The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-11-05
Secretary Of state.
ACT NO. al.

ACT NO. III.
by Ny Toomer. House Bill No. 12f.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 100
Of the Constitution OF Louisiana,
relative to the filling OF vacancies N
the office of Judge OF the District
Court
Section I. Re It resolved by the Cen
crnl Assembly Of the state of Louis
lana. two-thrds of all the members
elected to each house concurring. Tha+
the following amendment 10 the Con
stltution OF Louisiana shall be sub
mitted 10 the electors OF the state. IT
the Congressional election to be holden
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1904. and II ,p-
proved and ratified by majority II
said electors voting In said election.
the same to become a part Of the Con
StitutiOn. to-wlt: That Article leo OF
the Constitution OF Louisiana y"
amended SO AZ to read as follows: Arc
! lO9 The District Courts, except In the
parish OF Orlenas. shall have original
jurisdiction In all civil matters where
the amount in dispute shall e deed fifty
dollars, exclusive OF interest and IN
all cases where title to real estate IS
involved, or to office. or Sther publ
position, or civil or political rights. and
all other cases where Mo specific
amount Is in contest. except as other
wise provided in this Honstitutiou
They shall have unllmlten and exClu-
sive original Jurisdiction il, all criminal
cases. except such as mnN be vested in
q &c IL
stitution; and in all probate and sue
cession matters, and Whare a success
sion is a party defendant: and in al
cases where the State. parish, any mu-
nicipality or other POLITICAL corporation.
Is party defendant, regardless of the
amount in dispute; AND of all pro
ceedings for appoinue8t of receivers
or liquidators to corporations or part
nerships; and said esubts shall have
authority to issue all such writs, pro-
cess and orders as may be\necessary
or proper for the purpSSes f\he juris-
diction herein conferrsA upoN them.
There shall be one district kdge IN
each judicial DISTRICT excSNI Ia the
twenty-first judicial NistrN,V where
until otherwise providad by law. there
| 'i - w. ulhtA<N AiuSeS WHO snail
not be residents c9Nthe same parish
District judges skAl We elected by a
plurality of the quafAsiad voters of thier
respective districts. in\which they shall
have been asI1iN h1idents for two
years next pr&edfdg their election,
provided, one years. Residence only in
the district shall Ne Required for the
first election under this Constitution
They shall be learned in the law, and
shall have practiced law In the State
i've years previous to their election.
The first district judges under this
| Constitution shall be elected at the
general State election in 1904. and shall
| hold office until their successors are
! elected at the election on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November
! 1904, at which time, and every foru
years thereafter. district judges shall
be elected for terms OF four years. Va.
| cancies ocGasioned by death. resigna
! ton, or otherwise, where the unexpired
| portion of the term is less than one
year, shall be filled for the remainde,
] OF the term by appointment by the
! governor, with the advice and consent
OF the Senate, IN al cases where thu