The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-11-05
by law the parishes of East Baton

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Helena, Pointe Coupee, Iberville, st,
fourche, Ascension. Calcasieu, Came
ron. Vermilion, Lafayette, Iberia,
St. Martin, st. Tammany, Acadia.
East Felicina. West Felicina, st.
Landry and Vernon shall compose the
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. Natchitoch,
es, Sabine. Desoto, Red River,
Ouachita, Richland, Franklin, Gaia
hOula, COncOrdia. Tensas, 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. UNI
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.
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eS of West Baton Rouge, Ascension,
Pointe Coupee, Iberville, st. Mary,
Terrebonne, Assumption and La
fourche, shall compose the second dis
trict of the first circuit; and the
parishes of East Baton Rouge, Living
ston, TangipahOa, ST. Helena. ST.
Tammany, East Feliciana. West Fe-
liciana, and Washington shall COM
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, VIM,
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 be
elected 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 be or
ganized in the circuits herein estab-
lished under this amendment to the
Constitution shall be as follows:
There shall be elected on January Is,
1897, by the qualified electors thereof
one judge for each of the districts in
Ithe 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: and the judges for each
of the second districts above named
shall be elected for q term of six years
beginning on said date: and the judges
for each of the third districts above
named, shall be elected for a period of
eight 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. un-
til the next congressional election.
At which time his successor shall be
elected. In a S any n of h cir
cult judges shall be, from sickness or
any other cause, unable to attend any
session of court, it shall be competent
for the other two judges to appoint. in
his place. a qualified member of the
bar, who shall be sworn to sit as Judge
of said court during such absence
only. Who shall receive such COM
pensatiOn as the General Assembly
may fix, or the Courts of Appeal may
arrange for an interchange of judges
from one circuit to the other when a
member OF the court is unable to at
tend from sickness or other cause.
Until otherwise provided by the
General Assembly the Court of APP
peals of the first circuit shall hold ses-
sion of court at Baton Rouge, Amite
City, New Iberia. Houma, Franklin,
Opelousas, Crowley, Lake Charles.
ThibOdeaux and DOnaldsonville, and
such other places as may be desig-
mated by said Court of Appeals, and
circuit shall hold sessions of court at
Monroe, Shreveport, Alexandria,
Natchitoches, Vidalia, Tallulah, and
Ruston and such other places as may
be designated by said Court of Appeal.
The sessions of said Courts of Appeal
shall continue in each circuit for a
period of ten months, beginning on
the first Monday of September of each
year and ending on the last day of
June of the following year: and said
courts shall convene at the several
places named as the public business
may require, and shall keep their
courts in session at such places until