St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-01

Section 3. lie II further resolved etc
1nat Article " VI the LVnsl4.u .lvn vi In,
read as follows:
Article w: The Courts of Appeal shall
consist each OF Three Judges. In-y snal
toe law, and shall have pracllce0 law IL
THIS State Tor slx years, and snail have
Oeen actual resiucnts vi the Circuit from
least two years. Lcxt preceding their ap
pOintment or election. They snall each re-
celve salary OF -Four Thousand Dollars
per annum payable monthly On lnvlr own
warrants.
-, Section 4. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
mat Article lOO OF the Constitution Of the
read follows: ~
Article 100. Exclusive of the Parishes
composing the Court ot Appeal lur the
the State shall be DIVIDED INTO Two clrcuil :.
until otherwise provlueu by law. Ike lur.
ishes OF last baton houge, West Baton
t house, LIVINGSTON: IansIpahoa. Washing
| ton, st. AeleAa, East Ecllclana, West Fen
ciana, Point Coupee, luervllle, st. Mary.
Ierrebonne, Assumption, Latourche, AS.
fens19n' Gs! e;n cameron Serm,on La
and Acadia. snail compose the first CIR
cult. and to be known as the court OF
Appeals, First Circuit, State OF louisiana -
anu the Parishes OF Caauo, bcssl.r, web.
| ster, BIenvllle, Claiborne, Union, Lincoln,
Jackson, Caldwell, Wan, Natcnllocnes,
| Sabine, DeSOto, Red River, Ouachita, Rich.
land, i'runkiln, CatahouIa, Concordia, Ten
sas, Madison, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Morehouse, Avoyeilcs, st. Landry, kapiues,
Grant and Vernon, shall compose the Sec
| ond Circuit, and to be known the Court
OF Appeals, Second Circuit. State of Loui-
s!ana. From each OF SAID Circuits there
De Three and elected se @
Court OF Appeals to he organized in the
circuits herein described, unuer this amend
ment to the Constitution, snail be as fol.
lows: The Judges OF the present Court OF
| Appeal OF the Inird and Fourth CircuI.s, as
| organized under the Constitution OF Io.a,
ana the Judge appointed unuer the author
tty OF Act No. { OF 1900, TO ill the va
cancy in the Fifth Circuit, shall constitute
the Court Of Appeals First Circuit Ut
Louisiana, until the hrst DAY Of july, 1904,
When three Judges Shall bc appo,.,eu ZOO
said circuit, by the Governor, hy and |is!i
the advice and consent oil the Senate. Whose
term shall expire Que On Deceiu"cr 10,
on december 1Sr, lJU4 aud Tue hoSCr..or
shall state in the commission VI t..u.4 y,.> ..
the term for which lie Is appointeu, aLu ,ne
judges Of the present Court VI 1Appea,s II
the il l.st and Second Circuits, as vrSa...4...
under the Constitution Oh 1919, 80
with an additional Judge to be aploil..s :.
the Governor OF LouAsl...a, by u.u l.i1
advice and consent Vi ..ie seil".c. ~ s-ite
until July LIST, 1904, ami s.,; Constitute
Louisiana, until the LIST day of July, 1904.
when three Judges shall be appointed tor
said Circuit; whose comniissloi4 s.l.Il eA-
pire one on december 1si, lJus,, one i,eceln-
Der LIST, 1906, and one Oh. December Asst,
1904 and the GO~SrnOr snail us.Shlle III
the commission of each the term WHICH
said Judge is appointed ;Au upon The CA
piratiOn vi the term OF ONCE eacu CT Tue
judges thus appointed, his successor Shall
be elected for Il term OF e'sht years. 1iie
election herein provided icf suali take
place at the same time that Representatives,
In Congress are elected, Inc Erst u SAID
election being in November, lJU4, aid tne
judges appointed under THIS act sii;iii hold
Office until their successors are e4tc,cu inu
qualified. In case OF Geatn, resi2halIcn, OF
removal from office OF any Juase, Tie va
cancy shall be filled by APPOINTMENT tor
the uneXpired term OF said JuuGe. jrtIl
otherwise provided by the General assem
bly,, the Court OF Appeals of TIE irst CIR
CUT shall hold SESSIONS OF court 1T ba,sn
Thibodaux, and Lake Charles. anu sucl
other places as may be designated by SID
Court fo Of th and tine court ID 1
sions of Court at Shreveport, ,Aonroe,
Opelousas and Alexandra, and such otnes
pt as may Th Se ters of 10 be
at said places from the first Monday of
October to the end of June of each year, AID
said court shall convene at the Inherent re-
business may require, and shall keep tAe'l
Court in session until the cases before them
made returnable from the Parishes i'll said
Circuit. to be fixed by said Court. Until
otherwise regulated BY law. r..o,v.c a..
That Article los Of the Constitution Ut LIZ.
state Of Louisiana be SO amended as 20
f'1 xlt 4 ,o aSs. The Clerk of the District
Courts Of the Parish in which the sessio,.s
Of the Courts of Appeal are nclu. slan
a. CLERK o. the Court @ sa III
In person or by deputy and the CierA "
the Court Of Appeals tor the rar.sn ot
Orleans shall remain as now hxea by Tue
the General Assembly The COST oI appeal
in any case appealed to the Court VI Ap-
peais shall! not exceed Six Doilais LUG
the State in which the Courts OF Appcals
are held, shall provide suitable rooms Ior
the holding of such Courts, SO as Lot 70
interfere with the sessions OF the District
or other Courts.
Section 4. lie it further resolved, etc,
That Article 131 of the Constitution Ut the
Article ISL. There shall be ii Court Of
Appeal known ana designated As I've court
Oh Appeal for the PARISH OF Orie;lAs WuAca
shall De composed o1 three Judges, MAo Shan
be learned III tue law ana wAo snail have
pracllced law III THIS State Tor s.x Yeas,
anu shall have been residents VI Ole OF Tue
parlsneS hereinafter AAlneu Tor III least tWu
years next preceding That election, A4.u they
snail be elecicd for u term o1 twei'e yeirs.
4 lie said Court, except AS otherwise pro
vlucd III this Constitution s.iaii nave ap- |
pciiate JurisuIctIun un.y, which Juil:uic,.,l
snail extend To All cases. ci'ii VI p.oD...i:,
" /
to he uistriputeu,s sii-.4 eAva.u O.Ae A.ui1,
Ored Dollars, eAc.usive OF interest, and Shall
not exceed rive 44iousand boiiars, eAc-u-
sIve VI Interest. 40 JauSMcAt sAali lc
rendered by u..c Iuutt VI appeal Tor the
lar.sh OF officials Without the coAe.freAce
Of Two Judges eAcept as here!n o.h~f"ise
prCvIued. N4Ieh lHu JUICES ...ililot to;A-
cur Tor any reason, Ike IourL ,:..il have
authority u can Upon amy Ju..,z VI JuuscS
ot the district Court within i.s tcriAt.ry
Dr jurlst:ic Ion, whose duty it SA.i Ne wileA
ral.vd upon to all Ill the determination OF
the case or it may request a Ju,.se or
uuSes Of the Courts ol Appeals 70 add IL
SHALL also have jurisdiction of al Appeals
from. the City oour,s Oh the Guy u Nc"
..>Lns, and all .apEe.s uoE4 The s;iiu
Guy Courts shall TIC lGlcu &c noto, and the
Judges OF the said Court OF Appear may
provide by rule mat Ole or more Of the
,ucses shall try such cases, winch they
litter trial anu without written opinions
rhe first Court to lie organized un1er TINS
shall be composed of The
he Parish Of Orleans. who shall continue
n office until the list day OF december OF
he year of the expiration Of the terms for
Until such time thereafter as their success
ors may be elected and qualified and upon
he expiration of the term OF the present
wo Judges of said Court, which term cx-
,ires In 1904. there shall he elected at the
General State election next preceding the
EXPIRATION of their terms OF Office, two
judges for said Court one thereof for y
erin of eight years, and the other thereof
or q term of twelve years. And upon the
EXPIRATION of the term Of Office OF the other
resent judge thereof. whose term expires
d 1908, there shall be elected at the general I
tate election next preceding the expiration
f his term. one Judge for the term Of
welye years. al! subsequent elections for
udces for said Court shall be for term /
t twelve years ard shall be held at the
enerai State election next preceding TIL.
aid Court Said Court shall sit ii. the |
'arisi of Orleans and Shell hold its scs-
ions from the second Monday in October {
ntil the end of the month OF June CT each t!
ear