Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-08-29

Amite City, New IBERIA oro"i'',
rh;,,odon. and Lake Charles and
such other places as may be desig-
mated by said Court of Appeals; ana
the Court of Appeals for the oecona
C;rcuit shall hold sessions OF oour' q.
sh,evsnort Monroe, Opelousas and
1Iorandria. and such other places as
NAV be designated by said Courts Oh
Appeals. The terms OF Court 70 De
held at said places from the nrst mon.
day of October to the end Oh june o'
zach wear and said court shall con-
vane at the different return piaces
herein named as the public business
may require, and shall keep 'neif
Conr. in session until the cases before
than are heard and finally deter
m;naa The time and place to which
onpeals shall be made returnabie from
the Parishes in said Circuit 10 be fixed
INV said Court, until otherwise regu-
lated by law.
section 5. Be it further resolved
ate That Article 105 of the Cous'l-
tution Of the State of Louisiana be SO
amended as to read as followns;
! Article 1O5. The Clerk of the Dis
4.;o. Courtz of the Parish in which the
sessions of the Courts OF Appeal
are 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 Tor the
Parish of Orleans shall remsin as now
fixed by the Constitution, until other
wise provided by the General Assem-
bly. The cost Of appeal in any case
annealed to the Court of Appeals
shall not exceed Six Dollars. The
Police juriss 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 131 of the Consti-
tution of the State of Louisiana be
amended so as to read as follows:
Article l3l. There shall be q Court
of Appeal known and designated as
the Court of Appeal for the Parish oi
Orleans, which shall be composed Of
three judges, who shall be learned III
! the law and who shall have practiced
law in this State for six years, and
shall have been residents of one oi
: the Parishes hereinafter named for ai
: least two years next preceding ths
3 election, and they shall be elected for
a term of twelve years. The sait
4 Court, except as otherwise provided
n in this Constitution, shall have ap-
e pellate jurisdiction only, which juris
r diction shall extend to all cases, civi
i or probate, when the matter in dis
n pute, or the funds to be distributed
r shall exceed One Hundred Dollars
!. exclusive Of interest, and shall not ex
Il ceed Five Thousand Dollars, exclu
e sive of interest. No judgment shal
l. be rendered by the Court of Appea
J. for the Parish of Orleans without th
q concurrence af two judges, except a
II as herein otherwise provided. Whe
Il two judges cannot concur for an
st reason, the Court shall have autho
1T ity to call upon any Judge or Judge
IS of the District Court within its terri
" tory of jurisdiction, whose duty i
Q shall be when called upon to aid j
m the determination Of the case
{, or it may request Judge or judges {
ID the Courts of Appeals to aid in the d.
le termination Of the case. Said Court
IN shall also have jurisdiction OF all az
is peals from the City Courts of the Cit
s. of New Orleans, and all Appeals froI
ID the said City Courts shall be tried q
er novo and the judges of the said Coui
Or of Appeal may provide by rule th'
D. one or more Of the Judges shall Il
a. such cases, which they shall be al
n. thorized to decide Immediately aft,
ly trial and without written opinion
ae The first Court to be organized ind,
of this amendment shall be composed
', the present judges of the Court {
D. Appeals for the Parish of Orlean
n who shall continue in Office until Il
n first day of December of the year
g. the expiration of the terms for viii,
i'd they were respectively elected, or u
be til such time thereafter as their su
or cessors may be elected and qualifie
nd and upon the expiration of the ter
Of of the present two Judges of sa
D. Court which term expires in 100
ed there shall be elected at the gener
,c- State election next preceding the e
ke pirstion of their terms of Office, {,