The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-25
That Article % OF tho Constitution OF
tho State of Louisiana b. % amended
as to read AZ follows:


tho State of Louisiana b. % amendsj
as to read AZ follows:
Article %. Tho courts Of appeal,
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, shall have appellate ju,
risdiction only. which jurisdiction
hshall extend to all case'. civil or pro-
bate, WHOM the matter in dispute OF
the fund to be distrib tod shall exceed
One Hundred Dollars, exclusive of
interest," and shall not exceed Five
Thousand Dollars, exclusive OF inter
est, and suoh appeal ahall DO upon the
law aad the facts.
Sec. 3. De it further resolved, etc
That Article 90 Of the Constitution uf
the State Of Louisiana be so amended
as to read as follows:
Article 90. Tho Courts of Appeal
phall consist each of Three Judges.
They shall DO citizens OF the United
States, learned in tho Law. and shall
have practiced law in this State for sin
years, and shall have bcen actual res.
idents of the Circui. from which they
are appointed or elected for ct leas:
two years. next preceding tn If ap-
pointmcnt 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 If the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Louisiana be 60
am ndcd as to read o. follows:
Article 100 Exclusive of the Par.
ishes composing the Court Of Appeal
for the Parish of Orleans, elsewhere
provided for, the State shalt be Iii
vidcd into two circuits, until other
wise provided by law, tho Parishes OF
East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, Livingston. rangi pahoa, Wash
ngton, St. Helena, East Foliciana,
Vest TeI;ciapa, Point Coupce, her
vile, st. Mary, Terre3onne, Assnmp-
tion, Lefourchc, Aaccnsion, Gail
casieu, Cameron, Vcrmilion. La
fayet,e, iberia, st. Martin, 81.
Tamlaauy and Ao.dia. shall oom-
pose the first Circuit, and 20
be known as the zoo 'rt Of Appeals,
First Circuit, State Of Louis ana" and
the Pari hes OF Cadlo, Dossier. Web
ster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union,
Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, Wlnn,
Na'chitochos, Sabine, DeSoto, Red
River. Ouach;ta, Rich'anl, Franklin,
Ca ahou!a. Ccncordia, Tsnsas, Eadi-
son, East Carroll, Vest Carroll. More
house, Avoy-lles, st. Lsaary, Rap
idea, Gtont and Vernon, shall 90 rposc
The So ond Circuit, and 10 be known
as the "Court Of Appe"l'. Second
C;rcnit, State OF Louisiana" From
each Of said Circuits there shall he
appointed, and elected as horaina tor
provided three judges. Tho First
Court of Appeals to be organised in
the circuits herein described. uudcr
this amendment to the Constitution,
.hall bs as follows: Tho judges OF
the present Cont Of Appeal Of the
Third and Fourth Circuits, a. organ
lied under the Constitution Of 1879,
and the Julg, appointed uLdor the
authority of Act No. 7 Of 1910, to al
tho vacancy in the Fifth Circuit, shall
cons. titute the Court Of Appeals, First
Circuit OF Louisiana, uutil the first
dry Of July, 1904, whom three judges
shall be appointed for said circuit; by
the Governor, by and with tho advice
aud consent OF the Senate whose tern,
shall expire one on December LIST,
1898, ono on december LIST, 1905 and
one on December lot. 1904; and the
Governor shall state in the commi sion
OF euch jadge the term for which he Is
appointed, and the judges OF tho pros
emit Court Of Appeals Of the First and
Second Circuits, a. organized under
tho Constitution of 1870, together
with M additional Judge to be ap-
pointed by tho Governor Of I.ouisis-
M, by aud with the advice aud con.
sent OF tho Senate to servc until July
lat, 1904, and shall constitute tho
Court OF Appeals, Second Circuit Of
I.ouisispn. until tho lat day OF July.
1894. when th5ce judges shall BIO up
pointed for said Circuit; whose COM
mission shall expire ono on Decem-
Der lat. 1903, one December LIST. 1906.
and one on Decembor LIST, 1904, and
tho Governor shall designata in tho
commission OF each tho tom for
which said Jndye is appointed, and
upon tho expiration OF the :s-.n OF Of