The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-13

| of Appeal for the Parish IF Orleans, whic!
| shall he composed of three judges, who shall
be learned in the law and who shall have
practced law in this State for six years, and
| shall have been residents of one of the Par
ishes hereinafter named for a, least two year,
| next preceding that election, and they shall
| be elected for a tcr,l twelve years. The
| said Court, except as otherwise provided in
| this Constitution, shall have appellate juris-
| diction only, which jurisdiction shall extend
| to all cases, civil or probate, when the matter
| in dispute, the funds to be distributed,
shall exceed One Hundred Dollars, exclusive
of interest, and shall not exceed Five Thou
sand Dollars, exclusive of interest. No judg-
ment shall be rendered by the Court of APP
| peal for the Parish of Orleans without the
concurrence of two Judges, except as herein
otherwise provided. When two Judges can
| not concur for any reason, the court shall
have authority to call upon any judge or
Judges of the District Court within lis terri
tory of jurisdiction, whose duty il shall be
when called upon to aid in the dcterm nation
of the case: or it may request judge
judges of the Courts of Appeals to aid in the
determination of the case. Said Courts shall
als, have jurisdiction of all appeals from the
City Courts of the City of New Orleans, and
all appca Is from the said City Courts shall
be tried de novo, and the Judges of the said
Court of Appeal may provide by rule that
one more of the judges shall tty such
SIS, which they shall he authorized to decide
Immediately after trial and without written
Opinions. The FIRST Court to be organized
under this anne nd meni shall be composed of
the present Judges of the Court of Appeals
for the Parish of Orleans, who shall contu-
ue in office until the first day of December
of the year of the expiration of the terms for
which they were respectively elected, or until
such time thereafter their SUCCESSORS may
bc elected and qualiied: and upon the cNpi-
ration of the term of the present two Judges
of said Court. which term expires in 1904,
there shall be elected at the general Stale
rlts t.,1I he ,,irati
their terms of Office, two ju lges for said
Court thereof fer term of eight years,
and the other thereof for term of twelve
year, Anil upon the expiration of the term
of office of the other present Judge thereof,
whose term expires in 1905, there shall be
elected at the general State election next pre-
Ceding the expiration of his term one Judge
for the tenn of twelv- years. All subsequent
elections for Judges for said Court shall be
for Il term of twelve years and shall be held
the general State election next preceding
the expiration Of the term of the Judges of
said Court. Said Court shall sit in the Par
ish of Orleans AMI shall hold its sessions
from The second Monday in October until the
end of rhe month of June of each year.
Vacancies occasioned by death, resigna
ton or otherwise, shall be filled for the un
expired terms by appointment of the Cover
nor, with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate.
The Judges Of said Court shall each re
cceve a salary OF Four Thousand Dollars.
per annum. payable monthly on his own
rant.
All appeals within its jurisdiction from the
Parishes of Orleans. St. James, st. Ohm the
Baptist. Jefferson, St. Charles. Plaglemines.
St. Bernard and shall be returnablc to said
Court, and the costs of filing the same shall
be, now, fixed by the Constitution The
law. until otherwise regulated by law.
Section J. BE it further resolved, etc.
That the foregoing amendments to the Arti,
Giles Of the Constitution of this State, if
dopted, shall become operative on the Ist