New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-08-30

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. to which appeals shall be mad
returnable from the Parishes i
said Circuit to be fixed by sal
Court until otherwise regulate,
by law.
Section ). Be it further re
solved, etc, That Article 1O5 o
the Constitution of the State o
Louisiana be 50 amended as t.
read as follows
Article 105. The Clerk of TIN
District Courts of the Parish il
which the sessions of the Court
of Appeals are held, shall serv,
as Clerk of the Court of Appeals
and shall attend sessions of sait
Court either in person or 10y
deputy and the Clerk Of the Cour
of Appeals for the Parish of Or
leans shall remain as now tiXel
by the Constitution, until other
wise provided by the General AS
sembly. The cost of appeal il
any case appealed to the Court o.
Appeals shall not exceed Six Dol
lars. The Police Juries of the
various Parishes of the State il
which the Courts Of Appeals are
held, shall provide suitable rooms
for the holding of such Courts, Sc
as not to interfere with the SEES
sions of the District or Other
Courts.
Section 6. Be it further re
solved, etc, That Article 1871 OF
the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana be amended 50 as tC
read as follows:
Article 131. There shall be a
Court of Appeal known and de
signated 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 prac-
ticed law in this State for six
years, and shall have been resi-
dents of one of the Parishes here
matter named for at least two
years next proceeding that cleo
ton, and they shall be elected for
a term of twelve years. The said
Court, except as otherwise pro
vided in this Constitution, shall
have appellate jurisdiction only,
which jurisdiction shall extend
to all cases, civil or probate, when
the matter in dispute, or the
funds to be distributed, shall ex-
coed one hundred dollars, eXclu-
sive of interest, and shall not ex-
coed five thousand dollars, exclu-
sive of interest. No judgment
shall be rendered by the Court of
Appeal for the Parish of Orleans
without the concurrence of two
judges, except as herein other
wise provided. When two judges
cannot concur for any reason, the
Court shall have authority to call
upon any judge or judges of the
District Court within it's territory
of jurisdiction, whose duty it
shall be when called upon to aid
in the determination of the case;
or it may request a judge or
judges of the Court of Appeals to
aid in the determination of the
case. Said Courts shall have also
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 Appeals may
provide by rule that one or more
of the judges shall try such
cases, which they shall be author
lied to decide Immediately after
trial and without written opinions.
The first Court to be organized
under this amendment shall be
composed of the present judges
of the Court of Appeals for the
Parish of Orleans, who shall con-
tinue in Office until the first day
of December of the year of the
expiration of the terms for which
they were respectively elected, or
until such time thereafter as
their successors may be elected
and qualified; and upon the expi-
ration 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 expi-
ration of their terms of office,
two judges for said Court. one
thereof for a term of eight years,
and the other thereof for a term
of twelve years. And upon the
expiration of the term of office of
the other present judge thereof,
whose term expires in 1908, there
shall be elected at the general
State election next preceding the
expiration of his term, one Judge
for the term of twelve years. All
subsequent elections for judges
for said Court shall be for a term
of twelve years and shall be held
at the general State election next
preceding the expiration of the
term of the judges of said Court.
Said Court shall sit in the Parish
of Orleans and shall hold it's ses.
sions from the second Monday in
October until the end of the
month of June of each year.
Vacancies occasioned by death,
resignation or otherwise, shall be
filled for the unexpired terms by
appointment of the Governor,
with the advice and consent OF
the Senate.
The judges of said Court shall
each receive salary of -Four
Thousand Dollars per annum,
payable monthly on his own war
rant.
All appeals within its jurisdic-
ton from the Parishes of Orleans,