The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01

! above designated. AZ
| The Frs, Court Of Appeals NJ be or. r
| caaized 1, the circuits herein establish III
| ed under this amendment I" the Con- IL
| stitution shall To- as follows: TIRE
| sha!l be elected by TIE quA!lliel cleo
| tors thereof one judge for each Of the
| districts In the two circuits al the Con- III
| ereesioua, and Presidential elections.
III November. 1904 The judges for each A
of the first districts above named sAeNl III
| be elected for a term OF four years. be- @y
| ginning on tho first da| Of January -
| 1905. and the Judges for each Of thu ~,
| second districts above ma mod shall BE- 81
| elected for a teri1 Of siS years, begin II
! ming m said date: and II" Judges for
| each Of the third districts above namAi k1
! shall be elected for q period or eight "a
| Years. beginning on sail date. Upon
| eyt,iratinn of the term If off!ce Of each MI
| of the t,,Il.es thus elected. mis- Su,sces-
| sor shall be elected for a term Of Ell ht
| wears. By the quaiifel electors OF such ~
| district Of each circuit; the election os
| each Judge her ain provided for shall ~
| take place at the same time and place M
! as the Congressional election mex pre- ES
| ce1ine the expiration Of his term; he E
| Judges provided for herein are to be-
| elected at the same election as the sub
rnents. with the proviso that il these
amendments to Constitution are adopt
| cd the Judges elected Hereunder shall
qualify; if not, then their election is II
| be null and void. In case of death.
removal or resignation fTGr, office OF
any judge. tho vacancy shall be filled
by appointment of the Governor hv
ana 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 IT
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 20
appoint. in his place. qualified men,
Der of the bar, who shall he sworn 10
sit as Judge of said court during such Il
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 IL unable to at
tend from sickness or other cauAe.
Until otherwise provided by the Gem
eral Assembly. the Court Of Appeals
of the First Circuit shall hold sessions
of court at Baton Rouge. Arnite CRY,
New Iberia. Franklin. Opelousas. Crow
ley, Lake Charles and Thibodeaux AMI
such other places as may be destS-
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. anf
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 on the
first Monday Of September Of each
year and ending on the last day Ut
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
judges Of each circuit shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of bust
ness.
Section L. Be il 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
sion of the Courts of Appeal are held.
shall serve as clerk of the Court of
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 tn"
Courts of Appeal shall not exceed five
dollars. The police iuries 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 6. 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. nj!
appeals within it's jurisdiction from the
Parishes of Orleans, st. James, st. John,
the Baptist, st. Charles Jefferson.
Piaquemines and ST. Bernard shall b"
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.
1905, and all cases pending and u
determined in the Courts OF Appeal as
now constituted shall be transferred to
the Courts of Appeal as herein organ
ICED under such rules asc may be pro-
vided by said courts.
Section S. BE it further resolved. etc.,
That said proposed amendment be SUB