The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-10-01
Act No. 1877
Senate Bill No. so.
BY Mr.. Well.

AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 1G9
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 /. BE It resolved by the Cen
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
sional election to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, 1914. and, IL approved and rati-
fled by a majority Of said electors voting
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ARTICLE 400.
The District Courts. except in the Par
ish of Orleans, all have original iuris-
diction In all civil matters where the
($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 juris1diction in all criminal cases
courts by this Constitution, and In all
probate and succession matters, and
where a succession is party Defendant
and in all cases where the State, a par
ish. municipality. or other political cor
poration. is a party defendant regard
less of the amount in dispute; and Of all
proceedings for the appointment of re-
ceivers of liquidators to corporations or
partnership: and said courts shall have
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 ju@ge 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
Twenty-first Judicial District shall not
be residents of the same parish
And the judges of the Fifteenth Judi
cfal District shall not be residents of
the same parish after the expiration of
the terms of the present fncumbents
District Judges shall be elected by
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 Constftu-
ton shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
4Slb, ana every IOuE years LneTe6ICef.
Vacancies occa sionea 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-
mainder of the term by appointment of
the Governor. 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
n he Y T1ndaF the
general election laws of the State.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, etc,
that the foregoing amendment to the
article OF the Constitution of this State,
If adonted. 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
he 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
ele"tion for judges under this Constitu-
ton and until his successor is elected
ard qualified.
Section g. BE IL further resolved, etc,
That upon the official ballots to be used
printed the words. For the proposed
s-'endmont to Article 100 of the Consti-
tuition OF Louisiana relative to District
Courts creating an additional Judge for
the Thirteenth Judicial District" and
the words. Against TIE proposed amend
ment to Article 10s 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 he State, for
which proposition, For Or Against"
he votes.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Sena te.
L. T. THOMAS.
Speaker of til Hcuse,of Representatives
Approved. July 9. 19i4
l.. r. HALL.
Governor of tire State of Louisiana
A true copv:
ALVIN r. HERERT,
Secretary of State