The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-12

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orders as may pc necessary o @. I pr !, b
or for the purposes Of the 1uralsalc
ton herein conferred upon tnem.
There shall be one District Judge ~
each Judicial District, except II the
Eirst Twenty.first and Fifteenth Ju.
diciai Districts, where until other
wise provided by law there snal "
two (2) District Judges, Dlt D 1uuses
Of the Twenty-first judicial D's.rNe
shall not be residents OF .ne sa me
narish And the Judges OF the Fli,
teenth 15th, Judicial District snail
net he residents of the same parish
after the expiration of the terms OF
tho first Judges elected under TINS
district Judges shall be elected by
a. plurality of the qualified voters OF
their respective districts, III MnlIn
they shall have been actual resla .ha;s
for two years next precealhg the ~
election. They shall be Learned Ill
the law, and shall have practlceu la"
in this State five years previous ~
their election. +h;s
co ,n shall be elected at the
general State election in 1900, ana
sha,l hold office until their success
orc arc elected on the Tuesday after
}. the first Monday in November lsv w.
q. which time and every four years 10
IL District Judges shall be
elected for terms of four years. va
canc;es occasioned by death. reslgna-
l. Ton mr. otherwise, where the uneA-
r, nired norton of the term is less
=. han one wear, shall be filled for the
r r of the term by appointment
u NV the Governor, with the adVlce
If an ~ consent of the Senate. In al
at cases where the unexpired portlon o!
n the term is one year or more, en o
~ vacancy shall be filled by speela
le election to be called by the Govern
ip or and held within sixty days OF tht
or occurrence of the vacancy, under I'M
general election laws of the State.
o Section 2. Be it further resolved
nc etc That the foregoing amendmen
OF tn The Article of the Constitution Q
NJ his ~ state. if adopted, shall becom
of operative on the first day OF Decsn
~ her A, D. 1912, and the Governo
~ If the state shall, within ten day
tie thereafter. order an Nelection to o
ng hold within the Fifteenth Judlcls
-. district of Louisiana, and conformlt
Ia with existing election laws, for u
no nnrpose of electing the addltlon'
No. Trdge herein provided for, for u
he Fifteenth Judicial District, who sha
of hold office until the next regal'
&c. election for Judges under TINS w
stitution and until his successor
ielected and qualified. o,,o
nj Section 9. Be it further iesolve
I'M etc. That upon the official ballots
tu. he used at said Congressional eie
.-u ton shall be printed the Wor
ars "For the proposed amendment TO
t;c]e 100 of the Constitution OF Le
ed, isiana relative to District Courts
be and the words against the prropoos
ave amendment to Article 100 of the C(
stitution CT Louisiana, relative
to District Courts" and each elec G.
ime shall indicate, as provided IN inc s, 3
hip eral election laws Of the S >,
NAL which of the propositions, "for
of against" he votes for.
.nu- L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House VI nep'e'
tatives.
lent THOMAS G. BARhEi !,
the Lieutenant Governor and PresM
am Of the Senate.
titu- Approved July 10th, 1912.
Act L. E. HALL, 80.
913, Governor of the State OF Aouis'''
A true copy:
, on ALVIN E. HEBERT.
gen. Secretary of State.