The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-09-29

sional election. whe,i Il shan be nflaf
BY election for fun term Of twelve
years. They shall be cit;ze-1s OF THO.
United States ana or this State ovcr
thirty-five years OF are, learned in the
law. and shall have pracueed Ia,v in
this State for ten years preceding their
election. or appointment
Section 9 BE II further resolved.
etc. That Article 81 of the Constitutions
Of the State of Louisiana be amended
so as to read as follows:
Article ST. The state shall be divid-
ed into four Supreme Court Districts.
and the Supreme Courts shan alwavs
be composed OF Justices elected fron,
said Districts. The parishes of Orleans.
st. John the baptist. St. Charles. St.
Bernard. plaquemines. and jefferson
shall compose the First District. from
which two Justices shall be elected.
The Parishes of Caddo. Rossier, Web
ster, BienvilIe. Claiborne. Union. Linz
coin. Jackson Caldwell. Ouachita. More
house. Richiand. Franklin. West car
roll. East Carroll. Madison, Tensas.
Concordia and Catahoula. shall COM
pose the Second District, from which
one Justice shall be elected. The Par
ishes of De Soto. Red River. VIM.
Grant, Natchitoches. Sabine, Vernon,
Calcasieu. Cameron. Rapides. Avoyslles
Pointe Coupee. West Baton Rouge
1bervillc. st. Landry, Acadia, Lafay-
cite and Vermilion shall compose the
Third District. from which one Justice
shall be elected. The Parishes of ST
Martin. iberia, ST. Mary, Terrebonne,
Lafourche. Assumption, Ascension. st.
James, East Baton Rouge. East Fell
ciana, West Feliciana. ST. Helena. I.iv-
ingston. Tansipahoa, St Tammany and
Washington shall compose the Fourth
District. from which one Justice shall
be elected The Justices of the Su-
preme Court. as now constituted. shall
serve until the expiration of their re-
spective terms. and their successors
shall be elected each for a term of
twelve years at the Confessional
election next preceding such expiration
of term.
When the office Of Chief Justice be-
comes vacant, either by death, resis-
nation. removal from Office. or other
wise the Associate Justice who has
served the longest time shall. by virtue
OF said length of service. become Chief
Justice
Section g. BE it further resolved,
etc. That Article SIS OF the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana be amended
so as to read as follows:
Article IS. The Supreme Court shall
hold an annual session in the City OF
New Orleans beginning not later than
the first Morfay in the month OF No
vember and ending not sooner than
June 80, in each year. It shall appoint
it's own clerks and remove them at
pleasure. The General Assembly shall
make the necessary appropriations 70
provide suitable and councillors
buildings for said Court, and the rec
ords thereof, and for the care and
maintenance of the State Library.
Section 4. BE it further resolved.
etc. That Article 95 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana be amended
so as 10 read as follows:
Article e5. In all cases whore there
is an appeal from Judgment rem
dered on a unconventional. or other
incidental, demand, the appeal shah lie
to the Court having jurisdiction of the
main demand.
Section s. BE it further resolved,
etc. That said proposed amendments
be submitted to the electors of this
State for their approval or rejection, rs
required by Article 52i of the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Louisiana, and
the general election laws of this State.
at the Congressional election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November 1901
R. Fl. SNYDER.
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tiyes.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
President pro tenn. OF the Senate.
Approved July 6. A.. D. 1904.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor OF tie State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.