The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-09-29
ACT NO. 30.
Ely Mr.. Barrett. Senate guy -.
AN ACT ~ u

ny Mr. baf'e'' senate Bill No Il
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 10
109 of the Constitution of tha ~
of Louisiana of 1898, relative :. aA
trict Courts. s-
Section. /. Be 1t resolved by the =.
eral Assembly of Louisiana. two.,hs1
of all the members of each Hou.a
curing, That paragraph l OF 49,.
100 of tie Constitution of the S,,,s
Louisiana. of 1898. be SO amends W !
to read as follows:
Article 100. The district Court.
cept In the Parish of Orleans, shan
have original jurisdiction in ali c,.s.
matters where the amount in di,n..s
shall exceed Fifty Dollars. exclusivs =
interest. and in all cases where the ~
tie to real estate is involved. or "a -
flee or other public position, or e,v,,
political rights. and all other CO..
where no specific amount Is in CONT.
except as otherwise provided in ~
Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and err,,
sive jurisdiction In all criminal ea,..
except as may be vested in other cou,,.
authorized by this Constitution. ars
in all probate and succession matte,,
and where a succession is a party A.
PENDANT: and In all cases where the
State. parish. any muir icipality or 9th.
or political corporation is party d..
PENDANT. regardless of the amount i,
dispute: and for all proceedings q,
the appointments of receivers or lioui.
dators to corporation or partnership.
and said court shall have authority "a
issue all such writs. process and order~
as may be necessary or proper for tbs
purposes of the jurisdiction herein
conferred upon them. There shall b.
one District Judge In each Judicial
District. except in the First and Twen.
ty- first Judicial Districts, where, untIl
otherwise provided by law. there shan
be two District Judres. but the JUDGES
of the Twenty-first Judicial District
shall not be residents of the same
parish. District Judges shall be elect
ed by a plr-rality of the qualified vot-
ers of their respective districts m
which they shall have been actual re-
idents 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 3 Be II further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article of the Constitution of the State.
II 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 for the First Judicial District. VIA
shall hold his Office until the Congres-
sional election in November. 1906. Il
which time the said office shall be hII-
ed by election. by the qualified electors
of the First Judicial District. Cadde
Parish. Louisiana. for a term of TIVE
years. or until the next judicial cleo
ton, when both Judges of said District
will be elected.
Section g. Be 1t further resolved, etc.
That said proposed amendment be SUBJ
mitted to the electors for their APP
prevail or rejection. as required By the
Constitution. Article 321. of the STATE
of Louisiana. and the general election
laws of this State. at the Congressional
election to be held In this State in No
vember. 1904.
R. H. SNYDER,
Speaker of the House OF Represents
tives.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President &
the Senate.
President pro tenn. Of the Senate.
Approved June 81, A. D. 1904
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.