The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-09-10

Senate Bill No. so.
BY Mr.. We'll.

Senate Bill No. so. BY Mr.. We'll.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 109
of the Constitution of Louisiana rela-
tive to District Courts, in order to
provide for the creation and election of
an additional Judge for the Thirteenth
Judicial District.
Section l. Be It resolved by the Cen
eraI Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-Ihirds of all the members elected
lowing amendment to ~the Constitution
of Louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors of the State. at the Congress
sional election to be holden on the first
Tuasda4 after ths first Monday in No
vember. 1914. and. is anpfoyed and rati-
fled by majority or said electors VatiEg
in sad slscti9n, ths @ same g berorse =
That Article 109 of the Constitution be
amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 100.
The District Courts. except inythe Par
tsh of Orleans, shall have original iuris-
aIttion in all civil matters where the
aneant ia dispute shall exceed Fifty
($5G.0ti DeiiaFs. exclusive of interest
and in ell eases whore the title to real
estate Is involved or 10 Gffiee af 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 JufESJlCtlOn IN all criminal cases
except such as may be vested in other
courts by this Constitution, and In all
probate and succession matters, and
where "a succession is a party defendant.
and in all cases where the 2tate. a par
ish. municipality, or other political cor
poration. is A party defendant. regard
issE of the amount in dispute; and Of all
proceedings for the appointment of re-
ceivers Of ltquidators 10 corporations or
partnership; and said courts snaI. A4vG
authority to issue all such Writs. pro-
cess. and orders. as may be necessary or
proper for the purpose of the jurisdiction
herein conferred upon them.
There shall be one district juage for
aaefl judicial district. except for the
First, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Twen-
ty-first Judicial Districts, where, until
be two district judges but judges of the
Twenty-first Judicial District shall not
be residents of 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
have practiced law in this State five
years previous to their election.
District Judges under this Constitu-
ton shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1915, and every four years thereafter.
Vacancies occasioned py oea{h, resig-
nation, or otherwise, where the uneX-
pired portion of the term is less than
one year, shall be filled for the re-
lnainder of the term by appointment of
the Governor, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. In all eases where
the unexpired portion of the term is ono
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 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 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.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc,
That upon the official ballots to be used
at said Congressional election shall be
printed the words. For the proposed
amendment to Article 100 of the Bonsti-
tuition of Louisiana relative to District
Courts. creating an additional Judge for
the Thirteenth Judicial District" and
the words. against the proposed amend
ment to Article 100 of the Constitution
of Louisiana relative to District Courts,
creating an additional judge for the
Thirteenth Judicial District" 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
the Senate.
L. f. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved July 9, 1914
L. f, HALL
Governor of tire state Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN +. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.