The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-09-07
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ACT NO. a.
By III. Doyle. House Bill No. 1874
a ITUt tUFN
JOHN Il. MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.

By Nj Doyle. House Bill No. 1874.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to Article 40 of tho
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
relative to the city criminal courts OF New
Orleans.
Section l. Be it resolved b. the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana. two-thirds
of all the members elected 20 each House con-
curing. That Article lao OF the Constitution
of the State he So amended as 10 read as
follows:
Article 40 There shall be IN the city OF
New Orleans two Inferior criminal courts, to
be known respectively as the First Clty Grim
inal Court OF the City of New Orleans and the
second City Criminal Court OF the City OF New
Orleans, each of which snail be presided over
by one judge and which siIall have jurisdiction
within the territory hereinafter prescribed,
for the trial without Jury and the punishment
of all offenses against the State where the
penalty does no. exceed six months imprison-
ment in the parish Jail or fine of $500, or both;
in all other cases the Judges of said courts
shall have jurisdiction as committing
magistrates, with authority TO commit, bail or
discharge.
The territorial jurisdiction of the First City
Criminal Court shall extend over the First,
Fourth, Sixth and Seventh municipal districts
Of New Orleans; aud the Second City Criminal
Court over the Second, Third and Filth
municipal districts of said city. In case OF
vacancy in the Office, Tecusation, disability or
absence with or without leave, OF either OF said
Judges ii shall be the duty of the other Judge to
issue warrants of arrest for the apprehension
of parties accused within the jurisdiction of
the Judge he replaces, anu TO make any oruer OF
commitment or admitting to bail that may be
necessary and proper and might in due course,
have been made by the judge within whose
jurisdiction the ohense was committed; And
in case of such vacancy, recusation, absence
or disability OF one of said judges, on motion
OF the prosecuting officer of the accused sr
his counsel, the other judge, acting within his
discretion, may proceed to try and discharge
or conyi5t and sentence parties accused OF
offenses charged to have been committed
within the jurisdiction OF the court wherein
~. t1 yxba he IN
REFUSED, absent or disabled. In like manner,
acting also within his discretion, upon formal
application made he may as commit ing
magistrate examine and discharge, bali or
commit parties accused Of offenses charged 10
have been committed within the territorial
jurisdiction under the provisions OF TINS par
agraph TO issue warrants of arrest, make pre-
liAlinary orders and have the accused brought
before him, although sitting in his own court,
or he may, in his discretion, occupy the bench
OF the Judge he replaces Said Judge shall De
elected by the voters of the City OF New
Orleans. at large, for the term OF four years;
the first election therefor shall be held al the
cougres sional election in November, 1885, and
the Judges then elected shall serve until May
| l. 1900 and their successors shall be elected At
the parochial and municipal election IN the
year 1899. They shall be learned IN the law.
and shall have resided and practiced as at
torneys in the City of New Orleans for not less
than three years before their election or ap-
pointment. The judges of said courts shall
each receive yearly compensation OF 5000
payable monthly on his own warraut- Eaca
| Judge shall appoint clerk and such deputies
as may be authorized by law, at salaries not
exceeding 81 go per anEum, except one deputy,
who shall be q stenogrzpher, and who may
receive salary not exceeding si.5oo per an
mum, to be pail in monthly tnstallments by
the City of New Orleans.
Section 2. Be il further resolved, etc, That
/ said proposed amendments be submitted 10 the
electors for their approval or rejection as
required by article 32i of the Constitution OF
Louisiana, and the general election laws Of
/ this State at the congressional election 70 be
held IN this State in November, 1906
j. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres. OF the Senate.
Approved June g. 1906.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
/ Governor OF the State CT Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
/ Secretary of state.
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