Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-10-24
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That Article % of the Institution Of
the State Of Louisiana be 20 amended
as to read ss followsi
Article %. The courts Of appeal,
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, shall have appellate iu-
risdiction only, which jurisdiction
shall extend TO all cases, civil or pro-
bate. when the matter in dispute or
the fund to be distributed 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. 9. Be it further resolved, etc. +,
That Article 90 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 praeticed 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 ct least
two years, next proceeding their 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 Constitu.
tion of the State Of Louisiana be SC
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 di
vided into two circuits, until other.
wise provided by law, the Parishes o.
East Baton Rouge, West Bator
Ronge, Livingston. Tangipahoa, Wash
ington, st. Helena, East Feliciana
West Feliciana.a Point Coupee, Iber.
vile, st. Mary, Terre5onne, Assump
tion, Lafourche, Ascension, Cal
casieu, Cameron, Vermilion, La
fayette, Iberia, st. Martin. 1T
Tammany and Aoldia, shall com
pose the first Circuit, and Il
be known as the "Conrt Of Appeals
First Circuit, State of louisiana" ant
the Parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Web
ster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union
Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, Winn
Natchitoches, Sabine, DeSoto, Re-
River, Ouachita, Richland, Franklin
Catahoula, Concordis, Tensas, Madi
son, East Carroll, West Carroll. More
house, Avoyelles, ST. Landry, Rap
ides, Grant and Vernon, shall compos
the Second Circuit, and to be know
as the "Court of Appeals. Secon
Circuit, State Of Louisiana" Fror
each Of said Circuits there shall b
appointed, and elected as hersinsite
provided three judges. The Fir;
Court Of Appeals to be organised /
the circuits herein described, unde
this amsndment to the Constitution
shall be as follows: The Judges {
the present Court OF Appeal OF th
Third and Fourth Circuits, as organ
lied under the Constitution OF 1875
and the Judge appointed uLder th
authority of Act No. 7 Of 1900, to q
thu vacancy in the Fifth Circuit, sha
constitute the Court Of Appeals, Fir
Circuit Of Louisiana, until the fr
day Of July, 1904, whom three judg'
shall be appointed for said circuit; /
the Governor, by and with the advic
aud consent of the Senate whose ter
shall expire one on December Ia
1908, one on December lst, 1905 al
one on December 1st 1904; and Il
Governor shall state in the commissiC
of each Judge the term for which he
, appointed, and the judges Of the pre-
ent Court Of Appeals Of the First al
Second Circuits, as organized und
: the Constitution Of 1879, togeth
with an additional Judge TO be q
pointed by the Governor OF Louisi
ns, by and with the advice and 90
| sent Of the Senate to ssrve until Ju
lst, 1904, and shall constitute Il
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Louisiana, until the lst day OF Jul
1904, when three judges shall be q
: pointed for said Circuit; whose col
3 mission shall expire one on Decor
I Der lsi, 1908, one December 1st, 100
, aud one on December 1st, 1904, al
l the Governor shall designate in t
e commission Of each the term
D which said Judge is appointed, a
| upon the expiration OF the term Of
foe Of each of the judges thus q
i. pointed, his successor shall be elect
!. for a term Of eight years. The eie
ton herein provided for shall ta
n,a.. Al thu same time THAI repressr