The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-05
ACT NO. -.
BY Mr.. Barrett. Senate Bill Nc. IL
AN ACT.
JOINT RESOLUTION.

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AN ACT.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article :os
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana OF 1885, relative to District
Courts.
> Section I. BE n resolved BY the Gen.
eral Assembly o. the State Of Louis
lana, two-thirds Of all the members
Of each House concurring. That para
graph / Of Article 100 Of the Constitu-
ton OF the State Of Louisiana, Of 1895,
be 20 amended a. to read a 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 where the title
to real estate u involved, o. to once
or other public position. or civil o. po-
liticat rights. and all other cases where
no specific amount II in Contest, ex-
sept Al otherwise provided In this Con-
etitution.
sThey shah have unlimited and exclu-
sfve Jurisdiction In all criminal cases
except ~ may be vested in other courts
authorised BY this Constitution: and In
all probate and succession matters. and
where q succession u q party defend
ant: and in all cases where the State,
parish. any municipality OF other poliu.
cal corporation u . party defendant,
regardless Of the amount in dispute:
ana for Ill proceedings for the appoint
ments Of receivers or liquidators to Coz
poration or partnership: ana said court
shall have authority to issue all such
writs, process and orders ~ may be
Of the Jurisdiction herein conferred
upon them. There shall be District
Judge in each Judicial District. except
4Hfthe First ana Twenty-flrst judicial
Districts. where. until otherwise pro-
vided by law. there shall b two Dis
trict Judges. but the Judges Of the
Twenty-first judicial District shall not
be Fesidents 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
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,
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 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
tn HiSet Judicial District, Caddo Par
IN Louisiana, for q term Of two years,
g until the neat judicial election, when
18th Judgss q said District win BE-
e1ictea
Section 4 BE Il further resolved, ETC.,
That eajA proposed Amendment be SUBJ
to The electors for their approval
q rejection. q required BY the Consti-
tuttOus Article "a. Of the state Of LOUIS
ana and the general election laws Of
this State. q the Congressional election
g - hsld IN this state In November.
n n. SNYDER,
spaker q the Housssof Represents
t1vos.
;. +. SANDERS,
Governor and Presidsnt of
the Senate.
Apuroved June n, A. D. 1901.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.
oovefnor q the StaAs az Louisiana.
4 trno coy:
John Z. MICHEL
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