The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-09-21

as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive Of the parishes
whose appeals are r~eturnable 10 tne
! Parish OF Orleans, the State shall De
I divided into two circuits to be suooi-
/ vided into districts as hereinafter pro-
vided. Until otherwise provided oy Ia"
the parishes Of East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge. Livingston. Tangi
pahoa, washington.St Helena, Pointe
Coupee, Iberville, st. Mary, Terreoone
ASSUMPTION. Lafourche. Ascension. Cal
casieu, Cameron, vermillion. Lafayette
Iberia, St. Martin. st. Tammany'
Acadia, East F~eliciana. West Feliciana,
st. Landry and Vernon. shall compose
the first circuit and he known as
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. 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 as the Court OF
Appeals Second Circuit, State OF Louis
lana"
The circuits above provided for. until
otherwise provided by law, shall be
divided into three districts each, as fol-
lows: The parishes Of Calcasieu. Cam
eron. vermillion, Lafayette. st. Martin.
Acadia, st. Landry. Vernon and Iberia
shall compose the First District Of h
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 the First
Circuit: and the parishes Of East Baton
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, st.
Helena, st. Tammany, East Feliciana.
West Feliciana ana Washington shall
compose the Third District of the First
Circuit; and the parishes Of Richland,
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,
Jackson. Lincoln. Caldwell,
Union. Bossier, Winn. Webster ana
Grant shall compose the Second Dig
trict Of the Second Circuit: and the
parishes Of Caddo. DeSotN Natchitc-
ches, Rapides, Sabine. Avoyelles ami
Red River shall compose the Third
District Of the Second Circuit. For
each Of the circuits there shall b.
three judges. a. herein provided
for. n Judge to be elected by the
qualified electors Of each district a.
above designated.
The First Court Of Appeals to be or
ganised In the circuits herein establish
ed under this amendment to the Con-
Btitution shall be a. follows: There
shall be elected by the qualified cleo
tors thereof Judge for each Of the
districts in the two circuits at the Con-
in November. 1904. The Judges for each
Of the first districts above named shall
be elected for . term Of four years. be-
on the first day Of January,
1906: and the Judges for each Of the
second districts above named shall 30
for . term Of six years, Begin
ming on said date: and the judges tori
each Of the third districts above name<S.
shall be elected for . period Of eight
years, beginning o. said date. Upon
Of the term Of office OF each
of the Judges thus elected. his success
sor shall be elected for . term OF eight
by the qualified electors Of such
Of each circuit: the election os
zach Judge herein provided for shall
take place at the same time and place
the Congressional election next pr4.
ceding the expiration Of his term: he
Judges provided for herein are to ~
elected at the N election a the sub.
Of these Constitutional amend
ments. with the provlDo that Il these
to Constitution are adopt-
ID. the judges elected thereunder shan
qualify: II not, then their election u 70
be null and void. In case of death.
removal or resignation from once Of
my Judge. the vacancy shall b. fflIed
By appointment Of the Governor bv
md with the advice ana conee Of The
Senate, until the next Co-nereuudonal
election. ct which time his successor
man b elected In ~ any one Of
ne Circuit Judges shan b. from sick
nese or any other cause unable to q.
lend any session Of court, Il shan -
competent for the other two 3udees 10
appoint. In his place. . qualified nam.
ber OF the bar. VINO shall be ~ to
Ut - Judge Of said court during such
lbsence only. who shah recosve Unch
compensation - the General Amemhlv
nay hx. or the Courts Of Appeal NAV
arrange for an Interchange Of 1u0re~
rom one circuit to the other vhen :
member Of the court - unable "a ~
END from sickness o. other canee
Until Otherwise provided By the oen~
raj Assembly. the Court Of Anneel.
y b First Circuit shall hold aearso,,.