St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-30

be upon the law and the facts.
~, section 8. he it further resolved. etc.
ahat Article 80 of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana he So amended as To
| read as follows:
Article ": The Courts of Appeal shall
Go consist SIS each OF Three Judges. 1ney shall
tne law, and shall have practced law in
! this State for six years, and shall have
Deen actual residents OF the Circuit from
which they are appointed or elected for at
polntment or election. They snail each re-
ceive salary of Four Thousand Dollars
per annum, payable monthly on their own
m, Section 4. BE it further resolved, etc,
mat mat Article 100 Of the Constitution of the
s n.ate OF louisiana be SO amended as to
ooa Article 100. Exclusive of the Parishes
Iarlsh OF Orleans, elsewhere provided for,
the State shall be divided into two circuits,
until otherwise provided by law. The Par
ishes OF East Baton Rouge, West Baton
thouge, Livingston, Tanglpahoa, Washing
CANA Slana, Point Coupee, lberyille, st. Mary,
Ierrebonne, Assumption, Lafourche, AS.
ccension, Calcasieu, Cameron, Nermilon, La
a anG A.o Iberia s, st. Martin st. Iamman,
cut, and to be known as the Court of
Appeals, First Circuit, State OF Louisiana =
ana the Parishes Of Caddo, Bossier,. Web
Sabine, DeSoto, Red River. Ouachita, Rich
land franklin, Catahoula. Concordia, Ten
Morehouse, Avoyeles, st. Landry, Kapides,
Grant and Vernon, shall compose the Sec
ond Circuit, and to be known as the Court
OF Appeals, Second Circuit, State of l.oui-
siana. From each OF said Circuits there
shall be appointed, and elected as herein
after provided three judges. The. first
circuits herein described, under this amend
ment to the Constitution, shall be as fol
lows: The Judges of the present Court of
organized under the Constitution OF 1919,
and the Judge appointed under the author
ity Of Act No: of 1900, to till the va
the Court of Appeals, First Circuit Of
Louisiana, until the first day OF July. 1904
when three judges shall be appointed for
said circuit. by the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate. whose
term shall expire one on December LIST,
1905, Jne on December LIST, 1906, and one
on december LIST, 1904; and the Governor
shall state in the commission or each Judge
the term for which he is appointed, and the
the First and Second Circuits, as ORGANIZED
under the Constitution OF 1919, tostl..ti.
with an additional judge to be appointed l.!
the Governor Of Louisiana, by ana VICE the
advice and consent OF the Senate. 10 serve
until July LIST, 1904, and snan constitute
the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit OF
Louisiana, until the LIST day Of July, 1904.
when three judges shall be appointed Tor
pire one on December LIST, 1905. one Decem-
Der LIST, 1906, and one on December ISL,
1904 and the Governor shall designate III
the commission Of each the term for which
said Judge Is appointed ana upon the eX'
piration of the term OF office or each OF inc
Judges thus appointed, his successor sa iaI
be elected for term OF eight years Inc
election herein provided Tor shall take
place at the same time that representatives
In Congress are elected, the nrst or sald
election being in November, 1?o4, ana tn ne
ni,,to e.
office until their successors are elected ana
qualified. In case of DEATH resignation, or
removal from office Of any judge, the va
cancy shall be filled by appoint ment 70, 1Gr
the unexpired term of said Judge. Cntil
otherwise provided by the General Assem-
bly,, the Court of Appeals OF the tlrs, tlr,
Rouge, Amite City, New Iberia, Crowley,
Thibodaux, and Lake Charles, and sucn
other places as may be designated by said
Court of Appeals and the Court OF ap-
peals for the Second Circuit shall mold ses-
sons of Court at Shreveport, Monroe,
Opelousas and Alexandria, and sucl otner
of Appeals. The terms of Court to be heIq
at said places from the first Monday 81
October to the end of June Of each year. ana
said court shall convene at the different re-
turn places herein named as the public
business may require, and shall keep t iell
Court in session until the cases before them
are heard and finally Determined a.; u ne ne
time and place to which appeals shall tG
made returnabe from the larlsnes IN saiu
Circuit to be fixed by said Court, Until
otherwise regulated by law. o,,oa ,,,
That Article 1O5 OF the CONSTITUTION u 'n'
State of Louisiana be SO amehueu as ~
read as follows. ,
Courts Of the Parish In which the s>sslohs
of the Courts Of Appeal are held, s..;',,
serve as Clerk of the Court OF appeals aAu
In person or by deputy and the tlelN OK OF
the Court of Appears tor the larisn OK
Orleans shall remain as now n ,lse ny i've ne
Constitution, until otherMise p'o ~ ,neII
in any case Appealed to the Court Oh .Ap-
peals shall not exceed SIX Ioiials. nc nc
Police Juries Of the various iaflsnes ~
the State in which the Courts OF Appears
are held. shall provide suitable rooms 10.
the holding of such Courts, so as Lol TO
interfere with the sessions Oh the l''stii''
Section s. lie it further resolved, exc,
That Article 131 OF the Constitution " Tue
State OF Louisiana be amended So DIS "
read as follows:
Article l3l, There shall be Il Court OF
Appeal known and designated as the .ouft
OF Appeal for the PARISH OF orleans, winch
shall be composed OF three Jooses' m,.o sli".,
be learned the law ana VINO small nave
practlced law III this STATE Iur SIN Yeas,
and snail have been resiuenis oi o:-e VI Inc
Parishes hereinafter NAMED Ior at icast W.
wears next preceding tlat election, anu tA1ss
snail be elected Tor d term OF Twelve years.
The said Court, except as other" lSe pIo
yided in this Constitution shall nave "2-
pellate Jurlsl.,ct.un Only. Wnicn Ju.i'"l "a i
Shall extend TO AL cases. clill or p-.~"'@'
when the matter IN dispute or tic lu..-'
to be distributed, SHAH cAceed oAe i .u'i
dred Dollars vAcIusl,e vi Interest. ana S-;iil
not exceed FIVE thousand DoiIars, eAc.u-
sive of interest. No Judgment shau Le
rendered by ,ie Court o1 Appeal tor the
Parish of orleans without the co"tti'c.ee
Of TWO Judges except as hereta ttntiM Use
provided. Ml.en t"u Judges c.'h-i"t -
cur for any reason. Lac court sildh ht>t
authority to can upon any judge OF JUDGES
of the district Court within rs teri!
of jurisdiction, whose duty 1t Snail ne "lieil
called upon TO aid IN the deteithih'> ION OK
the case or it may request J""5t " "
Judges of the Courts or Appeals 10 t'iv ~
the determination or the case. nIio ~ " -
shall also have Jurisdiction or SUI aprt"-s
from the city courts OF 'he ,''s va "a -.,,,
City Courts shall be tried nc hoto, anu ,.'v
Judges of the said Court OF Appeal may
provide by rule that one or more u ,Le
shall be authorized TO deciu2 MN eaia'e'H
after trial and without written oplnio rs.
The first Court to be organized uh'.tf ' ,na
amendment shall be composed o VI. Tue t.,r
The Parish of Orleans. who sail continue
in office until the FIRST day oi i.tceiLns' ~
the year of the expiraarn 1a she e; e, or
which they were reSpectlFei! e'e''sn, W
mill such time thereafter as theli Su..ts
sors may be elected and qualified aad ul'nn
the expiration of the term OF !ne teyn ex
, oMp in 1904. there shall be elected at Tie
general State election next pretnsic an IN, TN,
exniration of their terms OF ohte' u"n
ttt,ros for said Court. one thereof for i
}snges Of 70. eight years and the other thereof
for term Of twelve years; Anf Hp"n a,h tr
SEPARATION Of the term OF office OF the e. ORE.
R'e1Tseonss } }heFe shall he elected the
:. Mate ' election next preceding the exni, altn
Of his term one Judge for tae ., Term inns for or
twoive wears All subsequent ELECTIONS iol
1 INd,aS for said Court shall be for tern
Of Twelve years ard shall bs a.a 1t ,ha
general STATE eeetion next o5 , pr''I " u" u1
eAlln 'omrt Said Court s''ai: 81 N ta'
fa'r ho of orleans a,a sal hoth u.s.
sions from t,c second No1fay " ' - a.,
until the END OF tho Month OF ''"-'e q e'''''