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of interest, and shall not exceed
Five Thousand Dollars, exclusive
of interest. and such appeal shall
be upon the law and the facts.
Section 3. Be it further re
solved. etc, That Article 99of the
Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana be SO amended as to
read as sollows:
Article %. The Court of APP
pcals shall consist each of three
Judges. They shall be citizens
citizens of the United States,
learned in the law, and shall have
practiced law in this State for
six years, and shall have been
actual residents of the Circuit
from which they are appointed or
elected for at least two years
next preceding theirappointment
or election. They shall each re
ceive a salary of Four Thousand
Dollars per annum. payable
monthly on their own warrants.
Section 1. BE it further re
solved, etc, That Article 100 OF
the Constitution of the State Lou
jsiana be so amended as to read
as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive of the
Parishes composing the Court of
Appeal for the Parish of Orleans,
elsewhere provided for, the State
shall be divided into two circuits,
until otherwise provided by law,
the Parishes of East Baton
Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Liv-
ingston, Tagipahoa, Washington.
st. Helena. East Feliciana, West
Feliciana. Point Coupee. lberville,
ST. Mary, Terrebonne, Assump-
ton. Lafourche, Ascension, Cal
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, Bos-
sier, Webster, Bienville, Clai-
borne, Union, Lincoln, Jackson,
Caldwell, VIM Natchitoches,
Sabine, Desotci Red River,
Ouachita. Richeand, Franklin,
Catahoula, Contordia, Tensas.
Madison, East Carroll, West Car
roll, Morehousr, Avoyelles, st.
Landry, Rapidet, Grant and Yer.
non. shall compose the Second
Circuit, and to be known as the
Court of Appeals, Second Cir
cult, State of Louisiana. y From
each of said Circuits there shall
be appointed, and elected as here
matter provided, three judges.
The First Court of Appeals to be
organized in the circuits herein
described, under thisamendment
to the Constitution shall be as
follows: The judges Of the pres
ent Court of Appeals of theThird
and Folrth Circuits, as organ
lied under the Constitution OF
1870, and the Judge appointed
under the authority Of Act No.
Of 1900, to fill the vacancy in the
Fifth Circuit, shall constitute the
Court of Appeals, FirstCircuit OF
Louisiana, until the first day OF
July. 1904, when three judges
shall be appointed for said cir.
cult, by the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent OF
the Senate, whose term shall ex
pire one on December 1st, 1908
one on December 1st, 1906, and
one on December 1st, 1904; and
the Governor shall state in the
commission of each Judge the
term for which he is appointed
and the judges of the present
Court of Appeals of the First anc
| Second Circuits, as organized
under the Constitution of 1879
together with an additional judge
to be appointed by the Governor
of Louisiana, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate
to serve until July 1st, 1904, an6
shall constitute the Court of APP
peals, Second Circuit of Louisi
ana. until the 1st day of July
1904. when three judges shall b'
appointed for said circuit, whose
commission shall expire one OF
december 1st, 1908, one Decem
| Der 1st. 1906, and one on Decem
Der 1st, 1904, and the Governor
shall designate in thecommissiol
of each the term for which sait
Judge is appointed, and upon tn
expiration of the term OF office o
each ofthe judges Unsupported
his successor shall be elected TO
a term of eight years. The cleo
ton herein provided for shal
take place at the same time tina
representatives in Congress ar
elected. the first of said election
being in November, 1904, and tn
Judges appointed under this &C
shall hold Office until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified
|. In case of death, resignation o
. removal from office of any Judge
the vacancy shall be filed by al
pointment for the unexpire
! term of said Judge. Until other
wise provided by the Genera
, Assembly, the Court of Appeal
of the First Circuit shall hol
, sessions of Courtat Baton Rouge
/ Amite City, New Iberia, Crowley
Thibodeaux, and Lake Charles
; and such other places as may b
+ designated by said Court of Al
peals: and the Court Of Appeal
for the Second Circuit shall hol
sessions of Court at Shreveport
Monroe, Opelousas and Alexar
{ dria, and such other places
} may be designated by said Coul
of Appeals. The terms of Coul
Il I,