The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-27

the Parishes of East Baton Rouge, West
Baton Rouge. Livingston, Tangipahoa,
Washington, st. Helena, East Feliciana,
West FeliciSna, Point Coupee, Iberville.
fourche, Ascension. Calcasieu, Cameron,
yermlllon, Lafay cite, Iberia, st. Martin.
st. Iammany and Acadia, shall compose
the first Circuit, and to be known as the
Court of Appeals. First Circuit. State of
'Louislana;o and the Parishes of Caddo,
; Bossler: Webster, Bienville. Claiborne,
Union: Lincoln. Jackson, Caldwell, Winh,
1Ouachita. Richland, Franklin. Catahou-
Ia, ConG@rdia, Tensas,. Madison, East
Carroll, West Carroll, Merehouse, Avoy-
Giles. ST. Landry, Rapiles. Grant and
y Vernon, snail compose the Second Cir
chit. and to- be known as the Court of
Appeals: Second Circuit. State of Louisi-
ana" From each of said, Circuits there
matter provided three judges. The First
Court oflAppeals. to be organized in the
circui' IS herein described, under this
az endment to the Constitution, shall be
as follows: The Judges of the present
Court of Appeal of the Third and Fourth
Circnits. as organized under the Consti-
tuition OF 1879. and the Judge appointed
under the authority of Act No. Z of 1900,
to NIL the vacancy in the Fifth Circuit.
shall constitute the Court of Appeals,
First Circuit of Louisiana. until the first
day OF July, 1904, when three Judges shall
be appointed for said circuit; by the
Governor. by and with the advice and
consent OF the Senate whose term shall
expire one on December 1st, 1908. one ON
December lst. 1906 and one on December
lst, 1909 and the Governor shall state in
the commission of each judge the. term
TOT Inch he is appointed, and the Judges
OF the present Court Of Appeals of the
First and Second Circuits. as organized
under the Constitution of 1879, together
WITH a9 additional Judge 70 be appointed
with tie advice and consent of the Sem
ate TO serve until July LIST, 1904. and shall
the Court of Appeals. Second
Circuit of Louisiana. until the 1st day Of
July. 1904, when three Judges shall be.
appointed fer said Circuit; whose com
MISSION shall expire one on December LIST,
!90S, n DECEMBER 1st, 1905, and one on
lat, 1904. and the Governor
shall designate in the commission Of each
the term for which said Judge is appoint
and upon the expiration of the tern
Office of each of the judges thus APP
pointed. his successor shall be, elected for
9! term of eight years The election here
IN provided for shall take place at the
gress are elected, the tirstof said election
being In November, 1904, and the judges
appointed under this act shall hold office.
until their successors are elected and |
qualified. In case of death, resignation
OF, rRtmoVa! from office of any Judge, the
vacancy shall be filed by appointments
T2r the nnexpired term of said Judge,
Untll otherwise provided by the Genern1 |
Assembly. the Court of Appeals Of the
First Circuit shall hold sessions of Court |
at EaG9n Rouge, AInite City. New IBERIA. |
.rQWley, Thibodaux, and Lake Charles,
and u other places as, may be deslg-
mated by said Court of Appeals; and the
Court Of Appeals for the Second Circuit
ho1d sessions of Court at Shreye-
port, Monroe. OpelOusas and Alexandria,
and such other places rs may be ~deslgnat-
I'D BY said Courts of Appeals, The terms
u. Court to be held at said places from the
irst Monday Of October TO the end of !
June of each year, and said court shall
convene at the different return places
herein named as the public business may
and shall keep their Court in
until the cases before them are
1eaEd and finally determined. The time
place to which appeals shall be made
from the Parishes IN said Cir
'nit to be fixed by said Court, until
regulated by law.
Section s.. Be it further resol we'd, etc,
That, Article LOS of the Constitution of
he State of Louisiana be so amended as
20 e as follows:
Article los. The Clerk of the District
Courts of the Parish in which the ses-
lions of the, Courts Of Appeal are held.
hail serve as Clerk Of the Court of APP
,eals, and shall attend sessions of said
tOurt either in person or by deputy and
he Clerk of the Court of Appeals for. the
Parish of Parish of Orleans shall remain
ls now fixed by the Constitution, until
provided by the General As
embly. The cost of appeal in, any case
to the Court of Appeals shall
Tot exceed Six Dollars. The Police Juries
# the various Parishes of the State in
which the courts of Appeals are. held,
hall provide, suitable: rooms for the
of such courts. so as not, to, inter
ere with the sessions of tie District or
'ther courts. -,
Section s.. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That Article 13l of the CONSTITUTION of
State. of E%inisiana be amended SO as
o read as follows:
Article 131. There shall, be a court of
appeal known and. desi gnated us the
iQnrt of Appeal for the Parrish of Orleans,
Which shall be composed of three judges,
tc%ontinuteid on suppl.eiment.y