The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-29
ACT NO. 10.
81 s,-. Barrett. Senate Bill No. 123.

Az ACT.
Joint resolution procsing aUlerdrrents
70 Article 8. %. 1G0. 1os and ii. and
processing he repeal OF Article I05 OF
the Constitution OF The State e Lou
is.ana relative 20 the judiciary De-
Darcneac.
Section !. Be il received by the Cen
era, Assembly Of The STATE OF LOUIS
lana, tvo-tt.r5s % al the Menoers
a.ectAt 70 zach House coacurr!H5, ina
Article Is If the Constitution o. the
state Of Louisiana be amended so as
20 read as follows:
Article q. TIE Courts Of Appeal. e1-
cept as otherwise provided II THIS Con-
s-i.ut.oa, shall have appellate 1urlsdlc-
zion only, which jurisdiction shan e1-
terd 70 all cases. civil and prooate,
when the matter III dispute or the fund
20 be distributed shall exceed One Hun
Gred Dollars. exclusive Of interest. ana
shall not exceed THO Thousand Dollars,
exclusive Of interest, and such appear
shall be upon the law and the facts.
Section . Be it further resolved etc,
that Article 90 Of the Constitution Of
the State OF Louisiana be so amended
as 20 read as follows
Article 80. The Courts OF Appeal sha il
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
district from which they are elected or
appointed for at least two years pre-
ceding .heir 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 annuI!1, pay
abs monthly on his own warrant and
the Legislature shall make adequate
appropriation to pay the same.
Section ;. Be it further resolved. etc.
That Article 100 of the Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana be so amended
as 70 read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive Of the parishes
whose appeals are returnable 10 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-
uahoa, Washington. Helena, Pointe
Coupee, Ibervile, St. Mary. Terre5one,
| Assumption, Lafourche, Ascension, Cal
casicu. Cameron, Vermillion, Lafayette
| iberia, ST Martin, st. Tammany
| Acadia, East Feliciana, West Feliciana
| 81. Landry and Vernon, shall compose
the first cXcuit and re known as the
court Of appeals First Circuit. State
| of louisiana" and the parishes OF
| Caddo, Bossier Webster, Hienville
| Claiborne, Union, Lincoln. Jackson
J Caldwell. VIM, Natchitoches. Sabine
! DeSoto, Red River Ouachita, Richland
Franklin, Catahoula. Concordia, Ten.
sas. Madison, East Carroll, West Car.
roll, Morehouse. Avoyelles, Rapides
Circuit and be known n the Court Q.
Appeals Second Circuit, State Of Louis
| lana"
The circuits above provided for, unit
otherwise provided by law, shall b.
divided into three districts each, as fol
lows: The parishes OF Calcaseu, Cam
eron. Vermillion. Lafayette, st. Martin
Acadia, st. Landry. Vernon and Iberi;
shall compose the First District Of TIL
First Circuit. and the parishes Of Yves
Baton Rouge. Ascension, Pointe Cou
| pee, Iberville, st. Mary. Terrebone
Assumption and Lafourche shall com
pose the Second District Of the FRS
Circuit: and the parishes Of East Bato'
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, st
Helena. st. Tammany, East Feliclana
West Feliciana and Washington shall
compose the Third District Of the FRS
Circuit: and the parishes OF Richland
Concordia, East Carroll, West Carroll
Franklin. Madison. Tensas Ouachita
Morehouse and Catahoula shall com
pose the First District of tie Secon
Circuit; and the parishes Of Bfenville
Claiborne. Jackson. Lincoln, Caldwell
Union, Bcssier, VIM, Webster an
Grant shall compose the Second Dis
trict Of the Second Circuit; and tn
parishes OF Caddo, DeSoto Natchito
ches, Rapides, Sabine. Avoyelles an
Red River shall compose the Thir
District Of the Second Circuit. Fo
each Of the circuits there shall b
J elected three judges. al herein prov!d >