The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-28

orders az may be necessary or prop.
eT for the purposes Of the iuriSdiC.
ton herein conferred upon them
There shall be one District Judge in
each Judicial District, except in the
/ First, Twenty-first and Fifteenth Ju,
dicial Districts, whore until other,
| wise provided by law there shall be
two (2) District Judges, but Judges
! Of the TWenty-first Judicial District
shall not be residents of the same
! parish. And the Judges of the Eff,
| teenth l5thl Judicial District shall
not 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
a plurality Of the qualified voters of
their respective districts, in which
they shall have been actual residents
for two years next preceding their
election. They shall be learned in
the law, and shall have practiced law
il this State five 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 success
or8 are elected o.. the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1904,
2, which time and every four years
thereafter District Judges shall be
elected for terms Of four years. Va
Cancies Occasi0ned by death, resigna-
ton. or otherwise, where the uneX-
PRED portion Of the term is less
than one year, shall be filled for lie
remainder Of the term by appointment
by The Governor, with 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 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 2. 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 Decem-
Der, A, D. 1912, and the Governor
q 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 uhtil his successor is
elected and qualified
Section 8. Be it further resolved, /
etc, That upon the official ballots to
be used at said Congressional cleo +.
ton shall be printed the words |.
For the proposed amendment to Ar !.
1Cle 109 Of the Constitution of Lou /
sIana, relative to District Courts" /
and the words Against the DroDOsed .
amendment to Article 100 Of the Con- .
5t;tutiOn Of Louisiana. relative to /
District Courts" and each eIector
5hall Indicate as provided in the gen,
9ral election laws Of the State,
which Of the propositions, For" or
Against" he votes for.
L. Z. THOMAS, /
Speaker Of the House of Represen.
tatiVes.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Governor and President
Of the Senate.
approved July 10th. 1912.
L. Z. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
| true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.