The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-09-08
ACT NO. 1s7.

ACT NO. 1877
.Py Mr. herman. House Bill No. 333-
AN ACT.
Joint resolution proposing amendments
to Articles Sc, ST. IS and 95 of the
Constitution Of the State of Louis
lana. relative to the Judiciary De-
partment, and providing for the elec-
ton of Justices of the Supreme
Court:
Section 1. Be il resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louis
lana. two-thirds of all members elected
TO each House concurring, That Article
Sc of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana be amended so as to read as
follows:
Article S6. The Supreme Court shall
be composed OF one Chief Justice and
four Associate Justices, majority OF
whom shall constitute quorum. The
Chief Justice and Associate Justices
shall each receive a salary of not less
than Five Thousand Dollar5 per an
mum, payable monthly on his own war
rant. They shall each be elected for a
term of twelve years. In case OF death.
resignation, or removal from Office of
any Justice, the vacancy shall be filed
by the selection by the Court OF a
Judge Of one of the Courts Of Appeal
from a Supreme Court District other
than that in which such vacancy shall
occur, until the next ensuing Congress
sional election. when 1t shall be filled
| by election for full term of twelve
years. They shall be citizens OF the
United states and OF this State. over
thirty-five years OF age, learned In the
law, and shall have practiced law In
this State for ten years preceding their
election, or appointment.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
etc, That Article 81 Of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana be amended
so as to read as follows:
Article 81. The State shall be divfd-
ed into four Supreme Court Districts
and the Supreme Courts shall alway.
| be composed Of Justices elected from
said Districts The. parishes of Orleans
st. John the Baptist. st. Charles, st
i Bernard. Plaquemines. and Jefferson
shall compose the First District. from
which two Justices shall be elected
The Parishes Of Caddo. Bossier. Web
j ster, Bienville. Claiborne. Union. Lin
coin. Jackson. Caldwell. Ouachita. More
| house. Richland. Franklin. West Car
roll. East Carroll. Madison. Tensas
Concor6iia and Catahoula. shall com
pose the Second District. from whicl
one Justice shall be elected. The Par
ishes OF De Soto. Red River. Wfnn
Grant, Natchitoches. Sabine, Vernon
Calcasieu. Cameron. Rapides. Avoyelles
Pointe Coupee. West Baton Rouge
! IberviIle, st. Landry. Acadia. Lafay
ette and vermilion shall compose tn
Third District. from which one Justic
shall be elected. The Parishes of s.
, Martin. iberia. st. Mary. Terrebonnt
Lafourche. Assumption, Ascension. s.
James. East Baton Rouge. East Fell
. ciana, West Feliciana.. st. Helena. Liv
ingston, Tangipahoa. st. Tammany an
washington shall compose the Fourt
District. from which one Justice sha
be elected. The Justices of the Su
. preme Court. as now constituted. sha
. serve until the expiration Of their re
spective terms, and their successor
shall be elected each for term G
, | twelve years at the COngressioni
|, election next preceding such expiratio
Of term
when the once OF Chief Justice be
comes vacant. either by death, resie
, nation, removal from ONCE. or other
e wise. the Associate Justice who ma
: served the longest time shall. by virtr
= Of said length Of service. become Chi'
Justice.
n Section 3. Be II further resolve
i etc. That Article So Of the Constitute
: Of the state Of Louisiana be amendt
30 as to read as follows:
Article ss. The Supreme Court sha
: hold an annual session in the City
New Orleans. beginning not later TN
tn first Morrday in the month OF N
yel..5er and ending not sooner ths
June 80. in each year. 1t shall appcf
Its own clerks and remove the1n
;. pleasure. The General Asseme'y 81
4 make the necessary appropriasoT;s s
provide suitable and een7Inedie
buildings for said Court. End The re
ords thereof. and for ths care q
maintenance Of the STATE -ihrarg-
: section. 1. Be Il further resoiv!
ete rhat Article IS Of The consfituti
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