St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-09-13

exclusive of interest, and such appeal snail
be upon the law and the facts.
~, Section 3. be 1t further resolved, etc,
State Of Louisiana be 80 amended as 10
Article -: The Courts of Appeal shall
be citizens Of the United States learned in
the law, and shall have practiced law III
this state for SIX years, and shall have
been actual residents OF the Circuit from
least two years, next preceding their APP
pointment or election. They snall each re-
ceive salary Of -Four Thousand Dollars
per annum, payable monthly on their own
u,, Section 4. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That Article 100 Of the Constitution Of the
read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive of the Parishes
composing the Court OF Appeal for the
the State shall be divided into two circuits,
until otherwise provided by law. The FAR
ishes OF East Baton Rouge, West Baton
H9uss East VISA F
ciana, Point Coupee, Iberville, st. Mary,
Terrebonne, Assumption, Lafourche, AS
eeenson Ga Is Cameron, yermIion, La
and Acadia, shall compose the first Cir
Appeals First Circuit, state Of Louisiana !"
Jackson. Caldwell, vim, Natchitoches,
Sabine, DeSoto, Red River, ouachita, M cll
sas, Madison, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Grant and Vernon, shall compose the Sec.
siana. From each Of said Circuits there
shall be appointed. and elected as herein elm
provided three Judges rae :, 4h
circuits herein described, under this amend
ment TO- the Constitution, shall be as fol.
lows: The Judges Of the present 1:,. Court OF Of
organized under the Constitution OF 1917,
and the Judge appointed under the author
,y Of "A Act IT, NJ q rif sS to on nd va
the Court Of Appeals, First Circuit OF
Louisiana, until the first day Of July, 1904,
when three judges shall be appointed 10Y
the advice and consent OF the Senate. whose
term shall expire one on December Isl,
1905, one on December LIST, 1906, and one
IN tbs Of e eac
the term for which he is appointed, and l1e
judges Of the present Court OF Appeals VI
the First and Second Circuits, as oi;ai-.~>u
under the Constitution of 1879. l"set.er
with an additional judge to be appointed W
the Governor OF Louisiana, by a,.u Win the
advice and consent OF the scnate. TO serve
until July LIST, 1904, and snal constitute
the Court of Appeals Second Circuit OF
Louisiana, until the list day of July, i9o4.
when three judges shall be appointed Tor
pire one on December LIST, 1905. one Decem.
Der LIST, 1906, and one on december lst,
1904; and the Governor shall designate III
the commission of each the term for which
said Judge is appointed and upon the *.
piration OF the term of office OF each VI the
judges thus appointed, his successor sh ;a.l
be elected for term OF eight years t Inc
place at the same time that representatives
In Congress are elected, the lirst OF suld
election being in November, l9o4, ana thg
Office until their successors are elected anu
qualified. In case of death, resignation, or
removal from Office OF any judge, the va
the unexpired term Of said judge, Until
otherwise provided by the General Assem-
bly,, the Court OF Appeals Of the FIRST CIR,
Rouge, Amite CITY,. New Iberia, Crowley,
Thibodaux and Lake Charles, and such
other places as may be designated Dy salu
Court of Appeals ana 9. the s homri no1t ses
sions Of Court at shreveport, Monroe "
Opelousas and Alexandria, and sucn otnet
places as may be designated by s 1 he .6 Sed
at said places from the first Monday %
October to the end of June Of each year. ana
said court shall convene at the different r.
turn places herein named as the be-, p tnaic
business may require, and shall keep theIr
Court In session until the cases before them ,
are heard and finally determined; Inc
time
made returnable from the Parishes in said q
Circuit to be fixed by said Court, until
otherwise regulated BY law.
That Article 1O5 Of the Constitution Of tAe
read 40 follows. ,...u,,t
Article 40. The Glerk h, OF tn the sss,,,,s
of the Courts Of Appeal are helu, snan
serve as Clerk Of the Court Of Appeals, and
shall attend sessions Of said Court either
kxvv damn u
the Court Of Appeals tor the Parish o, Of
Orleans shall remain as now fixed ny inc
Constitution, until otherwise PROVIDED py
In any case appealed to the Court OF ~, ~
peals shall not exceed Six Dollars. ING
Police Juries Of the various Parishes o ol
the state in which the G9uits o. r,oMl fnr
the holding of such Courts, SO as not 70
Interfere with the sessions OF the D1str'ct
section s. BE it further resolved, etc,
That Article 131 OF the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana be amended 30 as u
read as follows: . -.
Appeal known and designated as the COURT
OF Appeal for the Parish of Orleans, when
shall be composed OF three judges, VINO shali
Dracticed law in this State for SIX years,
and shall have been residents of one ot the
Parishes hereinafter named for at least tWo
years next preceding that eiection, anu .mes
shall be elected for term of Twelve years.
The said Court, except as otherwise pro
yided in this Constitution shall have APP
pellate jurisdiction only, which Jurlsolcli"n
shall extend to all cases. civil or PROBATE,
when the matter In dispute, or the IuhUS
to be distributed, shall exceed One huni
dred Dollars, exclusive OF interest, ana shali
siye OF interest. No judgment snail be
rendered by the Court OF Appeal for tne
Parish Of Orleans without the concurrence
of two judges except as cannot
cur for any reason, the court snail nav, nav
authority to call upon any Judge or Judges
Of the district Court avn w,t1 y shall s he wnea
called upon to aid in the determination o.
the case: or it may request Judge VI VI
Judges of the Courts Of Appeals TO aia ~
shall also have jurisdiction Of all appsea a,s
from the City Courts Of the city s OF S saiS
Judges Of the said Court OF Appeal may 1a
provide BY rule that one or more OF the
Judges shall try such cases, when tney
shall be authorized to de Wrtten opinions
The first Court to be organized under TINS ms
amendment shal! be composed nno oa f fnr
present Judges Of the Court OF App cantinve
in ONCE until the first day OF DecemDer fo o.
the year Of the expiration OF the terms , io or
which they were respectively electeu, oo ".
sors may be elected and qualified; ana upon
the expiration Of the term Of the ta present
hires in 1904. there shall be elected at the
general State election next preceding tn. the
Expiration Of their terms Of Office ,o TWO
judges for said Court, one thereon +h 1or g
t For f term ens Of Twelve years And upon the
expiration Of the term of office OF the otner
present Judge thereof, whose term expires
In zoos. there shall be elected at the general
State election next preceding the expiration
Of his term, one Judge for the term .o Oh
twelve years All subsequent elections Get te lGa
Of twelve years and shall be held at the
general State election next preceding the
expiration Of the term term Of f,a the st e tho
parish ~ Orleans and shall hold Its SEES
sio Of from the second Monday In o f sa eh