The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-09-13

That Article ~ OF the Constitutes " the
STATE Of louisiana be ~ anenosd ~ 70
Article ": The Courts AZ Appeal shall
consist each Of 1nree JUDGES. Insy shaii
pe eirisens OF the United elares learned In
the law. ana snail have pracxiced law IN
been actual RESIDENTS Of the Circuit from
winch they are appointed Or elected for ~
ieast two years. next preceding their APP
cstve q salary OF hour thousand Doilars
per aanun. payable monthly on their own
section 4. Be Il further resolved. etc.
That Article 100 Of the CcnstisusicS II tSs
State o. Louisiana be 20 amended - to
read ~ follows:
Article lOO. Exclusive Of the Particles
PARISH o. Orleans, elsewhere provided tor,
the state shall b DIVIDED into Two circuits,
until otherwlse provlusd " law. The fai-
tsnes Of East baton x0use, West baton
k0uge. Livingston. Tangipahoa. Washing.
TON, * Heisaa, kasr tsucaana, west kesi
Slana. Point Ceupes. iberyille. 81. Aary.
esnslon. Caicasssu. Cameron. yermln0n. La
fayeete. lbexla, 81 Aartin, * TAnaaany
ANA Acadia, shall compose the nrst Car
XDpsa,s. Fist 6 Circuit stss. q o. LoSSuna :.
ana the Parishes OF Caooo, Bosslsr, Web
ctsr. bssnvllie. tlaibolne. Union. Lincoln,
sssns D.soso ssa Rsss1 ousesiss Sies
land, frankiiu, catahouias C0ncordlQ, Ten
sas. Madison, East Carroll, West Carroll,
i norseouss, Avoys,ies e Lanary. .apldss.
ono Circuit, and 10 BE- knoNn - the Court
o. Appeals. second Circuit. State " Lou,-
siana." trUm each OF said Circulte there
after PROVIDED three judges. The frst
Court OF Appeals to b Organ1xeu In the
circuits herc.n described. unoeF TINS amsno-
lows: 1he Judges Of the present Court OF
Appeal of the Third and Fourth Circuits, as
organised under the Constitution OF lssv.
IL q ne Act 60 81 iSo S.1 g sns Ss
cAney In the Fifth Circuit. shall constitute
the Court OF Appeals. klrst Circuit OF
wnen tnrse Judges snan = appointed .cs
SAID circuit. ~ the Governor. " and with
the advice ana consent OF the Seiate. whose
s sae .. s1pFs Ses a is
shalt state In the commlssion Of eacn 1uoge
the term for which ne y appointed, aud tie
tue Flint and md second csrcsits. a. S.ssn,ssa
under the Constitution o1 lbsv. tLg<tner
with an additional Judge to be appolhted ~
advice and consent Of the Aenxts, to serve
me Court OF Appeals. second Circuit q
xSsn .nr:s jods &c sns 10 ~ = q to-
SAID Circuit WMoBe cU0AUiooioA snail ex.
pire one On becsmDer lsf. lyvs one Decem.
1894 .cla sSs Governor y snail ces .snate IL
the commission OF each the term for whicts
said Judge u appointed ana upon the ex
parhtion VI the term u ONCE Of eeeh OF tis
" elected for = term OF eight years. The
election herein provided fvr sn&li take
place at the same time that representatives
election Ueang In November. 1tv4. aud tins
1uoyes appointed unoer this act SHAH held
ONCE until their succesS0Is are elected anu
H. - f1.rm mr.
removsi from once Of any judge. tns va
cAncy shall be niied b. appu4htmenr log
the unexpsred term VI sAio Juoge untu
BIZ. the Court OF Appears OF the First CIR
cult shall hold SESSIONS OF Court at baton
kouge, Amtte CITY. kew Iberia. crowley,
TniDodsux. and Lake Charles. ana euca ,
Court ct Appeals; and the cUurt e Ap
peais for the second circuit onafi hold sea-
SONS Of Court at Shreveport, Monroe,
Opeiousas ana Alexandria. and such otnsr
places as may Be desisn9ted ~ said Court
Of Appeals. The terms Of Court 10 be he'd
Nc sad places IRON {he nrst Monday o.
said court anal convene At the difsrent re-
turn PAGES herein named a. me public
business may require. ana shall keep tncsf
are heard ana finally delermined. The
time and place to which appeeie shall be
made retufnable from the furiencs IN said
Circuit . oe nxed y SAD Court ontu
section .. he U further resolved. etc.
That Article 1O5 OF the C0nstitutisn OF the
state OF Louisiana be ~ anlenoed a. %
Article ivS. The CLERK Of the Distrief
Courts u the Parish Ia which the sssslons
OF the couktu Of appeal are held. Dhast
sSs sstena SESSIONS q al. cvSrt s,Sse
IL person or " deputy and the Clerk Of
the Court OF Appeals Tor the Parish o.
4.,es1. shall sss's ss 40. axss y TIE
the General Assembly. Tne Gust Of appeal
In any case appealed to the Court Of Ap-
peais shall mol exceed Biz Doilara The
f0iire jurIcs OF the various Partohea Of
the State In which the Courts OF Appeals
are held. shalt provide suitable roonss for
the holding Of such Courts. - a. ret e
Interfere with the sessions o. the Dlesfcf
section 8. lie Il further resolved, etc,
Thar Article ISL Of the Constitution Of the
state Of Loulsiana be amenoeo ~ - T.
Article ISL. There shall be Z Court OF
Appeal known ana desiynnted - tue Court
OF Appeal for the farssn u urieans which
Be learned ~ the law ana waO shall have
practiced law IN this btate f0r sax yeats.
and shall have been residents Of one ~ the
i'ar1GDeo hereinafter named Tor At lenot two
years next prccedsng tnag election, aud they
yha3t Be elected tor term Of twelve yeArx
Inc said Court. except ~ otherwise pro
peffate jurisdiction oufy. Whien jurisdiction
shalt extend to an cascs, civil Of probate,
when the matter IN dispute. Or the funcs
to BE- oiAfributed. shall exceed One Hun
not exceed Five Theusand DUilare, excsu-
sIve. Of interest. no judgment shall te
isr.sh Of Orleans without tie eoacSrrssce
O. txc judges except e herel. osherwise
cur for any leason, tie Court shat! have
OF the district Court within 5ts eerFitefy
u jurisdiction. whose duty u shall y. whee
Hedges Of the Courts Of Appeals e 90 IL
the determination Of the cass. said Courts
shall also have Jurisdiction q al appeals
: from ron. the Guy Courts e re CITY Of Nsx <
City Courts shall bs sried e seses and fhs
Judges Of the said Court Of Appeal nay
provide BY rule that oDs Or moro. Of TIE
Judge: shall try such cssea vhien tnsy
after trial and withoGt written opinions.
The erst Court e - Organized snoef this
amendment shall be Conveyed o. the
present Judges Ct the Court Of Appeoie ftr
!se Parish q Orleans. yho shaIl eostin.s
the year Of the expiration Of IL terms for
which they were respectively elected, Or
until such time thereafter % their eoccet
soss may be elected and xysiined and opoa
two Judges OF said Court. which tern ex-
pires IN 1904. there ehali be elected ~ the \
general state election next preceding the
expiration Of their terms Of Once two
fern Of EIGHT yesrs and the other thereof
Tor . term Of Twelve yeeru. And upoe the
expiration Of the tern Of once Of the other
present Judge thereof. whoee term expires
e lcos there :ns 3: sssfse a. 4 t.s 5sssEs
al hfe term ore Jude for the tern Of