The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14

orders as may be necessary or prop
er 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, where until other
wise provided by law there shall be
two 90 District judges, but Judges
of the Twenty-first Judicial District
shall not be residents Of the same
parish. And the Judges Of the Fiji
teenth l5th, Judicial District shall
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
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 Ia
III 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
ors are elected o. the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1904,
q. which time and every four years
thereafter District Judges shall be
elected for terms of four years. Va
cancies occasioned by death, resigna-
ton. or otherwise, where the unex-
pired 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 Deem
Der, A. D. 1912, and the Governor
os 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 clecting 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
stitutfOn and uhCil his successor is
elected and qualified.
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
etc, That upon the official ballots 10
be used at said Congressional cleo
ton shall be printed the words
For the proposed amendment to Ar
ticle 100 Of the Constitution Of Lou
isiana, relative to District Courts
and the words Against the proposed
amendment to Article 100 of the Con-
stitution CT Louisiana, relative to
District Courts and each elector
shall indicate, as provided in the gen
eral 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. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
Approved July 10th, 1912
L. E. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.