The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-29


Carroll. West Carroll. Morehonse, Az
CYCLES. Rapides and Grant shall COM
pose the second circuit. and I've known
az the Court Of Appeals, Second Cir
cult. State OF Louisiana"
The circuits above provided for. un-
til otherwise provided by law. shall
be divided I'm three districts each. IA
follows: The parishes Calcasieu. CAM
eron. vermlllioE. 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.
Pointe Coupee. Iberville. st. Mary.
Terrebonne, Assumption and La
fourche, shall compose the second
district of the first circuit; and the
parishes of East Baton Rouge, LIZ
ingsten, Tangipahoa. st. Helena. st.
Tammany, East Feliciana. West Fee
liciaI,a. and washington. shall COM
pose the third district Of the first cir
cult; and the parishes Of Richland,
Conc0rtlia. East Carroll, West Carroll.
Franklin, Tcnsas. Ouachita, Madison,
Morehouse and Caldwell shall COM
pose the first district Of the SECOND
circuit: and the parishes Of Bic nville,
Claiborne. Jackson. Lincoln. Cata-
houl,., Union. Bossicr. Vim, Webs
ter and Grant shall compose the
second (od) district Of the second
circuit: and the parishes Of Cad
do, DeSoto. Natchitoches. Rnpkiea.
Sabine. Avoyelles. and Red River shall
compose the third district of the Sec
ond circuit. For each of the circuits
there shall I've elected three Judges, as
herein provided for. one judge TO be
elected by the qualified electors Of
each district az above designated.
The first Courts of Appeals to he
organized In the circuits herein estab-
lished under this amendment TO the
Constitution shall be as follows:
There shall lie 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 n term Of
four years, beginning on the first day
of March. 1907: nntl the judges for
each Of the second Districts above
named shall he elected for a term Oi
six years. beginning on said date;
and the Judges for each Of the third
districts above named, shall he elect
ell for a period of eight years. begin
ming on said date. Upon expiration
of the term of office of each of the
Judges thus elected, his successor shall
/ I've elected for term Of eight years,
by qualified electors Of such district
of each circuit; the election Of each
Judge herein provided for shall take
place at the same time and place. ~
| the congregational election next pre-
t-etling the expiration 0f his term. In
case OF death. removal or re~igna
ton from Office of any Judge. the va
cancy shall lie filed hy appOinti
Of the Governor by and with the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate, unit
| the next congressional election. Al
which time his successor shall "
elected In case any one of the cir
cult Judges shall lie, from sickness al
any other cause, unable tn attend
any session Of court, 1t shall he com
petent for the other two Judges t.
appoint. I'm bis place. n unqualified mem
l,er Of the bar. who shall be sworn Il
sit as Judge of said court during sucl
absence only. Who shall receiv,
such compensation as the Genera
Assembly may fix. Or the Courts q
Appeal may arrange for an inter
change of Judges from one circuit II
the other when u member of thu
court IL unable to attend from sick
ness ar other cause. Until otherwis'
provided by the General Assembly TIN
Court Of Appeals of the first circui
shall hold sessions of court at BatOl
Rouge. Amite City. New Ibcria. Hon
ma. Franklin. Opelousas. Crowley
Lake Charles. Thibodeaux and Don
Jacksonville. and such other places q,
may Ike designated by said Court q
Appeals. and the Court of Appeal
for the second circuit shall hold ses
1 sions of court at Monroe. Shreveport
Alexandria, Natchitoches, vidalia
Talluiah and huston. and such Othe
places as may be designa ted by sal
Court OF Appeal. The sessions q
said Courts 81 Appeal shall confirm
in each circuit for pcriUn Of tc
months. beginning ON the first Moi
day of September Of each year an
ending on the last day Of June Of til
folio wing year; aud said courts xha
convene at the several places name
MS the public business may requirt
and shall keep their courts In sessiO
at auch places until the cases l'efos
them are heard and finally. (letermir
!. ed. Until other wise provided 10y Law
the time and place for the return {
appeals shall he fixed by said court,
No decisions shall he rendered Il
these courts without the concurrent
of two judges. hut any two oil I'll
: Judges Of each circuit shall cOnstitul
: quorum for the transaction of bus
neHs.
Section 4. Be It further resolve,
etc., That Article 1O5 of the COnstitl
.. ton Of the State Of Louisiana, sha
lie and Is hereby abrogated.
Section 5. he it resolved. ETC.. Ths
| Article JOG of the Constitution Of Il
) State of Louisiana be amended 80 ;
/ to read az follows:
: Article 106. The sheriff Of the pa
, !sli I'm which the sessions Of the cOu
: are held. shall attend in person, I
4 by deputy. to execute the orders
said court, aud the clerk Of the Ill
/. frict court Of the parish In which Il
: sessions Of the Courts of Appeal a
D held shall serve as clerk of the Cou
of Appeals and shall attend .sessio
j of said court, either In person or
/. deputy, until otherwise provided
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