The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-30

| the Judges shall try such eases. wnisa
| they shall I've authorized to decide iinI3e-
! diately after trial and without writtti
! opinions. The first court to be organized
! under this amendment shall be composed
| OF the present Judges of the court of Ap.
( peals for the Parish of Orleans. who shall
| conticue in office until the first day of DE
| cenlher OF the year Of the expiration of the
| terns for which they were respectively
! elected, or until such time thereafter as
| their Successors may be elected and quail
fled; and upon the eXpieation 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 a term of twelve years. And
upon tile expiration of the term of office Of
the other present judge thereof, whose
term ey9lrea in 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-
queut elections for Judges for said court
shall be for q term Of twelve years and
shall be held at the general State election
ne&tpreceding the expiration of the term
fthc Judges Of said court. SAID court
shall sitin the Parish of Orleans and shall
hold its sessions from the second Monday
i'll October until the end of the month Of
June of each year.
+ Vacancies Gccasioned by death. igna-
tlon or otherwise, shall he filled for the nm
expired terms by appointment Of the Gov
e nor, with the advice and consent of tho
Senate. \
:. The Judges of SAID Conrt shall each re
ceiye salary of Four Thousand Dollars,
per annam, payable monthly on his own
warrant.
All appeals within its jurisdiction from
the Parishes of Orleans, st. James. st.
John the Baptist, jefferson, st. charles,
PlaquemIneS, St Bernard and shalt be re
turnable'to said court and the costs of fl
ing the same shall be- as now, fixed by the
constitution or the law, until otherwise
regulated by law.
Section T. Be it further resolved. etc,
That the foregoing amendments TO the
Articles OF the Constitution Of this State,
IT adopted, shall become operative on the
Isl day of January. 1858, and all eases
pending and undetermined on said dat,
III the Supreme Court shall be finally d.
termlned by said court and all cases pend
ing and undetermined III the courts Of
Appeal as now constituted shall be trans
ferrod to the courts of Appeal, as or2ani@-
ed undarfhese amendments. having iurie-
diGtion under the foregoing amendments
Of the cause, and without costs to the par
ties
Sections Be it further resolved, etc,
That SAID proposed amendments be sub
mitted to the electors for their approval
orreiection as required by Article 32l of
the constitution Of Louisiana, and tile
genera! election laws of this State, at tile
congressional election to be held in this
state i'll November 1902
(Signed j. Y SANDERS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
tSighed.i ALBERT EST0PiNAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved, July Sth, A. d. 1902.
w W. HEARD.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A trne copy:
JOHN L. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.