The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-12

this State in November, 1901
r. H. SNYDER,
Speaker Of the House Of Represents
tjveA.
F. N. LAMBREMoNT.
President pro tenn. Of the Senate.
Approved June 18th, A. D. 1904.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. -.
By MI. Barrett. Senate Bill No. II.
AN ACT.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Processing an amendment to Article :0s
Of the Constitution Of the state OF
Louisiana Of 1883. relative to District
Courts.
Section I. Be n resolved BY the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State OF Louis
lana, two-thirds Of all the members
Of each House concurring. That para
graph / Of Article 100 Of the Constitu-
ton OF the State Of Louisiana, OF 1898.
be 20 amended a. to read a. follows:
Article 100. The District Courts, ex-
cept. In the Parish Of Orleans. shall
have original jurisdiction in all civil
matters where the amount in dispute
shall exceed Fifty Dollars. exclusive Of
interest, and in all cases where the titis
to real estate u involved. or to onacs
or other public position, Or civil or po-
litical rights, and all other cases where
no specific amount II in contest, ex-
cept a. otherwise provided In this Con-
Stitut3on.
sive Jurisdiction in all criminal cases
except a. may be vested in other courts
authorized by this Constitution: and in
all probate and succession matters, and
where . succession II a party defend
ant: and in an cases where the State.
parish. any municipality or other politi-
cal corporation u q party defendant.
regardless Of the amount In disputs:
ana for all proceedings for the appoint
ments Of receivers or liQuidators to cor
poration Or p&rtnefship: and said court
shah have authority to issue all such
Writs. process and orders a may be
necessary q proper for the purposes
o6 the jurisdiction herein conferred
upon them. There shall be ~ District
Judge In each judicial District. except
In the First ana Twenty-nrst judicial
Districts. Where. until otherwise pro-
vided By law. there shall b two Dis
trict Judges but the Judges Of the
Twenty-1fst y1dicial District shall not
b. fesident4 of the same parish. Dis
tric Judges shall b elected By Q plu-
rality e The qualified voters Of their
districts In which they shall
have been actual residents for two
years next preceding their election.
They shall b learned In the law and
shan have practiced law in the State
i've years previous to their election.
Section I. BE It further resolved, etc,
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article 81 the Constitution Of the state,
Il adopted, shall become operative on
the first day 81 December 1904, and th4
Governor Of the State shall appoint by
and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate. the additional Judge provided
for the yfr4t Judiclal District, who
shah hold h1p office until the Congress
sional eleet16a n November 1906 1t
whicA tn4e.tAe sid office shala Be f1lled
~ electaa6:36j3 h qualified electors OF
the First 4i6Saiciak Distr3ct. CAddo FAR
isk L9uiGihna, S6f . term Of two years,
o. until ~ nexe judicial election, when
both Judses - said Distrist WIN u
oloctod.
Section4 H Il further resolved, etc,
That aid proposed amendment - SUBJ
U1ttod 70 the electors for their approval
q sa5ect1on. - required by ~ Const1-
tution. Article "a, q IL state of LOUIS
lana and H. general .eleetjon laws q
thlD otate, atstho C-ongrsa6tonal e3oction
= - Aead = this qtats IN November.
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Il a.A1yYDEK
eDeaker g H. House d Rspsessnta-
tlvea.
J. I. SANDERS.
IAeutenant oovernor and Presidsnt q
IT, 0onata.
Approved June a. A. =. lS0l.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD.
ooveEnor 6 ~ State 6 Iouisiana.
Atkno copy:
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