The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-27
Proposed Amendments to the Con.
stitution, Etc.
Continued from first page.)

who shall be learned in the law and who
shall have practiced law in this State for
six years, and shall have been residents
of one of the Parishes hereinafter named
for a tleast w years next preceding that
election. and they shall be elected for a
term of twelve years. The said Court.
except as otherwise provided in this Con-
s~titution, shall have appellate lurIsdIc-
ton only, which jurisdiction shall extend
to oil cases, civil or probate, when the
matter in dIspute; or the funds to be dis
tributed. shall exceed One Hundred Dol
lars, exclusive of interest. and shall not
exceed Five Thousand Dollars. exclusive
dered by the Court of Appeal for the Par.
ish of Orleans without the concurrence of
two Judges, except as herein otherwise
provided. When two judges cannot con-
cur for any reason. the court shall have
authority to call upon any Judge or
Judges of the District Court within IT.
territory of jurisdiction, whose duty 1t
shall be when called upon t o aid in the de-
termination of the 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 also have jurisdiction OF
all appeals from the city courts OF the
CITY of New Orleans, and all appeals from
the said CITY courts shall be tried de novO,
and the Judges of the said court oil Appeal
NAV provide by rule that one or more OF
the Judges shall try such cases. which
they shall be authorized TO decide lmme-
diately after trial and without written
opinions. The first court to be organized
under this amendment shall he composed
of the present Judgesof the Court OF Ap-
meals for tn. Parish of Orleans. who shall
conticuei in Office until the first day OF DE
cember of the year of the expiration or the
terms for which they We're respectively
elected, or until such time thereafter a.
Ii. ,.n 40 " liza aiApfR1 and nn9II-
fed: and upon the expieation 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 nexl
preceding the expiration OF their terms OF
office, two ju ges for said Conrf.ole tnere'
If for a term Of eight years. and the other
thereof Cor II term of twelve years: And
mon tlle expiration Of the term Of office OF
tie other present Judge thereof, whose
term expires in 1908. there shall be e!ectes
at the general State election NEXT proceed
ing the expiration of his term. n Judg'
for the term OF twelve years. Al smose
ouent elections for Judges for SAID Cour!
shall he for a term of twelve years ant
shall be held at the general State election
next preceding the expiration of tine tern
of the Judges of said court. SAID Cour
shall sit in the Parish Of Orleans and shall
hold it's sessions from the second Monda!
in October until the emu OF the mohth U
vacancies -:ccasioned bydeath. resigna
tion or otherwise. shall lie filled for the M
expired terms by appointments OF the Coy
e nor. with the advice and consent OF TN
Senate. b
The Judges of SAID court shall each re
ceiye a salary Of Four Thousand i!ottarf
ner annnm, payable monthly on his owl
warrant.
All appeals within it's jurisniction from
the Parishes Of Orleans, st. James, st
John the Baptist, Jefferson, st. charles
pIaauemines, st. Bernard and shall be re
nrnable TO said court, and the costs OF 81
ing the same shall be. as now. liked oy TN