The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-09-07

JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. %.
BY MI. Barrett. Senate Bill No. IL
AN ACT.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 100
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana Of 1885. relative to District
Courts.
Section 1. 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 I Of Article 100 Of the Constitu-
ton OF the State Of Louisiana, OF 1897.
be 70 amended an to read a follows:
Article l0a. 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 title
to real estate u involved, OF to once
or other public position. or civil or po-
litical rights, and all other cases where
no specific amount II in contest, ex-
cept az otherwise provided In this Con-
st1tution.
They shall have unlimited and exclu-
sive Jurisdiction in all criminal cases
except az may be vested in other courts
authorized by this Constitution; and In
all probate and succession matters. and
where q succession IL a party defend
ant: and in all cases where the State.
parish. any municipality or other politi-
cal corporation is a party defendant,
regardless Of the amount in disputs:
and for all proceedings for the appoint
ments Of receivers or liquidators to cor
poration OF partnership: and said court
shall have authority to issue all such
writs, process and orders as may be
necessary or proper for the purposes
Of the Jurisdiction herein conferred
upon them. There shall be n District
Judge in each Judicial District, except
in the First and Twenty-first judicial
Districts, where. until otherwise pro-
vided by law, there shall be two Dis
trict Judges. but the Judges of the
T~wenty-first judicial District shall not
be residents Of the same parish. Dis
trio Judges shall be elected BY . plu-
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
shah have practiced law In the State
i've years previous to their election.
Section 3. Be It further resolved, etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article Of the Constitution of the State,
II sdopted. shall become operative on
tho fIfst day u December 1seA. and the
Governor q the State shah appoint BY
and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate. the additional J~dse provided
for Tie First judicial District, who
shall hold his office until the Congress
sionAl election In November 1905 at
which time the said Office shah be filled
By election, BY the qualified electors o1
the First judicial District, Caddo Par.
ish, Louioiana, for . term Of two years,
or until the next Judicial election. when
both Judges OF said District WIN b.
elected. =
Section Z Be II further resolved, etc,
mitted TO the electors for their approval
tuition. Article IA. Of the State Of Louis
lam, and -the general election laws Of
this State. q ths Congressional election
- b he3d In this State In Novsmber.
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r. II. SNYDER,
SDeaker q the House Of Represents
tivaA.
:. Z. sANDERs,
1Aeutenant 0ovsrnor and President Of
tha ssnata.
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