The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-10-27

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ia.rajnre,i .,r a. ,.e~- tpa-s precrG-
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III. s.,.Hr... f. II t-ur thousand
. e"t.a.- ,arh pee r. 5saa the judges
a. tae to:ri II -AraraI ;pv the Parish
i 81 Orleans Shall receive a salary of fv"
,hoa~ah! dollars eatu year payabis
! monthly on his o,,a warrant, AMI the Leg
stature sha!l n:aisc adequate appropria-
.j"n to my The same.
Section >. BE il further resolved. etc,
Ft..,, Article loo of tie Constitution Of
Tie State of Louisiana be 50 amended
as - read n follows:
tst,-ie LOO. Exclusive of the parishes
whose appeals are retSrnable to the par
ish at Orleans. the State shall be di
yldel into two circuits to be subdivided
into districts as hereinafter provided
Until otherwise provided 10y law the par.
isles o. Last Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge. Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wash
inGton. St Helena. Poiate Coupee, Iber.
vile. St. Mary. Terrebonnc, Assume
ton, Latourche, Ascension, Calcasieu
Cameron. Eermiilion. Lafayette, Iberia
st. Martin, 81. Tammany, Acadia, Eas,
Feliciana. West Feliciana. St Landry
and Vernon shall compose the first cir
cut and be known rs the 'sCourt of Ap
pcals First Circuit. State Of Louisiana
and the parishes cf Gaodo. Bossier, Web
ster. Bicnvillc. Claiborne. Union, Lincoln
Jackson, Caldwell, VIM. Natchitoches
Sabine, DeSoto, Red River. Ouachita
isiehland, Franklin. Catalonia, Concor
dia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll, Wes
Carroll. Morehouse, Avovelcs, Rapides
and Grant. shall compose the second cir
emit and lie known rs the Court Of
Appeals, Second Circuit, State Of Louis
iana.
The circuits above provided for, unit
otherwise provided by law, shall be di
Eije't into tl-ee districts each, as fol
lows: The parishes Caleasieu. Cameron
Ncrmii!ion, Lafayette. St. Martin, Aca
ila. st. landry. Vernon and Iberia, shall
compose the first district Of the first cir
cait. ana the parishes of West Batol
Rouge. Ascension, Pointe Coupee, Ibe,
Vile, -. Mary. Torrehonnc. ASSUMPTION
an! lafourche s'tal compose the secon.
district Of the first circuit; and the par
ishes Of East Baton Rouge, Livingston
fangipahoa, 81. Helena, st. Tamman,
East feiiriana, West Feliciana and Was
Ington shall compose the third distric
of the first circuit; and the parishe
OF Rlchiand, Conccrdia. East Carroll
Vest Carroll. Franklin. Tensas. Ouach
ia. Madison, Morchouse. and Caldwe
shall compose the first district of tn
second circuit; and the parishes of Bier
vile. Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln. Cats
houia. Union, Bossier, Vim, Webste
AMI Grant shall compose the second di.
lrlet of the second circuit: and the pa,
ishes OF caddo, DeSoto, Natchtoches.
hapldes Sabine, Avoyelles and Red River
'iiall conlnoec the third district of the
second eircGit. For each of the circuits
here shall be elected three judges, as
lerein provided for, one Judge to be
'lected by the qualified electors of each
district as above designated.
The first Courts of Appeals to be or
sanlZed In the circuits herein establish
1t under this amendment to the Consti-
ution shall be as follows: There shah
;e elected on January 16, 1907, by tho
uahhed electors thereof one Judge for
ach of the districts in the two circuits.
he Judges for each Of the first districts
bove named shall be elected for term
4 four years, beginning on the first
av OF March 1907; and the judges for
;lch Of the second districts above named
hall be elected for term Of six years,
eginning on said date; and the Judges
nr each of the third districts above NAM
Il, shall be eec ed for period Of eight
ears. beginning on said date. Upon
Spiration Of the term of office Of each
the judges thus elected, his successor
lal be elected for term of eight years.
qualified electors of such district of
1ch circuit; the election of each Judge
arein provided for shall take place at
se same time and place, as the congress
onal election next preceding the ex-
lratlon of his term. In ease of death,
smoyal or resignation from office of any
idge the vacancy shall be filed by APP
ointment of the Governor by and with
lie advice and consent Of the Senate,
ltH the next congressional election. AT
hich time his successor shall be elect
|. In case any one Of the circuit judges
all be. from sickness or any other .ause
lable to attend any session Of court, 1t
'all be competent for the other two
ldges to appoint in his place, quail
ID member of the bar, who shall be
worm to sit as judge of said court dur
& such absence only. Who shall re-
i've such compensation as the General
ssembly may fix, or the Courts of APP
al may arrange for an interchange Of
dges from one circuit to the other
nou e fho