The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-22

law In this State for six years and shsu
have been actual residents of the a.
trict from which they are elected :,
appointed for at least two years prec<e
ing their election or appointment. tn
shall receive a salary of four thousanI
dollars each per year, and the jud,r
of the Court of Appeal for the PariI
OF Orleans shall receive a salary Of q,
thousand dollars each year payshln
monthly on his own warrant, and the Lse.
islature shall make adequate appropr;s.
ton to pay the same.
Section 3. Be it further resolved. Ell
That Article leo of the Constitution =
the State Of Louisiana be so amend,
as to read as follows: ~
Article 100. Exclusive Of the pariahe,
whose appeals are returnable to the ma
ish of Orleans, the State shall b q,
vided into two circuits to be subdivida1
into districts as hereinafter provided
Until otherwise provided by law the N
ishes of East Baton Rouge, West Bstop
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wash
ington, st. Helena, Pointe Coupee, Iber
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assump
ton, Lafourche. Ascension, Calcaisu
Cameron, Vermillion, Lafayette, iberia
st. Martin, st. Tammany, Acadia, Ead
Feliciana, West Felieiana, St Landry
and Vernon shall compose the first cir
cult and be known as the "Court of An
peals First Circuit, State Of Louisiana,
and the parishes CT Caddo, Bossier, Web
ster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union, Lincoln
Jackson, Caldwell, VIM, Natchitochea
Sabine, DeSoto, Red River. Ouachih
Richland, Franklin, Catahoula, Concor
dia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll, We
Carroll, Morehouse, Avoyelles, Rapids
and Grant, shall compose the second cir
cult and be known as the "Court q
Appeals, Second Circuit, State of Louis
iana.'
The circuits above provided for, unit
otherwise provided by law, shall be d
vided into three districts each, as fol
lows: The parishes Calcasieu, Cameron
Vermillion, Lafayette, st. Martin, Aes
dia, st. Landry. Vernon and Iberia, shal
compose the first district of the first cir
cult, and the parishes of West Bato
Rouge. Ascension, Pointe Coupee, Ibea
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assumption
and Lafourche shall compose the secon
district of the first circuit; and the paa
ishes of East Baton Rouge, Livingstos
Tangipahoa, ST. Helena, st. Tammany
East Feliciana. West Feliciana and Was
ington shall compose the third distrie
of the first circuit; and the parishe
of Richland. Concordia, East Carol
West Carroll, Franklin, Tensas, Ouack
ia, Madison, Morehouse, and Caldwe.
shall compose the first district Of u 4
second circuit; and the parishes of Bi0
vile, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Cah
houla, Union, Bossier, Winn, Wehsh
and Grant shall compose the second d
trict of the second circuit; and the 'pu
ishes of Caddo, DeSoto, NatchitoAes,
Rapides, Sabine, Avoyelles and Red River
shall compose the third district Of IL
second circuit. For each of the circuits
there shall be elected three judges, -
herein provided for, one Judge to b.
elected by the qualified electors Of eash
district as above designated.
The first Courts of Appeals to be o..
ganized in the circuits herein establisA-
ed under this amendment to the Consti.
tuition shall be as follows: There shan
be elected on January 16, 1907, BY II
qualified electors thereof one Judge fer
each of the districts in the two circuitA
The judges for each Of the first districts |
above named shall be elected for torn
Of four years, beginning on the Aut
day of March 1907; and the judges for
each of the second districts above named |
shall be elected FOR term Of six year,
beginning on said date; and the judges /
for each of the third districts above nam /
ed. shall be elected for period Of eight
years, beginning 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 year,
by qualified electors of such district Of
each circuit; the election of each judge l
herein provided for shall take place 2
the same time and place, as the congT
sional election next preceding the \
piratiOn Of his term. In case Of d.
removal or resignation from Office Of !
judge, the vacancy shall be filed By
pointment Of the Governor by and with /
the advice and consent Of the Sonata |
until the next congressional election. A /
which time. his successor shall be elect
ed. In case any one of the circuit judes |
shall be, from sickness or any other ssue
unable to attend any session Of court u
shall be competent for the other to
Judges to appoint in his place, quaf
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