Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-26

That Article sS Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana be 90 amended
as to read az follows,
Article 9S. The courts of appeal.
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution. shall have appellate ju-
risdiction only, which jurisdiction
snail extend to ell cases, civil or pro-
bate. when the matter in dispute or
the fund to be distribu buted shall exceed
One 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 80 OF the Constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana be 20 amended
as to read as follows:
Article 80. 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 in this State for si1
years, and shall have been actual res
idents. Of the Circuit from which they
are appointed or elected for at least
two years. next proceeding tn ir sp-
pointment 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 Constilu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Article 1QQ,sExclusive 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
Rouge, Livingston. Tanglpahoa, Wash
ington, st. Helena, East Feliciana,
West Feliciana, 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 20
be known as the "Oonrt of Appeals,
First Circuit, State OF Louisiana" and
the Parishes Of Caddo, Bossier, Web
ster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union,
Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, Winn,
Natchitoches, Sabine, DeSoto, Red
River. Ouachita, Richland, franklin,
Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas, Madi-
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 organised 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
ized under the Constitution Of 1879,
and the Judge appointed uhder the
authority Of Act No. 7 of 1900, to fIl
ths 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 lst,
1908, one on december 1st, 1905 and
one on December 1st, 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
ent 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-
ns, 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
Louisiana, until the lst day OF July,
1904, when three judges shall be ap-
pointed for said Circuit; whose COM
mission shall expire one on Decem-
ber Lar. 1908. one December 1st, 1906.
and one on December 1st, 1904, and
the Governor shall designate. in the
commission Of each the term for
which said Judge is appointed, and
upon the expiration of the term Of Of
foe of each Of the judges thus ap-
pointed, his successor shall be elected
for term of eight years. The cleo
ton herein provided for shall take
place at the same time THAI represent
atives In Congress are elected, the