Art. 97. The State, with the exception of the parish of Orleans, shall be divided into five circuits, from each of which two judges shall be elected. Until otherwise provided by law, the parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Bienville, De Soto, Red River, Claiborne, Union, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Sabine, Jackson, Winn and Caldwell shall compose the first circuit.

The parishes of Ouachita, Richland, Morehouse, West Carroll, Catahoula, Franklin, Madison, East Carroll, Concordia and Tensas shall compose the second circuit.

The parishes of Rapides, Grant, Avoyelles, St. Landry, Vernon, Calcasieu, Cameron, Lafayette, Vermilion, St. Martin and Iberia shall compose the third circuit.

The parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Livingston, St. Tammany, Washington, Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana shall compose the fourth circuit.

the parishes of St. Mary, Terrebonne, Ascension, Lafourche, Assumption, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. James shall compose the fifth circuit.

Art. 98. The judges of the Courts of Appeal, until otherwise provided by law, shall hold two terms annually in each parish composing their respective circuits.

Art. 99. Until otherwise provided by law, the terms of the Circuit Courts of Appeal shall be as follows:

First Circuit.

Caddo First Mondays in January and June.
Bossier-Third Mondays in January and June.
Webster First Mondays in February and July.
Bienville Second Mondays in February and July.
Claiborne Third Mondays in February and July.
Union First Mondays in March and October.
Lincoln Second Mondays in March and October.
Jackson Third Mondays in March and October.
Caldwell Fourth Mondays in March and October.
Winn - First Mondays in April and November.

Natchitoches - Second Mondays in April and November.
Sabine Fourth Mondays in April and November.
De Soto First Mondays in May and December.

Red River - Third Mondays in May and December.

Second Circuit.

Ouachita - First Mondays in January and June.
Richland-Fourth Mondays in January and June.
Franklin First Mondays in February and July.

Catahoula Second Mondays in February and July. Concordia Fourth Mondays in February and July. Tensas Second Mondays in March and October. Madison - Fourth Mondays in March and October. East Carroll-Second Mondays in April and November. West Carroll-Fourth Mondays in April and November. Morehouse First Mondays in May and December.

Third Circuit.

St. Landry - First Mondays in January and June.
Avoyelles-Fourth Mondays in January and June.
Rapides Second Mondays in February and July.
Grant Fourth Mondays in February and July.
Vernon First Mondays in March and October.
Calcasieu Second Mondays in March and October.
Cameron Fourth Mondays in March and October.
Vermilion - First Mondays in April and November.
Lafayette Second Mondays in April and November.
Iberia - Fourth Mondays in April and November.
St. Martin - Second Mondays in May and December.

Fourth Circuit.

East Baton Rouge - First Mondays in January and June.
West Baton Rouge - Fourth Mondays in January and June.
Livingston-First Mondays in February and July.
Tangipahoa-Second Mondays in February and July.
St. Tammany-Fourth Mondays in February and July.
Washington - First Mondays in March and October.
St. Helena Second Mondays in March and October.
East Feliciana - Fourth Mondays in March and October.
West Feliciana-Second Mondays in April and November.
Pointe Coupee-Fourth Mondays in April and November.
Iberville Second Mondays in May and December.

Fifth Circuit.

St. Mary-First Mondays in January and June.
Terrebonne - Third Mondays in January and June.

Assumption - First Mondays in February and July. Lafourche Third Mondays in February and July. St. Charles-First Mondays in March and October. Jefferson - Second Mondays in March and October. St. Bernard- Fourth Mondays in March and October. Plaquemines - First Mondays in April and November. St. John the Baptist-Second Mondays in April and November.

St. James-Third Mondays in April and November.

Ascension

Second Mondays in May and December.

Art. 100. Whenever the first day of the term shall fall on a legal holiday, the court shall begin its sessions on the first legal day thereafter.

Art. 101. Whenever the judges composing the Courts of Appeal shall concur, their judgment shall be final.

Whenever there shall be a disagreement, the judgment ap pealed from shall stand affirmed.

Art. 102. All causes on appeal to the Courts of Appeal shall be tried on the original record, pleadings and evidence in the District Court.

Art. 103. The rules of practice regulating appeals to and proceedings in the Supreme Court shall apply to appeals and proceedings in the Courts of Appeal, so far as they may be applicable, until otherwise provided by law.

Art. 104. The judges of the Courts of Appeal shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus at the instance of all persons in actual custody, within their respective circuits. They shall also have authority to issue writs of mandamus, prohibition and certiorari, in aid of their appellate jurisdiction.

Art. 105. The judges of the Courts of Appeal shall each receive a salary of four thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly on their respective warrants.

The General Assembly shall provide by law for the trial of recused cases in the Courts of Appeal.

Art. 106. The sheriff of the parish in which the sessions of the court are held shall attend in person or by deputy to execute the orders of the court.

District Courts.

Art. 107. The State shall be divided into not less than twenty nor more than thirty judicial districts, the parish of Orleans excepted.

Art. 108. Until otherwise provided by law there shall be twenty-six districts.

The parish of Caddo shall compose the first district.

The parishes of Bossier, Webster and Bienville shall compose the second district.

The parishes of Claiborne, Union and Lincoln shall compose the third district.

The parishes of Jackson, Winn and Caldwell shall compose the fourth district.

The parishes of Ouachita and Richland shall compose the fifth district.

The parishes of Morehouse and West Carroll shall compose the sixth district.

The parishes of Catahoula and Franklin shall compose the sev enth district.

The parishes of Madison and East Carroll shall compose the eighth district.

The parishes of Concordia and Tensas shall compose the ninth district.

The parishes of De Soto and Red River shall compose the tenth district.

The parishes of Natchitoches and Sabine shall compose the eleventh district.

The parishes of Rapides, Grant and Avoyelles shall compose the twelfth district.

The parish of St. Landry shall compose the thirteenth district. The parishes of Vernon, Calcasieu and Cameron shall compose the fourteenth district.

The parishes of Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana shall compose the fifteenth district.

The parishes of East Feliciana and St. Helena shall compose the sixteenth district.

The parish of East Baton Rouge shall compose the seventeenth district.

The parishes of Tangipahoa, Livingston, St. Tammany and Washington shall compose the eighteenth district.

The parishes of St. Mary and Terrebonne shall compose the nineteenth district.

The parishes of Lafourche and Assumption shall compose the twentieth district.

The parishes of St. Martin and Iberia shall compose the twen ty-first district.

The parishes of Ascension and St. James shall compose the twenty-second district.

The parishes of West Baton Rouge and Iberville shall compose the twenty-third district.

The parishes of Plaquemines and St. Bernard shall compose the twenty-fourth district.

The parishes of Lafayette and Vermilion shall compose the twenty-fifth district.

And the parishes of Jefferson, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist shall compose the twenty-sixth district.

Art. 109. District Courts shall have original jurisdiction in all civil matters where the amount in dispute shall exceed fifty dollars, exclusive of interest.

They shall have unlimited original jurisdiction in all criminal, probate and succession matters, and when a succession is a party defendant.

The district judges shall be elected by a plurality of the qualified voters of their respective districts in which they shall have been actual residents for two years next preceding their election.

They shall be learned in the law and shall have practiced law in the State for five years previous to their election.

They shall be elected for the term of four years. All elections to fill vacancies occasioned by death, resignation or removal shall be for the unexpired term, and the Governor shall fill the vacancy until an election can be held.

The judges of the District Courts shall each receive a salary of three thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly on their respective warrants.

Art. 110. The General Assembly shall have power to increase the number of district judges in any district whenever the public business may require.

Art. 111. The District Courts shall have jurisdiction of appeals from justices of the peace in all matters where the amount in controversy shall exceed ten dollars, exclusive of interest.

Art. 112. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the trial of recused cases in the District Courts by the selection of licensed attorneys at law, by an interchange of judges or otherwise.