and to all matters arising
therein; to suits involving alimopv
Tor the nullity of marriage, or for in
terdiction to all matters of adoption.
emancipation, legitimacy, and GUS
tody of children; to suits involving
homestead exemptions, and TO ali
cases in which the constitutionalitv
or legality of any local assessment.
tax, toll, or impost whatever. or of
any fine, forfeiture. or penalty i'm
posed by a municipal corporation.
snail be in contestation, whatever
may be the amount thereof, and TO all
cases wherein the constitutionality
or legality of any ordinance of a
corporation or a law of
this State is called in question. and
N such cases the appeal on the law
ana the facts shall be directly from
he court in which the case orieinat-
"a to the Supreme Court; and in GRIM
nal cases on questions of law alone.
whenever the punishment of death or
at hard labor NAV he
nnlcted, or fine exceeding Three
hundred Dollars, or imprisonment
exceeding six months, is actually inn
'osed. Said Court shall have such
riginal jurisdiction as may be nee
ssary to enable it to determine oues-
ions of facts affecting its own iuris-
lotion in any case pending before it,
1t may remand the case; and shall
ave exclusive original jurisdiction in
u matters touching professional
Misconduct of members of the bar.
18th power to disbar under such
iles as may be adopted by the Court.
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
&C., That Article % of the Constitu-
on OF the State of Louisiana be SD
nended as to read as follows:
Article 9S. The courts of appeaIs.
'cept as otherwise provided in this
institution, shall have appellate iu-
sdiction only, which jurisdiction (,
all extend to all cases, civil or pro-
tie, when the matter in dispute or II
e fund to be distributed shall ex- 5
ed One Hundred Dollars. exclusive I
interest. and shall not exceed Five /
locsand Dollars, exclusive of inter- G
!, and such appeal shall be upon the a
v and the facts. liz
section 3. Be il further resolved. I
:, That Article 90 of the Constitu- Il
N of the State of Louisiana be so t
lended as to read as follows: p
Article 80: The Courts of Appeal O
ali consist each of Three Judges. e
ey shall be citizens of the United 8
ties, learned in the law, and shall F
We practiced law in this State for il
years, and shall have been actua, d.
idents of the Circuit from VIII oh p
y are appointed or elected for at G,
st two years, next preceding their h,
continent or election. They shall IN
n receive salary of Four Thou II
a Dollars per annum, payable III
nthly on their own warrants. r.
ection A. Be it further resolved. ia
/, That Article 100 of the Constitu- w
of the State of Louisiana be 30 tie
ended as to read as follows: al
rticle 100. Exclusive of the Parish of
the Court of Appeal for ii,
Parish of Orleans. elsewhere pro- SO
d for. the State shall be divided fir
two circuits. until otherwise pro- M
d by law, the Parishes of East sa
on Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Liv- no
ton, Tangipahoa, Washington. st. Co
ma, East Feliciana, West Felici- tn
Point Coupee, Iberyille, st. Mary. tr,
'ebonne. Assumption, Lafourche, au
'nsion, Calcasieu, Cameron, Yer aft
on, Lafayette. Iberia, st. Martin. for
fammany and Acadia. shall COM I'M
the first Circuit and to be known DO,
he Court Of Appeals, First Cir Co,
State of louisiana" and the lea