St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-02
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tderS aS may De necessary VI p4ofS
for the purposes of the Jurisdiction
herein conferred upon them. Their
shall be one District Judge in eaci
Judicial District. except in the FIRST
|Twenty-First and Fifteenth Jud1cia
Districts. where until otherwise pro
yided by law there shall be two ~
District Judges, but Judges OF tht
Twenty-First judicial District shall
mot be residents of the same parish
And the Judges of the Fifteenth
(15th) Judicial District shall not b<
residents Of the same parish aftel
the expiration of the terms OF the
first Judges elected under this Con
stitution.
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 their
election. They shall be learned in
the law, and shall have practiced
law in 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. an
shall hold office until their success
sors are elected on the Tuesday af+e'
the first Monday IL, November, 1917,
at which time and every four years
thereafter IEst. let Judges shall Se
elected for terms of four years.
Vacancies occas toned by death. reg
Iignation, or otherwise, where the I'M
expired portion OF the term is less
than one year, shall be filled for the
remainder Of the term by appoint
ment by the Governor, with the adj
vice and consent OF the Senate. IN
all cases where the unexpired portion
of the term is one year or more, the
vacancy shall be filed 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, il adopted, shall become
operative on the first day of Decem-
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 conform
ity with existing election laws, for
the purpose OF electing the addition
al Judge herein provided for, for the
Fifteenth Judicial District, who-shall
hold Office until the next regular elec-
ton for Judges under this Constitu-
ton and until his successor Is elected
and qualified. Is
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved,
ETC., That upon the official ballots to
be used at said Congressional cleo
ton shall be printed the words "F.pr
the proposed amendment: to Article
100 of the Constitution of Louisi.
ana, relative to District Courts" and
the words Against the proposed
amendment to Article 100 of the
Constitution of Louisiana, relative
to District Courts" and each elector
shall indicate, as provided in the
general election laws of the State
which of the propositions, For" or
Against" he votes for.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Represen-
| tatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Speaker Of the House of Represent
atives.
Approved July 10, 1912.
L.. =. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
T ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.