The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-20


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 Par
ishes hereinafter named for at least two years
next preceding that election, and they shall
be elected for a tenn f twelve years. The
said Court, except as otherwise provided in
this Constitution, shall have appellate juris-
dction only, which jurisdiction shall extend
to all cases, civil or probate, when the matter
in dispute, the funds to be distributed,
shall exceed One Hundred Dollars, exclusive
of interest, and shall not exceed Five Thou
sand Dollars, exclusive OF interest. No judg-
ment shall be rendered by the Court of APP
peal for the Parish of Orleans without the
concurrence of two Judges, except as herein
otherwise provided. When two judges can
not concur for any reason, the court shall
have authority to call upon any Judge or
Judges of the District Court within its terri
tory of jurisdiction, whose duty it shall he
when called upon to aid in the determination
of the case: or it may request a Judge or
judges of the Courts of Appeals to aid in the
deterIninatio ion of the case. Said Courts shall
also have jurisdiction of all appeals from the
City Courts of the City of New Orleans, and
all appeals from the said City Courts shall
be tried de novo, and the judges of the said
Court of Appeal may provide by rule that
one or more of the judges shall t,y such ca
ses, which they shall be authorized to decide
Immediately after trial and without written
opinions. The first Court 70 be organized
under TINS amehhhien' H"'.i NC e"al'o VI
the present Judges OF the Court of Appeals
for the Parish OF orleans, VINO snail coniin-
ue in othce until the hrSt DAY or Decenoer
of the year of the expiration OF the terms Tor
which they were respectively elected, or until
such time thereafter as their successors may
be elected and qualitien' and upon the eNPi-
aton of the term of the present two Judges
of said Court, which term expires in 1904,
there shall be elected at the general state
election next preceding the expiration OF
their terms or once, Two JUICES 1"r saio
C"urt one Thereon 1cr a term Oh e'sn' years.
and the othcr thereo1 Tor term OF Twelve
years Ana upon the expiration OF inc term
OF Office OF the other present Judge tncreoi'
whose term expires IN 1908, there snail he
elected at the general oIate electoh mex. pre-
cedIng the expiration Oh MS Term one Judge
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