The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-06

| and separation f.on bed and board, and tc
| all matte,s arising therein; TO suits invov
| ing alimony, for the nullity of marriage, o
| for interdiction; to all matters of adoption
| emancipation, legitimacy, and custody OF
children; To suits involving homestead cN
empions, and to- all cases in which the con
| stitutionality or legality of any local as
| sessment, tax, toll, or impost whatever, OF
of any fine, forfeiture, or penalty imposed
10y municipal corporation, shall be in con-
| testation, whatever may be the amount
| thereof, and 10 all cases wherein the consti-
| tuionality or legality OF any ordinance of a
municipal corporation or a law of this State
is called in question, AMI in such cases the
| appeal on the law and the facts shall be di-
rectly from the court in which the case
originated 10 the Supreme Court: and in
criminal casts iii questions OF law alone,
whenever Tie punishment of death or inn
prisonment at hard labor may he inflicted,
or a fine cxcee,iinG Three Hundred Dollars,
Or imPris .nment exceeding six months, is
actually Imposed Said Court shall have
such "ii4 iual jurisdiction may he ncccs-
sary to eunb!c II 10 determine questions of
fac:s :nrciing is own jurisdiction in any
case pending before il. "r IL may remand
the case. "nt shall have exclusive original
jurisdiction III all matters touching profcs-
Sional misconduct of members of the bar,
with power TO disbar under such rules as
may be adopted by the Court.
Section 2. BE IT further resolved, etc.
That Article 90 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be amenled to
read as follows;
Article oS. The courts of appeal, except
as otherwise provided in this Constitution.
shall have appellate jurisdiction only, which
jurisdiction shall extend to all cases, civil or
probate, when the matter in dispute the
fund to be distributed shall exceed One
Hundred Dollars, exclusive of interest, and
shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars,
exclusive of interest and such appeal shall
be upon the law and the facts.
Section =. IS. 1t further resolved, etc,
That Article 90 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be amended as to read
as follows:
Article 90. The Courts of Appeal shall
consist each of Three Judges. They shall
be Citizens Of the United States, learned in
the law, and shall hav. i,..-::cct law in
this State for six years, and shall have been
actual residents of the Circui, from which
they appointed elected for at least
two years, next preceding their appointment
or election. They shall each receive a sal
AIRY of -Four Thousand Dollars per annum.
payable monthly on their own warrants.
Section 4. BE it further resolved etc,
That Article 100 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana he SO amended to read
as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive of the Parishes
composing the Court of Appeal for the Par
ish of Orleans, elsewhere provided for, the
State shall be divided into two circuits,
til otherwise provided by law, the Parishes
of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge.
Livingston, Tangipahoa, Washington, ST.
Helena. East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
Point Cpupse, berville, St. Mary, Terre-
bonne. Assumption, Iaf"urche, Ascension,
Calcasieu, Cameron, Eermilion, Lafayette,
Iberia, st. Ma tin, st. fammany and AGA
dia, shall compose the first Circuit, and to
be known as the .'Cour, of Appeals, First
Circuit. State of Lousiana;'' and the par
ishcs of CaGldo Bossier, Webster, Bienvillc,
Claiborne, Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Cald
well, Winn. Natchi,oches, Sabine, DeSoto,
Red River, Ouachita, Richand Franklin.
Catahoula, ConCorda, Tcn>as. Madison,
East Carroll, West Carroll, Morehouse,
Avoyelles. St. Landry, Rapides, Grant and
Vernon, shall compose the Second Circuit,
and TO be known as the Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit, State of louisiana
appointed. and elected hereinafter pro
vi'!ed three judges The First Court OF
Appeals TO he organized in the circuits
herein described, under this amendment to
the Constitution. shall be follows: The
Judges of the present Court of Appeal of
the Third and Fourth Circuits, organized
under the Constitution of 1879, and the
Judge appointed under the authority of Act
No. Of 1900, to fill the vacancy in the
Fifth Circuit, shall constitute the Court of
Appeals, First Circuit of Louisiasia, until tn.
first day of July, 1904, when three judges
shall he appointed for said circuit: by the
Governor. by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate whose term shall expire
one on December 1, 1908, one on December
1, 1906, and one on December 1, Iou4: and
the Governor shall state in the commission
of each Judge the term for which he is APP
pointed, and the judges of the present Court
of Appeals of the First and Second Circuits.
as organized under the Constitution of 1870.
together with an additional judge IT, be APP
pointed by the Governor of Louisiana. by
and With the advice and cpnsent of the Sen
ate to serve until July 1, 1904, and shall
the Cour, Of Appeals, Second Cir
cult, of Louisiana, until Ihe Ist day of July,
1904, when three Judges shall be appointed
for said Circuit: whose commission shall ex-
pire one on December 1, 1908, one DeCem-
Der I, 1906. and one on December /, 1904,
and the Governor shall designate in the
of each the term for which said
Judge is appointed, and upon :he expiration
of the term of office of each Of the judges
thus appointed. his successor shall be elected
for term of eight years. The election
herein provided for shall take place at the
50 me time that representatives in Congress
are elected, the first of said election being
in November, 1904, and the Judges APP
pointed under this act shall hold office
til their successor, are elected and qualified.
In case of death, resignation. removal
be filled by appointment for the unexpircd
term of said judge. Until otherwise pro-
vided 10y the General Assembly, the Court Of
Appeals of the First Circuit shall hold scs
sions of Court at Baton Rouge, Amite City,
New Iberia, Crowley. Thibodau> and Like
Charles, and such other places may be
designated 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 other places may be designated by