The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-25
Amits City, New Iberia. Crowley.
Thibodaux and Lake Charles and

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Thibodaux and Lake Charles and
such other places as may be dcsig-
mated by said Court Of Appeals; and
the Court OF Appeals Tor the Second
Circuit shall hold sessions of Court at
Shreveport. Monroe, Oae'ousas and
Alexandria, and snch othor places rs
my DO designated by said Courts Of
Appeals. The terms Of Court to be
hold at said places from the first Mon
day of October to the end of Juce o:
each year, md sail court shall con-
veue At the different return places
horein nam~d a. the public business
may require, and shall keep their
Court in session until the cases before
Thorn &c heard aad finally deer
minod. The time and place to which
appeals shall be made returnable from
The Parishes in said Circuit to be fxea
by said Court, until otherwise regu
lated by law.
Section 5. Be it further resolved,
etc, Tha. Article 1OJ Of the Cons
tntion Of the State of Louisiana lie so
amended es to road rs foIlowns:
Article 105. The Clerk OF tao Dis.
trict Courts OF the Parish in VIII CD the
sessions Of tho Conrtc Of Appeal
are held shall se.ve as Clerk
of the Court of Appeals, and
shall attend sessions of said Court
either in rcrson or by deputy ard the
Clerk OF the Conrt Of Appeals for the
Parish o! Orleans shall reE iu us now
fixed by til. Constitution, until other
wise prev ded by the General Assem-
bly,. The cost of appeal in any cas-"
appealed to the Court of Appeals
shall not exceed S:x Dollars. The
Police juries Of the various Parishes
Of tho State in which the Courts Of
Appeals are hol'l shall provide suit
able rooms for tho holding Of such
Courts, 80 as not to interfere with til,
sessions OF the district or other
Courts.
Section 6. BE it further resolved,
etc., That Article l3i of the onsti-
tntion of the State of Louisiana be
amended so as to read as follows:
Article 13l. There shall! be d Gear!
of Appeal known and designated as
the Court Of Appeal fns tho Parish OF
Orleans, which shall be composed cf
three judges, who shall DO lenrne'l in
the law and who shall have practjced
low in this Stats for s.x years, un'i
shall have been resident. Of one Of
the Parishes hereinafter namod for q:
leo two years next preceding that
election, and they shalt be elected for
a term Of twelve years. Tue aail
Court. e1ocpt as otherwise provided
in this Consultation, shall have ap-
p, Hate jurisdiction only, which juris-
d;ction shall extend to all cases, civil
or probate, when the matter in dis
rutc, or the funds to DO distributed,
shall exceed One Hundred Dollars.
-xclueive of interest, and shall not ex-
coed Five Thousand Dollars. exclu
sive OF interest. No judgment shall
be rendered by tho Court of Appeal
for the Parish Of C:,e,ns without tie
concurrence If two judges, except us
rs herein otherwise provided. Who
two judges cnunot concur for any
reason, the Court shall have author
ity to call unon any Judge or judges
Il the District Court within its tori
tory Of jurisdiction, whose duty it
shall be when calle>l upon to aid in
tho determination OF tho case:
or it may reqnes Judge or judges OF
the Courts Of Appeals to aid in the de-
termination Of the case. Said Court
shall also have jur!s lotion OF all ap-
peals from tho City Courts Of tho City
Of New Orleans. aud all Appeals from
tho said City Courts shall he tired de
novo aud the judges Of the said Conr'
Of Appeal may provide by rule that
ono or more Of the Judges shall try
such cases, which they shall be nn-
thori.od 10 decide Immediately after
trial and without written opinions.
The first Court to be organized under
this amendment shall bo composed uf
the present judges of the Court OF
Appeals for tho Parish Of Orleans.
no shal, continue il oftico until tht
irst Cay Of Doo mbcr Of tho yosr OF
tho expiration OF tbs terms f'r which I!
they wer 0 respectively ectcd, or un
I'll such tim, tao: oaf:er as thor snc-
ces.ors may be elcctod and qualified;
and upon the expiration Of the term
of tho present two Julges OF .aid