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

By Mr.. Barrett. Senate Bill No. 123
AN ACT.
Joint resolution proposing amendments
to Articles 9S, %. 100. 106 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 /. Be It resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurrirg, Thst
Article 9S of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be amended so as
to read as follows:
Article 9s. The Courts OF Appeal, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitution. shall have appellate jurisdic-
tion only. which jurisdiction shall ex-
tend to all cases. civil and promate.
when the matter In dispute or the fund
to be distributed shall exceed One Hun
dred Dollars. exclusive of interest. and
shall not exceed Two Thousand Dol
lars. exclusive of interest. and such
appeal shall be upon the law and the
facts.
Sec. 2. Be It further resolved. etc..
That Article SO of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be so amended
as to read as follows:
Article 80. 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-
/ tfced law in this State for six years
and shall have been actual residents or
7 the district from which they are elected
or appointed for at least two years
1 preceding their election or appoint
ment. They and the judges OF the
Court of Appeals for the Parish OF Or
leans shall each receive salary OF
not legs than Four Thousand Dollars
per annum, payable monthly on his own
warrant. and the Legislature shaii
make ADEQUATE appropriation to pay
the same.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further resolved. ETC..
That Article 100 of the Constitution ot
the State OF Louisiana be so amendeo
as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive of the parishes
whose appeals are returnable to the
/ Parish of Orleans, the State shall oe
divided into two circuits to be suodi-
vided into districts as hereinafter pro-
vided. Until otherwise provided oy
law the marshes of East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge. Livingston. Tangi'
nahoa. Washington. st. Helena, Points
coupee. Iberville. st. Mary. Terra
honne. Assumption. Lafocrche. Ascen'
.ion Calsasieu, Cameron. Vermiliion
I,afavette. iberia. st. Martin. st. Tam
MANY Acadia, East Feliciana. Wes
Ealicfana. st. Landry and Vernon
-kau cor,pose the first circuit and b
brown as the Court of Appeals FRS
>r,ircuit. State of Louisiana. and TN
nar,shes az Caado Bossier. Webster
R,enville. Claiborne. Union. Lincoln
IacEson. Caldwell wInn. Natchitoches
jackson. DeSoto. Red River. oucniea
Richland. Franklin. Catahoula. con
cordIa. Tensas. Madison. East IaIio
West Carroll. Morehouse. Avoyene>
Rapides and Grant. shall compose .n
Second Circuit to be known as IN
Court OF Appeals. Second Circuit stat
OF Louisiana" -,
The circuits above provided for, unit
otherwise provided by law. snaii o
divided into three districts each, as fol
,ow. The marshes of Calcasieu. Cam
/. eror. yerrillicn. Lafayette. St Martii
! Acadia. st. Landry, Vernon and lperis
.haly compose the First District OF tn
= FIRST Circuit. and the parishes OF We'
aRton Rouge, Ascension. Pointe Cou
noe Tberyille, st. Mary. Terraponn
Aesumntson and Lafourche shall con
rosa the second District OF the Flrs
I rgreuit. ana the parishes of East Bato
: porpe livingston, Tangipahoa,
: uelena. st. Tammany, East Felician
Y vUe.4 Feliclana. and Washington sna
i s.,rrc.e fhe Third District Of the Fir