The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-09-22
Act No. go.


By Mr.. Barret. Senate Bill No. IA.
AN ACT.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to article zoe Of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana OF 1898, rela-
tive to District Courts.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Louisiana, two-thirds
of oil the members of each house con-
curing, That paragraph | of Article
109 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, of 1898, be SO amended as to
read as follows:
Article t09. The District Courts, ex-
cept in he Parish OF Orleans, shall have
original Jurisdiction in all civil matters
where the amount in dispute shall ex-
ceed $50, exclusive Of interest, and in all
cases where the title to real estate is in
volved, Or to Office or other public posi-
ton, or civil or political rights, and all
| other cases where no specific amount IS
| in contest, except as otherwise provided
in this Constitution.
| They shall have unlimited and exclu-
| sive jurisdiction in all criminal cases
except as may be vested in other courts
authorized by this Constitution; and in
all probate and succession matters, and
where q succession is a party defendant; !;
and in AL eases where the State, parish,
any municipality or other political cor
poration is party defendant, regardless
/ OF the amount in dispute; and for all
proceedings for the appointments of re-
ceivers or lieuidators to corporation or
partnership; and said court shall have
| authority to issue all such writs, process
and orders as may be necessary CT
proper for the purposes of the jurisdic-
ton herein conferred upon them. There
4 shall be one District Judge in each Judi
cial District, except in the First and
Twenty-First Judicial Districts, where,
until otherwise provided by law, there
shall be two District Judges, but the
Judges of the Twenty-First Judicial
District shall not be residents Of the
same parish. District Judges shall be
elected by plurality of the qualified
voters of their respective districts II
4 which they shall have been actual resi-
dents for two years next proceeding theil
election. They shall be learned in the
law and shall have praeticed law in tlt
State five years previous to theirelection
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the foregoing amendment to thu
Article of the Constitution OF the State
if adopted, shall become operative on thu
1st day of December, 1904, and the Gov
; ernor of the State shall appoint by ant
with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate, the additional Judge provided TO
. for the First Judicial District, who shal
hold his Office until the Congressiona
! election in November, 1906, at whicl
time the said Office shall be filed b.
election, by the qualified electors OF tn
, First Judicial District, Caddo Parish, La
/ for term of two years, or until the mex
. judicial election, when both Judges 9
said District will be elected.
!, Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, etc
: That said proposed amendment be sub
! mitted to the electors for their approve
q or rejectiorr, as required by the Consti
tuition, Article 321, of the State OF Lou
: isiana and the general election laws {
5 this State, at the Congressional electio
: to be held in this State in November, 1870
= r. H. SNYDER,
: Speaker OF the House of Representative
: j. Y. SANDERS,
: Lieutenant Governor and President {
= the Senate.
al Approved June 81, A. D. 1904.
NEWTON G.. BLANCHARD,
Governor OF the State of Louisian
5. A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
II Secretary of State.