The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-27

pose the second circuit, and he known
as the Court OF Appeals. Second Cir
cult. State OF Louisiana"
The circuits above provided for, nm.
til otherwise provided by law. shall
he divided In three districts each. as
follows: The parishes Calcasieu. Cam
eron. vermillior. Lafayette. st. Mar
thu. Acadia, ST. Landry, Vernon and
iberia shall coulpOse the first district
Of the FIRST circuit: and the parishes
Ut West Baton Rouge. ASCENSION.
PUitfte COupee. lberville. st. Mary.
TerrebOnne. Assumption and La
fonrche, shnll compose the second
Of the first circuit; and the
parishes cf East Baton Rouge, Liv-
ingit0u. TangipahOa. st. Helena. st.
East Feliciana. West Fee
Hnd Washington. shall COM
p0Ne the third district of the first cir
cult; and the parishes Of Richlnnd,
East Carroll. West Carroll,
Ffunkllu, Tcnsaa. Ouachita, Madison.
Morrhousc and Caid well shall CON-
pose the frat district at the second
circuit; and the parishes Of Bic nville,
Jackson. Lincoln. cata-
htDula. Union. Bossler. Winn, Webs
ter and Grant shall compose the
second (stl district Of the SECOND
circuit: and the parishes Of Cad
do. DeSotO. Natchftoches. Rapides.
Avoyelles and Rrd River shall
compose the third district of the Sec
Ond circuit. For each Of the circuits
there shall I've elected three Judges, IN
herein provided for. one Judge to Ike
elected by the qualified electors Of
each district N above designated.
The firHt Courts of Appeals tn I've
In the circuits herein extab-
lislsed under this amendment to the
Constitution shall he as follows:
There shall be elected ON January
L. 1907. by the qualified electors
thereof, one judge for each Of the dis
for each Of the first districts above
named shall he elected FIR a term ri
four years, beginning on the first day
Of Mach. 1907. AMI the Judges for
each Of the second districts above
named shall he elected for u term OF
ak years. beginning on said date:
and the Judges for each of the third
above named, shall lie elect
Ell for a period Of eight years. hegin-
ming on said date. Upon expiration
of the term Ut office Of each Of the
Judges thus elected. his successor shall
I've elected for term OF eight years.
by qualified electors of such district
Of each circuit; the election Of each
Judge herein provided for shall take
place Mt the same time and place, al
the congressional election next pre-
ceding the expira ton 0f his term. In
case Of death. removal or rc~igna-
tiOn from Office Of any Judge, the va.
caucy shall I've filed by appointment
of the Governor by and with the ad-
the next congressional election. At
which time his successor shall Ike
elected. In case any one at the cir
cult Judges shall be. from sickness OF
any other cause. unable to attend
any session Of court, It shall I've com.
petent for the other two judges to
appoint. In hix place. qualified men,
l,er of the bar. who shall I've sworn tn
ut M Judge Ut said court during such
absence only. Who shall receive
Huch compensa ton as the General
Assembly may fix. or the Courts III
Appeal may arrange for nm inter.
change al judges from one circuit to
the other when a member OF the
court IL unable to attend from sick.
uesss or other cause. Until otherwise
provided by the General Assembly the
Court Of Appeals of the tirst circuit
shall hold sessions of court at Baton
Rouge. Amite City. New Iberin, Hon.
s.tlfn fNg,<slnvrcnC lnx
Lake Charles. ThibOdeaux and Don.
aldsOnvillc. and such other places M
may be designated by said Court Ol
Appeals. and the Court of Appeals
for the second circuit shall hold ses
siOns Of court at Monroe. Shreveport
Alexandria. NatchitOches, Vidalia
Tallulah and RustOn. and such Other
places 40 may he designated by said
Court Of Appeal. The sessions o.
said Courts III Appeal shall continus
In each circuit for d pcriOn Of ter
months. beginning on the first Mon
day Of September Of each year and
ending on the Inst day Of June Of thu
following year; and n,id courts HhaI
convene at the several places named
us the public business may require
and shall keep their courts In session
ut such placer until the cases befOr'
them are heard and finally determin
ed. Until otherwise provided by law
the time and place for the return o
appeals shall he fixed by said court.
No decisions shall be rendered b,
these courts without the concurrence
Of two judges. but any two Ut tn
Judges Of each circuit shall cOnstitut,
n quorum for the Transaction vi bust
ness.
Section 4. Be It further resolved
etc., That Article los Ut the COnstitu
ton of the state Of Louisiana, shall
he and Is hereby abr0gated.
Section 5. BE It resolved. ETC.. Tha
Article 1O6 of the Constitution OF tn
State of Louisiana be amended 80 q
to read as follows:
Article 106. The sheriff Of the PAL
ish In which the sessions Of the cOur
are held. shall attend In person, O
nv deputy. to execute the orders {
said court. and the clerk Of the di'
trict court OF the parish In which th
sessions Of the Courts of Appeal al
held shall serve az clerk of the COur