St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-09-27

| exclusive OF interest, ana Sucn appeal SAA;i.
| be upon the law and the facts.
| Section :. he it further resolved, etc,
That Article ~ Of the Constitution OF the
| state OF Louisiana lie w amended as 10
Article ": The Courts Of Appeal shall
| consist each Of Three Judges Iney snail
| Ne citizens Of the United States learned in
the law, and shall have practlced law III
this State for SIX years, ana shall have
been actual residents OF the Circuit from
which they are appointed elected for at
pointment or election. They snail each re-
celve salary OF -Four Thousand Dollars
per annum, payable monthly On their own
warrants
| Section 1. 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
composing the Court OF Appeal tor the
Parish or Orleans, elsewhere provided for,
the State shall be DIVIDED into TWO circuits,
tshes OF East Baton kouge, West Baton
Rouge, Livingston, TangIpuhoa, Washing
ton, st. Helena, East te!ciana, West Fen
Terrebonne, Assumption, Latourche, AS
cension, Calcasieu. Cameron, termlllon, La
fayette, Iberia, st. Martin, st. Tamnan,
cult and to be known as the Court OF
Appeals, First Circuit, state OF Louisiana ;"
ana the rarishe: Of Caddo, Bossie,r,, Web.
Sabine, DeSoto, lied River, Ouachita, Rich.
land, franklin, Catahouia. Concordia. Ten
Morehouse, AvoyrlIes, St. Landry, Kapides,
Grant and Verno:., shall compose the Sec
ond Circuit, and to be known us the Court
| OF Appeals, Second Circuit. State Of Loui-
slana.' From each OF sand Circuits there
shall be appointed, and elected as herein
after PROVIDED three judges. The first
Court OF Appeals to he organized In the
circuits herein described, under this amend
ment to the Constitution, snail be as fol
lows: The Judges OF the present Court of
Appeal OF the Third and Fourth Circuits, as
organized under the Constitution vi 1919,
and the Judge appointed under the author
ity OF Act No: of 1901, to I'LL the va
cancy in the Fifth Circuit, shall constitute
the Court OF Appeals, firsr Circuit Of
Louisiana, until the first day OF July, 1904,
when three judges shall De app0iilieu Tor
| said circuit by the Governor, by AMI with
the advice ana consent OF the Senate. whose
term shall expire one on December Isl,
looo, one on december LIST, 13vu AID ,ne
on december LIST, lJU4 and the Governor
| shall state in the commission OF each Judge
the term for which he Is appointed, ahu tie
judges OF the present Courto OF Appea.s VI
the FIRST and Second Circuits, as or:,a... h..
under the Constitution OF 1919, 10. 49,.
with m additional judge To be aipoi!l.e ~
| the Governor OF LOuis.a.la, by ;...u Via. the
until July LIST, lvO4, ana s...." Constitute
the Court of Appeals, Seco1u Circuit OF
Louisiana, until the LIST day VI July, 1904.
when three judges shall Dc appointed Tor
said Circuit whose commission shall ex-
pire one on December LIST, l3u>, one lecem'
Der LIST, 1906, ald one on December lst,
1904; and the Governor shall G.stShate III
the commission of each the term Tor which
said Judge IL appointed ana upon lhe c4-
piration Of the term O1 Office Ol each VI inc
judges thus appointed, his successor snail
be elected for term of eight years. Ihe
election herein provided lor SHALL take
place ut the same time that representatives
in Congress arc elected, the Mrst ui s tno
Judges appointed under this act SHAH hoio
office until their successors are eiected ana
qualified. In case OF death, resignation VI
removal from Office OF any judge, the va
cancy shall be filled by appointment 1nr
the unexpired term OF SAID Judge Cntll
otherwise provided by the General Assem-
bly,, the Court OF Appeals OF tie lirst Cur
cut shall hold Sessions OF Court Ut Hat.h
Rouge, Amite CITY,. New Iberia, CROWLEY,
Thibodaux, and Lake Charles. anu sucn
Court OF Appeals; and the Court OF Ap'
peals for the Second circuit snail hold SEES
sions of Court at Shreveport MoMr roe,
places as may be designated by SAID Court
Of Appeals. The terms OF Court to be neg
ut said places from the nrst MonGay ~
October to the end Of June OF each year, ana
said court shall convene at the different r.
turn places herein named as the pubic
| business may require, and SNAIL Keep .nsr,
are heard and finally determined; Inc
time and place to which appeal shall oe
made returnabe from the , iari fishes, IN sa'I
otherwise regulated by law.
Section 8. Bc It further resolved. etc,
That Article 1U5 Of the Constitution "a i-.t
| State Of Louisiana be 30 anieL.ed US 10
Article los. The Clerk of the District
Courts OF the Parish In when the s-asI"1.S
| Of the Courts OF Appeal are I,iu, s..,''
serve as Clerk OF the Court vi App.als ia
shall attend sessions OF said tVuit ,A.nci
| in person or by deputy ana Inc .lti- W
the Court of Appeals Ior the iar1s1l OF
hall
Constitution until otherwise PROVIDED W
| the General Assembly. The cost OF arpcii
| peals shall not exceed Six boilais 1"e
Police Juries of the various iar.silcs 81
! the State in which the Courts oI app ais
are held, shall provide suitable roon4s loS
| the holding OF such Courts, SO as hot t"
Interfere with the sessions OF the district
| or other Courts
That Article 13I OF the Constitution VI tue
State OF Louisiana De alnchueu 50 as 10
read as follows:
Appeal known anu designated as Ike Curt
OF Appeal Tor the iarisn O1 Orle;I.s, WHICH
snail De composed OF three JUICES, VINO SHAM
be learned III Inc law ana VINO Shall Awe
practlc-u law In THIS Slate for SIX Yeas,
ana shall nave been residents OF o4.e u tie
| Parishes hereinafter nalneu Tor ut least t"o
| yeurs hcxt preceding mat election, ai-u t.'vy
snail be elected Tor u term vi Twelve years.
lue said Court, except AS OtEcfMlSe pro
yiued LII thus Constitution snail nave ai'-
| Debate JurlSuiCtLUn OuIy, NAAtA JHA.:-A' 'iH'i
| shall extend to AL Cases, citAi "a ,'Auo".',
when the matter III uisputc or Lac i....''
| to he distributed, silaAi cAcceu ohe i4u'l
dred Dollals, cAc'us''e VI lhteies'' a'i" Sun
not exceed Five IhuuSanu l;UiiifS, eAc.u-
siye OF interest .,u Juugnellt sAal tc
rendered by lnc Court ol Appeal l"r tAe
Parish OF orleans Without inc coLc"fie'.'c
OF two judges, except as herclh o.Aii"' "e
provided. NAen tWU Judges ,.;iiA"t CO..
| cur for any reason, the court sinai nave
authority to call upon any Juuee VI Ju"ses
,.;.,, r;< t,lS
| of Jurisdiction, whose duty 1t Snail be Wlel
| called upon to aid in tine dcterLIlnallon VI
the case: or it may request a judge o ,'
| the determination OF the case. Saiu Ctur:s
| shall also have jurisdiction OF all apiras
from the City Courts OF the CIty OF .>, ,',
City Courts shall be tried dc moro, ana tlc
| Judges of the said Court OF Appeal may
provide by rule that one or mule OF ans
Judges shall try such cases, which they
| shall be authorized to decide Immediately
after trial and without written opinions.
The first Court to be organized unusr t ms
present Judges Of the Court OF Appeals for
the Parish Of Orleans, who shall continue
in Office until the first day OF necemnsf for OF
which they were respectively elected, or
until such time thereafter as their success
sors may be elected and qualified; and upon
two Judges OF said Court which term ex-
pires 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 thereof for =
term Of eight years, and the other thereof
for a term Of twelve years: And upon ., the
expiration of the term of Office OF the other
In 1908, there shall be elected at the general
State election next preceding the expiration
Of his term, one Judge for the term 81 OF
twelve years. All subsequent elections for
Judges for said Court shall be for term
Of twelve years and shall be held at the
| general State election next preceding inc
said Court. Said Court shall sit In the
Parish Of Orleans and shall hold ITS ses-
sions from the second Monday In OCTOBER