The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-20

} pose the second circuit, and be know
!, as the Court OF Appeals, Second CT
= curt. State of louisiana
= The circuits above provided for. II,
|" I'll otherwise provided by law, sha
. be divided in three districts each. q
1oiiows: The parishes Calcasien, Can
;. eron. VermilliOE. Lafayette. st: MAJ
: thu Acadia, st. Landry, Vernon an
= Iberia shall compose the first distric
!, OF the first circuit; and the parishe
OF West Baton Rouge. Ascension
!, Pointe Conpee. lberville. st. Mary
Ierrebonne, Assumption and La
fourclie, shall compose the secon,
district OF the first circuit; and tn
: parishes OF East Baton Rouge. Ldy
ingston, TangipahOa, st. Helena, ST
Iammany, East Feliciana, West Fc
iciana, and Washington, shall com
pose the third district of the first cir
cult; and the parishes OF Richlapd
Concordia. East Carroll, West Carroll
FRANKLIN. Tcnsas, Ouachita, Madison
, MoTehouse and Caldwell shall com
pose the first district of the SECOND
circuit; and the parishes of Bienville
Claiborne. Jackson. Lincoln. Gaia.
houla, Union, Bossier. Winn. Webs.
ter and Grant shall compose the
second cd district Of the second
circuit; and the parishes nf Cad.
90, DeSotO. Natchitoches, Rapi,lus.
Sabine. Avoyelles and Red River shall
compose the third district of the Sec
ond circuit. For each of the circuits
! there Shall he elected three judges, as
herein provided for. one Judge to be
elected by the qualified electors of
each district rs above designated.
! The first Courts OF Appeals to be
organized In the circuits herein estab-
lished under this amendment to the
Constitution shall be as follows:
There shall be elected on January
III, 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 be elected for a term of
four years, beginning on the first day
OF March. 1907; aud the Judges for
each OF the second districts above
named shall be elected for a term of
six years. beginning on said date;
anu the judges for each of the third
districts above named, shall be elect
ed for n 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
be elected for a 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, as
the congressional election next pre-
ceding the expiration of his term. In |
case or death, removal or resigna-
ton from office of any Judge, the va
cancy shall be filed by appointment
OF the GovernOr by and with the adj
vice and consent of the Senate, until
the next congressional election. At
which time his successor shall be
elected. In case any one Of the CIR
cult Judges shall be, from sickness or
any other canse, unable tn attend
any session OF court, 1t shall be CON-
petent for the other two Judges to
appoint. In his place. aqualified mem
her OF the bar, who shall he sw orn To
sit as Judge of said court during such
absence only. Who shall receive
such compensa ton as the General
Assembly may fix. or the Courts OF
Appeal may arrange for an inter-
,hange of judges from one circnit to
he other when a member of the I
'ourt Is unable to attend from Sick q
less or other cause. Until otherwise I
provided by the General Assembly the
;ourt of Appeals of the first circuit
'hall hold sessions Of court at Baton
Rouge. Ainite City. New Iberia, Hon.
ma. Franklin. Opelousas, Crowley.
lake Charles. Thibodeaux and DON n
and such other places as q
nay be designated by said Court of t
appeals. and the Court of Appeals +
or the second circuit shall hold ses- .
ions OF court at Monroe. Shreveport. I
alexandria,. Natchitoches, vidalia. t
,allulah and RustOn. and such other c
'iaces as may be designated 10y said S
curt OF Appeal. The sessions of n
aid Courts of Appeal shall continue
each circuit for a perion of tenl
lonths. beginning ON the first Mon
ay OF September of each year and L
nding on the last day of June of the
year; and said courts shall
Onvene at the several places named
8 the public business may require,
no shall keep their courts in session
{ such places until the cases before :
hem are heard and finally determin-
!. Until otherwise provided by law, b
ne time and place for the return of j.
ppeals shall be fixed by said court.
No decisions shall be rendered by
lese courts without the concurrence
two judges. but any two OF the al
dyes of each circuit shall constitute &c
quorum for the transaction of bust pl
,ss. OF
Section 4. Be it further resolved. IN
C., That Article 105 of the Constitu- ne
ON Of the State OF Louisiana, shall IL
, and is hereby abrogated. ~
Section 5. Be itresolved, etc., That I
rticle LOG of the Constitution OF the di
ate of Louisiana be amended SO as
J read as follows: pc
Article log. The sheriff of the mar CO
h In which the sessions OF the court =,
e held, shall attend i'm person. or y
: deputy, to execute the orders of sh
i'd court, and the clerk of the dis =,
let court of the parish in which the
ssiOns OF the Courts of. Appeal are sh
I'D shall serve as clerk of the Court :,
Appeals and shall attend sessions
said court, either in person or by Eco
putty, until otherwise provided by :,
e General Assembly. The costs OF =,
peal In any case appealed to the sh
'urts of Appeal, OF the first and Sec -
ID circuits shall not exceed five dol -
RS. The police juries of the various pc
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