New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-09-06

Five Thousand DOllafS, eAcluSlV'
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 o
Louisiana be 50 amended as t
read as sollOWS:
Article 90. The Court Of APP
peals 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 ion
six years, and shall have been
actual residents Of the Circuit
from which they are appointed OF
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 /. Be it further re
solved, etc, That Article 100 OF
the Constitution of the State Lou
isiana 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, Iberville,
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, Desoto, Red River.
Ouachita, Richland, Franklin.
Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas.
Madison, East Carroll, West Car
roll, Morehouse, Avoyelles, st.
Landry, Rapides, Grant and Yer.
non, shall compose the Second
Circuit, and to be known as the
Court of Appeals, Second Cir
cult, State of Louisiana. !" 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 the Thiro
and Fourth Circuits, as organ
lied under the Constitution OF
1879, 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, First Circuit 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 LIST, 1908
one on December LIST, 1906, and
one on December 1st, 1904; ano
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 an6
lSecond 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 LIST, 1904, an(
| shall constitute the Court of APP
Ipeals. Second Circuit of Louisi
| ana, until the 1st day of July
1904, when three judges shall b.
appointed for said circuit, who's
commission shall expire one OF
December 1st, 1908, one Decem
Der 1st, 1906, and one on Decem
Der 1st, 1904, and the Governo
shall designate in the commission
of each the term for which sail
Judge is appointed, and upon tn
expiration of the term of office o
each ofthe judges Unsupported
, his successor shall be elected 70
, 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 filled by az
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, Crowle,
Thibodeaux, and Lake Charlie:
: and such other places as may b
r designated by said Court of Al
!, peals; and the Court of Appeal
for the Second Circuit shall hol
: sessions of Court at Shreveport
f Monroe, Opelousas and Alexal
dria, and such other places
0 may be designated by said Coul
of Appeals. The terms of Coul
: to be held at said places from til
: first Monday of October to til