St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-25

4AuuuEeu OOlldES, exclusive OIL Interest, dHu
shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars,
exclusive Of interest, and such appeal shall
be upon the law and the facts
a. Section 3. BE 1t further resolved, etc,
State of Louisiana be 80 amended az to
Article r Ai ~: The Courts of Appeal shall.
GO sis;. each Of Three Judges. They shall
the law, and shall have practiced law In
this state for six years, and shall have
been actual residents OF the Circuit from
which they are appointed or elected for at
least two years. next preceding their APP
pOintment or election. They snail each re-
ceive a salary of Four Thousand Dollars
per annum, payable monthly on their own
warrants.
,,, Section 4. Be it further resolved, etc.,
mat Article 100 of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana be SO amended as to
Article 100. Exclusive of the Parishes
composing the Court OF Appeal for the
Parish or Orleans, elsewhere provided for,
1ne shall be divided into two circuits
tshes Of East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, Livingston. Tanglpahoa, Washing
ton, st. Helena, East kellciana, West Fen
Terrebonne, Assumption, Lafourche, AS.
i snG Iberia st. Martin, st. Tamman,
Appeals, First Circuit, State OF Louisiana p
and the Parishes Of Caddo,. Bossier, Web
s5te Bienvii claibo1Re uniSn Lincon
Sabine, DeSoto, Red River, Ouachita Rich
land, franklin, Catahoula, Concordia, Ten.
sas, Madison, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Grant and Vernon, shall compose the Sec:
0nd Circuit, and to be known as the Court
Of Appeals. Second Circuit, State Of h lSls
shall be appointed, and elected as herein in.
Court Of Appeals to he organized in the
circuits herein described, under this amend
ment to the Constitution, shall be as fol
lows: The Judges of the present Court OF
Appeal Of the Third and Fourth Circuits, as
organized under the Constitution OF 1919,
ity OF Act No. OF 1900, to fill the va
cancy in the Fifth Circuit, shall constitute
the Court of Appeals, First Circuit OF
when three judges shall be appointed i or
said circuit, by the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate. whose
term shall expire one on December Isl
on December LIST, 1904; and the GoSerlof
shall state in the commission OF eacn Ju,ee
the term for which he is appointed, AHA Inc
the First and Second Circuits, as organized
under the Constitution OIL 1919, together
with an additional judge TO be appointed w
advice and consent OF 1ne Senate, to serve
until July LIST, 1904, and shall constitute
the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit u
Louisiana, until the LIST day OF July, i9o4,
when three judges shall be appointed tor
said Circuit; whose commission shall ex-
pire one on December LIST, 1908, one Deem
Der LIST, 1906, and one Oh December ISL,
1904; and the G0.>ernOr shall designate III
the commission Of each the term FOR when
said Judge Is appointed and upon the ex-
piration OF the term of office OF each OF the
be elected for a term OF eight years. The
election herein provided tor shall take
place at the same time that representatives
In Congress are elected the an MIS- a on s fh
judges appointed under this act shall nolu
Office until their successors are elected anu
qualified. In case OF death, reslgnatioh' W
cancy shall be filled by appointment Iot
the unexpired term of said Judge Untli
otherwise provided by the Genefai Assem-
cult shall hold sessions Of Court at Baton
Rouge, Amite City, New Iberia, Crowley,
and Lake Charles, and suca
other places as may be Iha ourt 9f Ap
peals for the Second Circuit shall hold SEES
sions Of Court at Shreveport, Monroe,
Opelousas and Alexandria, ana no s said Conrt
Of Appeals. The terms Of Court to pc nero
at said places from the first Monday 81
October to the end of June OF each year, a.o
turn places herein named as the pubic t,lls:
business may require, and shall keep their
Court in session until the cases before tneIa
are heard and finally c, d s6neaIs Shall Ne
made returnable from the Parishes in said r.
Circuit to be liked by said Court, until
otherwise regulated by law. .o,rod o,c
That Article 1O5 Of the Constitution VI tLe
state Of Louisiana be SO amended as ~
read as follows. 1,.+.;o.
Courts Of the Parish an which the sesslon:'
of the Courts OF Appeal are held, snail
serve as Clerk OF the Court Of Appeals aug
shall attend sessions OIL sall Court eltnet
in person or by deputy and the Clefh ot
the Court of Appeals Tor the PARISH o.. o.
Orleans shall remain as now fixed Ny tue
until otherwise prov!oeu ny
the General Assembly. The cost e:S, Of appen n
in any case appealed to the Court OF "A, Ap-
peals shall not exceed Six Dollars. Ihe
Police Juries of the various Parlsnes o.
the state in which the Courts OF oo App. aus
the holding OF such Courts, SO as hot 70
interfere with the sessions of the Distrlct
or other Courts. ~,
That Article 131 OF the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana be amended SO as 10
read as follows: IS
Article l3l. There shall be Court OF
Appeal known and designated as tue Court
or Appeal for the PARISH vi Orleans, winch
shall be composed Of three JUDGES Mn0 snail
be learned III The law ana VINO snai' Mase
and shall have been residents OF one u the
Parishes hereinafter named Tor ut ieast Two
years nexC preceding tnaI election, ahu tAey
shall be elected for a term OF twelve years.
The said Court, except as otherwise pro
yided in this Constitution snail have ap-
peilate lurIsulctlOn only, which jurisdiction
shall extend to an cases e'd " rb piG }nn.
to be distributed, shall exceed one nun
dred Dollars, exclusive OF interest, ana sl.ail
not exceea Five thousand dollars, e4c'u,
sive OF interest NO Judgment snail II. lie
rendered by the Court o. Appeal lor lne
Parish Of Orleans without the concurrence
OF two judges, except as herein othei "ise
cur for any reason, the court shail ,. nave
authority to call upon any Judge or Judges
Of the District Courl within lts teflitoiy
OF Jurisdiction, whose duty II snaii Ds o Me ~
the case or it may request Juose "
Judges of the Courts OF Appeals TO ana ~
the determination OF the case. SAP SoaaIs
shall also have jurisdiction Of an Appeals
from the City Courts of the City OF New New
Orleans, and all appeals from The sala
City Courts shall be tried dc moro, ana talg
provide by rule that one or more more, OF h tne
Judges shall try such cases, which , they
shall be authorized to decide Immediately
after trial and without wpilaen unaer 9his
amendment shall be composed OF me
present Judges of the Court of Appeals, Tor
The Parish Of Orleans, who shaii eohs,no oT
The year of the expiration of the terms TOT
which they were respectively elected, or
until such time thereafter as their success Gees
sors may be elected and qualified ana upon
Two i've judges Of said Court, which term t sx,
pires in 1904. there shall be elected at me me
general State election next preceding t tno
Judges for said Court, one thereof for
term Of eight years, and the other thereof tn. tSd
'or term Of Twelve years ana nd up upon ath hee
1rasent indee thereof. whose term expires
n isos, there shall be elected At the ges,a,
State election next preceding the expiration
If his term. one Judge for the Term ~ ~
Judges for said Court shall be for term
II twelve years and shall be held d,- At t the
general State election next Preceeai n &c tn nf
aid 1m.rt Said Court shall sit in the
parish III Orleans and shall hold its SEES