The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-13

Carroll. West Carroll, Morehouse. Az
oyelies. Rapides and Grant shall COM
pose the second circuit, and lie known
as the Court Of Appeals, Second Cir
cult. State of Louisiana"
The circuits above provided for. un-
til otherwise provided by law. shall
he divided I'm three districts each, az
followsi The parishes Calcasieu. Cam
erOn. VermiiliOr. Lafayette, st. Mar
thu. Acadia. st. Landry, Vernon and
iberia shall compose the first district
Ut tile first circuit; aud the parishes
of West Baton Rouge. Ascension.
Pointe Coupee. lberville. st. Mary.
Terrebonne, Assumption and La
fOurche, shall compose the second
district Of the first circuit; and the
parishes of East Baton Rouge, Iv-
ingsten, TanSipahOa, st. Helena. st.
Tammany, East Feliriana. West Fee
liciana. and Washington, shall CON-
pose the third district Of the first cir
cult; and the parishes OF Rfchland,
COncOrdia. East Carroll, West Carroll,
Franklin, Tcnsas. Ouachtta. Madison,
Moreh0use and Caldwell shall CON-
pose the first district of the second
circuit; and the parishes of Bic nville,
Claiborne. Jackson, Lincoln. Cata-
hOula, Union, BOssier. VIM, Webs
ter and Grant shall compose the
second (adD district Of the second
circuit: and the parishes of Cnd-
do. DeSOtO. Natchitoches. Kapldea.
Sabine. Avoyellcs aud Red River shall
compose the third district Of the sec-
ond circuit. For each Of the circuits
there shall I've elected three judges, IN
herein provided for. one Judge to I've
elected by the qualified electors of
each district ~ above designated.
The first Courts Of Appeals tai lie
organized In the circuits herein estab-
lislesl under this amendment to the
Constitution shall be AZ follows:
There shall I've elected ON January
is. 1907. by the qualified electors
thereof, one Judge for each Of the dis
tricts In the two circuits. The judges
for each OF the first districts above
named shall he elected for q term Of
four years, beginning ON the frat day
of March. 1907; and the judges for
each OF the second districts above
named shall be elected far u term of
ak years, beginning on said date:
and the Judges for each of the third
districts above named, shall be elect
ell for O period Oi eight years. legin-
ming on adid date. Upon expiration
Of the term of Office Of each Of the
Judges thus elected, his Successor shall
lie elected for term of eight years,
by qualified electors Of such district
III each circuit; tho election of each
Judge herein provided for shall take
place at the same time and place, IA
the congressional election next pre-
ceding the expira tiOn Of his term. In
case Of death, removal or reHigna-
ton from Office Of any Judge. the va
cancy shnll Se filed by appointment
of the Governor by and with the ad.
vice and consent th the Senate, until
the next congressional election. At
which time his successor shall I've
elected. In case any one Of the cir
cult Judges shall he. from sickness or
any other cause. unable tn attend
any session Of court, 1t shall be CON-
petent for the other two Judges to
appoint. In his place, qualified men,
lwr of the bar. who shnll I've sw orn to
alt as Judge ri said court during such
absence only. Who shall receive
xuch cOmpensa ton an the General
Assembly may flx. or the Courts of
Appeal may arrange for mn inter-
change Of judges from one circnit tn
the other when a member OF the
court r. unable to attend from sick
hess ar other cause. Until otherwise
provided by the General Assembly the
Court oi Appeals Of the first circuit
shall hold sessions Of court mt Baton
IN
ma. Franklin. OpelOusas. Crowley,
Lake Charles, ThibOdeaux and Dom
aislsonville. and such other places as
may he designated by said Court Of
Appeals. and the Court OF Appeals
for the second circuit shall hold ses-
siOns of court at Monroe. Shreveport.
Alexandria, NatchitOches. vldalIa.
Tallulah and RustOn. and such other
places an may he designated by said
Court Of Appeal. The sessions Of
said Courts Of Appeal shall continue
In each circuit for n perion ri ten
months, beginning ON the first Mon
day of September of each year and
ending ON the last day OF June of the
folio wing year; and said courts shall
convene at the several places named
as the public business may require,
and shall keep their courts In session
at such placer until the cases before
them ara heard and finally deternin-
ed. Until otherwise provided ny law.
the time and place for the return Of
appeals shall he fixed by said court.
No decisions shall be rendered by
these courts without the concurrence
OF two judges. but any two Of the
judges Of each circuit shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction Of busi-
ness.
Section 4. BE It further resolved,
etc., That Article los Of the Constitu-
tion OF the State OF Louisiana, shall
be and IL hereby abr0gated.
Section g. BE It resolved. ETC.. Tint
Article log of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana he amended 30 as
to read az follows:
Article lO6. The sheriff oi the par
Ian In which tho sessions OF the court
are held. shall attend in person. or
by deputy. to execute the orders OF
said court, and the clerk of the diH-
trict court of the parish In which the
sessions Of the Courts Ut Appeal are
held shall serve az clerk Of the Court
of Appeals and shnll attend sessions
of said court, either In person or by
deputy, until otherwise provided by
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