The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-09-07

: \ Legislature shall make adequate
appropriation to pay the same.
Section 8. Be it further resolved, ETC..
That Article 100 of the Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana be so
as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive Of the parishes
whose appeals are r~eturnable 10 th&
Parish Of Orleans, the State shall b
divided into two circuits to be subdi-~
vided into districts as hereinafter pro-
vided. Until otherwise provided by law
the parishes Of East Baton
| West Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangi-
| pahoa. Washington. st. Helena. Pointe
| Coupee. Ib.rville, st. Mary, Terrebonc.
ASSUMPTION, Lafourche. Ascension. CAL
| casieu. Cameron, Vermillion, Lafayette,
| Iberia, st. Martin, st. m
| Acadia, East Fel;ciana, West Feliciana,
| St. Landry and Vernon. shall compose
| the first circuit n re known as the
/ Court Of Appeals First Circuit. State
| of louisiana" m h parishes or
| Caddo, Bossier Webster, I;ienville.
! Claiborne, Union. Lincoln. Jackson.
Caldwell, Winn. Natchitoches. Sabine.
| DeSoto, Red River, Ouachita, lRichland,
| Franklin, C~atehoula. Concordia, Ten
sas. Madison, East Carroll. West Car
roll, Morehcuse. Avoyelles, Rapides.
and Grant shall compose h Second
Circuit and be known as the Court OF
Appeals Second Circuit, State of Louis
lana"
The circuits above provided for, until
otherwise provided by law. shall be
divided into three districts each. as fol-
lows: The parishes of Calcasieu, Cam
eron. vermillion, Lafayette, st. Martin.
Acadia, st. Landry. Vernon and iberia
shall compose the First District Of the
First Circuit, and the parishes of Wet
Baton Rouge, Ascension, Pointe Cou-
pee. Iberville. St. Mary. Terrebone.
Assumption and Lafourche shall COM
pose the Second District of the First
Circuit: and the parishes Of East Baton
Rouge, Livingston. T~angipahoa, St.
Helena, st. Tammany, East Feliciana.
West F~eliciana and Washington shall
compose the Third District of the First
Circuit: and the parishes of Richland,
Concordia, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Franklin, Madison, Tensas Ouachita, :
Morehouse and Catahoula shall COM
pose the First District Of the Second
Circuit: and the parishes Of Bienville,
Claiborne. Jackson, Lincoln. Caldwell,
Union. Bossier. Winn. Webster and
Grant shall compose the Second DIG
trict Of the Second Circuit: and the
parishes Of Caddo. DeSoto Natchito-
ches. Rapides. Sabine, Avoyelles and
Red River shall compose the Third
District Of the Second Circuit. For
each Of the circuits there shall b.
elected three Judges, a. herein provided
for. one Judge to be elected by th9
qualified electors Of each district ~
above designated.
The First Court Of Appeals to be o..
ganised In the circuits herein establish
ed under this amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be ~ follows: There
ehall be elected by the qualified eecs
tors thereof m fudge for each Of the
districts in the two circuits at the Com
gressional and Presidential elections,
in November. 1904. The Judges for each
of the first districts above named shall
be elected for q term Of four years. be-
ginning N the firSt day OF January,
1905: and the Judges for each Of ths
second districts above named shall 10
elected for . term Of six years. begin
ming ON said date: and the Judges &eN
each Of the third districts above nan4& /
shall be elected for . period Of eight
years, beginning on said date. Upon
expiration Of the term Of office Of each
Of the Judge e thus elected. his success
sor shall be elected for a term Of eight
years, by the qualified electors Of such
dist net Of each circuit: the election os
each Judge herein provided for shall
take place at the same time and place
as the Congressional election next pre-.
ceding the expiration Of his term: he
Judges provided for herein are to be
elected at the same election as the sub
mission Of these Constitutional amend
ments. with the proviso that IL these
amendments to Constitution are adopt
ed. the judges elected hereunder shall
qualify; II not. then their election 10 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 BY
and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate. until the next Congressional
election, at which time his successor
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 "a
cit a. Judge Of said court during such
absence only, who shall receive such
compensation a. the General Assembly
may ax. or the Courts OF Appeal may
arrange for an interchange OF Judges
from n circuit to the other when q
member Of the rna1rt Il ,,uohl> -