The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-11-03

law IN this State for six years and ~
have been actual residents of N. =
trict from which they are eleetsd
appointed for at least two years DR.
ing their election or appointment 4
shall receive salary of four tho
F. dollars each per year, and the ipl
of the Court Of Appeal for the -
OF Orleans shall receive a salary Of
thousand dollars each year pav,lsI
monthly on his own warrant, and theT--
islature shall make adequate approx;
ton to pay the same.
Section 3. Be it further resolved -
That Article 100 of the Constitute p
the State of Louisiana be SO ame,a,,'
as to read as Follows:
Article 100. Exclusive of the ua,;.a
whose appeals are returnable to tn :. /
ish Of Orleans, the State shall h 4
vided into two circuits to be subdivia',
into districts as hereinafter provid,i
Until otherwise provided by law u ~
ishes of East Baton Rouge, West b.
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wa
ington, st. Helena, Pointe Coupes, m
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Asm
ton, Lafourche, Ascension, Caleaia
Cameron, Vermillion, Lafayette, nsra
st. Martin, st. Tammany, Acadia, En-
Feliciana, West Feliciana, st. Landr
and Vernon shall compose the first q
cult and be known as the "Court Of An
peals First Circuit, State of Louisiana
and the parishes Ct Caddc. Bossier. va
ster, Bienville, Claiborne, Union, Lineoh |
Jackson, Caldwell. VIM. Natchitoek~ |
Sabine, DeSoto, Red River. Ouaehih |
Richland, Franklin, Catahoula, Concu
dia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll, Wei
Carroll, Morehouse, Avoyelles, Rapid
and Grant, shall compose the second Ii |
cult and be known as the "Court n
Appeals, Second Circuit, State of Louiu
iana.'
The circuits above provided for, uuli
otherwise provided by law, shall BE- d |
yided into three districts each, a. "a
lows: The parishes Calcasieu, Camervu
Verrnillion, Lafayette, st. Martin, Aes
dia, st. Landry, Vernon and Iberia, shsI
compose the first district of the first d |
cult, and the parishes of West Bata
Rouge, Ascension, Pointe Coupee, Tba |
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonnc, Assumpfoo
and Lafourche shall compose the seeon
district of the first circuit; and the pa
ishes of East Baton Rouge, Livingtu
Tangipahoa, st. Helena, st. Tammau
East Feliciana, West Feliciana and We
ington shall compose the third distzis
of the first circuit; and the parish
of Richland, Concordia, East CarcI
West Carroll, Franklin, Tensas, Quad
ia, Madison, Morehouse, and Caldwa
shall compose the first district of u
second circuit; and the parishes of Bio
vile, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Cat
houla, Union, Bossier, VIM, Webstl !
and Grant shall compose the second a
trict of the second circuit; and the %
ishes of Caddo, DeSoto, Natchitoeha|
Rapides, Sabine, Avoyelles and Red Rive
shall compose the third district Of I'll
second circuit. For each of the circuib|
there shall be elected three judges, d
herein provided for, one Judge to ~
elected by the qualified electors of -
district as above designated.
The first Courts Of Appeals to be Z.
ganized in the circuits herein establisA-
ed under this amendment to the Consti
tuition shall be as follows: There shan
be elected on January 16, 1907, by ~
qualified electors thereof one Judge foe
each of the districts in the two circuih
The judges for each of the first distrieh
above named shall be elected for . tam
OF four years, beginning on the Arst
day of March 1907; and the judges for
each of the second districts above named
shall be elected for term Of six year1,
on said date; and the judges
for each of the third districts above nanr
cd. shall be elec.ad for a period Of eigh
years, beginning on said date. Upon
expiration of the term of Office Of eaeh
IF the judges thus elected, his successof
shall be elected for term of eight years,
by qualified electors of such district ct
each circuit; the election of each judge
herein provided for shall take place ct
The same time and place. as the congres
sional election next preceding the e.
piration of his term. In case of dealt,
or resignation from Office Of any
Judge, the vacancy shall be filed BY aP
pointment of the Governor by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate,
until the next congressional election. Al
which time his successor shall be elect
ID. In case any one of the circuit judges
shall be, from sickness or any other cans
unable to attend any session Of court, q
shall be competent for the other twe
judges to appoint in his place, quah
fed member of the bar, who shall b