The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01
ACT NO. 1872.
BY Mr.. Barrett. Senate Bill No 1913.

by MI. Barrett. Senate Bill NO. I'd
AN ACT.
Joint resolution proposing amendments
to Article 80. 80, 100. Jog and 131. and
proposing the repeal of Article 105 OF
the Constitution of the State Of Lou
isiana relative to the Judiciary De-
partment.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, That
Article IS of the Constitution OF inc
State of Louisiana be amended so as
to read as follows:
Article SO. The Courts Of Appeal, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitution, shall have appellate Jurlsdlc-
ton 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. ana
shall not exceed Two Thousand Dollars.
exclusive Of interest. and such appeal
shall be upon the law and the facts.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, ETC..
that ARTICLE 80 Of the Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana be so amended
as to read as follows:
Article 49, 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
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appointed for at least two years pre-
cedinG their election or appointment
They and the Judges of the Court Of
Appeals for the Parish Of Orleans shall
each receive a salary Of not less than
four thousand dollars per annum, pay
able monthly on his own warrant, and
the Legislature shall make adequate
appropriation to pay the same.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc,
That Article 100 of the Constitution of
the State Of Louisiana be so amended
as to read as follows:
Article 100. 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 hereinafter pro-
vided. Until otherwise provided by law
the parishes OF East Baton Rouge.
West Baton Rouge, Livingston. Tangi-
pahoa, Washington. st. Helena, Pointe
Coupee, Iberville, st. Mary, Terrebone.
Assumption. Lafourche, Ascension. Cal
oasieu. Cameron, Vermillion, Lafayette.
Iberia. ST. Martin, ST. Tammany,
Acadia, East Feliciana, West Fe!iciana,
ST. Landry and Vernon, shall compose
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Court Of Appeals First Circuit. State
Of louisiana" and the parishes Of
Caddo. Bossier Webster, Bienvilln
Claiborne, Union, Lincoln. Jackson,
Caldwell. Winn, Natchitoches. Sabine.
DeSoto, Red River, Ouachita. Richland.
Franklin. CatGhoula, Concordia, Ten
sas. Madison. East Carroll. West Car
roll, Morehouse. Avoyellss. Rapides,
and Grant shall Gompose the Second
Circuit and be known rs 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 West
Baton Rouge. Ascension, Pointe Cou-
pee. 1bervi!le, 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, Sc.
Helena. st. Tammany. East Feliciana,
West Feliciana and Washington shall
compose the Phird District Of the First
Circuit: and the parishes of Richlano,
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. Bossicr. VIM, 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 be
elected three Judges az herein proy;,1 :, 4