The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-08

nave Oeeu Uctual I0SlucutS VI the -
trict from which they are elected :
appointed for at least two years preo6e
ing their election or appointment. N
shall receive salary Of four thouaa,1
dollars Zach per year, and the JUDI
of the Court Of Appeal for the P,ziA
of Orleans shall. receive salary Of N
Thousand dollars each year paysAh
monthly on his own warrant, and the La.
islature shall make adequate appropgik
ton to pay. the same.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, a.
That Article 100 of the Constitution Z
the State of Louisiana be so ameals1
as. to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive Of the parisfn
whose appeals are returnable to the pH
ish of. Orleans, the State shsx b 4
vided. into two circuits to be sub6Idsa
into districts as hereinafter provided
Until otherwise provided by law tie pr
ishes of East Baton Rouge, WestB stos
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wask
ington, st. Helena, Pointe oOupee, Iba
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Asuny
ton, Lafourche, Ascension, Calc,sia
Cameron, Vermillion, Lafayette, iberia
St. Martin, st. Tammany, Acadia, Ed
Feliciana, West Feliciana, st. Landry
and Vernon shall COMPOSE the first Or
cult and be known as the 6 Court Of Ap
peals First Circuit, State Of Louisiana
and the parishes CT Caddo, Bossi6F, Web
ster, Bienvilles Claiborne, Union, Lineoh
Jackson, Caldwell, VIM, NatchitoeAa
Sabine, DeSoto,, Red River, 2 Ouaehih
Richland, Franklin, Catahoula, Consos
dia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll, VIZ
Carroll, Mofehouse, 1Avoyelles, Rapids
and Grant, shall compose the second d.
cult ands be known as the "Court q
Appeals, Second Circuit, State Of Louis
iana.o
| The circuits above provided for, md
otherwise provided by law, shall Be 4
vided into three districts each, a. fl
lows: The parishes Calcasieu, Camerss
vermiHion, Lafayette, st. Martin, Au
dia, st. Landry, Vernon and Iberia, shal
compose the first district Of The first Ii
cult, and the parishes ofFWest Bats
Rouge, Ascension, Pointe Coupee, Iba
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assumptioa
and Lafourche shall composs the seeoB
district Of the first circuit; and the pm
ishes of East Baton Rouge, Livingstm
Tangipahoa, st. Helena, st. Tammalg
East Feliciana, West Feliciana and Was
ington shall compose the third distzia
of the first circuit; and the parisha
of Richland, Concordia, East Carrul
West Carroll, Franklin, Tensas, Ouaeh
ia, Madison, Morehouse, and Caldwt
shall compose the first district Of 4
second circuit; and the pariShes Of Bio
vile, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Csh
houla, Union, Bossier, VIM, Websts
and Grant shall compose the second d
trict of the second circuit; and the pn
ishes Of Caddo, DeSoto, Natchitoehsl
Rapides, Sabine, Avoyelles and Red Rive
shall compose the third district Of t.
second Circuit For feacn of the cireuitl
, there shalr Be elected three judgeA =
herein provided for, one judge to b
. elected by the qualified electors Of 81
district as above designated.
, The first Courts of Appeals to Be o.
: ganized in the circuits herein establial'
ed under this amendn6nt to the Const1
tuition shall De as follows: There shall
be elected ON January 16, 1907, BY II
qualified electors thereof one judge to
/ each of the districts in the two circuits
, The judges for each of the first district
above named shall be elected for tam
, Of four years, beginning on the mn
day e March 1907; and the judges 10
1 leach Of the second districts above NAMED
, shall be elected for a term Of six year,
, beginning on said date; and the judgs'
o for each of the third districts above nam
ed, shall be elected for a period Of eighl
1 years, beginning on said date. Upol
expiration of the term Of Office OF eee1
If the judges thus elected, his successo'
shall be elected for term of eight yean
by qualified electors Of such district o.
: each circuit; the election Of each JUG
herein provided for shall take place 2
The same time and place, as the congFe
sional election next preceding the =
piration of his term. In case OF deeu
removal u resignation from office OF -
Judge, the vacancy shall b filed by':p
pointment Of the Governor by and we
the advice and consent Of the Sena..
until the next congressional election. =
}. which time his successor shall be e.
ed. In case any one of the circuit JUG
,: shall be, from sickness Of any other -
le unable to attend any session OF court
i shall be competent for the Other u
4 Judges to appoint in his place, :
fed member of the bar, who shaA
he sworn to sit as Judge Of said eouse =
s ing such absence only. Who shsA !