The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-19

,tAe LEGISLATURE shall make adeo.ass
appropriation to pay the same.
Section 3. Be it further resolved ETC.,
That Article 100 of the Constitution OK
the State OF Louisiana be SO amenoea
as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive of h parishes
whose appeals are r~eturnable to tho
Parish Of Orleans, the State shall Do
divided into two circuits to be suooi-
tided into districts as hereinafter pro-
vided. Until otherwise provided by u"
the parishes Of East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge, Livingston. TanS1-
pahoa, washington.St. Helena, Potnte
Coupee, Iberville. st. Mary. Terrebone'
Assumption, Lafourche. Ascension. CAL
casieu, Cameron. vermillion. Lafayette
iberia, ST. Martin, st. Tammany.
! Acadia, East Feliciana, West Feliciana.
st. Landry and Vernon, shall compose
tie first circuit and he known as the
'Court Of Appeals First Circuit. State
Of louisiana" and the parishes Of
Caddo, Bossier Webster, Bienvi1e.
Claiborne, Union. Lincoln, jackson.
Caldwell. Winn. Natchitoches. Sabine.
DeSoto, Red River. Ouachfta, Richland.
Franklin, Catahoula, Concordia, Ten
sas, Madison, East Carroll. West Car
roll, Morehouse, Avoyelles. Rapides,
and Grant shall compose the Second
Circuit and be known al the Court OF
Appeals Second Circuit. State OF Louis
lana"
The circuits above provided for, until
otherwise provided BY law. shall b.
divided into three districts each. a. fol:
lows: The parishes Of Calcasieu. Cam
eron. vermilllon, Lafayette. St.. Martin.
Acadia, 81. Landry. Vernon and iberia
shall compose the First District Of the
First Circuit. and the parishes Of West
Baton Rouge. Ascension. Pointe Cou-
pee, Iberville. st. Mary, Terrebone,
Assumption ana Lafourche shall COM
pose the Second District Of the First
Circuit: and the parishes Of East Batoo
Rouge. Livingston, Tansipahoa, st.
Helena. st. Tammany. East Feliciana.
West Feliciana and Washington shah
compose the Third District Of the First
Circuit: and the parishes Of Richlan0,
East Carroll. West Carroll,
Franklin. Madison. Tensas Ouachita,
and Catahoula shall COM
pose the First District Of the Second
Circuit: and the parishes Of Bienville.
Jackson. Lincoln. Caldwell.
Union. Bossier. VIM. Webster and
Grant shall compose the Second Dis
trict Of the Second Circuit: and the
parishes Of Caddo. DeSoto Natchito-
ches. Rapides. Sabine. Avoyelles and
Red River shall compose the Third
District Of the Second Cireuit. For
three Judges. as herein provide
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qualified electors Of each district ~
above designated.
The First Court Of Appeals to be o..
gani2ed in the circuits herein establish
ed under this amendment to the Con-
shall be a. follows: There
.hall be elected by the qualified cleo
tors thereof n Judge for each Of the
In b two circuits At the Con.
y~ressional and Presidential elections.
IN November, 1904. The Judges for each
Df the first districts above named shah
be elected for . term Of four years. be-
on the first day Of January.
1905: and the Judges for each Of th9 =
second districts above named shall 10
elected for . term Of six years. Begin
ming on said date: and the judges for
Zach Of the third districts above named
hail b elected for . period Of eight
vears. beginning on said date. Upon
expiration Of the term Of office Of each
u the Judges thus elected. his success
'or shall be elected for . term Of eight
vears. BY the qualified electors Of such
district Of each circuit: the election Of
Zach Judge herein provided for shall
AXE place 1T the anne time ana place
" the Congressional election next pre-
:eding the expiration Of his term: .he
provided for herein are to b
elected at the same election % the sub
Of these Constitutional amend
nents. with the proviso that II these
to Constitution are adopt.
ID. the Judges elected Hereunder shan
Il not. then their election n 70
" null ana void. In case ef death.
'emoval or resignation from office Of
my Judge. the vacancy shan b filled
~ appointment Of the Governor BY
Ind with thea advice ana consent Of the
senate. until the next Conversational
at which time his successor
hall be elected. In case any one of
he Circuit Judges shall be, from dick
less or any other cause unable to NJ.
END any session Of court. II shall b
for the other two judees to
appoint. In his place. q qualified mem.
'er Of the bar, who shall be sworn To
1t a. Judge Of said court durtiik such
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