The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-09-08
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roll, Morehouse, Avoyelles, Rapides and
Grant shall compose the Second Circuit
and be known as the 'sCourt of Appeals
Second Circuit, State OF louisiana
The circuits above provided for, until
otherwise provided by law, shall be di-
vided into three districts each, as fol-
lows: The parishes of Calcasieu, Cam
eron, VermiIion, 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 Coupee,
Iberyille, st. Mary, Terrebonne, AS
sumption and LafouIrhe shall compose
the Second District of the First Circuit,
and the parishes of East Baton Rouge,
Livingston, Tangipahoa, ST. Helena, ST.
| Tammany, East Feiiciana, West Felici-
ana and Washington shall compose the
| Third District Of the First Circuit, and
the parishes of Richland, Concordia,
East Carroll, West Carroll, Franklin,
Tensas, Ouachita, Madison, Morehouse
and Catahoula shall compose the First
| District of the Second Circuit, and the
parishes of Bienville, Claiborne, jack
son, Lincoln, Caldwell, Union, Bossier,
Winn, Webster and Grant shall compose
the Second District of the Second Cir
cult, and the parishes of Caddo, DeSoto,
Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Avoy-
elles and Red River shall compose the
Third District of the Second Circuit.
For each Of the circuits there shall be
elected three judges, as herein provided
for, one Judge to be elected by the quail
flied electors of each district as above
designated.
The first Courts of Appeal to be or
ganized in the circuits herein establish
ed under this amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be as follows: There shall
be elected by the qualified electors
thereof one Judge for each of the dis
tricts in the two circuits at the Congress
sional and Presidential elections in No
vember, 1904. The judges for each of
the first districts above named shall be
elected for a term of four years, begin
ming on the 1st day of January, 1905;
, and the judges for each Of the second
} districts above named shall be elected
for term OF six years, beginning on
said date; and the judges for each of
| the third districts above named skall be
elected for a period of eight years, be-
ginning on said date. Upon expiration
Of the term OF Office of each of the
, judges thus elected, his successor shall
be elected for term OF eight years, by
the qualified electors of such district of
t each circuit; the election of each iadge
: herein provided for shall take place at
5 the same time and place as the Con-
D gressional election next preceding the
2 expiration of his term; the judges pro-
r vided for herein are to be elected at the
: same election as the submission of these
I Constitutional amendments, with the
e proviso that if these amendments to the
Constitution are adopted, the Judges
elected hereunder shall qualify; if not,
. then their election is to be null and void.
In case of death, removal or resignation
). from Office of any judge, the vacancy
shall be filed by appointment of the
Governor by and with the advice and
!. consent OF the Senate, until the next
Congressional election, at which time
his successor shall be elected. In case
any one OF the circuit judges shall be,
from sickness or any other cause, unable
to attend any session of court, it shall
be competent for the other two judges to
!. appoint, in his place, a qualified mem-
Der of the bar, who shall be sworn to sit
6 as Judge Of said court during such alb
4 sence only, who shall receive such COM
9 pensation as the General Assembly may
for an interchange of Judges from one
circuit to the other when member of
the court is unable to attend from sick
ness or other cause. Until otherwise
!, provided by the General Assembly, the
g Court of Appeals of the First Circuit
: shall hold sessions Of court at Baton
3 Rouge, Auite City, New iberia, Frank
= lin, Opeiousas, Crowley, Lake Charles
and Thibodeaux. and such other places
! as may be designated by said Court OF
. Appeals, and the Court of Appeals for
the Second Circuit shall hold sessions OF
n court at Monroe, Shreveport, Alexan-
- dria, Natchitoches, VidaEa, Tallulah
- and Russon and such other places as
4 may be designated by said Court OF
= Appeals. The sessions OF said Courts
- OF Appeal shall continue in each circuit
for a period of ten months, beginning on
!; the First Monday Of September of each
4 year ana ending on the last day of June
: of the following year; and said courts
II shall eonyeae at the several places NAM
n ed as the public business may require
a a and shall keep their courts in session al
- such places until the cases before then
- are heard and finally determined. Unit
- - otherwise provided by law, the time ant
n ~ place for the return of appeals shall b.
~ liked BY said court.
= No decision shall be rendered by thes
q courts without the concurrence Of tw'
"a judges, but any two OF the judges o
) each circuit shall constitute {. quorum
:, for 6he transaction of business.
- Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, etc,
- That Article los of the Constitution O
the State OF Louisiana shall be, and
, hereby aorogated.
"a Sec. 5. Be it further resolved, etc
~ ~ That Article 106 OF the Constitution &
= the State of Louisiana be amended g
- as to read as follows:
ha h Article i06. The sheriff of the paris
!; AZ in which the sessions of the court al
"a held, shall attend in person, or by DEF
-. uty, to execute the orders OF said cour
~ and the clerk of the district court of th
ast ,e parish in which the session OF the Cour
- OF Appeal are held shall serve as cleI
CO. CO. OF the Court of Appeals and shall after
~ sessions OF said court, either in perse
III or by deputy, until otherwise provide
- by the Genera, Assembly. The costs
Nv appeal in any case appealed to Il
30 Courts Of Appeal shall not exceed fl
@ @,se dollars. The police inries OF the vario1
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