The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-09-17
ACT NO. %.
BY Mr.. Barrett. Senate Bill NO. H.
AN ACT
Secretary Of State.

AN ACT.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 90
Of the Constitution of the State OF
louisiana OF 1888, relative TO District
Courts.
Section !. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly OF the State of Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
OF each House conc airing, That para
graph I Of Article 100 Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State of louisiana. Of 1873
be so amended as to read as 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 whore the title
to real estate is involved, or to office
or other public position. or civil or po-
!itical rights, and all other cases whore
TO specific amount IS in contest, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitut.on.
They shall have unlimited and exclu-
sive Jurisdiction in all criminal cases
except as may be vested iE other courts
authorized by this Constitution: and in
all probate and succession matters. Gnd
where a succession is a party defend
ant; and in all cases where the State,
parish. any municipality or other politi-
cal corporation is Il party defendant,
regardless of the amount in dispute
and for all proceedings for the appoint
ments Of receivers or liluidatOrs to Cor
poration or partnership; and said court
shall have authority to issue all such
Writs, process and orders as may De
necessary or proper for the purpos IS
of the jurisdiction herein conferred
upon ther-.. There shall he one District
Judge in each Judicial District. excert
in the First and Twanty-flrst Judicial
Districts. where, until otherwise pro-
vided by law, there shall be two Dis
trict Judges. but the Judges Of th..
Twenty first Judicial District shall not
trio Judges shall be elected by a rlu-
rality 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
five years previous to their election.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc,
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article of the Constitution Of the STATE,
if adopted, shall become operative on
the first day of December 1904, and the
Governor of the State shall appoint by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. the additional Judge provided
for the First Judicial District, who
shall hold his office until the Congress
sional election in November 1906 at
which time the said office shall be filled
by election. by the qualified electors Of
the First judicial District. Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, for 4 term of two years,
or until the next Judicial election, when
both Judges of said District will he
elected.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc,
That said proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection. as required by the Consti-
tuition, Article 321, Of the State Of Louis
lana, and the general election laws of
this State at the Congressional election
to be held in this Sta,e in November,
| 1904.
r H. SNYDER,
| Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
j. Y SANDERS
| Lieutenant Governor and President of
| tho Senate.
Approved June q, A. D. 1904
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana,
! A true COPY:
| JOHN T. MICHEL.
| Secretary of State