The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-27
ACT NO. IL.
ACT NJ. II.
By Mr.. Barrett. Senate Bill No. 5.
AN AIT.

BY MI. barrett. senate Bill NO. D.
AN ACT.
Joint resolution proposing amend
nrnts 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 /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of louisa mn, two
thirds of all the members of each
House concurring, That Article 100
0f 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 ($50) dollars exclu-
sive Of interest, and in all cnses where
the title tn real estate il involved, or
to Office or other public positions, or
civil or political rights, md all other
cases where no specific amount il ia
contest, except a. otherwise provided
in this Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and ex-
clusive original jurisdiction in all
criminal cases except M may be vest
ed in other courts authorized by this
Constitution: and in all probate and
succession matters, and where u suc-
cession is a party defendant; and in
all 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 liquijators to
corporation or partnership; and sud
court shall have authority to issue
all such writs, process and orders ms
may be necessary or proper, for the
purposes of the jurisdiction herein
conferred upon them.
There shall be one 1 } district Judge
in each judicial district, except in the
First and Twenty-first judicial dis
tricts, where, until otherwise provii-
ed by law, there shall be two (2) dis
trict judges, but the judges Of the
Twenty-hrst judicial district shall not
be residents Of the same parish.
District judges shall he elected by a
plurality o: the qualified voters Of
their respective districts in which they
shall have been actual residents for
two (2) years next preceding their
election. They shall be learned in the
Law and shall have practiced law in
the State Eve (5) years previous to
their election.
The first district judges under this
Constitution shall be elected at the
general State election in 1900 and
shall hold office until their successOrs
are elected at the election on tile first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, 1904, ut which time, and ev-
cry four years thereafter, district jud-
gees shall I've elected for terms Of four
years. Vacancies occasjOued by dea til
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 appoint.
ment by Governor, with the advice
and consent Of the Senate.
In all cases where the unexpired
portion Of the term is one year OF
more the vacslucy shall he filed by
special election, to be called by the
Governor and held within sixty (6O)
days Of the occurrence OF the vacancy
under the general election laws VI the
State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
ETC., That the foregoing amendment
to the article of the Constitution 0l
the State, II adopted, shall become
operative on the first day Of Decem,
her, 1906, and the additional judge
provided for for the First judicial dis
trict shall be chosen or elected by the
qualified elfct0rs vi the said First ju
dicial district at an election tobe held
ON the third (3rdl Tuesday, in Janu
airy, 1907, who shall hold his 0ilicl
until the congressional and judicial