St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-11


be upon the law and the facts.
Section 3. BE it further resolved, etc.
That Article 80 OF the Constitution of til,
State Of Louisiana be so amended as {,
| read as follows:
Article 90 The Courts of Appeal shal
| consist each Of Three Judges. Iney snaI
be citizens Of the United states learned il
| the law, and shall have practiced law IL
| this State for SIX years, and shall hay,
! been actual residents OF the Circuit tron
which they are appointed or elected for al
| least two years, next preceding their ap
! polntment or election. They snail each re
ceiye a salary Of Four Thousand Dollars
| per annum, payable monthly on their OWL
| warrants.
-, Section 4. Be it further resolved, etc.
| That Article 100 Of the Constitution of the
| State of Louisiana be SO amended as tc
| read as follows:
| Article 100. Exclusive of the Parishes
! composing the Court OF Appeal Tor The
| Parish Oh Orleans, elsewhere proyiUed tor
| the state shall be divided into two Nrcuits,
ishes OF East Baton Rouge, West Baton
| Rouge, Livingston, Tanglpanoa, Washing
ton, st. Helena, East lelIciana, West Feti-
ciana, Point Coupee, IDerville, st. Mary,
| censlon, Calcasieu, Cameron, kermiIlon, La
| fayette, Iberia, st. Martin, st. Yammany
and Acadia, shall compose the first CIR
cult, and TO be known as the Court of
Appeals, First Circuit, State OF Louisiana =
ana the Parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Web
s ial. BienvilIe, Claiborne, Union, Lincoln,
Sabine, DeSoto, Red River Ouachita, kich-
land, Franklin, Catalonia, Concordia, Ten
sas, Madison, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Morehouse Avoyeies. st. Landry, Kapides,
Grant ana Vernon, Shall compose the Sec
ond Circuit, and to be known as the Court
OF Appeals, Second Circuit, State of Lou-
slana. From each of said Circuits; there
shall be appointed, and elected herein
after provided three judges The first
Court of Appeals to be organized in the
circuits herein described, under this amend
70 En fnp,.f FtAv rhnH h.l fl
Appeal of the Third and Fourth Circuits, as
organized under the Constitution CT 1879,
and the Judge appointed under the anthtr-
ity of Act 10. I of 1900, to fill the va
cancy in the Fifth Circuit, snail constitute
the Court of Appeals. First Circuit OF.
Louisiana, until the first day of July, 1904,
when three judges snail be appointed 10Y
said circuit, by the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate, whose
term shall expire one on December, LIST.
on December LIST, 1904 and the Governor
Shall state in the commission OF each JUGS
the term for which he is appointed, anc t..e
Judges of the present Court OF Appta S ol
the First and Second Circuits, as aisa.-zed
under the Constitution OF lStJ, together
with an additional judge to be appointed ny
the Governor of louisiana, bs i.4u With the
advice and consent or lie arnate, to serve
until July LIST, 1904. ana snail constitute
the Court Of Appeals, Second Circuit r.
Louisiana, until the LIST day of July, 1904,
when three judges shall be appointed Tor
said Circuit whose commission shall eX-
pire enc on December LIST, 1908, one lJecein-
Der LIST, 1906, and one on december list,
1904 and the Governor snail designate IN
the commission OF each the term tor WLicl
said Judge is appointed and upon the eA-
piration OF the term OF office CT each o1 INC
judges thus appointed, his successor snail
be elected for a term OF eight years. ne
election herein provided Tor shall take
place at the same time that representatives
in Congress are elected the Hrst OF Sald
election being in November, 1904 and the
judges appointed under this act shall mona
office unit! their successors are elected ana
qualified. In case of death, resignation, or
removal from office Of any judge, the va.
,caRcy Shall be 1illed by appointment III
the uneXpired term Of SAID Judge Cntll
otherwise proyited Dy the Gtnera a;, AsSe-n 1
cut shall hold sessions of Court at Baton
Rouge, Amite City, New Iberia. Crowley.
Ihibodaux, and Lake Charles ana s :s,h
Court of Appeals; and the Court or ap-
peals for the Second Circuit shall hola ses
sions of Court at Shreveport, Monroe,
places as may be designated by said CoGfi
of Appeals. The terms OF Court. to be heLd
at SAID places from the nrst MONDAY 81
October to the end of June of each year, ara
said court shall convene at the different re-
turn places herein named as the Pupllc
business may requre and shall l Keep t thel
are heard and finally determined; The
time and place to which appeals snail te
made returnable from the Parishes in saii
Circuit to be fixed 1 :, by said Court uh''i
Section ). Be it further resolved, elc.,
That Article 100 of the Constitution OF Tue
State Of Louisiana be so amended as 10
read as follows.
Article 1O5. The Clerk of the District
Courts of the Parish IN which the sessions
Of the Courts OF Appeal are neid, sha4
shall attend sessions OF said Court either
in person or by deputy and the CLERK o.
the Court of Appeals Tor the PARISH o.
Orleans shall remain as now liked ny Inc nc
Constitution, until otherwise PROVIDED ny
t he General Assembly. The cost OF appe1i
in any case appealed to the Court q 1Ap-
peals shall not exceed SIX Doliats. lug
Police Juries of the various Parishes 81
the State in which the Courts OF Appears
are held, shall provide suitable rooms l.t
the holding of such Courts, 50 as nor 10
interfere with the sessions OF the ajlStilcl
Section &. lie it further resolved, etc,
That Article 131 of the Constitution OF the
State OF Louisiana be amended so as -
read as follows:
Article l3l. There shall be Court OF
Appeal known and designated as the court
oil Appeal for the PARISH OF Orleans, which
shall be composed of three JuGges, Wno shu4i
be learned III the Jaw and VINO snail nave
practlced law III this state tor SIX yeas,
and snail nave been residents OIL one oI Inc
Parishes hereinafter named Tor at least tHe
wears next preceding that election, ara tAtJ
snail be elected tor q term OF twelve years.
INe said Court, except as OTHERWISE pro
ylued III this Constellation small nave dp-.
peilate jurisdiction only, wllcn JuiIsdictlon
shall extend to ali cases. eva OF piopdts'
Wien the matter Ia uispute. or the lah-S
to be distributed, shall exceed One nun.
ureu Dollars, eXcIus.ye OF interest, ana shai
hot exceed Five thousand Dollars, eXcili-
siye OF interest. No Judgment s1ialI Le
rendered by the Court OF Appeal lor the
Parish of Orleans without Inc concurrence
of two judges. except as h>rell othef"I5S
provided. MAen two Judges cannot COZ
cur for any reason. the oolrt shail ht.Ne
authority to cali upon any nudge or JUDGES
Or the District Court WltbiL ats territory
of jurisdiction, whose duty 1t SHAH ue WIe4i
raiIed upon to aid III the deteEhlIatloA "
Judges OF the Courts OF Appeals TO ald IL
the determination of the case. Sald courts
shall also have jurisdiction Of all Appeals
from the City Courts OF The cry OF New
Dreams and ali appeals from the SAD
cay Courts shall be tried dc HCc0, ana tlic
Judges of the said Court OF Appeal nay
provide by rule that one or more o. Nv .nv
Judges shall! try such cases. Whlch thes
shall be authorized to decide imheulatei!
after trial and without written opinions t;s.
The first Court to be organized uhder 'I io
present Judges OF the Court OF Appeals loi
he Parish OF Orleans, who snail continue
n Office until the irst day OF DecellDer ~ "
he year CT the expiration OF the terms iS io or
Fhich they were respectively elected, or
until such time thereafter as their success
;ors may be elected ana qualified ana upo.
he expiration OF the term q ohe PleoI'
wo Judges of said Court, which term eH-
,ires in 1904. there shall be elected at tite
general State election next preceding tue
expiration of their terms OF ONCE u"o
Judges for said Court, ore thereof Tor y
erm of eight years and the other Thereon
or term of twelve years. ANA upon tAs
expiration Of the term OF Office OF the ot.leL
present judGe thereof, whose term expires
n 1908. there shall be elected at the general
State election next preceding the expiration
u.elye wears. All subsequent elections for
I Td!s for ir' said Court shall be for term
# twelve years and sha, be heId at IN, 1he
,1niration Of the term of the JUICES of
AID a Court. " said Court shall sit in the
Parish Of Orleans and shall hold its ns.6 Ses
lions from the second Monday IL os'opeI
Iii thn ord Of the month of June OF elcn