The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
ACT NO, l47,
Senate Pill No. 157.

Senate Pill No. 157.
BY Senate Judiciary Committee.
Section B" Substitute for Sem
ate Bill No. 35.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 100
Of the Constitution of Louisiana. rela.
tive to District Courts.
Section !. Be it resolved by the Cen
real Assembly of the State of Louisiana
tWo-thirds Of all the members elected
to each House concurrinC, That the fol.
lowing amendment to the Constitution
Of Louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors OF the State. at the Congress
sional election to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No.
vember, 1912. and if approved and rati-
fled by a majority of said electors. vot-
ing IN saio election the same to become
part of the Constitution to-wit.
That Article 100, Of the Constitution
OF LOUISIANA be amended so as to read
as follows: 'o-N
ARTICLE 100.
The District Courts except in the
Parish Of Orleans, shall have original
jurisdiction in all civil matters where
fifty dollars (s50.O0), exclusive Of in
terest and In all cases where the title
TO real estate Is involved, or TO offica
or other public position. or civil or DO
htlcal rights. and all other cases where
no specific amount Is in contest en-
cept such as otherwise provided in this
Constitution. 40 '''''
They shall have unlimited and ex-
elusive original Jurisdiction in ali Grim.
maj cases except such as NAV he
vested In other courts authorized bv
TINS Constitutions; and in all probate
ana succession matters, and where a
~ Is party defendant, and
al al cases where the State, parish,
and municipality or other political cor,
poratlon is a party defendant, regard.
less or the amount in dispute: and ne
all proceedings for the appointment ne
receivers or liquidators to corpora tions
or partnerships; and said court shall
nave authority to issue all such writs
sa ana orders as may be neces.
Jurisdiction herein conferred up ,no
them them There shall be one District
ouuge IN each Judicial District, ex-
cept in the First, Twenty-first and Fif.
.eenth Judicial Districts, where until
SSeherWlse provided by law there shall
oS t t% ~ District Judges but Judges
shall e NOT t,"ehn en- Judicial District
parish parish And the Judges of the FIJI
leehth Q6th) Judicial District shall
not pc residents Of the same ma rjsb Of.
yer the expiration of the terms of IN.
tuition 3"oei this sSonsti-
District Judges shall be eIected nv
plurality Of the qualified voters of Their
boIa ee i've districts, in which they shall
nave nsa e been been actual residents for two
shall he beAi preceding their election. They
s snait ne learned in the law, and shal1 |
nav e practieed law in this State five
Yeas previous TO their election.
co nse rltst District Judges under this
general State election in 1900, and sh ,ns
n n,.o offlce until their successors are
elected on the Tuesday after the first
t hivaoa sna IN No, November, 1904, at which |
District Judges shall be elected cal fer Fer
s st1nls OF four years. Vacancies ocna-
stoned ; by death, resignation, or Other
t nnse' te wner ,s the the unexpred portion OF
pc pc ruled for the remainder Of the 9 3ern
~ ny appointment by the Governor with
inc advice and consent of the Senate