The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-11-02
ACT NO. A

By Mr. Doyle. House Bill No. 1874.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to Article 14o Of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
relative to the city criminal courts of New
Orleans.
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two-thirds
of all the members elected 20 each House con-
curing, That Article lI0 of the Constitution
of the State be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 40. There shall be in the city OF
New Orleans two inferior criminal courts, TO
be known respectively as the First City Grim
inal Court of the City of New Orleans and the
Second City Criminal Court of the City of New
Orleans. each of which shall be presided over
by one judge and which shall have jurisdiction
within the territory hereinafter prescribed,
for the trial without Jury and the punishment
| of all offenses against the State where the
penalty does not exceed six months imprison-
ment in the parish Jail or fine of 500, or both
in all other cases the judges of said courts
shall have jurisdiction committing
magistrates, with authority to commit, bail or
discharge.
The territorial Jurisdiction of the First City
Criminal Court shall extend over the First,
Fourth, Sixth and Seventh municipal districts
of New orle-ns; aud the Second City Criminal
Court over the Second, Third and Fifth
municipal districts of said city. In case of
vacancy in the office, recusation, disability or
| absence with or without leave. of either of said
judges, it shall be the duty of the other Judge to
| issue warrants of arrest for the apprehension
of parties accused within the jurisdiction of
the judge he replaces, and to make any order of
commitment or admitting to bail that may be
necessary and proper and might in due course,
have been made by the Judge within whose
jurisdiction the osfense was committed. Ard
in case of such vacancy, recusation, absence
or disability of one Of said judges, on motion
or the prosecuting officer, or OF the accused or
| his counsel, the other judge, acting within his
discretion. may proceed to try and discharge
or convict and sentence parties accused Of
offenses charged to have been committed
within the jurisdiction of the court wherein
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reused absent or disabled In like manner
acting also within his discretion, upon formal
application made he may as committing
magistrate examine and discharge, bail or
commit parties accused of offenses charged to
have been committed within the territorial
Jurisdiction under the provisions of this par
agraph TO issue warrants of arrest, make pre-
liminary orders and have the accused brought
before him, although sitting in his own court;
or he may, in his discretion, occupy the bench
of the Judge he replaces. Said judge shall be
elected by the voters of the City OF New
Orleans at large, for the term of four years;
the first election therefor shall be held AT the
congres sional election in November, 1898, and
the judges then elected shall serve until May
I. 1900, and their successors shall be elected at
the parochial and municipal election in the
year 1899. They shall be learned in the law.
torneys in the City of New Orleans for not less
than three years before their election or ap-
pointment. The judges of said courts shall
each receive a yearly compensation of So 600
Judge shall appoint clerk and such deputies
as may be authorized by law, at salaries not
exceeding 81 zoo per annum, except one. deputy,
who shall be stenographer, and who may
receive a salary not exceeding 81, 500 per an
mum. TO be paid in monthly .nstallments by
the City of New Orleans.
Section 2. Be il further resolved, etc, That
said proposed amendments be submitted to the
electors for their approval or rejection as
required by article S21 of the Constitution of
Louisiana, and the general election laws of
this State, at the congressional election to be
held in this State in November. 1906.
j. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres. Of the Senate.
Approved June %. 1906.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL,
Secretary OF state.
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