The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
ACT NO. 1877.
ACT NO. 1877.
Nv Mr.. Herman. HousBill Nc. 3 :3
AN ACT.

EV Mr, kpTIluIl. 1lououDlll ANC. >.
AN ACT.
Joint resolution proposing mendmenrs
TO Articles Sc, 81, IS and 9of the Con-
stitution of the State Louisiana
relative to the Judiciary department.
and providing for the eleion Of Jus
tees of the Supreme Ccur
Section 1. BE it reSolvedy the Gen.
oral Assembly Of the Stat OF Louis
| lana, two-thirds OF all IL members
| elected to each House conCring. That
Article Sc OF the ConsttGon Of the
state of Louisiana be ameled so as 20
| read as follows:
Article SIS. The supremeCourt shall
be composed OF one Chief 'ustice AMI
for Associate Justices, laJority Of
whom shall constitute a quinn. The
Chief Justice and Associe Justices
Lshau each receive a salarTf not less
than Five Thousand Dolls per an
mum, payable monthly on hown war
Irant. They shall each be ected for \
term OF twelve years. In ca Of death.
: fascination, or removal fro Office u
Iany Justice, the vacancy sh be filled
ub the selection by the urt OF q
uJudge Of one Of the Courtsf Appeal
'vtom Supreme Court Disct other
than that in which such vancy shall
occur, until the next ensuir Congress
dvIonal election, when 1t sh; be filled
huM election for q full terlDf twelve
vNars, They shall be citias OF the
limited States and OF this ate, over
hirty-five years Of age. ieaed In the
hw, and shall have piecth law In
) dis State for ten years prelins their
:, Fiction, or appointment.
al Section Q Be it further raved, etc.,
:, That Article 81 Of the Conution OF
HE State Of Louisiana be ;ended so
? - tu to read as follows:
Article 81. The State shaie divided
Alto four Supreme Court Diets. ari
the Supreme Courts shall Ways be
" imposed Of Justic electerom saii
y. Districts. The pa ; Of cans, 81.
~. bin the Baptist, .i2" st. Ber-
eyNard PlaQueniEes on shal
. t,,I impose the Fir D. -, m which
Inc No Justices sha &c 81 1.-The Par
ot(hes of Caddo, L.ass.er, 7r.er, Biea-
"a tlle, Claiborne, Union, Lin, Jack
un Caldwell, Ouachita, ,reho:se.
md Rchland, Franklin, West Coll, East
o4arroll, Madison, Tensas. 'oncord:a
knd Catahoula, shall comptthe Sec
hnd District. from which Justice
hail be elected. The paras Of De-
- Pcto, Red River, VIM, CIR; Natchi-
pches, Sabine, Vernon, Caleu, Cam
prom, Rapides, Avoyelles, nte Cou-
'on Zee, West Baton Rouge, willie, st.
'o"t landry, Acadia, Lafayette Vermil-
aso ion shall compose the TIL District.
ION Rom which one Justice shah elected.
GO The parishes of St. MartinDeria. St.
fary, Terrebonne. LafouroA ssun1r-
fcn, Ascension, st. James, st Baton
eo'kouge, East Feliciana, Wefeliciana,
'.". Helena, Livingston, Tarnhoa, St.
~" Tammany and Washinstorhll COM
ose the Fourth District, b which
ne Justice shall be electeqhe JUS
ices of the Supreme Court, how con-
ituted, shall serve until Il Expiration
All their respective termAd their
pccessors shall be electedch for a
erm Of twelve years at Congress
,fonal election next precedlsuch ex-
ueA ration Of term.
When the office Of Chieistice be-
pines vacant, either by III, resig-
alton, removal from offbr other
Use, the Associate Jus who has
rived the longest time shby virtue
r of said length Of service, tne chief
the pst!ce.
,urt. Section 3. Be it further lived. ETC..
suit, lat Article IS of the Cofution OF
and State Of Louisiana blended 50
last TO read as follows:
,ipal article S.. The Supremturt shall
own q an annual session III City of
Orleans, beginning rbter than
OE FIRST Monday in the HI Of No
nber and ending not her than
3Oth, in each year. Ishall APP
. ~ e its own clerks and 1ove them
pleasure. The neIAssembiy
"cks make the necessa tpproprsa-
= SO to provide suitable eommodi-
-. Landings for said d and the
eos thereof, and for care and
fenance of the Stat brary.
u. zion 4. Be it furthcI lived, ETC..
""'' Article s. Of the ditution of
ssate Of Louisiana Blended so
read as follows:
ucle IS. In all cashier there
S re- appeal form q hent rem
Eariy on reconvent. or 9th n
acog- ntal, demand, the u shall liz
. bile Court having FIR Hon of ths