The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
ACT NO. 132.
Rv Mr.. Barrett. Senate Bill No. 1913.
AN ACT

AN ACT.
Joint resolution proposing amendments
TO Article oS. 90, 100, LOG and 13l. ana
proposing the repeal Of Article loo OK
the Constitution of the State OF LOU
isiana relative to the Judiciary De-
partment.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the state OF Loui9-
lana tvo-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurrlns' 1 nat
Article 90 of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana be AMENDED SO DIS
to read as follows:
Article IS. The Courts or : zeal eA-
cept as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitution, shall have appellate 'tTlsu'C-
tion only. which jurisdiction shall eS-
tend TO all cases, civil and PROBATE
when the matter in dispute or the fund
70 he distributed shall exceed One Hun
drea Dollars. exclusive of interest, ana
shall not exceed Two Thousand Doliars,
exclusive of interest, and such appeal
shall be upon the law and the facts.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc,
that ARTICLE 80 Of the Constitution OF
| the State Of louisiana be so AMENDED
as to read as follows
Article 90. The Courts of Appeal shall
consist of three judges each. Ihey
shall be citizens Of the United states
and qualified electors of this state
learned in the law and shall have prac-
ticed law in this State for six years and
| shall have been actual residents OF the
| district from which they are elected or
| Amounted for at least two years pre-
| ced;nc their election or appointment
| They and the judges Of the Court or
Apoeals for the Parish OF Orleans shall
each receive a salary of not less than
| four thousand dollars per annum. pay
| able monthly on his own warrant, ana
| the Legislature shall make adequate
APPROXIMATION to pay the same.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc,
That Article 100 of the Constitution OF
| the State OF Louisiana be SO amende1
as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive of the parishes
whose appeals are returnable TO the
| Parish of Orleans, the State shall be
divided into two circuits to be subdl'
| vided into districts as hereinafter pro-
viGed. Until otherwise provided by law
the parishes of East Baton Rouge.
| West Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangl-
pahoa, Washington.S Helena, Pointe
Coupee, Ibarville, st. Mary, Terrebone,
Assumption, Lafourche Ascension, Cal
| casieu, Cameron, VerInllion, Lafayette,
Iberia. ST. Martin, st. Tanmany,
Acadia, East Feliciana, West Feliciana,
St. Landry and Vernon. shall compose
the first circuit and re 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, CatGhoula, Concordia, Ten
sas, Madison, East Carroll. West Car
roll, Morehouse, Avoyelles, Rapides
and Grant shall compoee the Secon'
Circuit and be known ~ the Court c
Appeals Second Circuit, State Of Louis
lana"
, The circuits above provided for, unit
otherwise provided by law, shall b
divided into three districts each, as fol
lows: The parishes of Calcasieu, Cam
eron, Vermillon, Lafayette, st. Martin
, Acadia, ST. Landry, Vernon and Iberi
shall compose the First District Of tn
!
, Baton Rouge, Ascension, Pointe Cou
pee. Ibervi!le. st. Mary. Terrebon'
I Assumption and Lafourche shall con
: / pose the Second District of the Firs
: Circuit; and the parishes of East Bato
: Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa- s
g Helena. st. Tammany. East Felician'
9 West Feliciana and Washington shl
r compose the Third District of the Firs
Circuit; and the parishes Of Richlant
Concordia, East Carroll, West Carol
: Franklin, Madison, Tensas Ouachit.
Morehouse and Catahoula shall con
pose the First District Of the Secor
!. Circuit; and the parishes Of Bienvill
Claiborne Jackson. Lincoln. Caldwell
Union, Bossier, VIM, Webster an
|. Grant shall compose the Second Di
trict Of the Second Circuit; and Il
parishes of Caddo, DeSoto, Natchit
ches, Rapides. Sabine, Avoyelles ar
= Red River shall compose the Thil
District Of the Second Circuit. r.
l. each OF the circuits there shall
elected three judges. al hsreir provid
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