Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-10-03

That Article % Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana be 10 amended
as to read as follows
Article %. The courts Of appeal,
except Is otherwise provided In this
Constitution, shall have appellate ju-
risdiction only, which jurisdiction
shall extend to all cases, civil or pro-
bate. when the matter in dispute or
the fund to be distributed shall exceed
One Hundred Dollars, exclusive of
interest. and shall not exceed Five
Thousand Dollars, exclusive of inter-
est, and such appeal shall be upon the
Law and the facts.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, etc. ;,
That Article 90 Of the Constitution of
the State Of Louisiana be 90 amended
as to read as follows:
Article 90. The Courts of Appeal
shall consist each of Three Judges.
They shall be citizens of the United
States, learned in the law, and shall
have practieed law in this State for si1
years, and shall have been actual res
fidcnts Of the Circuit from which they
are appointed or elected for ct least
two years. next proceeding their ap-
pointment or election. They shall
each receive . salary OF Four Thou
sand Dollars per annum. payable
monthly on their own warrants.
Section 4. Be It further resolved,
etc., That Article 100 of the Constitu-
tion Of the State Of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive Of the Par
ishes composing the Court Of Appeal
for the Parish Of Orleans, elsewhere
provided for, the State shall be d.
vide8into two circuits, until other
wise provided by law, the Parishes OF
East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Ronge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wash
ington, st. Helena, East Feliciana,
West Felicisna, Point Coupee, Iber-
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assump-
tion. Lafourche, Ascension, Cal-
casieu, Cameron, VermiliOn, La
fayette, Iberia, st. Martin. St.
Tammany and Acadia, shall COM
pose the first Circuit, and to
be known as the "Court Of Appeals,
First Circuit, State Of louisiana" and
the Parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Web
ster, Bienvllle, Claiborne, Union,
Lincoln, jackson, Caldwell, Winn,
Natchitoches, Sabine, DeSoto, Red
River. Ouaohita, Richland, Franklin,
Catahoula, Conoordia, Tsnsss, Madi-
son, East Carroll, West Carroll, More
house, Avoyelles, st. Landry, Rap
ides, Grant and Vernon, shall compose
the Second Circuit, and to be known
as the "Court of Appeals. Second
Circuit, State of Louisiana" From
each Of said Circuits there shall be
appointed, and elected ss hereinafter
provided three judges. The First
Court of Appeals to be organised In
the circuits herein described, under
this amendment to the Constitution,
shall be as follows: The Judges of
the present Court Of Appeal Of the
Third and Fourth Circuits, as organ
ICED under the Constitution Of 1879,
and the Judge appointed under the
authority Of Act No. 7 of 1900, to fill
ths 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
aud consent of the Senate whose term
shall expire one on December lst,
1908, one on december 1st, 1906 aud
one on December 1st, 1904; and the
Governor shall state in the commission
of each Judge the term for which he is
appointed, and the judges of the pres
ent Court OF Appeals of the First and
Second Circuits, as organized under
the Constitution Of 1879, together
with an additional Judge to be ap-
pointed by the Governor Of Louisia-
M, by and with the advice and con.
sent of the Senate to serve until July
1st, 1904, and shall constitute the
Court OF Appeals, Second Circuit of
Louisiana, until the LIST day OF July,
1904, when three judges shall be ap-
pointed for said Circuit; whose COM
mission shall expire one on Decem-
ber 1st, 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
foe of each of the judges thusap-
pointed, his successor shall be elected
for a term Of eight years. The elec-