The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31

by Senate Judiciary Commute,
Section 'B. Substitute for Ser
ate Bill No. 30
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 10.
of the Constitution of Louisiana rela
tive to District Courts.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
real Assembly Of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds of all the members electe
10 each House concurring. That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of Louisiana shall be submitted to tn
electors of the State. at the Congress
sional election to be holden on the frs
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, 1912. and if approved and rati
fled by majority of said electors. vot
ing in said election. the same to becom,
part of the Constitution to-wit:
That Article 109 of the Constitution
of Louisiana be amended as to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 1os
The District Courts. except In the
Parish of Orleans. shall have original
jurisdiction in all civil matters where
the amount in dispute shall exceed
fifty dollars $4,000. exclusive of in
terest and in all cases where the title
TO real estate is involved. or to office
or other public position or civil or po-
litical rights. and all other cases where
no specific amount lis in contest. ex-
cept such as otherwise provided in this
Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and ex-
elusive original jurisdiction in all GRIM
NAL cases except such as may be
vested in other courts authorized by
this Constitution. and in all probate
and succession matters. and where a
succession is a party defendant. and
in all cases where the State. parish
and municipality or other political cor
poration is party defendant. regard
less of the amount in dispute; and of
all proceedings for the appointment of
receivers or liqudators to corporations
or partnerships: and said court shall
have authority to issue all such writs
process and orders may be neces-
sary or proper for the Purposes of the
} 1hr,s Tna herein sd1, conferred upon
Judge in each Judicial District. ex-
cept in the First. Twenty-first and Fiji
teenth Judicial Districts. where until
otherwise provided by law there shall
or the Twenty-first Judicial District
snail not be residents of the same
parish. And the Judges of the Fiji
teenth G5th) Judicial District shall
not be residents of the same parish af-
ter the expiration of the terms of the
11rst Judges elected under this Consti-
tuition.
District Judges shall be elected by
plurality Of the qualified voters of their
respective districts, in which they shall
nave been actual residents for two
years next preceding their election. They
shall be learned in the law, and shall
have practced 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. and shall
hold office until their successors are
elected on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November 1904 at which |
niatre and 1 every 1 -four years thereafter
terms OF four years. Vacancies occa- |
stoned by DEATH resignation. or other |
wise where the unexpired portion Of |
be filled for the remainder of the term
by appointment by the Governor. with |
the advice and consent Of the Senate
IN all cases where the unexpired poI
the vacancy shall be filled by special
election. to be called by the Governor
and held within sixty days Of the oc-
currence OF the vacancy under the gen.
eral election laws of the State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc,
Ihat the foregoing amendment to the
Article Of the Constitution Of this State
q adopted, shall become operative on
and the Governor of the State shall.
within ten days thereafter. order an
election to be held within the Fifteenth
!ud1cial District Of Louisiana. and con-
ne purpose Of electing the additional |
Judge herein provided for, for the Fiji |
zenith Judicial District. who shall hold
,ffice until the next regular election Cor
|
zig successor is elected and qualified.
section 3. Be it further resolved, I
tc., That upon the official ballots to
e used at said Congressional election {
hall be printed the words For the {
proposed amendment to Article 100 of '
he Constitution of Louisiana, relative
o District Courts and the words s
Against the proposed amendment to {
lrt1cle 100 of the Constitution of Lou g
slana, relative to District Courts" and r
ach elector shall indicate. as provided +
4 the general election laws Of the q
tate, which of the propositions, For Il
r Against" he votes for. 8
l.. f. THOMAS. o
peaker OF the House of Representatives. n
THOMAS c. BARRET,
lieutenant Governor and President of I
the Senate n
pproved: July 10th, 1912 L
L. z. HALL. t
Governor of the State of Louisiana. c
true copy: a
ALVIN f. HEBERT S
Secretary of State Il