Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-05

Amite City, New loeiiN,
Tbibodaux and Lake Charles ana
such other places as may be oesls,
mated by said Court Of Appeals; anu
the Court of Appeals for the oecoho
Circnit shall hold sessions Of Court at
Shreveport, Monroe. Opelousas and
Alexandria, and such other places as
may be designated by said Courts Oh
Appeals. The terms Of Court TO De
held at said places from the nrst Mon.
day of October to the end OF June o'
each year, and said court shall con-
vene at the different return places
herein named as the public business
may require, and shall keep 'nelf
Court in session until the cases before
them are heard and finally deter
mined. The time and place to which
appeaIs shall be made returnable from
the Parishes in said Circuit 10 be liked
by said Court, until otherwise regu-
lated by law.
Section s. Be it further resolved
etc. That Article los of the Cousti'
tution of the State of Louisiana lie SO
amended as to read as followns:
Article 1O5. The Clerk Of the Dis
trict Courts of the Parish in which the
sessions of the Courts OF Appeal
are held shall serve as CLERK
of the Court of Appeals, and
shall attend sessions of said Court
either in person or by deputy and the
Clerk of the Court of Appeals for the
Parish of Orleans shall remain as now
fixed by the Constitution, until other
wise provided by the General Assem-
bly,. The 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, shall provide suit
able rooms for the holding OF such
Courts, so as not to interfere with the
sessions, of the District or other
Courts.
Section 6. Be it further resolved,
etc., That Article 191 of the Consti-
tuition of the State OF Louisiana be
amended so as to read as follows:
Article 13l. There shall be Court
of Appeal known and designated as
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 shall have practiced
law in this State for six years, and
shall have been residents of one OF
the Parishes hereinafter named for at
least two years next preceding that
election, and they shall be elected for
a term Of twelve years. The said
Court, except as otherwise provided
in this Constitution, shall have ap-
pellate jurisdiction only, which juris.
diction shall extend to all cases, civil
or probate, when the matter in dis
pute, or the funds to be distributed,
shall exceed One Hundred Dollars,
exclusive of interest, and shall not ex.
ceed Five Thousand Dollars, eIclu.
sive Of interest. No Judgment shall
be rendered by the Court of Appeal
for The Parish of Orleans without the
concurrence af two judges, except az
as herein otherwise provided. Wher
two judges cannot concur for any
reason, the Court shall have author
ity to call upon any Judge or Judge,
Of the District Court within its terri
tory of jurisdiction, whose duty il
shall be when called upon to aid in
the determination Of the case
or it may request Judge or judges o.
the Courts of Appeals to aid in the de
termination Of the case. Said Court:
shall also have jurisdiction OF all sp
peals from the City Courts Of the City
of New Orleans, and all Appeals from
the said City Courts shall be tried d,
novo and the judges of the said Cour
of Appeal may provide by rule tina
one or more Of the Judges shall tr,
such cases, which they shall be au
thorized to decide Immediately afte
trial and without written opinions
Tha first Court to be organized unde
this amendment shall be composed U
the present judges Of the Court oI
Appeals for the Parish of Orleans
who shall continue in office until th
first day of December of the year O
the expiration of the terms for whicl
they were respectively elected, or un
til such time thereafter as their sue
cessors may be elected and qualified
and upon the expiration of the tern
of the present two Judges of sal,
Court which term expires in 1904
there shall be elected at the geners
State election next preceding the ex
pirstion OF their terms of Office, tw