The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17

orders as may be necessary or prop.
er for the purposes of the jurisdlc'
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 De
two (2) District judges, but judges
of the Twenty-first Judicial Dlstrict
shall not be residents OF the same
parish, And the Judges OF the FIR,
teenth Q5th) 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
plurality of the qualified voters OF
their respective districts, IN when
they shall have been actual residents
for two years next preceding their
election, They shall be learned in
the law, and shall have practlced 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 success
ors are elected on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1904,
?. which time and every four years
thereafter District Judges shall be
elected for terms of four years. Va
cancies occasioned by death, reslsna'
ton. or otherwise, where the uneX-
pired portion of the term is less
than one year, shall 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 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
of 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 shal
hold office until the next regular
election for Judges under this Con
stitution and until his successor Il
elected and qualified. :,
Section g. Be it further resolved
etc., That upon the official ballots t
be used at said Congressional cleo
ton shall be printed the word:
"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 t
} District Courts" and each electo
shall indicate, as provided in the gen
} eral election laws of the State
which of the propositions, Cor o
against" he votes for.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Represen
tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and Presiden
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.