The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-09-14

the LEGISLATURE shall make adeoaate
a~ppropriation to pay the same.
section 4. Be 1t further resolved. etc.
That Article 100 Of the Constitution OF
N. state Of Louisiana be SO amended
as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive OF the parishes
whose appeals are ~returnable to tho
Parish Of Orleans, the State shall ne
divided into two circuits to be suooi-
vided into districts as hereinafter pro-
vided. Until otherwise provided by law
the parishes Of East Baton Rouge.
West Baton Rouge. Livingston. Tangi-
pahoa, washington.St st. Helena, Pointc
Coupee. Iberville. st. Mary. Terrebone.
Lafourche, Ascension. CAL
easieu. Cameron, Vermillion. Lafayette.
iberia, st. Martin. st. Tammany.
Acadia, East Eeliciana, West Fellciana,
81. Landry and Vernon, shall compose
the first circuit and he known as the
court Of Appeals First Circuit. state
Of louisiana" and the parishes OF
Caddo. Bossier Webster, Bienville.
Claiborne. Union, Lincoln. Jackson.
Caldwell. Winn, Natchitoches. Sabine.
DeSoto. Red River, Ouachita, Richland.
Franklin. Catahoula, Concordia. Ten
sas. Madison, East Carroll. West Car
roll, Morehouse, Awoyelles. Rapides.
and Grant shall compose the Second
Circuit and be known as the Court or
Appeals Second Circuit. State Of Louis
lana"
The circuits above provided for. untn
otherwise provided by law. hall be
divided into three districts each, rs fol-
lows: The parishes Of C~alcasieu. Cam
eron, vermillion. 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 Cou-
pee, Iberville, st. Mary. Terrebone.
Assumption and Lafourche shall COM
pose the Second District of he First
Circuit: and the parishes Of East Baton
Rouge. Livingston, T~angipahoa, st.
Helena, st. Tammany. East Feliciana.
West Feliciana ana Washington shall
compose the Third District of the First
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 the Second
Circuit: and the parishes Of Bienville.
Claiborne. Jackson. Lincoln. Caldwell.
Union, Bossier, VIM. Webster ana
Grant shall compose the Second Dis
trict Of the Second Circuit: and the
parishes Of Caddo. DeSot0 Natchito-
ches, Rapides. Sabine. Avoyelles and
Red River shall compose the Third
District Of the Second Cireuit. For
each o( the circuits thera shall b.
elected three Judges, a herein provided
for. one Judge to. be elected BY the
qualified electors Of each district a
above designated.
The First Court Of Appeals to be o.
gani3ed In the circuits herein establish
ed under this amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be a. follows: There
shall be elected by the qualified elec-
tors thereof one Judge for each Of the
districts In the two circuits at the Con-
gressional and Presidential elections.
in November. 1904. The Judges for each
Of the first districts above named shah
be elected for . term Of four years, be-
ginning on the first day Of January.
1906: ana the Judges for each Of ths
second districts above named shall 30
elected Tor . term Of six years. Begin
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each Of the third districts above named
shall b. elected for . period a eight
years, beginning on said date. Upon
expiration Of the term Of office 81 each
Of the Judges thus elected, his success
sor shall be elected for Q term Of eight
years. BY the qualified electors Of such
district Of each circuit: the election %
each Judge herein provided for shall
take place 1t the same time and place
~ the Congressional election next pre-
ceding the expiration Of his term: .he
Judges provided for herein are to b
elected at the same election a. the SUBJ
mission Of these Constitutional amend
ments. with the proviso that II these
amendments to Constitution are adopt
ed. the Judges elected hereunder shah
qualify: II not. then their election II to
be nun and void. In case OF death.
removal or resignation from office Of
any Judge. the vacancy shall b filled
by appointment OF the Governor by
and with the advice ana consent Of the
Senate. until the next Congressional
election. at which time his successor
shall be elected. In case any one 81
the Circuit Judges shall be. from sick
ness or any other cause unable to at
tend any session OF court, It shah be
competent for the other two judges to
appoint. In his place, q qualified mem.
Der OF the bar, who shall be sworn 10
sit a. Judge OF said court during such
absence only, who shall receive such
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