The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-09-20

. the Governor shall state in the com
$ mission of each Judge the term TO
o which he is appointed, and the Judge
+ OF the present Court of Appeals of tn
/ First and Second Circuits, as organ
a lied under the Constitution of 1873
together with an additional Judge I,
be appointed by the Governor o
Louisiana, by and with the advice ane
consent of the Senate, to serve unit
July LIST, 1904, and shall constitut.
the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit,
OF Louisiana, until the list day OF
July, 1904, when three judges shall bs
appointed for said Circuit; whose
commission shall expire one on De.
cember LIST, 1908, one December LIST
1906, and one on December LIST, 1904
and the Governor shall designate in
the commission of each the term for
which said Judge is appointed, and
upon the expiration of the term of of
nee of each of the judges thus APP
pointed. his successor shall be elect
ed for term of eight years. The cleo
ton herein provided for shall take
place at the same time that repre-
sentatives in Congress are elected, the
first of said election being in Novem-
Der, 1904, and the judges appointed
under this act shall hold office until
their successors are elected and quail
ified. In case of death, resignation,
or removal from Office of any Judge,
the vacancy shall be filled by appoint
ment for the unexpired term of said
judge. Until otherwise provided by
the General Assembly, the Court of
Appeals of the First Circuit shall hold
sessions of Court at Baton Rouge,
Amite City, New Iberia, Crowley, Thi-
| bodaux, and Lake Charles, and such
other places as may be designated by
said Court of Appeals; and the Court
of Appeals for the Second Circuit
shall hold sessions of Court at Shrese-
port, Monroe, Opelousas and Alexan-
dria. and such other places as may be
designated by said Courts of Appeals.
The terms of Court to be held at said
places from the first Monday of Oc-
tober 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 require. |
and shall keep their Court in session |
until the cases before them are heard |
and finally determined. The time and
place TO which appeals shall be made |
returnable from the Parishes in said
Circuit to be fixed by said Court, I'M
til otherwise regulated by law.
Section 5. Be it further resolved.
etc., That Article los of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Article los. The Clerk of the Dis
trict Courts of the Parish in which
the session 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 for the I
Parish of Orleans shall remain as now ;
liked by the Constitution, until other /,
wise provided by the General Assem- !
ply. The cost of appeal in any case 6
appealed to the Court of Appeals shall ! i
not exceed Six Dollars. The Police 7
'uries of the various Parishes of the l
state in which the Courts of Appeals T
ire held, shall provide suitable rooms G
or the holding of such Courts, so as G
lot to interfere with the sessions of c
he District or other Courts. a
Section 6. Be it further resolved, y
to-, That Article 131 of the Constitu- D
ion of the State of Louisiana be b
mended so as to read as follows: e
Article 131. There shall be Court d
+ Appeal known and designated as 7
he Court of Appeal for the Parish of ii
rleans. which shall be composed of O
aree Judges, who shall be learned in a
he law and who shall have practiced m
wv in this State for six years, and v,
hall have been residents of one of Is
he Parishes hereinafter named for at er
asst two years next preceding that Ell
ection, and they shall be elected for tie
term of twelve years. The said le
ourf, except as otherwise provided in eli
lis Constitution, shall have appel til
tie jurisdiction only, which jurisdic- al
on shall extend to all cases, civil or err
'obate, when the matter in dispute, so
the funds to be distributed, shall bu
coed One Hundred Dollars, exclu- ca
re of interest, and shall not exceed ba
We Thousand Dollars, exclusive of to
terest. No Judgment shall be rem co
red by the Court of Appeal for the pr
irish of Orleans without the con- al
rrence of two judges, except as en-
rein otherwise provided. When two te,
iges can not concur for any reason, pie
Court shall have authority to call raj
on any Judge or Judges of the Dis str
ct Court within its territory of uaI
'isdiction,, whose duty il shall be aid
EN- called upon to aid in the de- pa,
mination of the case; or it may re- raj
est judge or judges of the Courts raj
Appeals to aid in the determine exc
of the case. Said Courts shall al tai
have jurisdiction of all appeals mn;
m the City Courts of the CITY of sui
" Orleans, and all appeals from the ing
4 City Courts shall be tried de tax
%, and the Judges of the said mic
lrt of Appeal may provide by rule if ,
one or more of the Judges shall paw
such cases, which they shall be six
horized TO decide Immediately Con
r trial and without written opin- tina
). The first Court to be organized don
er this amendment shall be COM mr.
ed of the present Judges of the mer
TT of Appeals for the Parish of Or rail
IS, who shall continue in Office I'M Sta,