The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-05
IN. LEGISLATURE shall make adeqaass

as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive Of the parishes
whose appeals are returnable to the
Parish OF Orleans, the State shall b
| divided into two circuits to be subdi-
| vided into districts a. hereinafter pro-
vided. Until otherwise provided by law
the parishes Of East Baton Rouge.
| West Baton Rouge. Livingston. Tangt-
pahoa, Washington st. Helena. Pointe
Coupee, Iberville. st. Mary, Terrebone.
Assumption, Lafourche. Ascension. CAL
casieu, Cameron. vermillion. Lafayette.
iberia. st. Martin, St. Tammany.
Acadia, East Feliciana, West F~eliciana,
St. Landry and Vernon. shall compose
the first circuit and Re now 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. Ouachfta, Richland.
Franklin, CatGhoula, 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 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 Wet
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 Batoo
Rouge, Livingston. Tangipahoa, st.
Helena, st. Tammany. East Feliciana.
West Teliciana and Washington shah
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 Btenville.
Claiborne. Jackson. Lincoln. Caldwsn.
Union. Booster. Winn. Webster ana
Grant shall compose the Second DIG
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 Circuit For
each Of the circuits Their shall b.
elected three Judges. - 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
gAni1ed In the circuits herein establish.
ed under this amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be ~ follows: There
ehall be elected BY the qualified cleo
tors thereof n Judge for each Of the
districts In the two circuits At the Con-
g~ressional and Presidential elections.
In November. 1904 The Judges for each
Of the first districts above named shall
be elected for . term Of four years, be-
ginning on the first day Of January
1905: and the Judges for each Of tn 1
second districts above named shall Nj
for . term Of six years, be2tT-'
ming on said date: and the judgesI'
each q the third districts above nasnee
shall b elected for . period a. eigh,
years, beginning On said data. Upoe
Of the term Of office Of eacl
the judges thus elected. his succes +
DOT shaIl BE- elected for . term Of Gig
years. By the qualified electors Of sue \
district Of each circuit; the election !
each Judge herein provided for sha.
take place at the same time and plas e
= . the Congressional election next pr
ceding the expiration Of his term; n
judges provided for herein are to ~
elected at the same election a. the o.
mission q these Constitutional anne /
.ents, with the proviso that II IN
to Constitution are adv
ed. the judges elected hereunder sha
qualify; Il not. then their election u
be u n void. In case Of death.
removal or resignation from office {
any Judge. b vacancy shall be file.
BY appointment Of the Governor b
and with the advice and consent Of til
until the next ConRression4-
election. at which time his succesa.
be elected. In case any one
the Circuit Judges shall be, from sicl
less or any other cause unable To a
tend any session Of court, Il shall Ne
competent for the other two Judges
appoint, In his place. q qualified men
Der or the bar, who shall be sworn +
'it a. Judge OF said court durfnr sud
Absence only. who shall receive su(.
compensation as the General Assemb
nay M. or the Courts Of Appeal ma
lrranSe for an interchange Of 1udr.
rom one circuit to the other when
MEMBER OF the court II unable 10 = /
emo from sickness Or other can.
Ontii otherwise provided BY the &c,
'fal Assembly. the Court OF Apnea
y d First Circuit shan hold sessio,
= court at Baton Rouge, Amfte chi
Sew iberia. Franklin. Opelousas. Gro.
LAKE Charles ana Thibodeaux =,
'ucn other places ~ may b 0e.i
lated BY said Court Of AppealaL ana !.