The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-20
NUMBER 81.

ana De KNOWN as Ine 'COuTt OF Appears
Second Circuit, State Of Louisiana"
The circuits above provided for, until
otherwise provided by law, shall be di-
vided into three districts each, as fol-.
lows: The parishes OF Calcasieu, Cam
eron, VermiIion, 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 Coupee,.
| Iberville, St. Mary, Terrebonne, As
sumption and Lafourche shall compose
the Second District of the First Circuit,
and the parishes of East Baton Rouge,
Livingston, Tangipahoa, ST. Helena, St.
Tammany, East Felciana, West Felici-
ana and Washington shall compose the
Third District of the First Circuit, and
the parishes of Richland, Concordia,
East Carroll, West Carroll, Franklin,
Tensas, Ouachita, Madison, Morehouse
and Catahoula shall compose the First
District Of the Second Circuit, and the
parishes of Bienville, Claiborne, Jack
son, Lincoln, Caldwell, Union, Bossier,
Winn, Webster and Grant shall compose
the Second District Of the Second Cir
cult, and the parishes of Caddo, DeSoto,
Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Avoy-
elles and Red River shall compose the
Third District of the Second Circuit.
For each of the circuits there shall be
elected three judges, as herein provided
} for, one Judge to be elected by the quail
flied electors of each district as above
designated.
J The first Courts of Appeal to be or
ganized in the circuits herein establish
I ed under this amendment to the Con-
! stitution shall be as follows: There shall
be elected by the qualified electors
thereof one Judge for each of the dis
) tricts in.the two circuits at the Congress
sional and Presidential elections in No
/ vember, 1904. The judges for each of
l the first districts above named shall be
: elected for term of four years, Begin
!. ming on the 1st day of January, 1905;
g, and the judges for each of the second
e districts above named shall be elected
G for term of six years, beginning on
G said date; and the judges for each Of
4 the third districts above named shall be
t elected for a period Of eight years, be-
q ginning on said date. Upon expiration
Of the term of Office of each of the
), Judges thus elected, his successor shall
It be elected for a term of eight years, by
e the qualified electors of such district of
It each circuit; the election of each Judge
G herein provided for shall take place at
s the same time and place as the Con-
o gressional election next preceding the
e expiration of his term; the Judges pro-
r vided for herein are to be elected at the
l. same election as the submission Of these
Il Constitutional amendments, with tho
e proviso that if these amendments to the
Constitution are adopted, the judges
elected Hereunder shall 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 by and with the advice and
l. 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 sickness or any other cause, unable
to attend any session OF court, it shall
be competent for the other two judges to
3. appoint, in his place, a qualified mem
ber of the bar, who shall be sworn to sit
;. as Judge of said court during such abb
u u sence only, who shall receive such COM
~ pensation 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 a member of
the court is unable to attend from sick
Il ness or other cause. Until otherwise
:, provided by the General Assembly, tho
70 Court of Appeals of the First Circuit
- shall hold sessions OF court at Baton
= Rouge, Amite City, New IBERIA, Frank
= lin, Opelousas, Crowley, Lake Charles
and Thibodeauy, and such other places
= as may be designated by said Court OF
= ~ Appeals, and the Court of Appeals for
y the Second Circuit shall hold sessions oil
a, a. court at Monroe, Shreveport, Alexan-
m sii dria, Natchitoches, Vidalia, Tallulah
@ o@o and Ruston and such other places as
" W may be designated by said Court OF
"; Appeals. The sessions of said Courts
"t OF Appeal shall continue in each circuit
for period of ten months, beginning on
=. the First Monday of September OF each
- wear and ending on the last day Of June
81 Of the following year; and said courts
!, shall convene at the several places nam
- ~ ed as the public business may require
~ ~. and shall keep their courts in session a.
" NJ such places until the eases before then
eu are heard and finally determined. Unit
r otherwise provided by law, the time ane
w place for the return OF appeals shall b
~ fixed by said court.
vi No decision shall be rendered by thes
~ courts without the concurrence CT tw'
-, Judges, but any two OF the Judges O
y each circuit shall constitute q quorum
= for the transaction Of business.
IT. Sec 4. Be it further resolved, etc
-, That Article los Of the Constitution Q
A'o the State Of Louisiana shall be, and
. hereby abrogated.
~. See. 5. Be it further resolved, etc
VI vi That Article 106 of the Constitution c
'ou the State of Louisiana be amended S
as to read as follows:
.I ies Article t06. The sheriff of the paris
~: I,io in which the sessions OF the court al
ia ia held, shall attend in person, or by deI
5 isu uty, to execute the orders OF said cour
~ ~ and the clerk of the district court OF II
Wy n, parish in which the session Of the Cour
q ~ OF Appeal are held shall serve as cleI
~ oa' Of the Court Of Appeals and shall after
~ sessions OF said court, either in perst
~ or by deputy, until otherwise providt
a ..a by the General Assembly. The costs
r' n' appeal in any case appealed to Il
n.y. Courts of Appeal shall not exceed d
lla, nso, dollars. The police iuries OF the vario
use .S parishes OF the State in which t
s.e ..e Courts of Appeal are held shall provi
'"os suitable rooms for the holding Of 81
~ courts so as not to interfere with I