Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-09-12

| % Tie SlLy oI New OFlSanS, eacn OF
which snail be presided. over by one
judge, and which shall have juris-
acton within the territory herein
after prescribed, for the trial with
out jury and the punishment of all
otfenses against the State, where the
| penalty does rot exceed six month";
Imprisonment IN the Parish Jail or a
fire of three hundred dollars, or both;
N al other cases the judges Of said
courts shall have jurisdiction as com
hitting magistrates, with authority
G0 Co1l4nit, Dail or discharge.
Inc territorial Jurisdiction Of the
1 irst City Criminal Court shall ez-
tcnd over the FIRST, Fourth, Sixth
ana Seventh Municipal Districts OF
New Orleans, and the Second City
Criminal Court over the Second,
Third and Fifth Municipal Districts
Of said city. In case OF vacancy in
the Office, recusat-on. disability or
abse1ce with or without leave Of
either OF said judges to issue war
rants Of arrest for the apprehension
| of parties accused within the jur.s-
diction of the Judge he replaces, and
70 make any oraer OF commitment
TO bail that may BE necessary and
proper, and might, in due course,
nave been made by the judge within
whose jurisdiction the offense was
committed. And in case of such
vacancy, recusation, absence or dis
ability Of one of said judges, on mo-
ton Of the prosecution officer, or of
the accused or his counsel, the other
Judge, acting within his discretion,
may proceed to try and discharge or
ccnvict and sentence parties accused
Of otfeases charged to have been
committed within the jurisdiction Of
the court wherein the vacancy exists.
In like manner, acting also within
his discretion, upon formal applica-
ton made, he may, as committing
magistrate, examine and discharge,
bail or permit parties accused of
nlitted within the territorial juris-
diction of the other City Criminal
Court. In all cases it sail be lawful
for the judge assuming the juris-
diction under the provisions of this
paragraph to issue warrants of ar
rest, 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 cleo
tons. They shall be learned IN the
Ia nd "a lo.I
ticed at 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 receive yearly compensation
Of four thousand dollars, three
thousand 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.
II eaiial monthly payments on his
own warrants.
Each judge shall appoint a clerk
and such deputies as may be author
iZe by law, at salaries not exceeding
twelve hundred dollars per annum,
except ore deputy. who shall be a
stenOgrapher, and who may receive
a salary not exceeding two thousand
dollars per annum. to he maid IL
monthly installnents 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 Cen
eral Election for Congressmen 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 proner col
umn, the following: "For the pro-
posed amendment to Article lao of
the Constitution. relative TO the First
City Criminal Court of the City of
New Orleans, and +he Second City
Criminal Court of the City of New
Orleans" ard the words: "Apainst
the proposed amendment to Article
40 of the Constitution. relative to
the First City Criminal Court of the
City New Orleans and the Second
City Criminal Court of the City of
New Orleans" and each elector shall
indicate how he votes on the pro-
posed amendment as provided for in
the general election laws of this
State.
HEWITT POUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
FFRNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved: June %, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy;
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State
ACT NO. 116.
House Bill No. 233. BY Mr.. Nix. |
JOINT RESOLUTION.
A joint resolution proposing an
amendment to Article 80 of the
Constitution of the State Of Louisi-
ana, relative to judicial officers for
the Parish Of Orleans.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of /
two-thirds Of all members
elected to each house concurring, /