The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-18

the Governor shall state in the com
mission Of each judge the term TO
which he is appointed, and the judges
of the present Court of Appeals of tn
First and Second Circuits, as organ
lied under the Constitution of 1879
together with an additional Judge u
be appointed by the Governor O
Louisiana, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, to serve unti
July LIST, 1904, and shall constitut.
the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
OF Louisiana, until the 1st day OF
July, 1904, when three judges shall h
appointed for said Circuit; WHOSE
commission shall expire one on De
cember list, 1908, one December LIST
1906, and one on December LIST, 1904
and the Governor shall designate in
the commission of each the term foI
which said Judge is appointed, and
upon the expiration of the term of of
fee of each of the judges thus ap.
pointed, his successor shall be elect.
ed for term of eight years. The cleo.
tion herein provided for shall take
place at the same time that repre-
sentatives in Congress are elected, the
first of said election being in Novem-
Der, 1904, and the judges appointed
under this act shall hold Office until
their successors are elected and quail
fled. In case of death, resignation,
or removal from Office of any Judge,
the vacancy shall be filled by appoint
ment for the unexpired term of said
Judge. Until otherwise provided by
the General Assembly, the Court of
Appeals of the First Circuit shall hold
sessions of Court at Baton Rouge,
Amite City, New iberia, Crowley, Thi-
bodaux, and Lake Charles, and such
other places as may be designated by
said Court of Appeals; and the Court
of Appeals for the Second Circuit
shall hold sessions of Court at Shreve-
port, Monroe, Opelousas and Alexan-
dria, and such other places as may be
designated by said Courts of Appeals.
The terms of Court to be held at said
places from the first Monday of De-
tober to the end of June of each year,
and said court shall convene at the
different return places herein named
as the public business may require,
and shall keep their Court in session
until the cases before them are heard
and finally determined. The time and
place to which appeals shall be made
returnable from the Parishes in said
Circuit to be fixed by said Court, UNI
til otherwise regulated by law.
Section S. Be it further resolved,
etc., That Article los of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be so
as to read as follows:
Article 105. The Clerk of the Dis
trict Courts of the Parish in which
the session of the Courts of Appeal
are held, shall serve as clerk
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 tic
Parish of Orleans shall remain as now
liked by the Constitution, until other
wise provided by the General Assem-
bly,. The cost of appeal in any case
appealed to the Court of Appeals shall |
lot exceed Six Dollars. The Police |
Iuries of the various Parishes of the |
State in which the Courts of Appeals |
ire held, shall provide suitable rooms
or the holding of such Courts, so as
rot to interfere with the sessions of |
he District or other Courts.
Section s. Be it further resolved,
tc., That Article 131 of the Constitu-
ion of the State of Louisiana be
mended so as to read as follows:
Article 131. There shall be Court
+ Appeal known and designated as
he Court of Appeal for the Parish of
'rleans. which shall fbe composed of
hree judges, who shall be learned in
he law and who shall have practiced
aw in this State for six years, and
hall have been residents of one of
he Parishes hereinafter named for at
sast two years next preceding that
lection, and they shall be elected for
term of twelve years. The said
curt, except as otherwise provided in
mis- Constitution, shall have appel
tie jurisdiction only, which jurisdic-
on shall extend to all cases, I'll or
rebate, when the matter in dispute,
r The funds to be distributed, shall
xceed One Hundred Dollars, exclu-
We of interest, and shall not exceed
i've Thousand Dollars, exclusive Of ,
Iterest. No Judgment shall be rem
cred by the Court of Appeal for the
arish of Orleans without the con-
irrence of two judges. except as
srein otherwise provided. When two |
dges can not concur for any reason, !
le Court shall have authority to call j
BON any Judge OF Judges Of the Dis
let Court within it's territory of !,
risdiction, whose duty it shall be .
hen called upon to aid in the de- T
of the case; or it may re- /
lest judge or judges Of the Courts !
Appeals to aid in the determine e
IN of the case. Said Courts shall al I
have jurisdiction of all appeals a
ON the City Courts of the City of s
w Orleans, and all appeals from the il
id City Courts shall be tried de {
vo, and the Judges of the said n
urt of Appeal may provide by rule /,
at one or more of the Judges shall D
= such cases, which they shall be s
thorized to decide immediately c
ter trial and without written opin- Il
IS. The first Court to be organized d
der this amendment shall be COM o
sed of the present Judges of the n