The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-02

~ LEGISLATURE shall make adease's
appropriation to pay the same.
Section 3. Be 1t further resoiveo' &C:
! That Article 100 Of the Constitution =.
|! the State OF Louisiana be - amen"
a. to read as follows: -
Art,cie loo. Exclusive Of the parishes
whose appeals are returnaoie 70 nv
parish Of Orleans, the State shaI p
divided n two circuits to be suodi-
tided into districts AZ hereinafter pro-
vided. Until otherwise provided % u"
the parishes Of East Baton Rouees
West Baton Rouge. Livingston Tanei-
pahoa, washington.St. Helena. Foante
Coupee, Iberville, st. Mary. Terreoones
Assumption, Lafourche. Ascension. Cei~
easieu. Cameron. vermillion. Lafayette'
iberia, ST. Martin. st. T3mHnanys
Acadia, East Fsliciana, West Fellciane'
81. Landry and Vernon. shan compose
the first circuit and Re known ~ the
Court Of Appeals First Circuit. STATE
Of louisiana" and the parishes OF
Caddo. Bossier Webster, Btenville.
Claiborne, Union. Lincoln. Jackson
Caldwell. Vim, N~atchitoches. Sabine
Desoto. RED River. Ouachfta, Richland.
Franklin. Catahoula. Concordia, Ten
sas, Madison. East Carroll. West Car
roll, Norehouse, Avoyelles. Rapioeeb
and Grant shall compose h Secon0
Circuit and be known AZ the Court OF
Appeals Second Circuit, State Of Louis
lana"
The circuits above provided for, untO
otherwise provided BY law. shall b
divided into three districts each. as fol-
lows: The parishes Of Calcasieu. Cam
eron. vermillion, Lafayette. st. Martin
Acadia, st. Landry, Vernon and 1beris
shall compose the First District OF b
First Circuit, and the parishes OF Wet
Baton Rouge, Ascension. Pointe Cou-
pee. 1berville. St. Mary, Terrebone.
Assumption and Lafourche shah COM
pose the Second District Of the First
Circuit: and the parishes Of East Baton
Rouge, Livingston. Tangipahoa, 81.
Helena, st. Tammany. East Feliciana.
West Feliciana ana Warrington sham
compose the Third District Of the First
Circuit; and the parishes Of Richlan6,
East Carroll, West Carro0p
Franklin. Madison. Tensas Ouachita.
and Catahoula shall COM.
pose the First District Of the Second
Circuit: and the parishes Of Bienvillab
Jackson. Lincoln. Caldwell.
Union. Bossier. VIM, Webster ana
Grant shall compose the Second Dts
trict Of the Second Circuit: and The
parishes Of CAddo. DeSota Natchito-
ches. RapideA Sabine. Avoyelles and
Red River shall compose the ThIro
District Of the Second Cirepit. For
each ot the circuits there shall b.
three Judges, q herein provides
for. n Judge to be elected By H.
qualified electors Of each district -
above desisnated.
The First Court Of Appeals to be o.
ganixsd In the circuits herein establish
Cd under this amendment, to the Con-
Dtitution shall be ~ follows: There
shall be elected BY the qualified elec-
tors thereof one Judge for each Of the
districts In the two circuits at the Con-
and Presidential elections,
In November. 1904. The judges for each
the first districts above named shah
be elected for . term Of four years, be-
on the first day Of January
1905: and the Judges for each Of the
second districts above named shah b.
for . term Of six years. begin
ming ON said date; ana tho Judges for
zach Of the third districts above named
shall b elected for . period q eight
years. beginning on said date. Upon
Of the term Of office Of each
of the Judges thus elected, his success.
Dor shall be elected for . term Of eigat
BY the qualified electors Of such
Of each circuit; the election oR
zach Judge herein provided for shah
take place at the same time and place
~ the Congressional election next prs-
the expiration Of his term: :he
Judges provided for herein are 70 -.
elected at the same election q the sub-
mission Of these Constitutional amend.
ments. with the proviso that II these
to Constitution are adopt.
I'd. the Judges elected Hereunder shaD
qualify: Il not. then their election u q
b NUN and void. In case q death.
or resignation from ONCE az
my Judge. the vacancy ohall b fIllea
~ appointment Of the 0ovoSnoe BY
md with the advice ana consent Of tho
Senate. until the next Congressional
Election, at which time his eucceasor
shall b elected. In case any enc a
The Circuit Judges shah b, from eich-
ness OF any other cause unable to a&-
lend any session Of court, Il shan -
for the other two fudraa -
appoint. In his place. . qualified mem.
Der Of the bal, who shan be sworn L.
ut - Judge Of said court durine NOR
Ibsence only. who shall receive sucN
~ the General Aseemhir
may NJ. or the Courts Of Appeal may
arrange Tor an interchange Of judgao