The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-10-04

of Appeal for the Parish of Orleans, whic
shall he composed of three judges, who sha
be learned in the law and who shall hav
practiced law in this State for six years, an
shall have been residents of one of the Par
shes hereinafter named for al least two year
next proceeding that election, and they shall
be elected for a trr', If twelve years. Tn
said Court, except as otherwise provided il
this Constitution, shall have appellate jurs
dction only, which jurisdiction shall extept
to all cases, civil or probate, when the matte
| in dispute, the funds to be distributed
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 its terri
tory of jurisdictions, whose duty it shall be
| when called upon aid in the determination
| of the case: or il may request Judge or
judges of the Courts of Appeals to aid in the
determination of the case. Said Courts shall
ais, 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 de novo, and the judges of the said
Court of Appeal may provide by rule that
one or more of the Judges shall t.y such ca
SEES, which they shall he authorized to decide
mm ediatcly after trial and without written
opinions. The first Court to be organized
under this amendment shall he composed of
the present Judges of the Court of Appeals
for the Parish of Orleans, who shall contn-
nc in office until the first day of December
of the year of the expiration of the terms for
which they were respectively elected, or until
such time thereafter as their successors may
be elected and qualifed; and upon the expi-
ration of the term of the present two Judges
of said Court, whlchterm expires in 1904,
there shall be elected at the general State
election next preceding the expiration OF
their of office. Judges for said
Court. one thereof for a term of eight years,
and the other thereof for a 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 term of twelve years. All subsequent
elections for Judges for said Court shall be
for a term of twelve years and shall be held
at the general State election next preceding
the expiration Of the term of the Judges of
said Court. Said Court shall sit in the Par
sh of Orleans and shall hold its sessions
from the second Monday in October until the
end of rhe month of June of each year.
Vacancies occasioned by death, resigna-
ton otherwise, shall be filled for the UNI
expired terms by appointment OF the Cover
nor, with the advice and consent Of the Sen
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, Plaquemines, |
St. Bernard and shall be returnable to said !
Court, and the costs of filing the same shall
be, as 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 Arti |
Giles of the Constitution of this State, if a
dopted, shall become operative on the Ist |
C..y of January, 1908. and all cases pending
and undetermined on said date. in the SUI
loreme Court shall he finally determined by
said Court and all cases pending and unde
in the Courts of Appeal now
constituted 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.,
l hat said proposed amendments be, submit
ted the electors for their approval
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.
(Signed.) J. y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
,Signed.) ALBERT ESTOPINAL,
Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved, July Sth, y. ID. 1909.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true copy:
Secretary Of State.