Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-26

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A true copy: n
Il ALVIN E. HEBERT, t
Secretary of State. o
ACT NO. 257. i
House Bill No. 51S. By Mr.. Fleury' r
JOINT RESOLUTION. =
Promising an amendment, to Article lG9 4,
Of the Constitution Of Louisiana fela-
; tive to District Courts. {
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen
o,al Assembly of the State OF Louisi, 7
ana. two-thirds of all the members electeo
to each House concurring, Ihat tne
following. amendment ia the gonstltu-
tion Of Louisiana shall be submitted to
. tho elections of the State, at the, Con
gressional election to be holden on the
First Tuesday after the first Monday IN
November, 1914, and if approved and
ratified by q majority OF said electors
voting in said election the same to be-
come a part of the Constitution, to-
+, wit:
Article 100. The District courts, ex-
cont in the Parish of Orleans shall nave
original jurisdiction in all civil matters
where the amount IN dispute shall ex.
coed ffty (S5O.OO) dollars, exclusive OF
interest and in all cases where the title
to real estate is involved, or&to office or
other public positions, or civil or poilti-
cal rights. and all other cases where no
sneci6c amount is in contest, except as
Otherwise proyided in this Constitution.
Thav shall have unlimited and exclusive
original jurisdiction in all criminal cases
except such as may be, vested. IN other
courts authorized by this constitution;
:, and in iall probate and succession mat
ters and where a succession is a party
defendant. and in all cases where the
1 State. a parish, municipality or other
n~olitical corporation is q party defendant
regardless Of the amount in dispute; and
of all proceedings for the appointment OF
receivers or liauidators to CORPORATIONS or
partnerships; and said scougt shall have
authority to issue all such ~rits, process
and orders as may be necessary or proper
for the purpose Of the jurisdiction herein
conferred upon them. ~ "
There shall be one district judge IN
each judicial district except In the flrst,
Thirteenth. Fifteenth, Twenty-irst, TWen.
ty-ffth. and Twenty-eighth judicial Dis,
tricts. where until otherwise PROVIDED
by law there shall be three I'd district
Judges in the First Judicial District, ant
in the other districts above mentioned
there shall be two ,(21'district' judges.
District judges shall be elected by
plurality Of the qualiaed 'y6sefs 9 t9ei
> respective districts, in which tney snal
have been actual fesidents for two year
next preceding Their election.
" They shall be. leaiSksse in the law am
shall have practiced iaw in this Stat
:iye, years previous to their election.
, dssBistrict Judges under this Copstltu
ton shall Be elected on hexKuesday 'afte
xakArst Monday in November, 1916, an
every foul. years thefeaSteFE.
Vacancies oecasioned by death, resigns
ton or otherwise where. the .unexpire
nortion. of the. term ID lessAthans 0nesyea
shall be filed for the remainder OF tn
~ terms hv, appointment by the Governc
withAtkS. advice and consent Of the Sci
ate. In all cases where the unexpire
portion Of the term is .0ne. year or mol
The vacancy shall be filled by speci'
election, to be calleAAby the Govern'
and held. within sixty days of the occu
renee of the vacancy, under. the gener
election" laws Of the State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ct
That the foregoing amendment tostne a
ticle of the Constitution OF TINS state,
adopted shall become operative on I
first Tuesday after the first MONDAY
November, 1914 at Yhhhstime tne "a,
t;cle shall he elected in conformity wi
existing election laws and they: shall n,
Office for a term Of two, years and e
their successors are elected and qualih
on the first Tuesday after the first M
day in November, 1916, on which q
ali Judges ~hereinaboye. provided for 81
be elected in conformity with eKist
election laws and they shall hold OF
for a term of four years ar unti u
successors are elected and quahned.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, {
That upon the official ballots to be U
Il said Congressional -~elections'shall
printed the words "For the propt
amendment to Article 109Sof the {
stitution of Louisiana; relative to
trict Courts" and the words Aga
the proposed Amendmentssto Article
of the Constitution Of Louisiana, rela
to District Courts" and such elector I
indicate, as provided in the. general
ton laws Of the State, which of
propositions For" or Against. he y
for.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
THOMAS G.. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
Senate.
Approved /: July sl9A
L. e. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louis
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.
ACT No. $50.
House Bill No. 1853. BY Mr.. Gene
AN ACT
To define motor vehicles and to pl
for their registry, and imposing
license. therefor; and pteyiding
ties for any violations of this act
San Act whereas it is Intended t.
this Act ratified by an amendm.
tie Constitution Of the State. .
fore $3.50
Section /. Be It enacted BY the
eral Assembly Of the State OF Lou
two-thirds Of Ill the members cleo
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