St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-05
vbethat 70 veterans OF to widows,

whethet to veterans or to widows
issue all such writs. process ana OF
ders as may be necessary or proper
for the purposes Of the turisd1clol
herein conferred upon them. Their.
shall be one District Judge IN eaci
judicial District, except In the FIRST
Twenty-First and Fifteenth Judlcla
Districts, where until otherwise pro
vided by law there shall be-two ~
District Judges, but Judges OF tht
Twenty-First Judicial District snal
not be residents Of the same parish
And the Judges Of the Fifteenth
(15th) Judicial District shall not 0e
residents of the same parish after
the expiration of the terms OF the
first Judges elected under this Con
|stitution.
District Judges shall be elected by
10 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 after
the first Monday IL November, 1904
at which time and every four years
thereafter r'.st. let Judges shall BE
elected for terms Of four years
Vacancies uccasicned by death, reg
ignation, or otherwise, where the un-
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 ad-
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 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 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 cleo.
|tion for Judges under this Constitu-
|tion and until his successor is elected
and qualified.
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved
etc., That upon the Official ballots tc
be used at said Congressional cleo.
ton shall be printed the words "Fol
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 1O9. of the
Constitution of Louisiana, relative
to District Courts" and each electol
shall indicate, as provided in the
general election laws of the State
which Of the propositions. For" OF
Against" he votes for.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives.
THOMAS c. BARRET.
Speaker of the House of Represent
atives.
Approved July 10. 1912.
l.. e. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.