The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-10-13


law in this State for six years and shan
have been actual residents of the dis4
trict from which they are elected o.
appointed for at least two years preced-
ing their election or appointment They
shall receive a salary of four thousand
dollars each per year, and the Judges
of the Court of Appeal for the Parish
of Orleans shall receive salary Of Eve
thousand dollars each year payabls
monthly on his own warrant, and the Leg.
islature shall make adequate appropria- (
ton to pay the same.
Section 8. Be it further resolved, etc.
That Article 100 of the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana be so amended
as to read as follows: 80
Article 100. Exclusive of the parishes
whose appeals are returnable to the pa.
ish of Orleans, the State shall be d.
vided into two circuits to be subdividea
into districts as hereinafter provided
Until otherwise provided by law the pr.
ishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wash,
ington, st. Helena, Pointe Coupee, Ibes.
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assump
ton, Lafourche, Ascension, Calcasisa
Cameron, Vermillion, Lafayette, iberia
ST. Martin, st. Tammany, Acadia, Fad
Feliciana, West Feliciana, st. Landry
and Vernon shall compose the first cir
cult and be known as the "Court of At
peals First Circuit, State of Louisiana,
and the parishes CT Caddo, Bossier, Web
ster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union, Lincoln
Jackson, Caldwell, VIM, Natchitochss
Sabine, DeSoto, Red River, Ouachita
Richland, Franklin, Catahoula, ConcoR
dia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll, Wes
Carroll, Morehouse, Avoyelles, Rapidn
and Grant, shall compose the second cir
cult and be known as the "Court d
Appeals, Second Circuit, State Of Louis
lana
The circuits above provided for, unit
therwise provided by law, shall be d
Nded into three districts each, as fol
lows: The parishes Calcasieu, Cameron
Vermillion, Lafayette, st. Martin, Aes
dia, st. Landry. Vernon and Iberia, shal
compose the first district Of the first cir
cult, and the parishes of West Bata
Rouge, Ascension, Pointe Coupee, Ibes
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assumption
and Lafourche shall compose the secon
district of the first circuit; and the par
ishes of East Baton Rouge, Livingston
Tangipahoa, ST. Helena, st. Tammany
East Feliciana, West Feliciana and Was
ington shall compose the third distris
of the first circuit; and the parishe
of Richland, Concordia, East Carol
West Carroll, Franklin, Tensas, Ouach
ia, Madison, Morehouse, and Caldwe
second circuit; and the parishes Of Bier
vile, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Cats
houla, Union, Bossier, VIM, WebsH
and Grant shall compose the second di
trict of the second circuit; and the pa
ishes of Caddo, DeSoto, Natchitochss
Rapides, Sabine, Avoyelles and Red Rivs
shall compose the third district Of TIE
second circuit. For each Of the circuits
there shall be elected three judges, =
herein provided for, one judge to b
elected by the qualified electors Of each
district as above designated. 81
The first Courts Of Appeals to be or
ganized in the circuits herein establisA-
ed under this amendment to the Consti-
tuition shall be as follows: There shah
be elected ON January 16, 1907, BY IL
qualified electors thereof one Judge for
each of the districts in the two circuita
"A I'D g. al - 4 L. .
above named shall be elected for tern
Of four years, beginning on the inst
day of March 1907; and the judges for
each of the second districts above named
shall be elected for a term Of six yeaEa
beginning on said date; and the judges
for each of the third districts above nan
ed. shall be elected for period Of eighs
years, beginning on said date. Upoo
expiration of the term Of Office of eac1
of the Judges thus elected, his successor
shall be elected for term of eight years,
by qualified electors of such district Of
each circuit; the election of each judgs
herein provided for shall take place q
| the same time and place, as the congres
sional election next preceding the e.
piration of his term. In case of deafa,
removal or resignation from Office OF any
Judge, the vacancy shall be filed by aF
pointment of the Governor by and win
the advice and consent of the Senate,
until the next congressional election. A.
which time his successor shall be eless
ed. In case any one of the circuit judse
shall be, from sickness or any other sAusc
unable to attend any session Of court u
shall be competent for the other w.
Judges to appoint in his place, guam