The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-10-26
ACT NO. IL.
Senate Bill No. 5.
BY Mr.. Barret.

Ry Mr.. Barret. Senate Bill No. 5.
Joint resolution proposing amendments to
Article 100 Of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana of 1885, relative to district
courts, aud providing for additional
judge in the First Judicial District.
Section 1. Be ii resolved by the General
Assembly of Louisiana, two-thirds OF all the
members of each House concurring, That
Article l09 of the Constitution of the state OF
Louisiana of 1898, be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 100. The district courts, except in
the Parish of Orleans, shall have original
amount in dispute shall exceed Atty dollars
$50 exclusive OF interest, and in all cases
where the title to real estate is involved. or to
Office or other public positions, or civil or
political rights and all other cases where no
specific amount is in contest, except as other
wise provided in this Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and original
jurisdiction in all criminal cases except as
may be vested in other courts authorized by
this Constitution: and in all probate and sue
cession matters, and where succession is a
party defendant; and in all cases where the
State, parish any municipality or other political
corporation is party defendant, regardless OF
the amount in dispute; and for all proceedings
for the appointments OF receivers or hqulda-
tors to corporation or partnership; aad said
courts shall have authority to issue all such
writs. process and orders as may be necessary
or proper. for the purposes OF the jurisdiction
herein conferred upon them.
There shall be one "a district judge in each
judicial district. except the First and twenty
first judicial districts, where, until otherwise
provided by law. there shall be two CD district
judges, but the judges of the Iwenty-nrst
judicial district shall not De residents of the
same parish.
District Judges shall be elected by plurality
of the qualified voters of their respective
districts in which they shall have been actual
residents for two t2l years next preceding Their
shall have practiced law in the State five (5)
years previous to their election.
The first district judges under this Constitu-
tion shall be elected at the general State
election in 1900 and shall hold office until their
successors are elected at the election on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1900, at which time, and every four years
Z thereafter. district judges shall be elected for
terms of four years. Vacancies occasloned by
death. resignation or otherwise, where the
unexpired portion of the term is less than one
year, shall be filed for the remainder of the
term by appointment by the Governor, with the
/ advice and consent of the Senate
In all cases where the unexpired portion o.
the term is one year or more, the vacancy shall
! be filed by special election, to be called BY
/ the Governor and held within sixty (o0l day:
! of the occurrence of the vacancy, under the
election laws of the State.
! Section 2. Be il further resolved, etc, Tha
the foregoing amendment to the article OF the
Constitution of tine State, il adopted, shall
become operative on the first day OF December
1906, and The additional Judge provided for. fol
the First judicial district, shall be chosen o.
elected by the qualified electors of the saiS
flrSt JuQlclal dlStrlct at an election 10 De nei1
on the third Ord Tuesday in January, 1857
who shall hold his office until the compression
al and judicial election in November, 1908, a
which time the said Office shall be filled b.
election, by the qualified electors of the FRS
judicial district, Caddo parish, Louisiana, 10
a term of four "a years until the next ju
dicial election. when both judges of salt
district will be elected.
Section 3. Be il further resolved. etc, Tha
said proposed amendment be submitted to tn
electors of this State, for their approval or re
lection, as required by the Constitution of tn
State of Louisiana, and the general election
laws of this State, ut the congressional election
to be held on the first Tuesday alter the frs
Monday in November, 1906.
Section 4. Be il further resolved, etc, Tha
on the official ballots to be used at sal
election there shall be placed the words "Fo
the proposed amendment TO Article 100 of tn
Constitution OF the State of louisiana" an
the words Against the proposed amendmen
: to Article 100 OF the Constitution of the Stat
of Louisiana" and each elector shall indicat
as provided IL the general election laws of tn
against he votes for.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres. OF the Senate
. j. w. HYAMS.
Speaker of the House of Representative,
. Approved June 22d, 1906
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
true copy:
; JOHN 4. MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.