The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-09-03
Act No. 1877
Senate Bill No. go.
BY Mr.. We'll.


AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 10e
of the Constitution of Louisiana rela-
tive to District Courts, in order tu
provide for the creation and election of
| an additional Judge for the Thirteenth
Judicial District
Section l. Be It resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each house concurring, that the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of Louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors of the State. at the Congress
sioraI election TO be holden On ths first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
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part of the Constitution to-wit:
That Article 100 OF the Constitution be
amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1o9.
The District Courts except in the Par
ish OF Orleans. shall have original iuris-
diction in all civil matters where the
amount in dispute shall exceed Fifty
($50.00) Dollars, exclusive of interest
and in all cases where the title to real
estate is involved. or to office of other
public positions. or civil or political
rights. and all other cases where no
specific amount is in contest, except as
otherwise provided in this Constitution
They shall have unlimited and exclusive
original juriaaicton in all criminal cases
except Sucn as may be vested IN Other
courts by -this Constitution, and In all
probate and succession matters. and
where a succession is a part 1ofendant
and in all eases where the state. a par
ish, municipality, or other political cor
poration. is a party defendant. regard
less of the amount in dispute; and 0f all
proceedings for the appointment of re-
ceivers of liquida tors to corpora tions or
partnership; and said courts shall have
authority to issue all such writS pro-
cess. and orders, a s may be necessary or
proper for the purpose of the Jurisdiction
herein conferred upon them
There shall be one district tuage for
each judicial district. except for the
First. Thirteenth. Fifteenth and Twen-
ty-first Judicial Districts. where, until
otherwise provided by law. there shall
be two district judges. but judges of the
Pwenty-first Judicial District shall not
be residents or the same parish
And the judges of the Fifteenth Judi
cial District shall not be residents of
the same parish after the expiration of
the terms of the present incumbents.
District Judges shall be elected by a
plurality of the qualified voters of their
respective district, in which they shall
have been actual residents for two years
next preceding their election. They
shall be learned in the law and shall
years previous to their election.
District Judges under this Constitu-
tion shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November
Vacancies occasioned by death, resig-
nation or otherwise, where the unex-
pired portion of the term is less than
one year. shall be filled for the re-
tpatnder of the term by appointment of
the daveERar, with the advice and con-
sent 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
Governor and held within sixty days of
the occurrence of the vacancy. under the
general election laws of the State.
Section z Be it further resolved, etc,
that the foregoing amendment to the
article of the Constitution of this State.
Ii adopted, shall become. operative on the
first day of December. A. d. 1914, and
the Governor of the State shall, within
ten. days thereafter. order an election to
be held within the Thirteenth Judicial
District of Louisiana, and, in conformity
with existing election laws, for the pur-
pose OF electing the additional judge for
said Thirteenth Judicial District, who
shall hold office until the next regular
election for Judges under this Constitu-
ton and until his successor is elected
and qualified.
That upon the official ballots to be used
at said Congressional election shall be
printed the words. For the proposed
amendment to Article 109 of the Consti-
tuition of Louisiana relative to District
Courts, ereating an additional Judge for
the Thirteenth judicial District" and
the WaFds. Against the proposed amend-
ment 10 Article 169 of the Constitution
of Louisiana relative to District Courts
creating an additional Judge for the
Thirteenth Judicial Dfstrict;' and each
elector shall indicate, as provided in the
general election <laws of the State. for
which proposition, For or. Against"
he votes.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
tts Sg2ate.
l.. is. THOMAS
Speaker of the House OF REPRESENTATIVES !
Approved: July 9, 1914.
l.. r. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana. |
A trus gspYs
ALVIN e. EfsBiEnF,
Secretary Of stats, j