The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-10-19
ACT No IL
BY Mr.. Doyle. HOUSE BIZ NO. Iyi
JOINT RESOLUTION

BY Mr.. Doyle. House Bill No. 1si.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to Article 40 Of the
Constitution of the State of louisiana
relative to the city criminal courts Of New
Orleans.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two-thirds
of all the members elected 20 each House con-
curing, That Article 40 of the Constitution
of the State be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article I4o. There shall be in the city of
New Orleans two inferior criminal courts, to
be known respectively as the First City Grim
Second City Criminal Court of the City OF New
Orleans, each of which shall be presided over
by one Judge and which shall have jurisdiction
for the trial without jury and the punishment
of all offenses against the State where the
penalty does not exceed six months imprison-
ment in the parish Jail or fine of $780, or both;
in all other cases the judges OF said courts
shall have jurisdiction as committing
magistrates, with authority to commit, bail or
The territorial Jurisdiction of the First City
Criminal Court shall extend over the First,
Fourth, Sixth and Seventh municipal districts
of New Orleans; aud the Second City Criminal
Court the Second, Third and Fifth
municipal districts of said city. In case of
vacancy in the office, recusation. disability or
absence with or without leave. of either Of said
judges, it shall be the duty Of the other judge to
issue warrants of arrest for the apprehension
of parties accused within the jurisdiction of
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commitment or admitting to bail that may be
necessary and proper and might in due course,
have been made by the judge within whose
jurisdiction the ofense was committed. And
in case of such vacancy, recusation, absence
or disability of one of said judges, on motion
OF the prosecuting officer or of the accused or
mis- counsel, the other Judge, acting within his
discretion. may proceed to try and discharge
or convict and sentence parties accused OF
offenses charged to have been committed
within the jurisdiction of the court wherein
the whereof
REFUSED, absent or disabled. In like manner,
acting also within his discretion, upon formal
magistrate examine and discharge, bail or
commit parties accused OF offenses charged to
have been committed within the territorial
jurisdiction under the provisions of this par
agraph to issue warrants of arrest, make pre-
liminary orders and have the accused brought
before him, although sitting in his own court;
OF he may, in his discretion, occupy the ben CHI
OF the Judge he replaces. Said Judge shall be
elected by the voters of the City OF New
Orleans. at large, for the term of four years;
the first election therefor shall be held At the
congres sional election in November, 1888, and
the judges then elected shall serve until May
/, 1900, and their successors shall be elected at
the parochial and municipal election in the
year 1893. They shall be learned in the law,
and shall have resided and practiced at
torneys in the City of New Orleans for not less
than three years before their election ap-
pointment. The judges of said courts shall
each receive yearly compensation OF 5000
payable monthly on his own warrant. Each
Judge shall appoint clerk and such deputies
as may be authorized by law, at salaries not
exceeding 81 200 per annum, except one deputy,
who shall be stenographer, and who may
receive salary not exceeding 81, 500 per an
mum. to be paid in monthly .nstallments by
the City of New Orleans.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc, That
said proposed amendments be submitted to the
electors for their approval or rejection as
required by article 81 OF the Constitution of
Louisiana, and the general election laws Of
this State. at the congressional election to be
held in this State in November. 1905.
j. w. HYAMS,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
]. Y. SANDERS,