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as to read as follows:
Article 80. The courts of appeal,
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, shall have appellate jul
risdiction only, which jurisdiction
shall extend to ell cases. civil or pro-
bate, when the matter in dispute or
the fund to be distributed shall exceed
Ono Hundred Dollars, exclusive of
interest, and shall not exceed Five
Thousand Dollars, exclusive of inter
est. and such appeal shall be upon the
law and the facts.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, etc,
That Article SO 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 practieed law in this State for six
years, and shall have been actual res
idents of the Circuit from which they
are appointed or elected for at least
two years, next preceding their ap-
pointmsnt or election. They shall
each receive salary of Four Thou
sand Dollars per annum. payable
monthly on their own warrants.
Section 4. Be it further resolved,
etc., That Article 100 of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be so
amended 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 d.
vided into two circuits, until other
wise provided by law, the Parishes of
East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wash
ington, St. Helena, East Feliciana,
West Felioiana, Point Coupee, Iber-
vile, 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 "Conrt of Appeals,
First Circuit, State of louisiana" and
the Parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Web
ster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union,
Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, VIM,
Natchitoches, Sabine, DeSoto, Red
River, Ouachita, Richland, Franklin.
Catahoula, Conoordia, Tensas, Msdi-
son, East Carroll, West Carroll, More
house, Avoyelles, st. Landry, Rap
ides, Grant and Vernon, shall compose
the Second Circuit, and to be known
as the "Court of Appeals. Second
Circuit, State of Louisiana" From
each Of said Circuits there shall be
appointed, and elected as hereinafter
provided three judges. The First
Court Of Appeals to be organized in
the circuits herein described, under
this amendment to the Constitution,
shall be as follows: The Judges of
the present Court of Appeal Of the
Third and Fourth Circuits, as organ
lied under the Constitution of 1879,
and the Judge appointed under the
authority Of Act No. 7 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 circuit; by
the Governor, by and with the advice
aud consent of the Senate whose term
shall expire one on December LIST,
1908, one on december LIST, 1906 and
one on December LIST, 1904; and the
Governor shall state in the commission
of each Judge the term for which he is
appointed. and the judges of the pres
emit Court Of Appeals of the First and
Second Circuits, as organized under
the Constitution of 1879, together
with an additional judge to be ap-
pointed by the Governor of Louisia-
ma, by and with the advice and con.
sent of the Senate to serve until July
LIST, 1904, and shall constitute the
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit of
until the LIST day Of July,
1904, when three judges shall be APP
pointed for said Circuit; whose COM
mission shall expire one on Decem-
Der Isl, 1908, one December 1st. 1906,
and one on December 1st, 1904, and
the Governor shall designate in the
of each the term for
which said Judge is appointed, and
upon the expiration of the term of Of
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