The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-09-29

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peal& The sessions OF said Courts az
Appeal shall continue in each cire,it
TOT period Of ten months. herfnn;n-
On the first Monday OF September of
eacn year and ending on the last 5av
OF June OF the following year: ana said
/ courts shall convene at the several
places named as the public business
may require. and shall Keep their courts
IN session at such places until the cases
Deiore them are heard and finally de-
terinined. Until otherwise provided by
law. the time ard place for the return
Oh appeals shall be fixed by said court.
NO decision 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 BUSH
ness.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further resolved. etc.
That Article los of the Constitution of
The State of Louisiana shall be. and
IS hereby abrogated.
Sec. 5. Be it further resolved etc
That Article 1os of the Constitution az
as to read as follows:
Article JOG. The sheriff Of the parish
IN which the sessions of the court are
held shall attend in person. or by
deputy. to execute the orders of said
court. and the clerk of the District
Court of the parish in which the ses-
sions of the Courts of Appeal are held.
shall ser.e rs clerk of the Court of
~Appeals and shall attend sessions of
said court. either in person or by dep
cty, until otherwise provided by the
General Assembly The costs of an
Peal in any case appealed TO the Courts
or ATreal shall not exceed five dollars.
The police lurles of the various par
ishes of the state. in which the Courts
OF Appeal are held. shall provide suit
atie rooms for ,he holding of said
courts. so as not 10 interfere with the
sessions of the district or other courts.
Sec. 6. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the fourth earagrap h of Article
l3l Of the Constitution of the State of
louisiana be so amended as TO read as
follows:
Until Otherwise provided by law. all
appeals within its jurisdiction from the
Parishes of Orleans. St. James. st. John
the BAPTIST, st Charles. Jefferson.
Plaquemines and St. Bernard shall be
retIrnable 20 said court, and the costs
of filing same shall not exceed five dol
lars in each case.
Sec. Z. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That the foregoing amendments to the
Constitution of the State shall become
operative on the first day of January,
1905. and all cases pending and I'M
determined in the Courts of Appeal as
now constituted shall be transferred to
the Courts OF Appeal as herein organ
lied under such rules az may be pro-
vided BY said courts.
Sec. S. Re it further resolved. ETC.,
That said proposed amendments be
submitted 10 the electors for their ap-
prevail or rejection as required by
Article S2f of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana and general election
laws of this State at the Presidential
election to be held in this State in No
veinber. 1904.
r. H. SNYDER.
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tivcs.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
President pro tenn of The Senate.
Approved July s. A. d. 1904.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.