New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-10-11

before them are heard and finally
determined. 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 regulated
by law.
Section ). BE it further re-
solved. etc. That Article lo5 Of
the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be so amended as TO
read as follows:
Article 1OJ. The Clerk Of the
District Courts of the Parish in
which the sessions of the Courts
of Appeals 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 Or
leans shall remain rs now liked
by the Constitution, until other
wise provided by the General As
sembly. The cost of appeal III
any case appealed to the Court of
Appeals shall not exceed Six Dol
lars. The Police Juries of the
various Parishes Of the State in
which the Courts of Appeals are
held. shall provide suitable rooms
for the holding of such Courts. SO
as not to interfere with the SEES
sions of the District or other
Courts.
Section 6. Be it further re
solved, etc, That Article l3l of
the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana be amended SO as to
read as follows:
Article 131. There shall be
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 preceding 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 tern
of twelve years. And upon The
expiration of the term of Office o
the other present judge thereof
whose term expires in 1908, there
shall be elected at the genera
State election next preceding The
expiration of his term, one judge
for the term of twelve years. Al
subsequent elections for Judges
for said Court shall be for tern
of twelve years and shall be hell
at the general State election mex
preceding the expiration OF tls
term of the judges of said Court
Said Court shall sit in the Parisl
of Orleans and shall hold its ses
sions from the second Monday i
October until the end of tn
month of June of each year.
Vacancies occasioned by death
resignation or otherwise, shall b
filed for the unexpired terms b.
appointment of the Governor
with the advice and consent 0
the Senate.
The judges of said Court sha
each receive salary of Fou
Thousand Dollars per annum
payable monthly on his own wal
rant.
All appeals within its iurisdi'
ton from the Parishes of Orleans