The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-22
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The First Court Of Appeals " be or
ganized in the circuits hrr"ih establish
ed under this amendment I" the Con-
sttution shall be as follows. Mere
shall be elected by the qualified eler-
tors thereof one Judge for each OF the
districts in the two circuits at the Co.'S
gressonal and Presidential elections,
in November. 1904 The judges for each
| 81 the first districts above named snail
| be elected for 4 term Of four years. be-
| ginning on the Lrst day OF January,
1905; and the Judges for each Of tho
| second districts 2hove named shall ne
elected for q term o. 81. years. begin
ming on sale date: and thu judges for
each of the third districts above named
shall be elected for a period of eight
years, beginning on said date Upon
expiration Of the term OF office 9f each
| Of the judges thus elected, his success
sor shall be elect ed for Il term of t@GHt
years. by the qualified electors OF suca
district Of each circuit: the election C
| each judge herein provided for s1al
| take place at the same time and fIIca
as the Congressional election next pro
| ceding the expiration Of his term: +h+s
| judges provided for herein are to Ds
| elected at the same election rs the sub
! mission of these Constitutional amend
| ments, with the provtso that II these
! amendments to Constitution are adopt
! ed. the judges elected Hereunder shaI
| qualify; if not. then their election is to
| be null and void. In case of death
| removal or resignation from office OF
any Judge, the vacancy shall be filled
| by appointment Of the Governor nv
| and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate, until the next Congressional
| election. at which time his success Dr.
| shall be elected. In case any one OF
| the Circuit Judges shall be- from sick
| ness or any other cause unable to at
| tend any session Of court, it shall be-
| competent for the other two judges to
| appoint, in his place a qualified MEM
| Der OF the bar who shall be sworn to
| sit as judge Of said court during such
absence only, who shall receive such
compensation as the General Assembly
may fix, or the Courts OF Appeal may
| arrange for an interchange Of judges
from one circuit to the other when Z
member Of the court Is unable to at
tend from sickness or other cause.
Until otherwise provided by the Gen
eral Assembly, the Court Of Appeals
of the First Circuit shall hold sessions
of court at Baton Rouge, Amite City.
New Iberia. Franklin, Opelousas, Crow
ley, Lake Charles and Thibodeaux and
such other places as may be desig-
mated by said Court of Appeals. and the
Court of Appeals for the Second Cir
cult shall hold sessions Of court
at Monroe. Shreveport. Alexandria.
Natchitoches. Vidalia, Tallulah, AMI
Ruston, and such other places as may
be designated by said Court Of Appeals.
The sessions Of said Court of Appeals
shall continue in each circuit for
period Of ten months, beginning or the
first Monday Of September of eaca
year and ending on the last day u
June Of the following year; and said
courts shall convene at the several
places named as the public business
may require and shall keep their courts
in session at such places until the cases
before them are heard and finally de-
termined Until otherwise provided by
law, the time and place for the return
of appeals shall be fixed by said court.
No decision shall be rendered ~
these courts without the concurrence
Of two judges, but any two of the
a quorum for the transaction Of busi-
ness.
Section 4. Be 1t further resolved. ETC..
That Article los of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana shall be, and Is
hereby abrogated.
Section 5. Be it further resolved, etc,
That Article 1O6 of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be amended so
as to read as follows:
Article LOG. The sheriff Of the parish
in which the sessions of the court are
held, shall attend in person, or ~
deputy, to execute the orders OF said
court, and the clerk OF the District
court Of the parish in which the ses-
sion OF the Courts Of Appeal are held.
shall serve as clerk Of the Court or
Appeals and shall attend sessions ct
said court, either in person or by
deputy, until otherwise provided by
the General Assembly. The costs of
appeal in any case appealed to the
Courts OF Appeal shall not exceed five
dollars. The police juries Of the va
rious parishes OF the State, in which
the Courts Of Appeal are held, shall
provide suitable rooms for the holding
Of said courts so as not to interfere
with the sessions Of the district or
other courts.
Section g. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the fourth paragraph of Article
131 Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana be so amended as to read as
follows:
Until otherwise provided by law. all
appeals within its jurisdiction from the
Parishes of Orleans. St James. St. John.
the Baptist, st. Charles, Jefferson,
Plaquemines and st. Bernard shall be
returnable to said court. and the costs
Of filing same shall not exceed five dol
lars in each case.
Section Z. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the foregoing amendments to the
Constitution Of the State shall become
operative on the first day of January.
1908, and all cases pending and IT,
determined in the Courts of Appeal as
now constituted shall be transferred to
the Courts Of Appeal as herein organ
lied under such rules asc may be pro-
vided by said courts.
Section S. Be it further resolved, etc.
That said proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the electors Of the State Of
Louisiana for their approval or rejec-