The St. Mary banner., 1904-09-10
ACT NO. 1s2,
By .1r. Barrett. Senate Bill No. 123.

AN ACT.
Joint resolution prOpsinS amendments
to Article IS. 80. leo, LOG and 13l, and
proposing the repeal OF Article l03 OF
the Constitution of the state OF LOU
isiana relative to the Judiciary De-
partment.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State OF Louis
lana. two-thiras Of all the members
elected to each House concurring, mat
Article IS Of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be amended so as
to read as follows:
Article 9S The Courts OF Appeal. ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitution, shall have appellate Jurlsd'o-
tion only, which jurisdiction shall ex-
tend to all cases, civil and probate,
when the matter in dispute or the fund
to be distributed shall exceed One Hun
dred Dollars. exclusive of interest. and
shall not exceed Two Thousand Dollars,
exclusive Of interest, and such appeal
shall be upon the law and the facts.
Section 9. BE it further resolved, etc,
that ARTICLE 80 of the Constitution OF
as to read as follows:
Article 80. The Courts Of Appeal shall
consist Of three judges each. They
shall be citizens Of the United States
and qualified electors of this state,
learned in the law and shall have prac-
ticed law in this State for six years and
shall have been actual residents OF the
district from which they are elected or
apDonted for at least two years pre-
ceding their election or appointment.
They and the judges OF the Court or
Appeals for the Parish OF Orleans shali
each receive a salary Of not less than
four thousand dollars per annum. pay
Il BILE monthly on his own warrant, and
the Legislature shall make adequate
appropriation to pay the same.
Section g. Be 1t further resolved, etc,
That Article 100 of the Constitution of
tt, State Of Louisiana be so amend"i
as to read as follows:
Article 1G0 Exclusive of the parishes
whose appeals are returnable to the
Parish of ORLEANS. the State shall be
divided into two circuits to be subdi-
vided into districts as lereinafter pro-
vded Until otherwise provided by law
the parishes of East Baton Rouge.
West Baton Rouge. Livingston, TanGi-
pahoa. Washington.St. Helena, Pointe
Coupee. Ibnrville, st. Mary. Terrebone,
Assumption. Lafourche. Ascension, Cal
casieu, Cameron. Vermillion. Lafayette,
Iberia, st. Martin. st. Tammany,
Acadia, East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
St. Landry and Vernon, shall compose
the first circuit and re known as the
Court of Appeals First Circuit. State
of louisiana" and the parishes Of
Caddo, Bossier Webster, Bienville.
Claiborne, Union, Lincoln. Jackson.
Caldwell. Winn, NatchitOches. Sabine,
DeSoto, Red River. Ouachita, Richland.
Franklin, Catahoula. Concordia, Ten
sas, Madison, East Carroll. West Car
roll, Morehcuse. Avoyelles. Rapides,
and Grant shall co,oooea the Second
Circuit and be known as the Court nf
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 West
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. TangipahOa, st.
Helena. st. Tammany. East Feliciana.
West Felicana 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 Rienville,
Claiborne. Jackson, Lincoln, Caldwell.
Union, Bossier. Winn, Webster and
Grant Shall compose the Second Dis
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 la
elected three Judges. aa herain provided
ser, one fudge 70 be elected ~ The