The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-10-16

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ton to be Held Tuesday,
18th, 1902.
| Approved: July 9th, A. D. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
JOHN r. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
House Bill No. 1923.
Act No. 1851
Joint resolution proposing amendments
to Articles IS, SO, SO, 100, los, and 131
| of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to the Judiciary
Department.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That Article s.
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article IS. The Supreme Cont, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided, shall have
appellate Jurisdiction only, which juris-
diction shall extend to all cases where
the matter in dispute, or the fund to be
distributed whatever may be the amount
therein claimed, shall exceed Five Thous-
suits of divorce and separation from bed
%o oil oir
therein; to suits involving alimony, for
nullity of marriage, or for Introduction;
to all matters OF adoption, emancipation,
legitimacy, and custody of children; to
suits involving homestead exemptions,
and to all cases in which the constitution
atty or legality of any local assessment,
tax, toll, or impsot whatever, or of any
fine, forfeiture, or penalty imposed by a
municipal corporation, shall be in con-
testation, whatever may be the amount
thereof, and to all cases wherein the con-
stitutionality orlegality OF any ordinance
of municipal corporation or law Of
!, this State is called in question, and in
such cases the appeal on the law and the
facts shall be directly from the court ir
which the case origininated to the 6u-
; preme Court; and in criminal cases or
; questions of law alone, whenever the
: punishment of death or Imprisonment
, at hard labor may be inflicted, or flint
exceeding Three Hundred Dollars, O.
! imprisonment exceeding six months, il
! actually imposed. Said court shall hav'
such original jurisdiction as may b.
!, necessary to enable it to determine
questions of facts affecting its own jur
isdiction in any case pending before it
or it may remand the case; and shall
. have exclusive original jurisdiction in al
+ matters touching professional miscon
duct of members of the bar, with powe
to disbar under such rules as may b
adopted by the Coutt.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc
That Article SO of the Constitution Q
the State of Louisiana be so amended a
to read as follows:
Article SO. The courts of appeal, ex
, cept as otherwise provided in this Con
" stitution, shall have appellate jurisdic
ton only, which jurisdiction shall exten
to all cases, civil or probate, when tn
i matter in dispute or fund to distribute
y shall exceed One Hundred Dollars, ea
10 elusive of interest, and shall not excee
y Five Thousand Dollars, exclusive Of in
terest, and such appeal shall be upon til
l. law and the facts.
a, Sections. Be it further resolved, etc
to That Article SO of the Constitution {
J. the State of Louisiana be so amended {
OF to read as follows:
I'd Article SO. The Court of Appea
al shall consist each of three Judges. The
al shall be citizens of the United State
st learned in the law, and shall have prat
~ ticed law in this State for six years, ar
at shall have been actual residents of Il
ie Circuit from which they appointed {
l. elected for at least two years next pr,
rs ceding their appointment or electio
~ They shall each receive salary OF Fo'
IN Thousand Dollars per annum, payab
G. monthly on their own warrants.
st Section 4. Be it further resolved, etc
ne That Article 100 of the Constitution
he the State of Louisiana be so amended
er to read as follows:
OF Article 100. Exclusive of the Pa
Gu ishes composing the Court OF Appeal
en- the Parish of Orleans, elsewhere DIT
lie vided for, the State shall be divided in
es two circuits, until otherwise provided
oil law, the Parishes of East Baton Roug
ed West Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tang
to pahoa, Washington, ST. Helena, Ea
pit Feliciana, West Feliciana, Point Coupe
:, Iberville, St. Mary, Terrebonne, A
IL, sumption, Lafourche, Ascension, Ca
to casieu, Cameron, Vermilion, Lafayett
ak iberia, St. Martin, st. Tammany al
ne Arcadia, shall compose the first Circu
ne and to be known as the "Court of A
ch peal, First Circuit, State of Louisiana
lte and the Parishes of Caddo, Bossier, We
mt ster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union, Ii
IT. coin, Jackson, Caldwell, Wfnn, Nate
no itoches, Sabine, DeSoto, Red Rive
as Ouachita, Richland, Franklin, Cat
" houla, Concordia, Tensas, Madison, Es
y, Carroll, West Carroll, Morehouse, Avo
d. Giles, st. Laundry, Rapides, Grant, a
or Vernon, shall compose the Second G.
on cult, and to be known as the "Court
Ter Appeals, Second Circuit, State of Lou
Sc, lana" From each of said Circuits the
be shall be appointed, and elected as herei
d. after approved, three judges. The FL
as Court of Appeal to be organized in t
lot circuits herein described, under Il
10, amendment to the Constitution, shall
" as follows: The judges of the prese
all Court of Appeals of the Third a
MS Fourth Circuits, as organized under t