The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-25

with an additional Judge to be appointed
by the Governor of Louisiana, by and
ate to serve until July 1st, 1904. and shall
constitute the Court of Appeals, Second
Circuit of Louisiana, until the 1st day of
July, 1904, when three judges shall be
appointed for said Circuit; whose COM
mission shall expire one on December lst,
sI9oS, one December 1st. 1906, and one, on
Decemb mber, lst, 1904, and the Governor
shall designate in the commission of each
the term for which said Judge is appoint
ed. and upon the expiration of the term
of Office of each of the Judges thus APP
pointed, his successor shall be elected for
a term of eight years The election here
in provided for shall take place at tho
SAME time that representatives in Con-
gFess are elected, the first of said election
being in Novem Der, 1907 ard the Judges
appointed under this act shall hold Office.
until their successors are elected and
qualified. In case of death, resignation
orrenoyal from Office of any judge, the
vacancy shall be filled by app6f n timetlt
for the unexpired term of said Judge.
Until otherwise rovided by the General
Assembly, the Court of Appeals of the
First Circuit shall hold sessions of Court
at Baton Rouge, Amite City, New Iberia.
Crowley, Thibodaux, and Lake Charles,
and such other places as may be deSlg
mated by said Court of Appeals; and the
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
shall hold sessions of Court at Shreve-
port, Monroe, OpelOusas and Alexandria,
and such other Places as'fhay be designat-,
ed BY said Courts of Appeals. The forms,
first Monday of October to the end of
June of each year, and said court shall
convene at the different return places
herein named as the public business may
require, and shall keep their Court in
session until the cases before them are
heard and finally determined. The time
and place to which appeals shall be made
returnable from the Parishes In said Cir
cult to be fixed by said Court, until
otherwise regulated by law.
Section 5. Be it further res0l we'd, etc.
That Article los of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana be SO amended as
to read as follows:
Article l05. The Clerk Of the District
Courts of the Parish in which the ses-
sions of the Courts of Appeal are held,
shall serve as Clerk of the Court of Ap-
peais, and shall attend sessions of said
Court either lnpersop Or by deputy and
the Clerk of the Court of Appeals for the
Par sh of Parish of Orleans shall remain
as now fixed by the Constitution, until
otherwise provided by the General AS
sembly.- The cost of appeal in any, case
adpealed to the Court of Appeals shall
not exceed Six Dollars. The Police Juries
of the various Parishes of the State in
which the courts of Appeals are held,
shall provide. suitable rooms for the
holding of such Courts, SO as not to inter
fere with the sessions of the District or
other courts.
Section g. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That Article l31 of the constitution of
the State Of Louisiana be amended 80 as
to read as follows:
Article 13l. There shall be court of
Appeal known and designated as the
court of Appeal for the Parish of Orleans,
which shall be composed of three judges,
who shall be learned i'll the law and who
snail have practiced law in this State for
of one of the Parishes hereinafter named
for atleast two years next preceding that
election. and they shall be elected for q
term of twelve years. The said court,
except as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitutiou, shall have appellate jurisdie-
tion only, which jurisdiction shall extend
to all cases, civil or probate, when the
matter i'll dispute, OF the funds to be dis
tributed. shall exceed One Hundred Dol
lars. exclusive OF interest," and shall not
exceed Five Thousand Dollars. exclusive
Of interest. No Judgment shall be rem
dered by, the Court of Appeal for the Par.
| ish of Orleans without tho concurrence OF
| two judges, except as herein, otherwise
provided. When two judges cannots CON
| cur for any reason, the Court shall have
authority to call upon any Judge OF
judges Of the District court within its
| territory of jurisdiction, whose duty il
| shall be when called upon o aid in the de-
| termination of the case: or it may request
d judge or judges of the courts of Appeals
| to aid in the determination of the case
| Said courts shall also have jurisdiction OF
all appeals from the city courts of the
city of New Orleans, and all appeals from
the said city courts shall be tried de novo,
4 ~ IF Az.r, kp1
| may provide by rule that one or more Of
the Judges shall try shct cases. which
| they shall be authorized to decide imme-
diately after. trial and without written
| opinions. The first court to be organized
under this amendment shall be composed
peals for the Parish of Orleans. who shalI
conticne in office until the frat day of De
cember of the year of the expiration of the
terms for which they were respectively
elected, or until such time thereafter as
their successors may be elected and quail
fed; and upon the expieatiou OF the term
of the present two Judges of said court,
which term expires in 1904. there shall be
elected at the general State election next
preceding the expiration of their terms OF
office. two judges for said court one there
OF for term of eight years, and the other
thereof for u term Of twelve years. And
upon theexpiration Oftne term of office of
the other present Judge thereof, whose
term expires i'll 1908. there shall be elected
at the general State election next preced-
ing the expiration of his term, one Judge
for the term of twelve years. All subse-
quent elections for Judges for said court
shall be for term OF twelve years and
shall be held at the general State election
next preceding the expiration of the term
Of the Judges of said court. SAID court
shall sit in the Parish of Orleans and shall
hold its sessions from the second Monday
in October until the end of the mouth oi
June of each year.
Vacancies occasional by death. resigna
ton or otherwise, shall kc filled for the un-
expired terms by appointment of the Gov
@ nor with the advice and consent of the