The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-19

where the penalty does not exceed six
months Imprisonment in the Parish Jail
or a fine of three hundred dollars, or both;
in all other cases the judges of said courts
shall have jurisdiction as committing mag
istrates, with authority to commit, bail
or discharge
The territorial jurisdiction of the First
City Criminal Court shall extend over the
First Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Munich
pal Districts of New Orleans, and the Sec
| ond City Criminal Court over the Sec
and, Third and Fifth Municipal Districts
| of said city. In case of vacancy in the
office, recusation, disability or absence
with or without leave of either of said
judges. it shall be the duty of the other
judge to issue warrants of arrest for the
apprehension of parties accused within
| the jurisdiction of the judge he replaces,
and to make any order of commitment
/ or admitting to bail that may be neces-
sary and proper. and might, in due course,
have been made by the judge within
lWhose jurisdiction the offense was COM
Emitted. And in case of such vacancy,
irecusation, absence or disa bility of one of
said judges, on motion of the prosecution
/ officer, or of the accused or his counsel,
the other judge. acting within his dis
erection, may proceed to try and discharge
Tor convict and sentence parties accused
of offenses charged to have been commit
ted within the Jurisdiction of the court
WHEREIN the vacancy exists, or whereof
| the judge is reused absent, or disabled
In like manner acting also within his dis
erection. upon formal application made. he
may. as committing magistrate, exam
inc and discharge, bail or permit parties
Iaccused of offenses charged to have been
committed within the territorial juris-
diction of the other City Criminal Court.
In all such cases it shall be lawful for the
judge assuming jurisdiction under the pro-
visions of this paragraph to issue war
rants of arrest, make preliminary orders
and have the accused brought before him,
| although sitting in his own court; or he
may. in his discretion, occupy the bench
of the judge he replaces. Said judges
shall be elected by the voters of the City
of New Orleans, at large. for the term of
four years, at the parochial and municipal
elections. They shall be learned in the
law and shall have resided and practiced
as attorneys in the City of New Orleans
for not less than three years before their
election or appointment.
The judges Of said courts shall each re-
ceive yearly compensation of four thous-
and dollars, three thousand dollars of
which shall be paid by the State in equal
monthly payments on his own warrant,
and one thousand dollars by the City of
New Orleans, in equal monthly payments
lon his own warrants.
Each judge shall appoint clerk and
such deputies as may. be authorized by
4 Inr,- cole ria
hundred dollars per annum, except one
i deputy, who shall be a stenographer and
who may receive salary not exceeding
two thousand dollars per annum, to be
paid by the City of New Orleans.
/ Section 2 Be it further resolved, That
the above amepdment shall be submitted
to the electors Of this State for approval
or rejection at the General Election for
Congressman to be held in November, 1918,
and that the Secretary of State be directed
to insert upon the ballot to be used in said
election, and in the proper column, the fol-
tlowing: For the proposed amendment to
| Article 40 of the Constitution. relative to
| the First City Criminal Court of the City
of New Orleans and the Second City Grim
inal Court of the City of New Orleans, :"
Il and the words Against the proposed
amendment to Article 140 of the Constitu-
| ton. relative to the First City Criminal
Court of the City of New Orleans and the
Second City Criminal Court of the City
of New Orleans" and each elector shall
indicate how he votes on the proposed
| amendment as provided for in the general
election laws of this State.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut. Gov. and President of the Senate.
HEWITT 'BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
APPROX az. ,une %, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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