The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-03
ACT No. 1877


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JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles
81, 80, 100. 1O6 and 131, and prOpOs-
ing the repeal Of Article los, of the
Constitution of the State of Louis
lana, relative to the judiciary de-
partment.
Section 1. BE It resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, twO-thirds of all the men,
bers elected to each House concur
ring. That Article 81 of the COnsti-
tuition of the State OF Louisiana he
amended SO rs to read as follows:
Article SO. The Courts of Appeal,
except as otherwise provided Ia this
Constitution. shall have appellate
Jurisdiction only. which jurisdiction
shall extend to all cases, civil and
probate, when the matter In dispute
or the fund to be distributed shall
exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive
OF interest, and shall not exceed two
thousand dollars exclusive of inter-
est, and such appeal shall be upon
the law and the facts.
Section 2. BE It. further resolved.
ETC., That Article 50 Of the COnstitu-
ton al the State of Louisiana. be SO
amended as to read as follows:
Article 30. The Courts Of Appeal
shall consist Of three Judges each.
They shall be citizens of the United
States and qualified electors OF this
State. learned IN the law and shall
have practiced law In this State for
six wears and shall have been actual
residents Of the district from which
they are elected or appointed for at
least two years preceding their elec-
ton or pointment. They shall re-
ceive a salary of four thousand dor
| lars each per year, and the judges Oi
the Court Of Appeal for the parish oil
Orleans shall receive salary OF five
thousand dollars zach per year pay.
able monthly on his own warrant,
and the Legislature shall make ade.
ouate appropriation to pay the same
| Section g. Be IL further resolved
ETC., That Article 100 of the COnstitu
| ton of the State OF louisiana be &C
amended as to read as follows:
Article 100. Exclusive of the par
ishes whose appeals are returnable tt
the parish Of Orleans. the State shall
he divided into two circuits, to bt
subdivided into districts as herein
after provided. Until otherwise pro
vided by law the parishes OF Eas
Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge
Livingston. Tangipahoa, Washing
ton, st. Helena, POinte Coupee, Iber
vile. st. Mary, Terrebonne, Assunap
ton, Lafourche. Ascension, Calsasieu
Cameron. Vermillion. Lafayette. Ibe
i ria, st. Martin. st. Tammany, AGA
dia East Feliciana, West Feliciana
st. Landry aud Vernon shall com
pose the first circuit. and lie know
as the "Conrt of Appeals First Gil
cult. State of Louisiana" and tn
parishes OF Caddo, Bossier, Webster
, Bienville, ClaibOrn, Union, Lincoln
Jackson, Caldwell, VIM, NatchitC
, ches, Sabine. DeSoto, Red River. Que
81 clIita, Richland, Franklin CataIlOuls
Concordia, Tensas. Madison, Eas
Carroll. West Carroll, MorehOuse. Az
! oyelles. Rapides and Grant shall con
: pose the second circuit, aud I've know
az the Court of Appeals, Second I'll
/ cult. State of Louisiana
The circuits above provided for, III
, til otherwise provided by law. sha
3 lbe divided In three districts each. q
: follows: The parishes Calcasieu, Can
{ eron. VerInilIioE, Lafayette, ST. Ma
e thu. Acadia, st. Landry, Vernon an
: Iberia shall compose the first distril
: of the first circuit; and the parish'
r of West Baton Rouge. Ascension
B Pointe Coupee. Iberville. st. Mar.
& Terrebonne, Assumption and l.
b fourche, shall compose the gecor
: district of the first circuit; and u
+ parishes of East Baton Rouge, Ii
D ingston, TangipahOa, st. Helena, 8
8 Tammany, East Feliciana- West Il
; liciana, and Washington, shall cor
4 pose the third district OF the first ci
q cult; aud the parishes OF RichIan
; [ConcortIia. East Carroll, West Caro-
II Franklin, Tensas. Ouachfta. Nfadiso
n Morehouse and Caldwell shall COZ
l. pose the first district OF the secO1
+ circuit; and the parishes OF BIZ nvill
T. Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Cat
Il houla, Union, Bossier. VIM, Wet
m ter and Grant shall compose t
J. second f.d) district of the secoI
II circuit; and the parishes OF Ca
n do DeSotO. TatchitOchen, Rapids