The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-05
ACT. NO. lM.

Senate ELL No. 157.
BY Senate Judiciary Committee
Section 'B'' Substitute for Sem
ate Bill No. IS.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 1913.
Of the Constitution OF Louisiana, rela-
tive to District Courts.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
real Assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
two-thirds Of all the #members elected
ito each House concurring, That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of Louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors OF the State, at the Congress
sional election to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In No
vember, 1912, and if approved and ratt-
fled by asmajority of said electors, vot-
ing in said election, the same to become
a part of the Constitution, to-Wit:
That Article 100. Of the Constitution
of Louisiana be amended 80 as to read
g 80 :" ARTICLE 100.
+ The District Courts. except in the
Parish ct oFea a e Ia matters Wheae
/ the amount in dispute shall exceed
fifty dollars (s5o.oo) exclusive of in
terest and in all cases where the TUE
to real estate is involved, or TO offlce
or other public position, or civil or po-
litical rights, and all other cases where
no specific amount is in contest, ex-
cept such as otherwise provided in this
Constitution.
elusive original jurisdiction in all Grim
inal cases except such as may pc
vested in other courts authorized by
this Constitution; and In all probate
and succession matters. and where q
succession is a party defendant, and
in all cases where the State. parish
and municipality or other political cor.
poration is a party defendant, regard,
less of the amount In dispute; and OF
In ;ru far fh aDnOinfTn emit OF
receivers or Iiquidators to corporations
or partnerships; and said court shaL
have authority to issue all such Wrtts
process and orders as may be neces,
jurisdiction herein conferred upor
them. There shall be one District
| Judge in each Judicial District ex'
cept in the First, TWenty-first ana ri 4.
/ teenth Judicial Districts, where unit
otherwise provided by law there shat
be two (2) District Judges, but j Judges
of the Twenty first Judicial District
shall not be residents Or the 1 sa an
teenth {15th) judicial District shall
not be residents of the same parish at
| ter the expiration Of the terms OF ths
first Judges elected under THO Gonsti
| tuition.
! District Judges shall be elected by {
| n1nrality Of the qualified voters of. tfeil
| respective districts, IN which they shaa
| have been actual residents for two
| years next pfecedIng#l nei zeiecIloil. ilie =
/ shall be learned in the law, and shal
have practiced law in this State fiv'
| The first District Judges under this
Constitution shall be elected at tn
/ general state election IN 1900, and shall
| hold office until their successors a, ar
/ elected on the Tuesday after the frs
j Monfay in November 1904, at which
time and every four years thereafte
District judges shall be elected TO
/ terms Of four years: Vacancies occa
/ stoned by death, reslgaa a1ls or. othe :
the the term is less than one year. shall
/ be filled for the remainder Of the tern
by appointment by the Governor. viii
/ tha ADVICE and cQnsenf-of the SenaIe