The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-10-27

have been actual residents of the d.
trict from which they are elected q
appointed for at least two years preced.
ing their election or appointment Thy
shall receive salary of four thousand
dollars each per year, and the judge
of the Court Of Appeal for the Para
of Orleans shall receive a salary Of lvs
thousand dollars each year payahh
monthly on his own warrant, and the Lei.
islature shall make adequate appropria,
ton to pay the same.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc.
That Article 100 Of the Constitution a.
the State of Louisiana be so amends
as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive Of the pariihn
whose appeals are returnable to the pm
ish Of Orleans, the State shall b d
vided into two circuits to be subdividsa
into districts as hereinafter provided
Until otherwise provided by law the par
ishes of East Baton Rouge, West Batss
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wei,
ington, st. Helena, Pointe Coupee, Ibas
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assunp
ton, Lafourche, Ascension, Calcasisa
Cameron, vermillion, Lafayette, Iberia
ST. Martin, st. Tammany, Acadia, Ed
Feliciana, West Feliciana, st. Landry
and Vernon shall compose the first cir
cult and be known as the "Court Of Ap
peals First Circuit, State of Louisiana
and the parishes CT Caddo, Bossier, Web
ster. Bienville, Claiborne, Union, Lincoln
Jackson, Caldwell. Vim, Natchitochee
Sabine, DeSoto, Red River. Ouachih
Richland, Franklin, Catahoula, Coneof
dia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll, We
Carroll, Morehouse, Avoyelles, Rapids
and Grant, shall compose the second cir
cult and be known as the "Court q
Appeals, Second Circuit, State Of Louis
iana.'
The circuits above provided for, uni
otherwise provided by law, shall Be d
vided into three districts each, az FL
lows: The parishes Calcasieu, Camersu
vermillion, Lafayette, st. Martin, Acs
dia, ST. Landry, Vernon and Iberia, shal
compose the first district of the first cir
cult, and the parishes of West Bata
Rouge, Ascension, Pointe Coupee, Ibsa
vile, st. Mary, Terre5onne, Assumptios
and Lafourche shall compose the secob
district of the first circuit; and the pan
ishes of East Baton Rouge, Livingstss
Tangipahoa, st. Helena, st. Tammany
East Feliciana, West Feliciana and Was
ington shall compose the third distrie
of the first circuit; and the parishe
of Richland, Concordia, East Carol
West Carroll, Franklin, Tensas, Ouaeh
Ia, Madison, Morehouse, and Caldws
shall compose the first district Of u
second circuit; and the parishes Of Bisl
vile, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Cats
houla, Union, Bossier, VIM, Webste
and Grant shall compose the second di
trict of the second circuit; and the pas
ishes of Caddo, DeSoto, Natchitochse,
Rapides, Sabine, Avoyelles and Red River
shall compose the third district of IL
second circuit. For each of the circuits
there shall be elected three judges, =
herein provided for, one judge to b
elected by the qualified electors Of esd
district as above designated.
The first Courts of Appeals to Be e.
ganized in the circuits herein establish-
ed under this amendment to the Constl
tuition shall be as follows: There shan
be elected ON January 16, 1907, BY IL
qualified electors thereof one judge Ter
each of the districts in the two circuiA
The judges for each Of the first districts
above named shall be elected for tam
of four years, beginning on the Arse
day Of March 1907; and the judges for
each Of the second districts above NAMED
shall be elected for a term of six years,
beginning on said date; and the judges
for each of the third districts above nam
ed, shall be elected for a period Of eige
years, beginning on said date. Upea
expiration of the. term of Office Of -
of. the judges thus elected, his succesof
shall be elected for term of eight yeasA
BY qualified electors of such district q
each circuit; the election of each judge
herein provided for shall take place q
the same time and place, as the congrse
sional election next preceding the r.
piration of his term. In case Of dean,
removal or resignation from Office OF any
Judge, the vacancy shall be filed BY aR
p6intment of the Governor by and wan
the advice and consent Of the Sensec
until the next congressional election. A
which time his successor shall be eIees
ed. In case any one of the circuit judges
shall be, from sickness or any other sssl
unable to attend any session OF court, |"
shall be competent for the other "
Judges to appoint in his place, . gun
fed member of the bar, who shall y