The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-29
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E7 G-. Bar.e,t Se.-ate B.. 80 IL
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An ACT.
JOINT RESOLUTION.

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sec..1. /. Be q -ezo,r=d by The Cen
e-z. EaaentIy II the State Q. LOUIS
izra. t7c-.a.r@s ct al the members
y. each FoIge corc1--.ng. That para
graph .. Article q, n the Coast..u-
TO, " the STATE o, Lo1!s.a.a. .. -533.
be ~ amended e - read az follows
AY,.cle ~. The D.a.ric. Courts, eI-
cept in The Parish u ORLEANS. shall
have original Jurisdiction In a.! civil
rna.te,a Ehere the amount IL d.apa--
shall cxceeG Fly Dollars, exclusive N
.rterezt, and IN ar cas-z whore the title
% real eg.a.e /. involved. or to oHce
or other public position. Or civil or po-
l.t.cal lights, and I'll other cage. where
NJ sCeC!tic amount Il in contest. *
ceJt ~ otherwise provided IN this Con
s;.tut.cI.
They shal! have unlimited and e1clu-
sive Jurisdiction in all criminal cases
eT~ept as may be wasted u other courts
authorized by this Constitution; and IN
al probate and succession matters, ami
where 4 succession Is i party cefent-
ant: and In all cases The,e the STATE,
parish, any municipality or other pol!ti
cal corporation ig 4 party defendant.
regardless u the amount In dispute.
and for all proceedings for the appoint
r1eats Of receivers Or liquida tors 70 cor
poTation Or partnership; and said cour.
shall have authority 10 issue all suca
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necessary or proper for the purpos %
Of the Jurisdiction herein conferred
upon thcr-.- There shall be one District
Judge in each Judicial District, except
in the First and TTentyfrst 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 a plu
raiity 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 II further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article Of the Constitution OF the Stata
If adopted shall become operative Oh
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
ct al .l1 in hay At
which time the said office shall be filled
by election. by the qualified electors 81
the First judicial District, Caddo -
ish, Louisiana, for n term of two years,
or until the next Judicial election, when
both Judges Of said District will be
elected.
Section 3. Be Il further resolved, etc.
That said proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection, as required by the Consti-
tuition, Article 321, Of the State of Louis
lana, and the general election laws Of
this State, at the Congressional election
to be held in this STATE In November,
1904.
r H. SNYDER,
Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
tives.
]. Y. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved June II, A. D. 1904
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A trua copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.