The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04


of the present Court of Appeals of tn
First and Second Circuits, as organ
lied under the Constitution of 1877!
together with an additional Judge t
be appointed by the Governor o
Louisiana, by and with the advice an
consent of the Senate, to serve unit
July LIST, 1904, and shall constitut
the Court of Appeals, Second Circui
OF Louisiana, until the LIST day o
July, 1904, when three judges shall b
appointed for said Circuit; who's
commission shall expire one on De
cember list, 1908, one December list
1906, and one on December 1st, 1904
and the Governor shall designate il
the commission OF each the term TO
which said Judge is appointed, ant
upon the expiration Of the term of of
fee of each of the Judges thus ap
pointed, his successor shall be elect
ed for term of eight years. The cleo
ton herein provided for shall taxi
place at the same time that repre-
sentatives in Congress are elected, tn,
first of said election being in Novem
Der, 1904, and the judges appointet
under this act shall hold office unit
their successors are elected and quail
flied. In case OF death, resignation
or removal from Office of any judge
the vacancy shall be filled by appoint.
ment for the unexpired term of said
judge. Until otherwise provided by
the General Assembly, the Court OF
Appeals of the First Circuit shall hold
sessions of Court at Baton Rouge
Amite City, New Iberia, Crowley, Thi-
bodaux, and Lake Charles, and such
other places as may be designated by
said Court of Appeals; and the Court
of Appeals for the Second Circuit
shall hold sessions of Court at Shreve-
port, Monroe, Opelousas and Alexan-
dria, and such other places as may be
designated by said Courts of Appeals.
The terms of Court to be held at said
places from the first Monday of Oc-
tober to the end of June Of each year,
and said court shall convene at the
different return places herein named
as the public business may require,
and shall keep their Court in session
until the cases before them are heard
and finally determined. The time and
place to which appeals shall be made
from the Parishes in said
Circuit to be fixed by said Court, UNI
til otherwise regulated by law.
Section S. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That Article 105 of the Constitu-
lion of the State of Louisiana be SO
as to read as follows:
Article los. The Clerk OF the Dis
riot Courts of the Parish in which
he session of the Courts of Appeal
ire held, shall serve as clerk
# the Court of Appeals, and
hall attend sessions of said Court
ither in person or by deputy, and the
Jerk of the Court of Appeals for the
Parish of Orleans shall remain as now
lxed by the Constitution, until other
wise provided by the General Assem-
'ly. The cost of appeal in any case
ppealed to the Court of Appeals shall
lot exceed Six Dollars. The Police
uries of the various Parishes of the
tate in which the Courts of Appeals
re held, shall provide suitable rooms
or the holding of such Courts, so as
ot to interfere with the sessions of
he District or other Courts.
Section 6. Be. it further resolved,
to-, That Article 131 of the Constitu-
ion of the State of Louisiana be
mended so as to read as follows:
Article 131. There shall be q Court |
T Appeal known and designated as
he Court of Appeal for the Parish of |
rleans. which shall be composed of |
lree judges, who shall be learned in |
he law and who shall have practiced
wv in this State for six years, and
hall have been residents of one of |
he Parishes hereinafter named for at
asst two years next preceding that
ection, and they shall be elected for
term of twelve years. The said
Durt, except as otherwise provided in
lis Constitution, shall have appel
tie jurisdiction only, which jurisdic-
on shall extend to all cases, civil or
rebate, when the matter in dispute,
: The funds to be distributed, shall
'ceed One Hundred Dollars, exclu-
We of interest, and shall not exceed
i've Thousand Dollars, exclusive of
terest. No Judgment shall be rem
red by the Court of Appeal for the
arish of Orleans without the con-
lrrence of two judges. except as
rein otherwise provided. When two
dyes can not concur for any reason,
e Court shall have authority to call
'on any Judge or Judges of the Dis
let Court within its territory of
risdiction, whose duty it shall be
hen called upon to aid in the de-
rmination of the case; or it may re-
est judge or judges of the Courts
Appeals to aid in the determine
m of the case. Said Courts shall. al
have jurisdiction of all appeals
pm the City Courts of the City of / .
w Orleans, and all appeals from the !
i'd City Courts shall be tried de
so, and the Judges of the said !
urt of Appeal may provide by rule !
at one or more of the Judges shall
such cases, which they shall be |
thorized to decide Immediately {
Ter trial and without written opin- I
IS. The first Court to be organized d
der this amendment shall be COM q
sed OF the present Judges of the !
urt OF Appeals for the Parish of Or J
ms, who shall continue in Office I'M S
the first day of December of the 1
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