The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-15
ACT NO. -.
By Mr.. Barrett. Senate Bill No. 8.
AN AIT

by MI. DafretC. oeiid te DHi NJ. -.
AN ACT.
Joint resolution proposing amend
nents to Article 100 of the Consti-
tuition of the State OF Louisiana of
1898, relative to district courts,
and providing for additional judge
in the First Judicial district.
Section 1. 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 tine Parish Of Orleans, shall
have original jurisdiction in all civil
matters where the amount in dispute
shall exceed fifty ($5O) dollars exclu-
sive of interest, and III all cases where
the title to real estate is involved, or.
to Office or other public positions, or
civil or politicarrights, and 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 ils al
criminal cases except as may be vest
ell in other courts authorized by this
Constitution: and in all probate and
succession matters, and where II sue
cession is party defendant; and in
all cases where the State, parish. any
municipality or other political cor
lporation is a party defendant, regard
less of the amount in dispute; and
for all proceedings for the appoint
ments of receivers or liqnislators to
corporation or partnership; and said
court shall have authority to issue
all such writs, process and orders us
may be necessary or proper, for 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
triets, where, until otherwise provid
, ed by law, there shall he two (2) dis
trict Judges, but the judges of thu
n Twenty-first judicial districtshall not
be residents of the same parish.
? District judges shall be elected by q
, plurality o: the qualified voters o
i their respective districts in which they
, shah have been actual residents fol
: two t2t years next preceding thei
: election. They shall be learned in tn,
Z law and shall have prarticed law ii
e the State five t5) years previous t.
q their election
The first district judges under thi
1 Constitution shall be elected ut tn
general State election in 1000 am
shall hold office until their successor
/ are elected at the election on the frs
g Tuesday after the first Monday in No
i vember, 1904, at which time, and ey
e cry four years thereafter, district jud
g gees shnll he elected for terms of fnu
n years. Vacancies occasioned by deaf
! resignation or otherwise, where til
e unexpired portion of the term is les
than one year, shall I've filled for tn
remainder OF the term by appoint
). lnent by Governor, with the advic
and consent of the Senate.
> In all cuses where the unexpire
portion Of the term is one year q
more the vacancy shall be Billed b
!. special election, to be called by tn
Governor and held within sixty t6C
DAYS Of the occurrence Of the vacancy
under the general election laws OF I'll
= State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
9 etc, That the foregoing amendmer
to the article of the Constitution {
lie the State, if adopted, shall becom
be 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 or elected by I'll
be qualified electors of the said First j
of diciaI district at an election tobe bel
n on the third (3rd) Tuesday in JAM
r- airy, 1907. who shall hold his ON
IL until the congressional and jadici