The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
ACT NO. 29.
BY Mr.. Barrett. Senate BIZ NO H.
AN ACT
ACT NO. 20.

JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 90
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana OF 1898, relative to District
Courts.
Section /. Be It resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louis
lana, two-thirds Of all the members
Of each House concurring, That para
graph l Of Article 100 Of the Constltn-
ton OF the State Of Louisiana, OF 1885.
be so amended as to read as follows:
Article 109. The District Courts. ex-
cept in the Parish Of Orleans, snail
! 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 10 involved, or to office
| or other public position, or civil or po-
| litlcal rights, and all other cases where
no specific amount is in contest, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Con-
stitution.
They shall have unlimited and exclu-
| sive Jurisdiction in all criminal cases
| except as may be vested il other courts
authorized by this Constitution: and In
| all probate and succession matters. and
| where a succession Is 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 liquidators to co.,
poration or partnership; and said court
shall have authority to issue all such
writs, process and orders as may be
necessary or proper for the purpos 90
Of the jurisdiction herein conferred
upon ther.. There shall be one District
| Judge in each judicial District, except
in the First and Twenty-flrst Judicial
Districts, where, until otherwise pro-
vided by law, there shall be two Dis
trict Judges, but the Judges Of the
Twenty-first judicial District shall not
be residents of the same parish. Dis
trio Judges shall be elected by plu-
ra,ity 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 or
the first day of December 1904, and tbs
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 al
which time the said office shall be file
the First Judicial District, Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, for a term of two years
or until the next judicial election, wher
both Judges Of said District will bt
elected.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc.
That said proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the electors for their approva
or rejection, as required by the Consti
tuition, Article 321, Of the State Of Louis
lana, and the general election laws o
, this State, at the Congressional election
to be held in this Sta,e In Mover
1904.
r. H. SNYDER,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
]. Y. SANDERS,
. Lieutenant Governor and President o
, 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.