The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-13

Washington. St. Helena, East FeIiciaua,
West Feliciana, Point COnpae, Iberyilie.
st. Mary, TerCebonne, Assump ption, La
foHrche Ascension, Gale asieu, Cameron,
Termi!ion, Lafayette, Iberia. st. Martin.
ST. TammanY and Acadia, shall compose
the first Circuit, and to be known as the
Court of Appeals, First Circuit. State of
louisiana and the Parishes of Caddo,
BossieF, Webster, Bienville, Claiborne,
Union. Lincoln. Jackson, Caldwell, inn,
Natehitoches,. Sabine. DeSoto, Red River,
Ouaciita, Richland, Franklin. Catahqu-
Ia, C9ncqrdia, Tensas, Madison, Fast
Carroll, West Carroll Morehouse, Avoy-
elles, st. Landry, Rapides. Grant and
Vernon, shall compose the Second Cir
cult, and to be known as the Court Of
Appeals. Second Circuit, State of Louisi-
ana From each OF said Circuits there
shall be appointed, and elected as here
matter provided three judges. The Fins t
Court of Appeals to be organized in the
clrcni IS herein described. under this
az endment to the Constitution, shall be
as follows: The Judges of the present
Court of Appeal Of the Third and Fourth
Circuits. as organized under the Consti-
tat!on of 1879 and the Judge appointed
under e the authority Of Act NJ. Z Of 1900
to I'LL the vacancy in the Fifth Circuit.
shall constitute the Court of Appeals
First CLrenit of Louisiana. until the first
day Of July, 1901, 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 isE, 1868, one on
December LIST. 1906 ana one on December
lst, 1904; and the Governor shall state in
the commission of each judge the term
tor 5hlch he Is AppOin ted and the judges
OF the present Court of Appeals of the
First and Second Circuits. as organized
under the Constitution of 1879. together
with an additional Judge to be appointed
by tue Governor Of Louisiana, by and
with the advice and consent of the Sem
ate to serve until July 1st, 1904, and shall
constitute the Court of Appeals, Second
Circuit OF Louisiana, until the ist day Of
July. 1904, when three judges shall be
appointed for said Circuit: whose con-
mission snail expire one on December lSt,
1905, one December 1st, 1906, and one on
December lst, 1904. and the Governor
snail designate III the commission OF each
the term for which said Judge is appailit-
ed. and upon the expiration Of the term
OF office CT each Of the judges thus APP
pointed, his successor shall be elected for
q term OF eight years The election here
III provided for shall take place at the
sahle time that representatives in Con-
gress are elected, the first of said election
being III November, 1909, and the jadges
appointed under this act shall hold office
sihli biiCil 6HtCSSStES diS elected. ANA
GuaiitleG. III case of doatfl, resignation
or removal from office Of any Judge. the
vacancy shall be filled by appointment
Tor the nneNnirea term of said Judge.
lJntIl otherwise provided by the General
Assembly, the Court of Appeals Of the
FlrSt Circuit shall hold sessions Of Court
at Baton Rouge, Amite City, New Iberia
Crawley, Thibodaux. and Lake Charles,
and such other places as may be degg-
mated by said Court Of Appeals: and the
Court of Appeals for the Second Circnt
shall hold sessions of Court at Shreye-
port, Monroe, Opelousas and Alexandria,
and such other places rs may be designat-
ed BY said Courts of Appeals. The terms
of Court to be held at said places from tine
iIIst. Monday OF October to the end Of
June OF each year and said court shall
convene at the different return places
herein named a the public business may
require, and shall keep their Court in
session until the cases before them are
heard and finally determined The time
and place to which appeals shall be made
returnable from the Parishes III said Cir
otherwise regulated by law.
Section 5. Be it further resell we'd, etc,
That Article los of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana be so amended as
to read as follows:
Article lO5. The Clerk of the District
Conrts of the Parish in which the ses
sions of the Eparts of Appeal are held,
shall serve as Clerk of the Court of Ap-
peais. and shall attend sessions of said
Court el ther in person or by deputy and
the Clerk of the Court of Appeals for the
Parish Of Parish of Orleans shall remain
as now liked by the Constitution, until
otherwise provided by the General As
aembly. Tho cost of appeal in any case
Appealed to the Court of Appeals shall
not exceed Six Dollars. The Police Juries
of the various Parishes of the State in
which the courts. Of Appeals are held,
snail provide suitable rooms for the
holding of such courts, SO as not to inter
fere with the sessions of the District or
other courts.
Section 6. Be it further resolved, etc,
That Article 131 of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be amended so as
TO read as iollows:
Article 1871 There shall be court of
Appeal known and designated us the
court of Appeal for the Parish of Orleans,
which shall be composed of three Judges.
who shall be learned in the law and who
hall have practiced law in this State for
SIX years, and shall have been residents
1f one Of tie Parishes hereinafter named |
tar at least two years neXb preceding that |
election, and they shall be elected for a
Jerm of twelve years. The SAID Court |
'xqepl as Otherwise provided III tHf5 Con- |
'titution, shall have appellate jurisdic-
ion only which Jurisdiction shall extend |
o all cases. civil or probate, when the /
natter III dispute. or the funds to be dis |
ribnted shall exceed 0ne Hundred Dol |
ars, exclusive Of interest. and shall not |
,xceed Five Thousand Dollars, exclusive |
# interest. No judgment shall be rem
tered by the Court of Appeal for the Par
sh of Orleans without the concurrence of
wo judges, except as herein otherwise
When two judges cannot con-
atr for any reason, the court shall have
TO call upon any Judge or
Judges of the District court within its
erritory of jurisdiction, whose duty it
hall be when called upon 0 aid in the de
Of the case: or it may request
indge OF indges Of the Conrts OF Anneals |