The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-27

| of Appeal for the Parish of Orleans, whic
shall be composed of three judges. who sha
be learned in the law and who shall hav
practced law in this State for six years, an
shall have been residents of one of the Pan
ishes hereinafter named for at least two year
next preceding that election, and they sha
he elected for a terra, e twelve years. TIL
said Court, except as otherwise provided il
| this Constitution, shall have appellate jurIs
diction only, which jurisdiction shall sxtert
To all cases, civil or probate, when the matte
in dispute, the funds to be distributed
| shall exceed One Hundred Dollars, exclusiv,
| of interest, and shall not exceed Five Thou
| sand Dollars, exclusive oe interest. No judg
mcnt shall be rendered by the Court of APP
| peal for the Parish of Orleans without the
| concurrence of two Judges except herein
| otherwise provided. When two judges can
| not concur for any reason, the court shall
| have authority to- call upon any judge OF
Judges of the District Court within it's terri
tory of Jurisdiction, whose duty it shall be
when called upon to aid in the determination
OF tine case: or it may request a judge or
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 appea 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 t.y such
SEES, which they shall he authorized TO decide
Immediately after trial and without written
opinions. The first Court to be organized
under this anne nd ment shall be composed of
the present Judges of the Court of Appeals
for the Parish of Orleans, who shall contin-
in office until the first day of December
of the year of the expiration of the terms for
which they were respectively elected, until
such time thereafter as their successors may
be elected and qualified: and upon the expi-
ration of the term of the present two Judges
of said Court. which term expires in 1904,
there shall be elected at the general State
election next preceding the expiration OF
- Of f,Ys ID
Court one thereof for term of eight years,
and the other thereof for term of twelve
years. And upon the expiration of the term
of Office of the other present judge thereof,
whose term expires in 1908, there shall be
elected at the general State election next pre-
ccding the expiration of his term one Judge
for the term of twelve years. All subsequent
elections for Judges for said Court shall be
for a term of twelve years and shall be held
at 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 and shall hold its sessions
from the second Monday in October until the
end of rhe month of June of each year.
Vacancies accustomed by death, resgna-
ton otherwise, shall be filled for the un-
expired terms by appointment of the Cover
ate.
The Judges of said Court shall each re-
ceieve a salary of -Four Thousand Dollars,
per annum, payable monthly on his own war
rant.
All appeals within its juri lotion from the
Parishes of Orleans. st. James, st. John the
Baptist. Jefferson, St. Charles, PIaquemines,
ST Bernard and shall be returnable said
Court, and the costs of filing the shall
be, now, fixed by the Constitution or the
law. until otherwise regulated by law.
Section 7. Be it further resolved, etc, |
That the foregoing amendments to the Arti |
Giles of the Constitution of this State, If l.
dopted, shall become operative on the Ist
day of January, 1908. and all cases pending |
and undetermined said date. in the SUI |
l,reme Court shall be finally determined by |
said Court and all cases pending and unde |
te rmred in the Courts of Appeal now |
constituted shall be transferred TO the Courts !
Of Appeal. organized under these amend |
nents, having jurisdiction under the foreSo-
ing amendments of the cause. and without |
costs to the parties
Section s. BE 1t further resolved, etc,
] hat said proposed amendments be submit !
ted to the electors for their approval
lection required by Article s2I of the Con-
,titutio ion of Louisiana, and the general cleo
ton laws of this State, at the Congressional
election to be held in this State in November,
1902.
ISigned.) J. y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
,Sig,.ca) ALBERT ESTOPI\AL,
lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved, July Sth \. -. 1909.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOAN I. MICHEL,
Secretary of state.