The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-12

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Art,cle 1o0- Exclusive Of the parishes
whose appeals are returnable to the
p.rtsh Of Orleans. the State shall b
divided into two circuits to be subdi-
xided into districts a. hereinafter pro
v;ds6. Until otherwise provided BY law
the parishes Of East Baton Rouge.
West Baton Rouge. Livingston Tane'-
pahoa, Washington.St Helena, folnto
Coupee. Iberville. st. Mary IerFe00ne'
Assumption. Lafourche. Ascens'on' CaI'
easieu. Cameron, Vermillion'
iberia, st. Martin. st. Tammany'
| Acadia, East Feliciana, west Feliclane'
st. Landry and Vernon. shan ompos
the first circuit and te knsWn a. the
Court Of Appeals First Circuit. stats
Of louisiana" and the parishes OF
Caddo.. Bossier Webster. HenviiIes
Claiborne, Union. Lincoln. Jackson
Caldwell. Wtnn. N~atchitoches. Sabine
DeSoto, Red River. Ouachfta, Richland.
franklin, C~atahoula, Concordia. Ten
sas, Madison, East Carroll. West Car
roll, Morehouse. Avoyelles. Rapidss.
! and Grant shall compose h Second
| Circuit and be known as the Court or
| Appeals Second Circuit, State Of Louis
lana"
The circuits above provided for. until
otherwise provided BY law. shall b
divided into three districts each. ~ fol-
lows: The parishes Of CalcAsieu. Cam
eron. vermillion, Lafayette. st. Martin.
Acadia, 81. Landry, Vernon and iberia
shall compose the First District Of the
First Circuit. and the parishes Of Wet
Baton Rouge. Ascension. Pointe Cou-
pee. 1berville. 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 and 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 Catalonia shall COM
pose the First District Of the Second
Circuit: and the parishes Of Bienvilla.
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. DeSoto Natchito-
ches, Rapides. Sabine, Avoyelles and.
Red River shall compose the Third
District Of the Second Cirvuit. For
zach Of the circuits ther shah b.
elected three Judges. a. herein provided
for. one Judge to BE- elected BY the
qualified electors Of each district ~
above designated.
The First Court Of Appeals to be a..
ganixsd In the circuits herein establish
ed under this amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be ~ follows: There
shall be elected by the qualified elec-
tors thereof n Judge for ZACH Of the
districts In the ~ 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 o. the first day Of January.
1906: and the Judges for each Of tbs
second districts above named shall -
elected for . term Of six years. begin
ming on said date: and the Judges for
each Of the third districts above named
shall b elected for . period Of eight
years. beginning On said date. Upon
expiration Of the term Of office Of zach
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 a c circuit; the election o.
each Judge herein provided for shalt
take place 1T the same time and place
~ the Congressional election next pre-.
ceding the expiration Of his term: The
judges provided for herein are to -
elected 1t the same election - the sub.
mission Of these Constitutional amend.
ments. with the proviso that Il these
amendments to Constitution are adopt
ed. the Judges elected hereunder shan
qualify: Il not. then their election u u
be nun and void. In case a death.
removal or resignation from office Of
Any Judge. the vacancy shall b fIlled
BY appointment Of the Governor By
ana with the advice and consent Of the
Senate. until the next Congressional
election. at which time his successor
shall b elected. In case any one Of
theC Circuit Judges shah b, from sick
ness or a other cause unable to at.
tend any session Of court, Il shall b
competent for the other two judges 10
appoint. In his place. . qualified men,.
Der OF III bar. who shall be sworn 10
cit a. Judge Of said court during such
absence only. who shall receive such
compensation 10 the General Assembly
may AZ. or the Courts Of Appeal may
arrange for an interchange Of judssn
from n circuit to the other when :
member Of the our IL unable to at
tend from sickness or other cause.
Until otherwise provided by the Gem
eral Assembly. the Court Of AppeaIn
OF the First Circuit shall hold sessions
Of cor at Baton Rouge. Amite CITY.
New iberia, Franklin. Opelousas. Grow.
ley. Lake Charles ana Thibodeaux ana
such other places q may b deair.
mated By said Court Of Appeals. ana fhc
Court Of Appeals for the Second az.
cult shall hold sessions Of coa,r>