The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-10-05

son, Morehouse and Caldwell shall COM
pose the first district of the second cir
cult; and the parishes of Bienville,
Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Catahoula,
Union, Bossier, Winn, Webster and
Grant, shall compose the second DIS
trict of the second circuit; and the par
ishes of Caddo, DeSoto, Natehitoehes,
Rapides, Sabine, Avoyelles 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 provided for, one
Judge to be elected by the qualified
electors of each district as above deslg-
mated
The first Courts of Appeals to be or
gasizcd in the circuits herein estab-
iished unI this amendment to the
Cor stitution shall be as follows: There
shall be elected on January 10, 1907,
nv the qualified electors thereof, one
Judge for each of the districts in the
two eire, IS. The judges for each of
the first districts above named shall be
elected for term of four years, be-
ginning on the first day of March, 1907;
and the juC ses for each of the second
districts al we named shall be elected
Tor term of six years, beginning on
said date; and the judges for each OF
the third districts above named shall
De elected far period of eight years,
beginning on said date. Upon expira-
lion of the ermo office of each of the
Judges thus elected, his successor shall
oe elected for a term of eight years,
by qualified electors of such district of
ZACH circuit; the election of each judge
herein provided for shall take place at
the same time and place as the con-
occasional election next preceding the
expiration of his term. In ease of
death, removal or resignation from Of
ice of any judge, the vacancy shall be
filed by appointment of the governor
BY end with the advice and consent of
the Senate, until the next congressional
election, at which time his successor
shall be elected. In case any one of
the circuit judges shall be, from sick
ness or any other cause, unable to at
tend any session of court, it shall be
competent for the other two judges to
appoint, in his place, qualified MEM
Der of the bar, who shall be sworn to
sit as Judge of said court during such
absence only. Who shall receive such
compensation as the General Assembly
may fix, or the Courts of Appeal may
from one circuit to the other when a
member of the court is unable to at
tend from sickness or other cause. Un-
til otherwise provided by the General
Assembly, the Count of Appeals of the
first circuit shall hold sessions of court
at Baton Rouge, Amite City, New Ibc-
ria, Houma, + -anklir, Opelousas, Crow
ley, Lake Charles, Thibodeaux and
Donaldsonville and such other places
as may be designated by said Court of
Appeals; and the Court of Appeals for
the second circuit shall hold sessions
of court at Monroe, Shreveport, Alex
andria, Natehitoches, Vidalia, Tallulah,
and Ruston, and such other places as
may be designated by said Court Of APP
peak. The SESSIONS Of said gourts of
Appeal shah continue in each Circuit for
a period IF ten months, beginning on
the first Monday of septemD9k OF each
year, and ending on the last day of
June Of De following year; ana 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 the cases
before them are heard and finally de-
termined. Until otherwise provided by
law, the tine and place fof tt, return
IF appeals shall be fixed by sa { court.
No decisio IS snail be rendered by
these courts witho,t the concurrence of
two judges, u. any two of the judges
of each circuit shall constitute quorum
for the trar saction of business.
4 d.
ETC., That A -ticle los of the Constitu-
ton Of the state of Louisiana shall be
and is here abrogated.
/ Section :. Be it further resolved,
etc. That Article log of the Constitu-
ton of .e State of Louisiana. be
amended so as to read as follows:
Article log. The sheriff of the paris
in which the sessions of the court are
held, shall attend in person, or by dep.
uty, To exeet te the orders of said court,
and thu Gle Z. of the district court of
the pari. h which the sessions of the
Courts o. App are held hall serve az
lelerF of the Court of Appeals and shall
attend sessions of said court, either in
person or oy deputy, until otherwise
provided by the General Assembly. The
costs of appeal in any case appealed tt
the Courts of Appeal, of the first and
second circuits, shall not exceed five
dollars. The police juries of the va
rious parishes of the State in whici
the Courts of Appeal are held, shall
provide suitable rooms for the holdini
of said court so as not to interfere witt
the session of the district or othe
courts.
Section 6. Be it iurther resolved
etc, That the fourth paragraph of Ar
ticle 131 of the Constitution of tn
State of Louisiana be so amended as t
read as follows:
Until otherwise provided by law, al
appeals within its jurisdiction from tn
parishes of Orlean., st. James, st. job
the Baptis st. Charles, Jefferson
Plaquemine. and st. Bernard hall b
returnable to said court, and the cost
of fling same shall not exceed fiv
dollars in each case.
! Section z. Be it further resolved
) etc., That the foregoing amendments t
: the Constitution of the State shall b.
: come operative on the first day of jar
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