The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-08

| Carroll. West Carroll, Morehouse. Av-
oyelles. Rapides and Grant shall CON-
pose the second circuit, and be known
as the Court OF Appeals, Second Cir
4 cult. State of Louisiana"
The circuits above provided for. un-
til otherwise provided by law. shall
be divided in three districts each. as
follows: The parishes Calcasieu. Cam
eron, vsrmilllor. Lafayette, st. Mar
tin. Acadia, st. Landry, Vernon and
iberia shall compose the first district
OF the first circuit; and the parishes
Of West Baton Rouge, Ascension.
i POinte COupee. Iberville. st. Mary.
rerrebOune, Assumption and La
fOurche, shall compose the second
district of the first circuit; and the
parishes of East Baton Rouge, Liv-
ingston, TangIpahoa, st. Helena. st.
Tummany, East Feliciana. West Fee
liclaiia. and Washington, shall COM
pose the third district of the first cir
cult; and the parishes of Richland,
COncOrtlia. East Carroll, West Carroll,
Franklin. Tensas, Ouachita, Madison,
| MOrehOuse and Caldwell shall COM
pose the first district Of the second
circuit: and the parishes of Bic nville,
Claiborne, jackson. Lincoln. Cats-
hOula, Union, BOssier. VIM, Webs
ter and Grant shall compose the
second cd district Of the second
circuit: and the parishes of Cad
do, DeSoto, NatchitOches. Rapities.
Sabine. Avoyelles and Red River shall
compose the third district of the acc
Ond circuit. For each of the Circuits
there shall he elected three Judges. as
herein provided for. one Judge to he
elected ny the qualified electors of
each district as above designated.
| The first Courts Of Appeals tn be
organized In the circuits herein estab-
lished under this amendment to the
Constitution shall be as follows:
There shall lie elected on January
16, 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 fcr a term of
fOur years, beginning ON the first day
of March. 1907: and the judges for
each OF the second districts above
named shall he elected for u term of
six years. beginning on said date;
and the judges for each Of the third
districts above named, shall be elect
ed for period Of eight years. begin
ming ON said date. Upon expiration
Of the term Of Office OF each of the
| judges thus elected, hts successor shall
I be elected for n term Of eight years,
by qualified electors of Rnch district
Of each circuit: the election of each
Judge herein provided for shall take
place at the same time and place, an
the congressional election next pre-
cetiing the expiration III his term. In
case of death, removal or resigna-
ton from office OF any Judge, the va
cstncy shall be filleti 10y appointment
Of the Governor by and with the ad-
vice and consent Of the Senate, until
the next congressional election. At
which time his successor shall be
elected. In case any one ut the cir
emit Judges shall be. from sickness or
! any other cause. unable to attend
any session Of court, 1t shall he CON-
petent for the other two judges to
appoint. I'm his place, Il qualified men,
l,er of the bar. who shall l,esworn tn
sit as Judge Of said court during such
absence only. Who shall receive
such compensation az the General
Assembly may fix. or the Courts of
Appeal may arrange for an inter-
change Of Judges from one circuit to
the other when a member of the
court IL unable to attend from sick
Hess or other cause. Until otherwise
provided by the General Assembly the
Court of Appeals 0f the first circuit
, shall hold sessions of court at Baton
Rouge, Amite City. New Iberia, Hon.
ma. Franklin, Opelousas., Crowley,
Lake Charles, Thibodeaux and Dom
aldKOnville. and such other places as
may I've designat tel by said Court Of
Appeals. and. the Court of Appeals
for the sccOnd circuit shall hold SEES
sions Of court at Monroe. Shreveport.
Alexandria, NatchitOches, VidalIa,
Tallulah and Ruston. and such other
places rs may I've designa ted by said
Court of Appeal. The sessions of
said Courts of Appeal shall continue
in each circuit for n pcriOn of ten
months. beginning TN the first MOn-
day of September Of each year and
ending ON the last day of June of the
following year; and said courts shall
convene at the several places named
us the public business may require,
and shall keep their courts In session
at such places until the cases before
them are heard and finally determin-
ed. UntilOtherw wise provided by law.
the time and place for the return of
appeals shall he fixed by said court.
No decisions shall he rendered by
these courts without the concurrence
of two Judges. Int any two Of the
judges of each circuit shall constitute
n quorum for the transaction Of busi-
iless.
Section 4. he 1t further resolved,
ETC., That Article 1O5 OF the Constit
ton Of the State Of Louisiana, shall
he and Is hereby abrogated.
Section 5. Be 1t resolved, ETC.. That
Article 1O6 of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana he amended so az
to read as follows:
Article 106 The sheriff Of the par
ish In which the 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 dis
trict court Of. the parish In which the
sessions OF the Courts of Appeal are
held shall serve as clerk of the Court
of Appeals and shall attend sessions
of said court, either In person or by
deputy, until otherwise provided by
the (spnf,ral A nae M hlv The cOafa Of