The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-11-03

NUMBER So.
roll, Morehouse, Avoyelles, Rapidas and
Grant shall compose the Second Circuit
and be known as the "Court of Appeals,
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, Vermi1ion, 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, Terreboqne, 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 Feliciana, West Felici-,
ana and Washington shall compose the
Third District of the First Circuit, and
the parishes of Richland, Conoordia.
East Carroll, West Carroll, Franklin,
Tensas, Ouachita, Madison, Morshouse
and Catahoula shall compose the Fi1sA
District of the Second Circuit, and the
parishes of Bienville, Claiborne, Jack
son, Lincoln, Caldwell, Union, BossierA
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
ified electors of each district as above
designated.
The first Courts of Appeal TO- be os-
ganized in the circuits herein establish
ed under this amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be as follows: There shalt
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
the first districts above named shall be-
elected for term of four years, begin
ming on the 1st day of january, 1906
and the judges for each Of the second
districts above named shall be elected
for a term of six years, beginning on
said date; and the judges for each of
the third districts above named shall be
elected for a period of eight years, be-
ginning on said date. Upon expiration
of the term of Office of each OF tho
judges thus elected, his successor shah
be elected for term of eight years, by
the qualified electors of such district Of
each circuit; the election of each Judge
herein provided for shall take place st.
the same time and place as the Con-
gressional election next preceding the
expiration of his term; the judges pro-
vided for herein are TO be elected at the
same election as the submission of these
Constitutional amendments, with the
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
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
appoint, in his place., qualified MEM.
Der of the bar, who shall be sworn to sit
as Judge of said court during such alb
sence only, who shall receive such CON-.
pensation as the General Assembly msy
fix, or the Courts OF fAppeal may arrange
for an interchange Of judges from one
circuit to the other when member OF
the court is unable to attend from sick.
ness or other cause. Until otherwise
provided by the General Assembly. the
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 Thibodeaux, and such ether places
as may be designated by said Court OF
Appeals, and the Court Of Appeals for
the Second Circuit shall hold sessions Of
court at Monroe, Shreveport, Alexan-
. dria, Natchitoches, Vidalia, Tallulah
may be designated by said Court OF
| Appeals. The sessions Of said Courts
of Appeal shall continue in each circuit
for period of ten months, beginning or
. the First Monday of September Of eact
, year and ending on the laot day Of Juns
of the following year; and said court,
: ed as the public business may require
| dAlu Duoii ACCp VA'Ci1 OoulNh LII oCcCAOA4 q
! such places Until the cases betQre then
!, are heard and finally determined. Unit
: otherwise provided by law, the time ap
: place for the return OF appeals shall b
: : fixed by said court.
No decision shall be rendered by thes
! courts without the concurrence OF tw
q judges, but any two of the Judges Z
= each circuit shall constitute q quorul
for the transaction of business.
= Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, etc
!, That Article los of the Constitution {
the State OF Louisiana shall be, and
hereby abrogated.
I'll Sec. 5. Be it further resolved, etc
: That Article 106 ot tho Constitution ,
- the State oi Louisiana be amended
as to read as follows:
% Article 106. The sheriff of the paris
= in which the sessions Of the court D
a held, shall attend in person, or by del
!. uty, to execute the orders of said oouI
:. !. and the clerk of the district court Of Il
- parish in which the session OF the Cour
~ Of Appeal are held shall serve as cle
q q of the Court of Appeals and shall attel
- sessions OF said court, either in pers'
p or by deputy, until otherwise provid
by the General Assembly. The costs