Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-10-10

\ suclE other places as may be desig
mated BY said Court of Appeals; AM
the Court Of Appeals Tor the Secon'
ICircuit, shall hold sessions of Court a
4 shrsvsport, Monroe, Opelouaas AM
Alexandria, and such other places a
maybe. designated by said Courts o
Appsuls.:,, The terms of Court to b
.Iheid at said places fIom the first Mon
day Of October to the end of June o
| each year, and said court shall con
1 yens At the different return place
herein named as the public business
NAV require, and shall keep Their
Court in session until the cases before
them. srs4 heard and finally deter
mined. The time and place to which
appeals shall be made returnable from
the Parishes in said Circuit 10 be Axed
by said Court, until otherwise regu.
! lated bylaw. "a
Section 5. Bait further resolved,
stc.. That Artiels-105 Of the Cousti
tuition of ths State of Louisiana lie Sc
amended as to read as foilowns's-
Article -l05. The Clerk of the Dis
trict Courts Of the Parish an which the
sessions of the Courto Scf appeal
are held shah serve as Clerk
of the Court of Appeals, and
shall attend SESSIONS of ssaid Gouri
either in person or by deputy and the
CLERK Of the Court OF Appeals for the
Parish of Orleans shall remain as now
I6red by the Constitution, until others
wise provided by the General Assem-
Ibly. The cost Of appeal IN any case
appealed to the Court Of Appeals
shall not exceed Six Dollars. The
Police iuries of the various Parishes
Of the State in which the Courts OF
Appeals are held, shall provide suit
able rooms for the holding of-such
Courts, SO as not to interfere with the
sessions of the District or other
Courts.
Section 6. Be it further resolved :
etc.. That Article 131 of the Consti-
tuition fthe State of Louisiana be
amendedso as to read as follows:
Article 13l. There shall be Court
known and designated as
the oOqstpf Appeal for the Parish Of
Orleans which shaILbe composed of
three judges, who shall be learned ia
the law and who shall have practiced
law in this StAts for six yea4s, and
shall have been residentG of one of
the Parishes hereinafter named for at
least two years next preceding that
eleotion, and they shall be elected for
term OF twelve years. The said
Court. except as otherwise provided
in nthis Constitution, shall have ap-
pellats Jurisdiction only, which juris--
-diation shall extend to all cases, civil
or probate, when the matter in dis
puts, orathe funds to be distributed.
shall exceed One Hundred Dollars,
exclusive Of interest, and shall not ex-
ceed Five Thousand Dollars, exclu-
siVs-ot- -interest,. No judgment shall
be rendered. BY the Court of Appeal
for the Parish of Orleans without the
conourrenceaf two judges, except as,.
as herein otherwise provided. When
two judges cannot concur for any
reason, the Court shall have author
Try to call upon any Judge or Judges
OF the District Court within its terri
tory Of jurisdiction, whose duty it
shall be when called upon to aid in
the determination of the case:
or 1t may reques. Judge or judges OF
the Courts of Appeals to aid in the de-
termination Of the case. Said Courts
shall also hsEe jurisdiction OF all ap-,
peAls from the City Courts of the City
OF NeE.orlesns, and all Appeals from
the said CITY Courts shall be tried de
novo and the judges Of the said Court
OF Appeal may provide by rule that
one or more.of the Judges shall try
'ucn cases, which they shall be an
Inorized to decids Immediately after
lrial and without written opinions.
the frst Court to be organized under
ans amendment shall be cemposed Of
me present judges Of the Court OF
Appeals for the Parish of Orleans.
Who shall continue in ofice until the |
lrst day of Deoember of the year of
he.eIpiration Of ths terms for. which
ney were respectively slected, or un
Al such time thereafter as their sac.
'sssora may be elected and qualified;
ND upon the expiratioa of the term |
Il the present two Judges OF said |
Jourt which term expires in 1904,
here shall be elected at the general |
tate election next preceding the ex.
'EatiOn OF their terms Of Offices two
adses for said Court. ons thereof for
term Of eight years, and the.,othsr