The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-09-06

Amite City, Now Iberia, Crowley,
Thibodaux and Lake Charles and
such other places as may be desig-
mated by said Court Of Appeals; and
the Court of Appeals for the second
Circuit shall hold sessions Of Court at
Shreveport. Monroe. Opelousas and
Alexandria, and such otber places as
may be designated by said Courts OF
Appeals. The terms of Court to be
held at said places from the first Mon
day of October to the end OF June OF
each year, and said court shall con-
yene at the different return places
herein named as the public business
may require, and shall keep their
Court in session un til the cases before
them are heard and finally deter
mined. The time and place to which
appeals shall be made returnable from
the Parishes in said Circuit to be fixed
by said Court, until otherwise regu-
lated by law.
Section 5. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That Article 1O5 of the Cous'i-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as followns:
Article los. 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 tbs 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 tho
sessions of the District or other
Courts.
Section 6. Be it further resolved,
etc., That Article 131 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be
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
and they shall be elected for
\ term of twelve years. Tho said
Court, except as other wise provided
in this Constitution, shall have sp-
pellate jurisdiction only, which juris-
liction shall extend to all cases, civil
or probate, when the matter in dis
oute, or the funds to be distributed,
shall exceed One Hundred Dollars,
exclusive Of interest, and shall not ex-
coed Five Thousand Dollars, exclu-
sive of interest. No judgment shall
% rendered by the Court of Appeal
or the Parish of Orleans without the
at two judges, except as
Is herein otherwise provided. When
wo judges cannot concur for any
'eason, the Court shall have author
ty to call upon any Judge or Judges
4 the District Court within it's terri
DRY of jurisdiction, whose duty it
hall be when called upon to aid in
he determination OF the case:
II it may request a judge or judges of
he Courts of Appeals to aid in the de-
Of the case. Said Courts
hall also have jurisdiction Of all sp-
eals from the City Courts Of the City
New Orleans, and all Appeals from
he said City Courts shall be tried de
ovo and the judges of the said Court
t Appeal may provide by rule that
ne or more Of the Judges shall try
UGH cases, which they shall be au-
horized to decide Immediately after
rial and without written opinions.
he first Court to be organized under
ais amendment shall be composed Of
le present Judges of the Court OF
ppeals for the Parish of Orleans,
ho shall continue in office until the
rst day of December of the year of
10 expiration of the terms for which
ley were respectively elected, or un
such time thereafter as their sue
,ssors may be elected and qualified;
.