The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-09-15
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roll, Morehouse, Avoyelles, Rapides 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, - fol-
lows; The parishes of Calcasieu, Cam
eron, Vermilion, 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,
1berville, st. Mary, Terebonne, 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, 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, De6oto,
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, q herein provided
for, one Judge to be elected by the quail
ified electors of each district - above
designated.
The first Courts of Appeal to be or
ganized in the circuits herein establish
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 ct the Congress
sional and Presidential elections in No
vember, 1904. The judges for each Of
the iirst districts above named shall be
elected for term of four years, begin
ming on the list day of January, 1905;
and the judges for each Of the second
districts above named shall be elected
for q term of six years, beginning on
said date; and the judges for each Of
the third districts above named shall be
elected for period of eight years, be-
ginning on said date. Upon expiration
Of the term of Office OF each of the
judges thus elected, his successor shall
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 at
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 filed 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 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 q member Of
the court is unable to attend from sick
ness or other cause. Until otherwise
provided by the General Assembly, tho
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 other 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
and Ruston and such other places a.
may be designated by said Court Of
Appeals. The sessions of said Courts
of Appeal shall continue in each circuit
for q period of ten months, beginning on
the First Monday OF September Of each
year and ending on the last day of Juno
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 At
such places until the cases before them
are heard and finally determined. Until
otherwise provided by law, the time and
place for the return of appeals shall be
hxed by said court.
Nodecision shall be rendered by these
courts without the concurrence Of two
judges, but any two of the Judges Of
each circuit shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business.
Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That Article los of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana shall be, and 10
hereby abrogated.
/ Sec. S. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That Article los Of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be amended go
as to read as follows:
Article t06. The sheriff Of the parish
in which the sessions Of the court are
held, shall attend in per1on, or by dep
uty, to execute the orders Of said court,
and the clerk Of tho district court Of the
parish in which the session Of the Courts
Of Appeal arc held shall servo - clerk
Of tho Court Of Appeals and shall attend
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