The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-09-26

le by law the parishes of East Batol
n Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Livings
ton, Tangipahoa, Washington. st
e Helena, Pointe COupee, Iberville, st
Mary. ~TerrebOnne, Assumption. La
fourche, Ascension, Calcasieu, Came
ron, VermiliOn, Lafayette, Iberia
g st. Martin, st. Tammany, Acadia
East Felicina, West Felicina. st
Landry and Vernon shall compose the
e first circuit and be known as the
: court of Appeals First Circuit.
t State OF Louisiana" and the parishes
or Caddo, Bossier, Webster. Bien.
vile. Claiborne, Union. Lincoln.
Jackson, Caldwell, Winn. Natchitoch.
es, Sabine, Desoto, Red River.
Ouachita, Richland, Franklin. Cata-
houla, ConcOrdia, Tensas, Madison,
East Carroll, West Carroll, More.
house, Avoyelles, Rapides, and Grant.
shall compose the second circuit and
he 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.
trlct OF the first circuit, and the parish
es OF West Baton Rouge, Ascension.
Polnte Coupee, Iberville, st. Mary,
~IerrebOnne, Assumption and La
fourche, shall compose the second dis
trlct 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
Blenvllle, 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-
elles 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-
vlded 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.
1907, by the qualified electors thereof
one judge for each of the districts in
the two circuits. The judges for each
of the first districts above named
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
on said date: and the Judges
for each of the third districts above
named, shall be 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 / /,
shall be elected for a term ,
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 ,
from Office any Judge, the =
vacancy shall be filed by appoint :
nent of the Governor by and with the +
advice and consent of the Senate. UNI /,
ii the next congressional election. !
At which time his successor shall be :,
In case any one of the cir !
'uit judges shall be, from sickness or ;,
my other cause, unable to attend any .
of court, it shall be competent :
the nfhnp fUn irr1srac fn nnnninf -, =
lis place, a qualified member of the h
who shall be sworn to sit as Judge :,
II said court during such absence q
My. Who shall receive such COM :.
ensation as the General Assembly Il
nay fix, or the Courts of Appeal may -
rrange for an interchange of Judges .,
One circuit to the other when a !,
OF the court is unable to at y
from sickness or other cause. +
'ntil otherwise provided by the a.
Assembly the Court of APP ~
eals of the first circuit shall hold ses- r
of court at Baton Rouge, Amite ri
ity, New Iberia, Houma, Franklin, -
Crowley, Lake Charles. -
and Donaldsonville, and -;
other places ais may be desig- o.
ated by said Court of Appeals, and ~
he Court of Appeals for the second %
rcuit shall hold sessions of court at o,
LonrOe, Shreveport, Alexandria.
a~tchitOches, Vidalia, Tallulah, and 20
uston and such other places as may III
designated by said Court of Appeal. y,
he sessions of said Courts of Appeal bs
lall continue in each circuit for a =,
of ten months, beginning on r
e first Monday of September of each W.
ar and ending on the last day of no
of the following wear: and said po