The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-11-01

Amits City, New Iberia, Crowley,
Thibodaux and Lake Charles and
snch other places as may be desis-
mated by said Court Of Appeals; and
.he Court Of Appeals ios the Second
C rcuit shall hold sessions Of Court at
Shreveport, Monroe. Ope,ousas and
Alexandria, and such o.hcr places as
may be designated by raid Courts of
Appeals. The terms of Court to be
hold at said places f1om the first Men
day Of October to the end of June OF
each year, and said court shall con-
vens .. the different return places
herein named a, the public business
may require, sud shall keep their
Court in session until the cases before
them sc heard aud finally deter
mined. Tie time and place to which
appeals shall be made feturnabls from
tho Parishes in said Circuit to be hxed
by caid Court, until otherwise rcgu-
lated by law.
Section 5. Ee it further resolved,
etc, That Article 105 OF the Cous
tuition of the State of Louisiana 70 so
amended cs to read rs foliowns:
Article l05. The Clerk of the Dis
trict Courts of the Parish in VIII Oh the
sessions of the Courts of Appeal
are held shall ss:vo as Clcrk
of the Court of Appeals, and
shall attend sessions of said Court
either In person or by deputy and the
Clerk Of the Court OF Appeals for the
Parish Of Orleans shall re-"in as now
fixed by til, Constitution, until other
wise provided Ivy the General Assem-
bly,. The cost of appeal in any case
appealed to the Court of Appeals
shall not exceed Six Dollars. The
Police iurios of the various Parishes
Of the State in which the Courts OF
Appeals are held. shall provide suit
able rooms for tho holding Of such
Courts. 80 as not to interfere with tho
sessions Of the District or other
Courta.
Section 6. Be it further resolved,
etc., That Article 131 of the tonsti-
tuition OF the State OF Louisiana be
amended so as to read as follows:
Article 13l. There shall be Court
OF Appeal known and Designated as
the Court Of Appea! for the Parish OF
Orleans, which shall I've composed Of
three judges, who shall be learned i'll
the law and who shall have ptacticed
Inv in this State for six years, end
shall havs been resident. of one Of
the Parishes hereinafter named for st
lco-t two years next preceding that
election, and they shall be elected for
a term Of twelve years. Tho said
Court, except as otherwise provided
in this Constitution, shall have ap-
prllate jurisdiction only, which juris-
d;ction shall extend to all cases, civil
or probate, when the matter in dis.
puts. or the funds 10 be distributed,
shall exceed One Hundred Dollars,
exclusive of interest, aud shall not ex-
coed Five Thousand Dollars, czclu-
sive OF interest. No judgment shall
be rendered by the Court Of Appeal
for the Parish of Orleans without the
concurrence af two judges, except as
rs hcrein otherwise provided. When
two judges cannot concur for any
reason, the Court shall have author
ity to COLL upon any Judge or Judges
II tho District Court within its terri
tory of jurisdiction. whose duty it
shall be when called upon to aid In
the determination OF tho case:
or it may reques. Judge or judges OF
The Courts of Appeals to aid in the de-
termination Of tho case. Said Courts
shall also have juris fiction OF all ap-
peals from tho City Courts Of the City
of New Orleans, and all Appeals from
the said City Courts shall be tried dc
novo and the judges of the said Court
of Appeal may provide by rule that
one or moro Of the judges shall try
such cases, which they shall be au-
thorized TO decide imm ediatcly after
trial and without written opinions.
The frst Court to be organized under
this amendment shall be composed Ut
tue present Judges of the Court OF
Appeals Tor the Parish of Orleans,
who shall continue in ef1ice until the
first day of December Of the Year OF
the expiration OF the terms FIR which
they were respectively elected, or un
I'll such time thereafter as their sue
cessors may be elected and qualified;