Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-05


the State of Louisiana be 80 amended
as to read as follows:
Article sS. The courts of appeal,
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, shall have appellate ju-
risdiction only, which jurisdiction
shall extend to all cases, civil or pro.
bate. when the matter in dispute or
the fund to be distributed shall exceed
One Hundred Dollars, exclusive of
interest, and shall not exceed Five
Thousand Dollars, exclusive of inter-
est. and such appeal shall be upon the
law and the facts.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved. etc.
That Article 80 OF the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana be so amended
as to read as follows:
Article 80. The Courts of Appeal
shall consist each of Three Judges,
They shall be citizens of the United
States, learned in the law, and shall
have practiced law in this State for si1
years, and shall have been actual res
idents Of the Circuit from which they
are appointed or elected for at least
two years, next preceding th-ir ap-
pointment 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 of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Louisiana be SO
amended as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive of the Par
iehes composing the Court of Appeal
for the Parish OF Orleans, elsewhere
provided for, the State shall be d.
vided into two circuits, until other
wise provided by law, the Parishes OF
East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Ronge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wash
ington, st. Helena, East Feliciana,
West Feliciana, Point Coupee, Iber-
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assump-
ton, Lafourche, Ascension, Gal.
casieu, Cameron, Vermilion, La
fayette, Iberia, st. Martin, st.
Tammany and Acadia, shall com
pose the first Circuit, and to
be known as the "Court Of Appeals,
First Circuit, State of louisiana" and
the Parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Web.
ster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union,
Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, Winn,
Natchitoches, Sabine, DeSoto, Red
River, Ouachita, Richland, Franklin,
Catahoula, Conoordis, Tensas, Madi.
son, East Carroll, West Carroll. More
house, Avoyelles, st. Landry, Rap
ides, Grant and Vernon, shall COMPOSE
the Second Circuit, and to be known
as the "Court of Appesls, Second
Circuit, State of Louisiana" From
each Of said Circuits there shall b.
appointed, and elected as hereinafter
provided three judges. The Firs
Court of Appeals to be organized il
the circuits herein described, unde
this amendment to the Constitution
shall be as follows: The Judges o
the present Court of Appeal Of tn,
Third and Fourth Circuits, as organ
lied under the Constitution of 1879
and the Judge appointed under tn,
authority Of Act No. Z Of 1900, to fl
the vacancy in the Fifth Circuit, shal
constitute the Court Of Appeals, Firs
Circuit of Louisiana, until the frs
day of July, 1904, when three Judge
shall be appointed for said circuit; b.
the Governor, by and with the advice
aud consent of the Senate whose tern
shall expire one on December lst
1908, one on December 1st, 1906 AM
one on December LIST, 1904; and tn
Governor shall state in the commission
of each Judge the term for which he i
appointed, and the judges OF the pres
ent Court of Appeals OF the First an
Second Circuits, as organized unde
the Constitution of 1879, togethe
with an additional Judge to be ap
pointed by the Governor OF Louisia
ma, by and with the advice and con
sent of the Senate to serve until Jul
1st, 1904, and shall constitute tn
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Q
Louisiana, until the 1st day OF July
1904, when three judges shall be ap
pointed for said Circuit; whose com
mission shall expire one on Decem
Der 1st, 1908, one December 1st, 1906
and one on December 1st, 1904, an
the Governor shall designate in th
commission OF each the term 10
which said Judge is appointed, an
upon the expiration OF the term OF o.
foe of each of the judges thus az
pointed, his successor shall be electe
for a term of eight years. The cleo
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