The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-09-05

Rouge, West Baton Rouge. LivingS-
aton, Tangipahoa, Washington, st.
Helena, fointe Coupee. Iberville. st.
Mary, Terrebonne, Assumption. La
fourche, Ascension. Calcasiou'; Game
ron. VermiliOn, Lafayette, Iberia q;
ST. Martin. st. Tammany, Acadia.
East Felicina. West Felicina, St.
Landry and Vernon shall compose tie
first Circuit and be known as the
Court of appeals First Circuit,
State of Louisiana, and the parishes
of CaddO, Bossier, Webster, Bien-
vile. Claiborne, Union, lincoln,
Jackson, Caldwell, VIM. Natcflitoctr
es, Sabine, DesOtO. Red River,
Ouachita, Richland, Franklin, Cata-
hOula, COncordia, T~ensas, Madison,
East Carroll, West Carroll, More
house, Avoyelles, Rapides, and Grant,
shall compose the second circuit and
be known as the Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit, State Of Louisiana"
The circuits above provided for. I'M
til otherwise provided by law, shall be
divided in three districts each. as fol-
lows: The parishes Calcasieu, Cam.
eron, Vermilion. Lafayette, st. Mar
tin, Acadia, ST. Landry. Vernon, and
Iberia, shall compose the first dis.
trict of the first circuit, and Tire parish
es of West Baton Rouge, Ascension.
Pointe Coupee, Iberville, ST. Mary,
TerrebOnne, Assumption and La
fourche, shall compose the second dis
trict of tie first circuit: and the
parishes of East Baton Rouge, Living
ston, Tangipahoa, ST. Helena, St.
East F~eliciana, West Fe-
~liciana, and Washington shall conn
pose the third district of the first cir
cult: and the parishes of Richland,
Concordia, East Carroll, West Car
roll, Franklin, Tensas, Ouachita,
Madison, Morehouse, and Caldwell
shall compose the first district of the
second circuit: and the parishes of
Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Cata-
houla, Lincoln, Union, Bossier, Winn,
Webster, and Grant shall compose the
second district of the second circuit;
and the parishes of Caddo, DeSoto,
Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine. Avoy-
Giles and Red River shall compose
the third district of the second circuit.
For each of the circuits there shall he
three judges. as herein pro-
vided for, one Judge to be elected by
the qualified electors of each district
as above designated.
The first Courts of Appeals to he Or
ganiZed in the circuits herein eStab-
under this amendment to the
Constitution shall be as follows:
There shall be elected on January 16,
1907, by the qualified electors thereof
one Judge for each of the districts in
frO oofo Tho i,Irnc Co., ,oaL
of the first districts above named
shall be elected for 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 be elected for a term of six years
beginning on said date; and the judges
each of the third districts above
named, shall he elected for a period of
years, beginning 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 cleo
ton of each judge herein provided for
shall take place at the same time and
place, as the congressional election
next preceding the expiration OF his
term. In case of death, removal or
resignation from Office any judge, the
vacancy shall be filled by appoint
ment of the Governor by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. I'M
til the next congressional election.
At which time his successor shall be
In case n one of the cir
cult judges shall be, from sickness or
NV ofhnr ,nob1n IN oftnp6 anyr
of court, it shall be competent
for the other two judges to appoint, in
MS place. a qualified member OF the
bar, who shall be o to sit as judge
Of said court during such absence
Who shall receive such COM
Densation as the General Assembly
nay fix, or the Courts of Appeal may
arrange for an interchange of judges
n circuit to the other when a
member of the court is unable to at
end from sickness or other cause.
Until otherwise provided by thet
General Assembly the Court of APP
)eals of the first circuit shall hold ses-
'ion of court at Baton Rouge, Amite
City, New iberia, Houma, Franklin,
Crowley, Lake Charles.
and DOnaldsonville, and
such other places as may be desig-
lated by said Court of Appeals, and
he Court of Appeals for the second
.ircuit shall hold sessions of court at
Shreveport, Alexandria,
Natchitoches, Vidalia, Tallulah, and
and such other places as may
Ne designated by said Court of Appeal.
The sessions of said Courts of Appeal
hall continue in each circuit for a
,eriod of ten months, beginning on
he first Monday of September of each
and ending on the last day of
Iune of the following year; and said
ourts shall nve at the several
'laces named as the public business