The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-29
ACT no. u.

By Mr.. Barrett. Senate Bill No. 5. |
sAta AN ACT.
Joint resolution proposing amend
ments to Article 100 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana ut
1898, relative to district courts,
and providing for additional judge
in the First judicial district.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members of each
House concurring, That Article 100
Of the Constitution Of the State of
Louisiana of 1898, be so amended to
read as follows:
| Article 100. The district courts,
except in the Parish of Orleans, shall
have Original jurisdiction in all civil
matters where the amount in dispute
shall exceed fifty $500 dollars exclu-
fsiye 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, aud all other
cases where no specific amount is in
contest, except as otherwise provided
in this Constitution.
/ They shall have unlimited and ex-
elusive original Jurisdiction in all
criminal cases except as may be vest
ed in other courts authorized by this
Constitution: and in all probate and
succession matters, and where sue
cession is party defendant; and in
Iall cases where the State, parish. any
municipality or other political cor
poration is q party defendant, regard
less of the amount in dispute; and
for all proceedings for the appoint
ments Of receivers or liqnilators to
. corporation or partnership; and said
!, court shall have authority to issue
all such writs, process and orders as
may he necessary or proper, Tor the
purposes of the jurisdiction herein
conferred upon them.
. There shall be one Il district Judge
: in each judicial district, except in the
| First and Twenty-first judicial dis
tricts, where, until otherwise provid-
e ed by law, there shall he two ~ dis.
: trict Judges, but the judges of the
Twenty-tirst judicial district shall not
: be residents of the same parish.
r District Judges shall be elected by a
e plurality o: the qualified voters 81
I their respective districts in which they
b shall have been actual residents fol
= two ~ years next preceding theil
: election. They shall he lenrned in thu
4 law and shall have prncticed law il
e the State Ave Isl years previous II
e their election.
II The first district judges under Thu
d Constitution shall be elected at thu
general State election in 1900 ant
!. shall hold office until their successor
t are elected at the election on the frs
r. Tuesday after the first Monday in No
II vember, 1904, ut which time, and ey
|e cry four years thereafter, district jud
e GEES shall be elected for terms uf fou
N years. Vacancies occasioned by deaf Il
3 resignation or otherwise, where tn
.e unexpired portion of the term is les
than one year, shall he filed for tn
remainder of the term by appoint
J. rnent by Governor, with the advic
and consent of the Senate.
e. In all cases where the unexpire
/ portion of the term is one year O
more the vacancy shall be filed b
q. special election, to be called by tn
Governor and held within sixty (60
days of the occurrence OF the vacancy
under the general election laws Of tn
= State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
- etc., That the foregoing amendmen
to the article OF the Constitution {
lie the State, if adopted, shall hecom
tc operative on the first day OF Decen
C. Der, 1906. and the additional jude
Of provided for for the First judicial di
trict shall be chosen OF elected by til
be qualieed electors Of the said First j.
of dicial district at an election to be hel
n ON the third (3rd) Tuesday in Jam
Ir- airy, 1907, who shall hold bis offi'
IL until the congressional and iudici'