The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-06

| of Appeal for the Parish IF Orleans, which
shall be composed of three Judges, who shall
| he learned in the law and who shall hav,
| practced law in this State for six years, and
| shall have been residents of one of the Par
| ishcs hereinafter named for "a, least two years
next preceding that election, and they shall
he elected for term IF twelve years. The
said Court, except otherwise provided in
his Constitution, shall have appellate juris.
diction only, which jurisdiction shall extend
| to all cases, civil or probate, WI hen the matter
| in dispute, the funds to be dstri buted,
! shall exceed One Hundred Dollars, exclusive
of interest, and shall not exceed Five Thou
sand Dollars, exclusive of interest. No judg-
| ment shall be rendered by the Court of APP
peal for the Parish of Orleans without the
concurrence of two judges, except herein
otherwise provided. When two Judges can
not concur for any reason, the court shall
have authority to- call upon any Judge or
Judges of the District Court within It's terri
tory of jurisdiction, whose duty it shall be
when called upon to aid in the deter mi nation
of tine case: or it may request Judge
judges of the Courts of Appeals to aid in the
determination Of the case. Said Courts shall
also have jurisdiction of all appeals from the
City Courts of the City of New Orleans, and
all appeals from the said City Courts shall
he tried tie novo, and the judges of the said
Court of Appeal may provide by rule that
one or mere of the judges shall t.y such
ses, which they shall he authorized to decide
Immediately after trial and without written
under this amendment shall be composed of
the present Judges of the Court of Appeals
for the Parish of Orleans, who shall contin-
uc in office until the first day of December
of the year of the expiration of the terms for
which they were respectively elected, until
such time thereafter as their successors may
be elected and qualified; and upon the expi-
ration of the term OF the present two Judges
of said Court, which term expires in 1904.
there shall be elected at the general State
election next preceding the expiration OF
their terms of off e, two judges for said
Court one thereof for a term of eight years,
and the other thereof for term of twelve
years And upon the expiration of the term
of office Of the other present Judge thereof,
whose term expires in 1908, there shall be
elected at the general State election next pre-
Ceding the expiration of his term. one Judge
for the tenn of twelve years. All subsequent
elections 1oi Judges for said Court shall be
for term of twelve years and shall be held
Il; the general State election ne.>. iIr .cedinG
the expiration Of the term of the Judges of
said Court. Said Court shall sit in the Par.
ish of ofle AMI shall hold its sessions
from the second Moniay in October until the
end of rhc month of June of each year
Vacancies OccasiOncd by death, resgna-
ton otherwise, shall he filled for the un-
expired terms by appointment of the Cover
nor, with the advice and consent of the Seu
ate.
The Judges of said Court shall each re
ceieve salary of -Four Thousand Dollars,
per annum, payable monthly on his own war
rant.
All appeals within its Jurisdiction from the
Parishes of Orleans, st. James, St. John the
Baptist, Jefferson, ST. Charles, Plaquemincs,
St. Bernard and shall be returnable said |
Court, and the costs of filing the shall |
be, now, fixed by the Constitution the
law. until otherwise regulated by law.
Section 7. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the foregoing amendments to the Art
cles of the Constitution of this State, if a
oiopted, shall become operative on the Ist
day of January, 1908. and all cases pending
and undetermined on said date. in the SUI
said Court and all cases pending and unde
termined in the Courts of Appeal now
shall be transferred 10 the Courts
of Appeal. organized under these amend |
ments, having jurisdiction under the fOrego-
ing amendments OF the cause, and without
costs to the parties.
Section s. Be 1t further resolved, etc,
1 hat said proposed amendments be submit
ted to the electors for their approval re
lection required by Article S2I of the Con-
stitution of Louisiana. and the general cleo
ton laws Of this State, at the Congressional
election to be held in this State in November,
1902.
(SiGncd.) j. y. SANDERS,
Speaker IF the House Of Representatives.
{Siguedl ALBERT ESTOPI\AL,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved, July Sth, y. ID. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
\ true copy:
JOIN I. MICHEL,
Secretary of state.