The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-09-20


Article 50. The courts Of appeal
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, shall have appellate ju
risdiction only, which jurisdiction
shall extend to all casee, civil or pro
bate. when the matter in dispute o
the fund to be distributed shall exceed
One Hundred Dollars, exclusive O
interest, and shall not exceed Fiv'
Thousand Dollars, exclusive of inter
est, and such apps al shall be upon tn,
law and the facts.
Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, etc
That Article 80 Of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be SO amended
as to read as follows:
Article 90. The Courts of Appeal
shall consist each of Three Judges
They shall be citizens of the United
States, learned in the law, and shall
have practiced law Ia this State for 81,
years, and shall have been actual res
idents OF the Circuit from which they
are appointed or elected for at leas'
two years, next preceding thsir up
pointment or election. They shall
each receive a salary of Pour Thou
sand Dollars per annum. payable
on their own warrants.
Section 4. Be it further resolved,
etc., That Article 100 of the Constitu
ton of the State of Louisiana be &c
as to read as follows:
Article 100 Exclusive of the Par
ishes composing the Court of Appeal
for the Parish OF Orleans, elsewhere
provided for, the State shall be di.
vided into two circuits, until other
wise provided by law, the Parishes OF
East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Ronge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wash
ington, st. Helena, East Feliciana,
" est Feliciana, Point Coupee, Iber-
Vile, st. Mary, Terre5onne, Assump-
ton, Lafourche, Ascension, Cal
casieu, Cameron, Vermilion, La
fayette, Iberia, st. Martin, st..
lammany and Acadia, shall COM
pose the first Circuit, and to
DO known as the "Conrt of Appeals,
First Circuit, State of louisiana" and
the Parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Web
'ter, Bienville, Claiborne, Union,
Jackson, Caldwell, VIM,
Sabine, DeSoto, Rod
River. Ouachita, Richland, Franklin.
Ooncordis, Tensas, Madi-
son, East Carroll, West Carroll, More
house, Avoyelles, st. Landry, Rap
des. Grant aud Vernon, shall GO pose
he Second Circuit, and to be known
IS the "Court of Appeals. Second
Circuit, State of Louisiana" From
zach of said Circuits there shall be
appointed, and elected as hereinafter
provided three judges. Tho First
Court Of Appeals to be organized in
he circuits herein described, under
his amendment to the Constitution,
hall be as follows: Tho Judges of
he present Court Of Appeal Of the
Third and Fourth Circuits, as organ.
zed under the Constitution OF 1879,
md tho Judge appointed under the
authority of Act No. 7 of 1900, to fill
he vacancy in the Fifth Circuit, shall
constitute the Court of Appeals, First
Jircuit of Louisiana, until the first
lay of July, 1904, when three judges
hall be appointed for said circuit; by
he Governor, by and with tho advice
nd consent of the Senate whose term
hall expire one on December LIST,
9OS, one on december LIST, 1906 aud
ne on December LIST, 1904; and the
Governor shall state in the commission
+ each Judge the term for which he is
ppointed, and the judges of the pres
Mt Court of Appeals of the First and
econd Circuits, as organized under
,e Constitution of 1879, together
18th an additional Judge to be APP
ointed by the Governor Of Louisia-
., by and with the advice and con.
mt of the Senate to serve until July
1t, 1904, and shall constitute the
curt of Appeals, Second Circuit of
ouisisna, until the LIST day OF July,
9O4, when three judges shall be APP
,inted for said Circuit; whose COM
ission shall expire one on Decem-
,r 1sr, 1908, ono December LIST, 1906,
I'd one on December LIST, 1904, and
10 Governor shall designate in the
of each the term for
hich said Judge is appointed, and
,on the expiration of the term of Of
,e of each of the judges thus ap-
,inted, his successor shall be electe
r . term of eight years. The cleo