The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-03

orders as may be necessary or prop
er for the purposes Of the Jurlsdlc'
ton herein conferred upon them.
There shall be one District Judge IN
each Judicial District, except IN the
First. Twenty-first and Fifteenth Jul
dicial Districts, where until other
wise provided by law there shall be
two co District Judges, but judges
Of the Twenty-first Judicial Dlstrict
shall not be residents Of the same
parish. And the Judges OF the Fll,
teenth Q5th, Judicial District snail
net be residents of the same parish
after the expiration of the terms OF
the first Judges elected under this
Constitution.
District Judges shall be elected by
plurality of the qualified voters OF
their respective districts, in which
they shall have been actual residents
for two years next preceding theil
election. They shall be learned IN
the law, and shall have prachced Ia"
in this State five years previous 10
their election.
The first District Judges under this
CONSTITUTION shall be elected at the
general State election in 1900, ana
shall hold office until their success
ors are elected on the Tuesday after
tho first Monday in November, l9o4,
.. which time and every four years
thereafter District Judges shall be
elected for terms of four years. va
cancies occasioned by death. resigna-
t;on or otherwise, where the uneA-
pired portion of the term is less
than one year, shall be filled for me
remainder of the term by appointment
bv the Governor, with the advice
and consent of the Senate. In al!
cases where the unexpired portion OF
the term is one year or more, the
vacancy shall be filled by special
election, to be called by the Govern
or, and held within sixty days of the
; occurrence of the vacancy, under the
general election laws of the State.
Section 9. Be it further resolved,
etc.. That the foregoing amendment
TO the Article of the Constitution OF
; this State. if adopted, shall become
operative on the first day of Deem
Der, A. D. 1912, and the Governor
of the State shall, within ten days
thereafter, order an election to be
held within the Fifteenth Judicial
District of Louisiana, and conformity
with existing election laws, for the
purpose of electing the additional
Judge herein provided for, for the
Fifteenth Judicial District, who shall
hold office until the next regular
election for Judges under this Con
stitution and until his successor Il
elected and qualified :,
Section 8. Be it further resolved
: etc, That upon the official ballots II
be used at said Congressional elec
ton shall be printed the words
"Tor the proposed amendment to Ar
t:cle 100 of the Constitution of Lou
/, isiana, relative to District Courts,
, and the words Against the proposed
amendment to Article 1O9 of the Con
stitution CT Louisiana, relative t
D District Courts" and each electo
e shall indicate, as provided in the gen
, eral election laws of the State
! which Of the propositions, Cor o
t Against" he votes for.
: L. e. THOMAS,
Sneaker of the House of Represen
tatives.
t THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Q Lieutenant Governor and Presiden
: Of the Senate.
!. Approved July 10th, 1912.
t l.. E. HALL,
), Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
: Secretary Of State.