The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-09-24
ACT 80. %.
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BY Mr.. Barrett. Senate Bill No. II.
AN ACT.

JOINT RESOLUTION
I Proposing an amendment to Article %
Of the Constitution of the State o
| Louisiana Of 1898, relative to Distric
Courts
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louis
lana, two-thirds Of all the member:
| of each House cOncurring, That par L
graph l Of Article 100 of the Constitu
| ton OF the State of Louisiana. OF 1898
be SO amended as to read as 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 ali cases where the title
to real estate is involved, or to office
or other public position, or civil or DO
litlcal rights, and all other cases where
no specific amount is in contest, ex-
ce1t as otherwise provided in this Con-
Stitut!on
they shall have unlimited and e1clu-
siTe jurisdiction in all criminal cases
except as may be vested ir other courts
authorized by this Constitution: and in
all probate and succession matters. and
where succession is a 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 liquda tors to co.,
poration or partnership: ard said court
shall have authority to issue all suca
Writs, process and orders AS may be
of the Jurisdiction herein conferre !,
upon ther.. There shall be one Dist. ct
Judge in each Judicial District, excent
in the First and Twenty-first Judicial
Districts. where. until otherwise pro
vided by law, there shall be two Dis
trict Judges. but the Judges Of the
Judicial District shall not
be residents OF the same parish. Dis
trio Judges shall be elected by a pu-
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,
adopted. shall become operative on
he first day OF December 1904. and the
Governor Of the State shall appoint by
md with the advice and consent Of the
Senate. the additional sudge provided
or the First Judicial District, who
hall hold his office until the Congress
ional election in November 1906 at
which time the said office shall be filled
" election. by the qualified electors Of
he First judicial District. Cadio Par
sh, Louisiana, for a term Of two years.
n until the next Judicial election, when |
10Th Judges of said District will be
lected.
Section 3. BE 1t further resolved, etc,
hat said proposed amendment be sub
nitted to the electors for their approval
n rejection, as required by the Consti-
ution. Article 321, Of the State of LOUIS
ana, and the general election laws Of |
his State. at the Congressional election
o be held in this STATE in November.
9O4.
r H. SNYDER.
peaker Of the House of Representa-
tives.
j. Y SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate
Approved June Fl. A. D. 1904.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
| true COPY:
JOHN +. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.