St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-04

| exclusive OF interest, and such appeal shall
! be upon the law and the facts.
Section 3. BE 1t further resolved, etc,
That Article 81 of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana be 50 amended as to
Article ~: The Courts of Appeal shall!
consist each Of Three Judges. they shall
De citizens OF the United states learned in
the Law, and shall have practiced law in
been actual residents OF the Circuit from
which they are appointed or elected for at
least TWO years, next preceding their ap'
ceive salary Of Four Thousand Dollars
per annum, payable monthly on their own
| warrants.
That Article 100 of the Constitution Of the
state OF Louisiana be SO amended as to
read as follows:
A1tss 49, 90 Exclusive Of the Parishes
Parish OF Orleans elsewhere provided for,
the State shall be divided into two circuits,
East by law The
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Washing
| ton, st. Helena, East fellciana, West Fell
eiana, Point .Coupee, lberyille st. Mary,
fayette, Iberia, st. Martin, st. Tamman,
and Acadia, shall compose the first Cir
Appeals, First Circuit, State Of Louisiana -
ana the Parishes Of Caddo, Bosser, Web
ste a::.d Bienvil!e, claiborne, Cni9n. Lincoln.
Sabine. DeSoto, Red River, ouachita, Rich.
sas, Madison, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Grant and S erSon, shall compose compose: the pi Sec
ond Circuit, and to be known as the Court
Of Appeals. Second Circuit, state Of Loui.
shall be appointed. and elected as herein:
Court of Appeals to be organized In the
circuits herein described, under this amend
ho
lows: The Judges Of the present Court of
Appeal OF the Third and Fourth Circuits, as
ana the Judge appointed under the u author thor,
ity Of Act No. 7 of 1900, to ill the va
cancy in the Fifth Circuit, shall constitute
louisiana, until p 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, one on December LIST, 1906, and one
on december LIST, 1904; and the Governor
shall state in the commission of each juGge
the term for which he is appointed, and TIE
judges Of the present Court OF Appears OF
the First and Second Circuits, as olgaA.ztd
with IN additional judge to be appointed by
the Governor Of Louisiana, by llu with the
advice and consent OF the senate, to serve
unit. July it. a9o ana Ssro sna rent
Louisiana, until the LIST day Of July, 1904,
when three judges shall be appointed for
said Circuit whose commission ON 1SnS sna ss e4
Der LIST, 1906, and one on december LIST,
1904; and the Governor shall designate IN
the commission of each the term 1or when
said Judge Ia appointed and upon the OK
piration Of the term OF office OF each OF the
judges thus appointed. his successor shall
elected for term OF eight sha
place at the same time that representatives
In Congress are elected, the nrst OF sala
election being In November. a9Q4 , ana h thS
office until their successors are elected and
qualified. In case of death, resignation, or
removal from office Of any judge, the va va
otherwise provided by the General. Assem-
bly,, the Court of Appeals Of the First ,n CIR,
Rouge, Amite City, New Iberia. Crowley,
Thibodaux, and Lake Charles. and such
other places as may be deslgaated py salu
peals for the Second Circuit shall hold SEES
sions OF Court at Shreveport, Monroe,
Gi,siausas and Alexandria, and such othe1
OF Appeals. The terms Of Court to pc heiu
at said places from the first Monday 81
October to the end OF June OF eae g year, ana
said court shall convene at the different re-
turn places herein named as the puDHc
business may require, and shall keep their
Court in session until the cases before tn Gha
time and place to which appeals shall he
made returnable from the Parishes In said
Circuit to be fixed .s b. by ,a said Court until
Section 5. Be 1t further resolved. cts.
That Article 1O5 OF the Constitution OF tue
state Of Louisiana be 80 amended as 10
f<1 Hrt IL '0 aSS The Clerk Of the District
Courts Of the Parish in which the sessions
Of the Courts Of Appeal are r; held, '. .ad
shall attend sessions OF said Court either
the Court Of Appeals tor the Pa Parish sn ,s OF
Constitution. until otherwise provided ny
the General Assembly. The cost Of appeal
In any case appealed to the Court OF Ap-
peals shall not exceed Six Dollars: InG
Police Juries Of the various Parishes OF
the state in which the Courts OF Appears
are held, shall provide suitable rooms ms l4 or
Interfere With the sessions of the District
Section 6. be it further resolved, etc,
That Article 131 of the Constitution OF the
read as follows:
Article l3i. There shall be a Court of
Appeal known and designated as the court
OF Appeal for the Parish OF Orleans, which
shall he composed OF three Judges, VINO snall
be learned III the law and VINO shall nave
practiced law IN TINS state Tor SIX Yeas,
Parishes hereinafter named tor at least TWO
years next preceding that election. ana they
shall be elected for term OF twelve years.
The said Court, except as otherwise pro
vided in this Constitution snail nave ap-
peiiate jurisdiction only. which Jurisdiction
shall extend to all cases. civil Or prooule,
when the matter in dispute, Or the LUNGS
to be distributed, shall exceed One hun,
dreu Dollars, exclusive OF interest, and snail
not exceed Five Thousand Dollars, exciu-
sive Of interest,". No judgment snail &c
rendered by the Court OF Appeal 1of Inc
Parish Of Orleans without the concurrence
OF two judges, except as herein otnerwlse
provided. When Two judges cannot COLI
cur for any reason, tine court snail nave
authority to call upon any Judge or Judges
of the District Court within its terrlt"ry
called upon to aid in the determinatlon OF
the case: or it may request a Judge or
Judges of the Courts OF Appeals to ald IL
shall also have jurisdiction of all Appeals
from the City Courts OF the City Oh New
Orleans, and al! appeals from the sa ha
City Courts shall be tried dc moro, and the
Judges of the said Court of Appeal may
provide by rule that one or more OF the
Judges shall try such cases, which tney
after trial and without written opinions.
The first Court to be organized unuer TINS
amendment, shall be composed ,,o OF t me
the Parish OF Orleans. who shall continue
in office until the first day OF December OF
the year of the expiration OF the tetms 1 or
until such time thereafter as their success
sors may be elected and qualified: and upon
the expiration of the term OF the present
pires in 1904, there shall be elected at the
general State election next preceding tn"
Expiration Of their terms of office, two
judges for said Court. one thereof for
term of eight years. and the other thereof
for a term Of twelve years. And upon the
expiration of the term Of office of the other
present judge thereof. whose term expires
In 1905, there shall be elected at the general
State election next preceding the expiration
Of his term. one Judge for the term OF
twelve years. All subsequent elections; to Tor
If twelve years and shall be held at the
general State election next preceding the
Expiration OF the term Of the IL pe = th Ga
S"rish Of Orleans and shall hold its ses-
;ns fro,n The second Monday i'll October