Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-12
ct JOSppu IA FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER IL. 1902.

I Amit. CITY, New Iberia. Crowley,
Th;bodaux and Lake Charles ana
,ucb other places as may be dssig-
mated by said Court of Appeals; aoa
this Court Of Appeals for the oecono
C.rcuit shall hold sessions OF Court AT
sb,evepcrs Monroe, OpeIousas ana
Alexandra, and such other places 's
wsy be designated by said Courts OF
Appesls. The terms OF Court 70 o'
held at said places fIom the nrst Mon.
day Of October to the end oil Juhe OIL
eocb wear. and said court shall con-
v.no ut the different return places
herein named as the pablo business
may require. and shall keep 'neir
conrt in ssssion until the cases before
,bam are heard and finally deter
mined. The time and place to which
appeals shall be made returnsble from
The Parishes in said Circuit 10 be fixed
by said Court, until otherwise regu-
lated by law.
Section 8. Be 1t further resolved,
etc That Article los Of the Oous'i-
tuition OF the State Of Louisiana he SO
amended as to read as fOllowns:
Article los. The Clerk Of the Dis
trict Courts of the Parish in which the
ssssions of the Courts Of Appeal
ara held shall serve as Clerk
Of the Court of Appeals, and
shall attend sessions of said Court
either in person or by deputy and the
CLERK of the Court Of Appeals for the
Parish of Orleans shall remain as now
fixed by tbs Constitution, until other
wise provided by the General Assem-
bly. The cost Of appeal in any case
appealed to the Court q 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 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 1s1 of the Consti-
tuition of the State Of Louisiana be
amended so as to read as follows,
Article 18l. 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 in
the Law and who shall have practiced
law in this State for six years, and
shall have been residents Of one OF
the Parishes hereinafter named for at
least two years next preceding that
election, and they shall be elected for
term Of twelve years. The said
Court, except 90 otherwise provided
in this Constitution, shall have sp-
pellate jurisdiction only, which iuris-
diction shall extend to all cases, civil
or probate, when the matter in dis
pute, or the funds to be distributed,
shall exceed One Hundred Dollars,
exclusive OF interest, and shall not ex-
ceed Five Thousand Dollars, exclu-
sive of interest. No Judgment shall
be rendered. by the Court Of Appeal
for The Parish Of Orleans without the
concurrence af two judges, except as
as herein otherwise provided. When
two judges cannot concur for any
reason, the Court shall have author
ity 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 it may request Judge or judges OF
the Courts Of Appeals to aid in the de-
termination Of the case. Said Court,
shall also have jurisdiction of ell ap-
peals from the City Courts Of the City
Of New Orleans, 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
such cases, which they shall be au.
thorized to decide imms sdiately after
trial and without written opinions,
The first Court TO be organized under
this amendment shall be composed u
the present Judges Of the Court OF
Appeals for the Parish Of Orleans,
who shall continue in office until the
first day Of December Of the year oi
the expiration Of the terms for which
they we're respectively elected, or I'M
til such time thereafter Is their sue.
cessors may be elected and qualified
and upon the expiration of the tern
OF tho present two Judges Of said
Court which term expires in 1904
there shall be elected at the genera
State election next preceding the e1,