The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26


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, il 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
whose jurisdiction the offenSe was COM
mitted. And in case of such vacancy,
recusation, absence or disability 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
or convict and sentence parties accused
of ofenses 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
accused 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
on his own warrants.
| Each judge shall appoint clerk and
such Deputies as may be authorized by
law, at salaries not exceeding twelve
hundred dollars per annum, except one
deputy, who shall be a stenographer, and
who may receive a 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 amendment 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 i'm the proper column, the fol
lowing: 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, u
and the words: Against the proposed
amendment to Article lao 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,
lSpeaker of the House of Representative
Approx ~: tune rs, 1918.
X. g. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
i Secretary of State.
ACT NO. t16.
House Bin No. 233. BY Mr.. Nix.
/ JOINT RESOLUTION.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 1870 of the Constitution
of the State OF Louisiana. relative tt
Judicial officers for the Parish of Or
leans.
Section /. Be il resolved by the Genera
tAssembly of the Suite of Louisiana. two
thirds of all membsrs of each house COZ.
Touring, That the following amendment
be submitted to the electors of this State
for their approval or rejection. at the cleo.
ltion to be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1918.
Article 13e. Except as herein otherwise
provided, the judicial officers of the FRrisE
of Orleans and of the City of New Orleans
Ishall be learned in the law. and shall have
Presided and practiced law or shall have
Judicial position in this State for five
years, and shall have been actual resi-.
Idents of the City Of New Orleans for a.
least two years next preceding their cleo
ton or appointment The General AS
sen,bly of the state of Louisiana may a.
Ipublic interest requires. provide for thu
trial Of cases by an interchange of SAID
judicial officers, as well as by appointment
OF Judges Ad Hoe; in case of vacancy II
an Office till said Office be filled, and t.
act for and in the stead of any judicia
officer who by reason of disability. or an.