The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-30


Baton Rouge. Livingston, Tangpahoa,
Washington st. Helena, East Feiiciana,
West Feiiciana, Point Conpee, Iberyille,
st, Mary, Terrebonne, Assumption, La
fonrche. Ascension, Gale asisu, Cameron,
VerEnilion, I4afav cite, Iberia, st. Martin,
St. Tammany and Acadia, shall compose
the first Circuit, and to be known as tho
Court of Appeals. First Circuit, State Of
louisiana and the Parishes of Caado,
Bossier, Webster, Bienville. Claiborne,
Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, ,Winn,
Natchitoehes, Sabine. DeSoto, Red River,
Ia, Cohc0rdia, Tensas, Madison, Fast
Carroll, West Carroll, Morehouse, Avoy-
elles, st. Landry, Rapides, Grant and
Vernon, shall compose the Second Cir
cult, and to be known as the Court of
Appeals. Second Circuit, State of Louisi-
ana.o From each Of said Circuits there
shall be appointed, and elected as here
matter provided three judges. The First
Court OF Appeals to be organized in the
circuiss herein described, under this
aEendment to the Constitution, shall be
as follows: The Judges Of the present
Court of Appeal of the Third aud Fourth
Circuits, as organized under the ConSti-
under the authority OF Act No. of 1900,
to ill 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 aud with the advice and
consent of the Senate whose term shall
expire one on December lst, 1898, one on
December 1st, 1906 and one on December
lst, 1904; and the Governor shall state i'll
the commission of each Judge the term
for iehIch he is appointed, and the judges
of the present Court of Appeals of the
First and Second Circuits. as organized
andef the Constitution of 1879. together
with an additional Judge to be appointed
by the Governor of Louisiana; by and
with the advice and consent .of the SEN
ate to serve until July 1st. 1904. and shall
constitute the Court of Appeals. Second
Circuit of Louisiana, until the 1st day of
July, 1904, when three judges Shall be
appointed for said Circuit; whose COM
mission shall expire one on December lst
1908, one December 1st, 1906, and one on
December 1st, 1904, and the Governor
shall designate in the commission of each
the term for which said Judge is appoint-
ed. and upon the expiration of the term
of Office of each of the judges thus APP
pointed. his successor shall be elected for
a term of eight years Tho election here
in provided for shall take place at the
sahle time that representatives in Con-
gfess are elected, the first of said election
being in November, 1909 and tho judges
appointed under this act shall hold Office
until their successors are elected and
qualified. In case of death, resignation
OF removal from Office of any Judge, the
vacancy shah be filed by appointment
for the nneNpired term of said judge.
Unit! 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, Thibodaux. and Lake Charles,
and such other places as may be daslg,
mated by said Court of Appeals; and the
Court Of Appeals for the Second Circuit
port, Monroe, Opelousas and Alexandria.
and such other places rs may be designat-
ed by said Courts Of Appeals. The terms
of Court to be held at said places from the
first Monday of October to tie 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 shalt be made
returnable from the Parishes III said Cir
cult to be fixed by said Court, until
otherwise regulated by law.
Section5 Be it further resoIy we'd, ETC.,
That Article 105 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana be SO amended as
to read as follows:
Article 105. The Clerk of the District
Courts of the Parish in which the ses-
sions of the Courts of Appeal are held.
shall serve.a Clerk of the Court of APP
peals, and shall attend sessions Of said
Court either in person or By deputy and
the Clerk of the Court of Appeals for the
Parish of Parish of Orleans shall remain
as now fixed hy Che Constitution. until
otherwise provided by the General AS
sembly. The cost of appeal in any case
Appealed to the Court of Appeals shall
not exceed Six Dollars. The Police ,Iuries
of tho various Parishes of the State in
which the courts of Appeals are held,
shall provide suitable rooms for the
holding of such courts, so as not to inter
fere with the sessions of the District or
otherCourts. ~,
Section 6. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That Article 13l of the constitution of
the State of Louisiana be amended so as
to read as follows:
Article 1S1 There shall be court of
Appear known, and, designated as the
court of Appeal for the Parish of Orleans,
which shall be composed of three judges,
who shall be learned in the law aud who
shall have practlced law in this State for
six years, and shall have been resdcdls
of one of the Parishes hereinafter named
for atleast two years next preceding that
election, and they shall be elected for
term of twelve years. The SAID court.
except as otherwise provided in this CON
stitution, shall have appellate lurisdie-
tion only, which jurisdiction shall extend
to all cases, civil or probate, when the
matter in dispute, or the funds to be dis
tributed. shah exceed One Hundred Dol
lars exclusive Of interest. and shall not
exceed Five Thousand Dollars, exclusive
of interest. No Judgment shall be ZEN
dered by the Court Of Appeal for the Par
ish of Orleans without the concurrence of
provided. When two judges cannot con-
cur for any reason, the court shall have
authority to call upon any Judge or
Judges of the District court within its
territory Of jurisdiction, whose duty it
shHtln whon called upon 70 aid in the de-
tI.,.,Elll nation II the case: OF If NAV renneSt