The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-09-21
BY Mr.. Barrett.

ACT No. IL.
Ry Mr.. Barrel. Senate Bill No D.
Joint resolution proposing amendments to
Article 100 OF the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana of 1898. relative to district
courts and providing for additional
Judge in the First Judicial District.
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of Louisiana, two-thirds OF all the
members OF each House concuTring, That
Article 100 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana of 1sss, be so amended as to read as
follows:
the Parish of Orleans. shall have original
jurisdiction in all civil matters where the
amount in dispute shall exceed nifty dollars
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 author lied by
this Constitutions; and in all probate and sue
cession matters and where a succession is a
party defendant: and in all cases where the
State, parish any municipality or other poiifical
corporation is party defendant, regardless OF
the amount in dispute: and for all proceedings
for the appointments OF receivers or hquida-
tors to corporation partnership; and 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
hersin conferred upon them.
There shall be one ID district Judge in each
iudicial district. except the First and Twenty
first judicial districts, where, until otherwise
provided by law, there shall be two 81 district
Judges, but the judges OF the Twenty first
judicial district shall not DE residents OF the
same parish.
of the qualified voters of their respective
districts in which they shall have been actual
residents for two 90 years next preceding their
election. They shall be learned in the law and
shall have practiced law in the State five t5)
wears previous to their election.
The first district judges under this Constitu-
ton shall be elected 2. the genera; state STAT;
successors are elected at the election on the
FIRST Tuesday after the first Monday in Noyem-
thereafter. district judges shall be elected for
terms OF four years. Vacancies occasioned oy
death. resignation or otherwise, where the
unexpired portion of the term is less than one
wear, shall be filled 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 OF
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 l6ol days
of the occurrence Of the vacancy, under the
| election laws of the State.
Section 2. Be il further resolved, ETC., That
the foregoing amendment to the article OF the
Constitution Of tine state. If adopted, shall
become operative on the first day OF December.
1906 and the additional judge provided for. for
the First Judicial district, shall be chosen or
elected by The qualified electors OF the SAID
First Judicial district at an election to be held
/: on the third l3.sil Tuesday in January, 1871,
who shall hold his Office until the congression-
! al and judicial election in November, lsls, at
which time the said Office shall be filled by
election, by the qualified electors OF the First
7 judicial district, Caddo parish. Louisiana, Tor
| q term of four "a years or until the next iu-
dical election, when both judges of said
district viii be elected.
Section 3. Be IL further resolved. etc. That
said proposed amendment be submitted to the
electors of this State, for their approval or re-
lection, as required by the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, and the general election
laws OF this State. al the congressional election
4 to be held on the first Tuesday after the first
| Monday in November, 1906
Section 4. Be il further resolved, etc., That
| on the official ballots to be used at said
| election there shall be placed the words For
the proposed amendment TO Article log OF the
iConstitution OF the State Of Louisiana and
| the words against the proposed amendment
/ TO Article los OF the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana and each elector shall indicate
q provided IN the general election laws OF the
State, which OF the propositions for" or
against. ne s0'eS '0'' j. Y. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and Pres. OF the Senate.
J. w. HTAMS.
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana
: joins 'ruf s0 b MICHEL.
i Secretary or state.
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