St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-18


exclusive of interest, and such appeal shall
be upon the law and the facts.
Section ). BE it further resolved, etc,
That Article 90 Of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana be SO amended as 10
Article ~: The Courts of Appeal shall
be citizens Of the United States learned in
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 ut
least two years. next preceding their APP
pointment or election. They snail each re-
per annum, payable monthly on their own
warrants.
49,. Section 4. Be it further resolved. etc,
That Article 100 of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be SO amended as to
read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive of the Parishes
Parish Of Orleans, elsewhere provided for,
the State shall be divided into two circuits.
until otherwise provided by law: w.. The liar Far,
ton, St. Helena, East Feiiciana, West Fen.
ciana, Point Coupee, Iberyille, st. Mary,
cension, Caicasieu, Cameron, Vermilion, La
fayette, iberia, st. Martin, st. Tammany
and Acadia, shall compose the first Cir.
and the Parishes Of Caddo, Bossier, Web
ster. Bienvile Claiborne Union h ;ineSna
Sabine, Desoto, Red River, ouachita, Rich
| land, franklin, Catahoula,. Concsrdia, Ten
! sas, Madison, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Grant and Vernon, Shall compose the Sec.
| Ond Circuit, and to be known as the Court
Of Appeals Second Circuit State OF lou.
shall be appointed. and elected as herein elm.
after provided three judges. The hrst
Court OF Appeals to be organized IN me
| ment to the Constitution, shall be as fol.
| lows: The Judges of the present Court OF
| Appeal Of the Third and Fourth circuits, as
ity Of Act 10. : of 1900, to fill the va
csncy in the Fifth Gircu shall irct of
Louisiana, until the first day Of July, l994,
when three judges shall be appointed ior
said circuit by the Goyer MOI s by ana whose Nose
term shall expire one on December 1st,
1908, ,ne on December LIST, 1906, and ons
on december LIST, 1904; and the Governor
| the term for which he Is appointed, ana tht
9 the First and Second Circuits, as
with an additional judge to be aplointso t ny
the Governor of Louisiana, by a;.u WIN ao rne
! advice and consent OF the SENATE, 10 ser1e
| the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit 90 o.
Louisiana, until the LIST day OF July, i' VI.
when three judges shall be appolhn ae a ey.
| said Circuit: whose commission shail eA-
| pire one on December LIST, l9VS, one Decen.'
Der LIST, 1906. and one on December ISL j.,
1904; and the Governor shail aes,sna a. ic.,
| the commission of each the term lOr winch
| said Judge is appointed and upon the ex-
| piration Of the term OF office OF each VI tng
Judges thus appointed his successor Ssars me
election herein provided lor shail tahe
place at the same time that representatives. Is
Congress are elected, Inc 1gu ps and the
| Judges appointed under this act shall ho lu
ONCE until their successors are elected anu a.
qualified. In case OF death attn inage' the va.
cancv shall be filled by appointment 1gr
the unexpired term Of said judge: ua1,l
otherwise provided by the re enc airsr CIR
c,,1 shall hold sessions Of Court at Baton
Rouge. Amite CITY, New Iberia and Grow sncn
Thibodaux. and Lake ~ cn aes;9nated by said
Tnmrt p nf Apneals and the Court Of APP
peals for the Second Circuit snail he Mun Se
slons Of Court at snre'e a%d such other
n1 peUus as NAV be designated by said Court
Of Appeals. The terms Of Court to pc he 10
said places from the me- h rs each a' yeay and
soid Court shall convene at the different re-.
turn places herein named as me p tnair
business may requi t th pa cases before them
are heard and finally determlneo a;., ne
time and place to which appears shaii 90 iS
made returnable from the Sa,d af Tanrt until
otherwise regulated by law. .o
Section 8. Be it further resolveL, etc.,
That Article 1O5 Of the Constltuaaon =. as to
rea Art as io aSs The Clerk of the District
Courts Of the Parish IN "n, re tn eId. sian
serve as Clerk Of the Court OF Appeals t anu
| shall attend sessions OF said Court eltAet g.
IN enST9 OF Of ~ esnu ior '1H
orleans shall remain as now fixed ny the
Constitution, until otherwise PROVIDED 10y ny
the General Assembly. Inc ne co sonrt 81 Al.
meals SHAH not exceed Six Dollars: NC NC
Police Juries of the various iafisn l,o 10 e
the state in which the s Sonlbs roos Ill
the holding Of such Courts, SO as hos =. ~
interfere with the sessions OF the D's'i'''
Secrion &. lie it further resolved, etc.
That Article 131 OF the Constitution u -.
State OF Louisiana De amenueo ~ % ~
Article Isl. There shall be Court OF
Appeal known and designated as the Coutt
| oil Appeal for the Par-s u OfAeaAS' "nis.
snail De composed o. tnree eel Juun i,o shall nave
practlced law IN this s,tale for SD yea
aud shall have peen residents OF one "a .ne
Parishes hereinafter nimeu loi ia a. a.s, tl,sS
yeaIs next pre.Eains mat elcciloL' anu .uv'
snail be elected lor term o1 WE'VE Se 60
ne SAID Court, except as othei". p 81
v4ued in this CONSTITUTION snaii ua, scti
spunii eItena 10 All cases, ..v.4 VI prorste
wien the mater in dispute, Or me Aun.s
to be distributed. snail v ,a,lt o and sal
not exceed FIVE thousand Dollafs' eAc.u
! siye vi interest. No Judgment snal ~ ~
rendered by the .otfl ~ Appe e.currenet
| of Two luCres {. -cell as h,rcii4 oiAel"lss
provided. WAeL two Judges .~Aihol 49,, ~,
authority to call upon any Judge u JuIs 81
OF the district Cour. within as terflt"is
| OF jurisdiction, whose duty 1t Shall We "heL
tnn case: or it may request Il Judge OF
Judges Of the Courts OF Appears 70 'au ~ =.
tie determination OF tue case Saio YOU, !
sual, uIsu have jurisdiction OF ;li appS't.s
IrUu1 the City Courts Ut the Clty o. ~"
ORGANS, and all appears from inc say az.
Cty courts shall be trleu &c "o. U,e anu MAY a
| provide by rule chat one or Moie VI + -,
judges shall try suca cases, when .neS
siiail be authorized 10 oecius lihneu i''aoo!
| after trial and Without Wfltten oplnioin;S
i. The first Court 10 be organized uhuer LIZ ~
| amendment shall DC composed OF ~,
present Judges OF the CoG h ol App confinu,
, in i office until tic irst day OF december =. o
the year of the expiration OF the Iet tna ~ VI
; which they were respectively elecle ',,co ~
nntil such time thereafter as tnelr success
|. | sorx NAV be elected and qualihed ana npDl
the expiration OF the term OF the prese ar
two Judges Of said G shs be re elected at tn
. p panerai State election next preceding tn
Expiration Of their terms OF tbs 9Gf for ~"
sages Of fe sss saS years. ard the
tern q se 4ss ca ece Aa o t apoe ehe
% $685. ' }heEs rh nStf be- the
next prsseaing the ftrm
, Oh ms vears All subsequent elections TO
1 1~dres for said Court shall be Tor tern
Of We've ara shall be nr ssa at IT, IT,
/, es snirntion of the term of the Juices 2
said afa Court. said Court shall sit i in tn tn
s Parish of Orleans and shall hold Us .a s"s
frnn, 40 second MGnGAy IN tctopc