The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-10-20

have been actual residents or the die
trict from which they are elected OF
appointed for at least two years preced.
ing their election or appointment. They
shall receive a salary Of four thousand
dollars each per year, and the judges
of the Court Of Appeal for the Parish
of Orleans shall receive a salary Of i've
thousand dollars each year payable
monthly on his own warrant, and the Leg
islature shall make adequate appropria-
ton to pay the same.
Section 8. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That Article 100 of the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana be so amended
as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive Of the parishes
whose appeals are returnable to the par
ish of Orleans, the State shall be d.
vided into two circuits to be subdivided
into districts as hereinafter provided
Until otherwise provided by law the par.
ishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Wash.
ington, st. Helena, Pointe Coupee, Iber.
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assump
ton, Lafourche, Ascension, Calcasie1
Cameron, Vermillion, Lafayette, Iberia
st. Martin, st. Tammany, Acadia, Eaa
Feliciana, West Fcliciana, 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, Natchitoches
Sabine, DeSoto, Red River. Ouachita
Richland, Franklin, Catahoula, Concor
dia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll, Wes
Carroll, Morehouse, Avoyelles, Rapides
and Grant, shall compose the second cir
cult and be known as the "Court o:
Appeals, Second Circuit, State Of Louis
lana"
The circuits above provided for, unit
otherwise provided by law, shall be di
vided into three districts each, as fol
lows: The parishes Calcasieu, Cameron
vermillion, Lafayette, st. Martin, Aca
dia, st. Landry, Vernon and Iberia, shaI
compose the first district of the first cir
cult, and the parishes of West Bata
Rouge, Ascension, Pointe Coupee, Ibei
vile, st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assumption
and Lafourche shall compose the secon,
district of the first circuit; and the par
ishes of East Baton Rouge, Livingston
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 Caldwe
shall compose the first district of tn
second circuit; and the parishes of Biel
vile, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Cas
houla, Union, Bossier, VIM, Websts
and Grant shall compose the second dh
trict of the second circuit; and the pal
ishes of Caddo, DeSoto, Natchitochss,
Rapides, Sabine, Avoyelles and Red River
shall compose the third district of the
there shall be elected three judges, -
herein provided for, one judge to BE-
elected by the qualified electors of each
district as above designated.
The first Courts of Appeals to be or
ganized in the circuits herein establish
ed under this amendment to the Consti-
tuition shall be as follows: There shan
be elected ON January 16, 1907, BY tie
qualified electors thereof one judge for
each of the districts in the two circuitA
The judges for each Of the first districts
above named shall be elected. for term
of four years, beginning on the first
day Of March 1907; and the judges for
each Of the second districts above named
shall be elected for term Of six years,
beginning on said date; and the judges
for each of the third districts above nam
ed, shall be elected for period Of eight
years, beginning on said date. Upon
expiration of the term Of Office of each
IF the judges thus elected, his successor
shall be elected for term of eight years,
by qualified electors of such district Of
each circuit; the election Of each judge
herein provided for shall take place at
the same time and place, as the congres-
sional election next preceding the En-
piration of his term. In case of death,
removal 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
ed. In ease any one of the circuit judges
shall be, from sickness or any other ssuse
unable to attend any session Of court, u
shall be competent for tho other tve
Judges to appoint in his place, qual'
fed member of the bar, who shall D