Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
Act No. 257

House BIZ No. b1S. fsy Mr.. F1eury.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article los
tive to District Courts.
Section I. Be II resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds Of all the members elected
to each house concurring. That the fol-
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 Mo-
ven sr is1 s,o ana appr1vsd ana rati-
ing in said election Of the same to be-
come q part OF the Constitution. to-
wit:
Article 100. The District Courts. ex-
cept in the Parish Of Orleans shall have
original jurisdiction in all civil matters
where the amount in dispute shall ex-
coed fifty $4,000 dollars. exclusive Of
interest and in all cases where the title
or other public positions, or civil or
political rights, and all other cases
where no specific amount 10 in contest,
except as otherwise provided In this
They shall have unlimited ana ex-
elusive original Jurisdiction In all GRIM
inal cases except such as may be vested
in other courts authorized by this con-
cession matters. and where q success
sion il q party defendant. and in all
cases where the State. q parish, munic-
ipalfty or other political corporation IL
amount in dispute: and Of all proceed
ings for the appointment OF receivers
or iiquidators to corporations or part
nerships; and said court shall have au-
thority to issue all such writs. process
and orders as may be necessary or
proper for the purpose Of the Jurisdtc-
ton herein conferred upon them:
at. Inef f snail ne one district Judge IN IN
First. Thirteenth. Fifteenth. twenty first
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-eiRht Judicial
Districts. where until otherwise provided
by law there shall be three go district
judges in the First Judicial District
and in the othe, districts shove men
District Judges shall be elected by .
plurality of the qualified voters Of their
respective districts. in which they shall
next preceding their election.
They shall be learned In the law. and
shall have practiced law In this State
g District rh Judges under " this e constitu-
ton shall he elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday IN November.
1916. and every four years thereafter.
wacancies Occasions SseasiSnsd by death ,sa res
pfred portion OF the term 70 less than
one year shall be filled for the remain
der OF the term by appointment by the
Governor with the advice and consent
unexpired portion of the term IL one
year or more the vacancy shall be filled
by special election. to he called by the
Governor and held within sixty days Of
the occurrence Of the vacancy. under
the general election laws OF the State.
Section 2. Be II further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article Of the Constitution of this State.
II adopted shall become operative on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, 1914. at which time
the additional Judges provided for In
said Article shall be elected in conform
shall hold office for q term Of two
years and until their successors are
elected and qualified: on the first Tues
day day , after the first Monday IN Novem-
inabove provided for shall be elected in
conformity with the existing election
laws and they shall hold office for .
term Of four years and until their suo-
cessors are elected and qualified
Section 3. Be II further resolved, ETC..
That upon the official ballots to be
used at said Congressional election shall
be printed the words FOR the proposed
tuition Of louisiana. relative to District
Courts" and the words Against the
proposed amendment to Article 100 Of
the Constitution Of Louisiana relative
to District Courts" and such electof
shall Indicate, as provided in the gen.
eral election laws of the State. which
Of the propositions For or Against
he votes for.
l.. r. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate
Approved: July 3. 1914.
L. E HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
true copy:
ALVIN <. HEBERT
Secretary Of State.