The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-09-14
BY Mr.. Barrett.

ACT NO. II.
Joint resolution proposing amendments to
Article 100 of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana of 1888, relative to district
courts, and providing for an additional
judge in the First Judicial District.
Section I. 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 1885, be so amended as to read as
Article 100. The district courts, except in
the Parish of Orleans, shall have. original
amount in dispute shall exceed fifty dollars
ESQ., exclusive of interest, and in all cases
where the title to real estate is involved, or to
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 Constitution; and in all probate and sue
party defendant; and in all cases where the
State, parish any municipality or other political
corporation is a party defendant, regardless OF
the amount in dispute; and for all proceedings
for the appointments of receivers or hquidn-
tors to corporation or 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
herein conferred upon them.
There shall be one ~ 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 Twenty-frst
same parish.
District judges shalIbe elected by plurality
OF the qualified voters OF their respective
districts in which they shall have been actual
residents for two (2l years next preceding their
election. They shall be learned in the law and
shall have practiced law in the State five go
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 Noyem-
Der, 1904, at which time, and every four years
thereafter. district judges shall be elected for
death. resignation or otherwise, where the
unexpired portion of the term is less than one
year, shall be filed for the remainder of 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
6s nea 0y peGah s tSr g eI De ealled y
OF the occurrence Of the vacancy, under the
election laws of the State.
Section 2: Be II further resolsed, etc. T nat
Constitution of tine State, II 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 t3fd) Tuesday in January. 1857,
who shall hold his Office until the COMPRESSION
al and judicial election in November, 1908, at
which time the said Office shall be filed by
election, by the qualified electors of the First
judicial district, Caddo parish. Louisiana, for
q term OF four "a years or until the next ju-
dicial election, when both judges OF said
district win be elected.
Section s. 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 CONSTITUTE ion OF the
State Of Louisiana, and the general election
laws of this State, At the congressional election
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 70 Article l59 of the
Constitution OF the State OF louisiana" and
the words Against the proposed amendment
| 20 Article lo9 OF the Constitution of the State
| of Louisiana. and each elector shall indicate
As provided in the general election laws OF the
State, which of the propositions ..forn or
against" he votes for.
Lieutenant Governor and Pres OF the Senate
j. w. HYAMS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved June lad, 1906.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor OF the Stale Of Louisiana
: JOHN ssz s' Z. MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.
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