The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-01

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oyelles. Rapides ind Grant shall CON-
pose the second circuit, and he known
as the Court OF Appeals, Second Cir
cult. State of Louisiana"
The circuits above provided for. un-
til otherwise provided by law. shall
be divided In three districts each. as
follows: The parishes Calcasieu. Cam
eron. vermillioE. Lafayette. st. Mar
thu. Acadia, st. Landry, Vernon and
Iberia shall compose the first district
Uf the first circuit; aud the parishes
of West Baton Rouge, Ascension.
Pointe COupee. Iberville. st. Mary.
Terrebonne, Assumption and La
fOurche, shall compose the second
district of the first circuit; and the
parishes of East Baton Rouge, Liv-
ingstsn, TangipahOa, st. Helena. st.
Tammany, East Feliciana. West Fee
liciana, and Washington, shall COM
pose the third district of the first cir
cult; and the parishes OF RiehlaDd.
Concordia. East Carroll, West Carroll,
Franklin. Tensas. Ouachita, Madison,
Morehouse and Caldwell shall COM
pose the first district of the second
circuit; and the parishes of Bic nville.
Claiborne, Jackson. Lincoln. Cata-
houla, Union. Bossier. Winn, Webs
ter and Grant shall compose the
second (ad) district OF the second
circuit; and the parishes OF Cad
do, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Rapides.
Sabine. Avoyellcs and Red River shall
compose the third district of the Sec
ond circuit. For each Of the circuits
there shall he elected three judges, as
herein provided for. one judge to be
elected by the qualified electors OF
each district rs above designated.
The first Courts of Appeals to he
organized In the circuits herein estab-
lished under this amendment to the
Constitution shall be as follows:
There shall be elected on January
Is, 1907, by the qualified electors
thereof, one Judge for each Of the dis
tricts In the two circuits. The Judges
for each of the first districts above
named shall he elected for a term of
four years, beginning ON the fret 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 named, shall be elect
ed for a period Of eight years, begin
ming on said date. Upon expiration
Of the term of office of each OF 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, an
the congressional election next pre-
ceding the expiration OF his term. In
case OF death, removal or resigna-
ton from office of any Judge, the va
cancy shall he filled by appointment
of tho Governor by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, until
the next congressional election. At
which time his successor shall he
elected. In case any one OF the cir
cult judges shall be. from sickness or
any other cause, unable to attend
any session OF court, 1t shall be COM
petent for the other two judges to
appoint. In his place, a qualified men,
Der Of the bar. who shall be sworn to
sit as Judge of said court during such
absence only. Who shall receive
such compensation as the General
Assembly may fix, or the Courts OF
Appeal may arrange for an inter-
change of judges from one circuit to
the other when q member of the
court Ia unable to attend from sick
ness or other cause. Until otherwise
provided by the General Assembly the
Court of Appeals OF the first circuit
p, shall hold sessions of court at Baton
Rouge. Amite City, New Iberia, Hon.
| ma. Franklin, Opelousas, Crowley,
Lake Charles, ThibOdeaux and DON
aldsonville. and such other places as
may be designated by said Court of
Appeals, and the Court Of Appeals
for the second circuit shall hold ses-
sions of court u { Monroe. Shreveport.
Alexandria, Natchitoches, Vidalia,
Tallulah and Ruston. and such other
| places as may be designated by said
Court of Appeal. The sessions of
said Courts Of Appeal shall continue
I'm each circuit for a perion OF ten
months, beginning on the first Mon
day of September Of each year and
ending on the last day OF June OF the
following year; and said courts shall
convene at the several places named
as the public business may require,
and shall keep their courts In session
at such places until the cases before
them arc heard and finally determin-
ed. Until other wise provided by law
the time and place for the return Of
appeals shall be fixed by said court.
No decisions shall be rendered BY
these courts without the concurrence
of two judges. but any two Of the
Judges of each circuit shall constitute
n quorum for the transaction OF bust.
ness.
Section 4. Be It further resolved
etc., That Article los Of the Constitu.
ton of the State OF Louisiana, shall
be and is hereby abrogated.
Section 5. Be It resolved, ETC., That
Article 106 of the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana be amended 80 a
to read as follows:
Article log. The sheriff OF the par
ish In which the sessions of the court
are held. shall attend In person, Of
by deputy, to execpte the orders O
said court, and the clerk OF the dis
trict court Of the parish In which thu
sessions OF the Courts OF Appeal an
held shall serve as clerk of the Cour1
of Appeals and shall attend session.
of said court, either IN person or By
deputy, until otherwise provided by
the General Assembly. The costs o
appeal In any case appealed to TIN
Courts of Appeal, of the first and sec
ond circuits shall not exceed five dol
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