The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-11-01
House Bill No. 32s.
Aot No. 1861
AN ACT


AN Az
""iHG Les9ia iatton 5- no PaoPos1il& ~ PSd aLheldInehtS
81 81 AItlcle3 %, 90 % ~ io2 aha iol OF
tH8 CONSTITUTION u me 9!abe OF lIohlsi-
1sat ama tol"'lFo 10 'i4e 'niiel"iY bepaIO-
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Sectiona. BE IT resolved by the GeneI.
nj Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
two-thirds of all melni'ers elected to each
House concurring, That Article 85 of the
Constitution OF the State of Louisiana to
he so amended as to read as follows:
Article SIS, The Supreme Court. excent
as hereinafter provided, shall have an
pellate Jurisdiction only. which iurisdic
I tion shall extend TO ali eases where the
matter in'Aispnte, OF the fund to he dis
tributea. whatever NAV be the amnnnf
therein claimed. shall exceed FIVE ThoDs
and Dollars, exclusive OF interest: to
suits of divorce and separa ton from bed
and board. and tx a11 matters ar;sin@
therein; to suits Involving alimopy, for
the nulLty OF marriage, or for interdic
tlon;s to all matters OF adoption, emanci-
patton, legitimacy ana custody Of child
emntiops and tn III ses i ,,.1;,1h ~
constifntio,',litv "r ,egaI;tr nf fan1. Io@'ai
aSsesshtnt fax toll az i,,toSt vi, tavo, a1,.r'
or of any fine fnrieitnfsa or nAnaIt, ~,
nosed hy = tenoit;naI anrnay,tinI NIL III
be in coafestatinn wb1te ynr may he ~ ~,
amnnnt haran+ a,a - ~, ny IL ~.
the cousfi iturion.Iifv ~ leeaIify of a,an
ordinnnce Of nunirinal eor6araf;on or rA's ),
law of tbiS State is called in question
and in sncb eases tha anneal an th@ ia,,,
and the facts shall be directly from the
court IN which the case origi. ated to the
Supreme Conrt; and in criminal cases on
I questions Of law alone whenever the
| PnnilsihInent = OF death q 81 imprisonment at
hafd labof a,l may De lnfletea, or tine ex-
s;,'n.L eoa',lllR 1uite naiaIea Ooilais on I'M
pa's9'lifis5llC 1}'l eAGeeoalg SIX months IS ac-
ltaiis :1iiposea. 5aiu Court shail nave
aeaon 70 i,i"' ~ as hiits DC nee
esoa.5, Go 10 aiiaoie Ee 70 ueIeri'ilhe qnestlons
ol laFts 'heetihg us own jnflsdictloR IN
any ease pensiihs oelofe it: Oh iG may he
n;'r; ii,ana ny ots5! anu snair 4 aaYe eAci'sslve
sst tiGi ~ g. niaoeets toach-
~ - tb pi9iess,oHdi h niascoitlucb or members
on s,.oI, oo nil' "i.n pu"Ii W uisoaf uaier
Cont 40 A-+' 'o "''op'oo y" ehe
ST. i
rtt soecttol 2; pc II IuiFhaF resolved, etc,
I ny N.Y. AsG1Cls 20 Oh 1ile1ohstltu5lon OF the
Se"1o ,1 u i1uulsIasla oe 80 amended as to
ietso as lolioWs:
Article 9s. The court of appeal, exeept
as otherwise provided lin this CoustitIi |
t1on, shall have appellate Jurisdiction
all cases civil or probate, when. tie mat
ter Ill dispute or the fund to be 6istr but
ed shall exceed One Hundred Dollars +.
exclusive of interest and shall NOT exceed
Five Thousand Dollars. exclusiye of in
terest, and such appeal shall be upon the !
law and the facts
Snction 2 Re- Il fnr+bor ,oso1,.d 81
That Artic;e qe If tl,a 1nst;+"t;a,' o.I'
State If Tonisions l,a 90 a,,,t II " otio
read as follows. w ~ '''''e''''0'i 30 "
.4.7o on nv,
Afticle "; ne Court OF Appeal shall |
!, CONSIST eacl ei = hIee ! udges. They shall
70 ~ Gi.i1oI9 f o. 6aE " ~ ited States, learned
IN tne law ahd shall have practice,l law /
~ ~ oli5h 'otato i9I sIH Years, ana siali nave |
pl"S1tos1t - q" III Ehis state Tor siX years
1uN - 3!i.1ii GaNt peea actual residents OF |
tite u, ClTchlU IRON when they are appoint /
1o " s!ec5ea lef az ieast tWo years, next |
49,, T!eN.o,1iG eIsir apH'ihhheh6 Or election.
~ 10y s'ia1l SI, SbIn receive salary OF -Four
o3lS9no '9llaLs per ahhuhl, payable
i'"hohiF Oh theit own warrants.
That Article 100 Of the Constitution Of I
the State Of Louisiana be so amended as
to read d5 follows.
Article 100. Exclusive Of the Parishes
composing the Court OF Appea. tor the
Parish of Orleans, elsew here provided
for, the State shall be divided into two
circnits until Otherwise provided by law,
the Parishes Of East Baton Rouge. West
Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa.
Washington. st. Helena, East Feliciana,
West Feticiana, Point Conpee, Ib9rville.
1T MARY, Ierrehonne, Assumption. La
fourChG, Ascension. Gale aSieu, Cameron
Veimilion. Lafay cite, Ihecia, St. Martin,
st. Tanmany and Acadia. shall compose
the first Circuit, aud 20 be known as the
.'Court.of Appeals. First Circuit. State Of
L0ulSlana;' and the Parishes of GaaGo |