The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-10-11

of Appeal for the Parish Of Orleans, whic
shall he composed of three judges, who sha
be learned in the law and who shall hav
practiced law in this State for six years, an
| shall have been residents of one Of the Pan
ishes hereinafter named for al least two year
next proceeding that election, and they sha
| he elected for tenn # twelve years TIL
| said Court, except as otherwise provided il
this Constitution, shall have appellate juris
| diction only, which jurisdiction shall extep'
| to all cases, civil or probate, when the ma tie
in dispute, the funds to- be distributed
| shall exceed One Hundred Dollars, exclusive
of interest, and shall not exceed Five Thou
| sani Dollars, exclusive of interest. No judg
mcnt shall be rendered by the Court of Ap
| peal for the Parish of Orleans without the
concurrence of two Judges except as herer
otherwise provided. When two judges can
| not concur for any reason, the court shall
have authority to call upon any judge OF
Judges of the District Court within its terri
| tory of jurisdiction, whose duty it shall be
| when called upon to aid in the determination
of tine case: or it may request judge or
judges of the Courts of Appeals to aid in the
determination of the case. Said Courts shall
als, 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 of Appeal may provide by rule that
one more of the judges shall t.y such ca
SEES, which they shall he authorized TO decide
Immediately after trial and without written
opinions. The first Court to be organized
under this amendment shall be composed OF
the present Judges of the Court of Appeals
for the Parish OF Orleans, who shall contin-
in office until the first day of December
of the year of the expiration of the terms for
which they were respectively elected, until
such time thereafter as their successors may
be elected and qualified; and upon the cxpi-
alton 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 next preceding the expiration OF
their terms OF oth:e, two judges for said
Court. one thereof fer term OF eight years,
and the other thereof tor term OF twelve
years And upon the expiration OF the term
of Office OF the other present Judge thereof,
whose term expires in 1908, there shall be
elected at the general State election next pre-
ceding the expiration OK MS term. one Judge
for the term OF twelve years. All subsequent
elections LOT Judges Tor SAID Court snail be
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