The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-09-28

the LEGISLATURE shall make
appropriation to pay the same.
Section 3. Be it further resolved etc.:
That Article 100 of the Constitution y.
the state Of Louisiana be 50 amenoeA
AZ to read as follows: -
Article 100. Exclusive OF the parishes
whose appeals are r~eturnaole 10 INC
parish Of Orleans, the State shall %
divided into two circuits to be suooi-
vided into districts a. hereinafter pro-
vided. Until otherwise provided oy 10"
the parishes Of East Baton
west Baton Rouge. Livingston. Tanss~
pahoa. Washington.St Helena. Poante
coupee. rberville, st. Mary. Terrebone
Assumption. Lafourche, Ascension Cai-
casieu. Cameron. vermillion. Lafayette'
iberia. 81. Martin, st. T4mmanys
Acadia. East Teliciana, West Felictana'
81. Landry and Vernon. shau compose
1he first circuit and Re knoWn as the
.Court Of Appeals First Circuit. STATE
al Iouisiana," and the parishes OF
Caddo. Bossier Webster, BienviI'ss
Claiborne, Union. Lincoln.
Caldwell. Winn. Natchitoches. sabine
Desoto. Red River, Ouachita, Richland.
Franklin. Catahoula, Concordia, Ten
sas. Madison, East Carroll, West Car
roll. Norehcuse. Avoyelles. Rapides.
and Grant shall compose the second
Circuit and be known "A the Court OF
Appeals Second Circuit. State OF Louis
lana"
The circuits above provided for. until
otherwise provided by law. shall DO
divided into three districts each. as fol-
lows: The parishes Of Calcasieu, Cam
eron. vermillion. Lafayette. st. Martin.
Acadia, st. Landry. Vernon and iberia
shall compos the First District OF the
First Circuit, and the parishes OF West
Baton Rouge. Ascension. Pointe Cou-
nee. Iberville, st. Mary, Terrebone.
Assumption ana Lafourche shall COM
nose the Second District Of h First
Circuit: and the parishes Of East Baton
Rouge. Livingston. Tangipahoa, st.
Helena, st. Tammany. East Feliciana.
West Feliciana ana Washington shall
compose the Third District Of the First
Circuit; and the parishes Of Richland.'
Concordia, East Carroll, West Carroll.
FRANKLIN, Madison, Tensas OuAchita,
Norehouse and Catahoula shall COM
nose the First District Of the Second
Circuit: and the parishes Of Bienvillas
Claiborne. Jackson. Lincoln. Caldwell.
Union. Boesier, VIM, Webster ana
Grant shall compose h Second ~.
trict Of the Second Circuit: and the
parishes Of Caddo. DeSotQ Naechito-
ches, Rapides. Sabine. Avoyel1es and
Red River shall compose the Third
District u the Second CirVnit. For
each a the circuits there shah b
elected three Judges. q herein provided
for. one Judge to be elected By The
qualified electors Of each district ~
above DESIGNATED.
The First Court Of Appeals 70 be 2
ganised In the circuits herein establish
| Cd under this amendment to the Con-
| stitution shan b - follow: There
| shall b elected BY the qualified cleo
tors thereof n Judge for each Of the
districts In the two circuits 1t the Con-
| g~ressional and Presidential elections,
in November. 1901. The Judges for each
| Of the first districts above named shah
be elected for . term Of four years, be-
| ginning On the first DAY Of January.
1906: and the Judges for each Of thu
second districts shove named shall ~
| elected Tor . term Of six years, beGln-
| ming On said date: and the Judges for
each AZ the third districts above named
shall b elected for . period q eight
years. beginning On said date. Upon
expiration Of the term Of office Of each
| Of the Judges thus elected, his success
cor shall b elected for Q term Of eight
years, BY the qualified electors Of such
district Of each circuit: the election az
each Judge herein provided for shall
take place 1t the same time and place
~ the Congressional election next pr4.
cedine the expiration Of his term: ..hd
judges provided for herein are to 30
elected 1t the same election ~ the sub
mission Of these Constitutional amend
ments. with the provtDo that Il these
amendments to Constitution are adopt
ed. the Judges elected Hereunder shah
qualify: Il not, then their election = u
be nun and void. In cAse ol death,
removal Or resignation from Office 81
any Judge. the vacancy shah b. filled
By appointment Of the Governor BY
and with the advice ana consent Of the
Senate. until the next Congressional
election. at which time his successor
shall BE- elected. In case any one q
the Circuit Judges shall be. from sick-
ness or any other cAuse unable to IT.
tend any session Of court. Il shall b
competent for the other two judges "a
appoint, In his place. Q qualified mem
Der Of the bar, who shall be sworn "a
sit ~ Judge Of said court during such
absence only. who shall receive such
compensation a. the General Assembly,
may Az. OF the Courts Of Appeal may
arrange Tor an interchange Of judges
from ~ circuit to the other when :