The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-10-09
Act No. 1877
BY Mr. Wen
Senate Bill No. 80.

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P-opos!rE ar amendment ~ Article 50
o. 'Ma tp-sf't''tiNn ~ Louisiana -ea-
tive 20 n's'~'r- courts. IN o-~.r n
proyt'- ~'r~ TIE creation and election ~
AT ,t''!':0rai lltse For the Thirteenth
jud,"lI! DIstr:r,
Section r. Z -.solve., nv ~. Ces
.ral Assembly OF the state 81 Louisiana
twN-thlr'ts - all the members elected
- .a~h house rorrIr-!rZ that me ~A-
loving amendment 70 ne Eonsr,tutSn
Of Louisiana shaI W. subrn rcet ~ a.
electors 81 -Na State. a. the Fnn--4
siOnal ~le"t'nc 20 % holden on the f'ac
T'la-tar after TIE strst Monday IN 70
vAnhsr lait Ard. - aNnro~ai and 1T
Fed by A ainr:tv OF SAID electors vat h.
N sad election the same 10 heroUsa
part ~ tho Eorstttut'nr to-vtt
That Article 1Ga of III" CONSTITUTION he
amended so As to read As follows;
ARTICLE 100
The District Courts. "xcsrt In :he PW-
!sh OF Orleans. shall have or!sina! iu1-
| ctc,nn IN all ctvtl matters wher. T.
amount in dispute shall exceed Fly
| $4,000 Dollars. exclusive OF ;n.erA.
and in all cases where the t!tls to ~
estate Is involved. or TO ONCE OF othr
public positions; .. ctv,! or eo!iu4
specific amount 10 tn contest except -
| otherwise provided in this ConstitntsoA
! Thev shall have unlimited and exclusive
| offgtf2t JnrlSNlcttOn N All criminal q -
| except such as may be steFi In Other
| courts by this Constitution. and In all
! probate and succession matters. and
! where a su"cAssion IS party defendant
and in all cases where the State 4 par
| ish municipality or other political cor.
0orarion. is a part DEFENDANT reya -ri-
| less OF the amount In dispute: and If all
| proceedings for the arsbOirtment az -.
retvers Of ltquida tors to corpora innS of
partnership: and said courts shall haye
authority 20 Issue all such writs pro.
cess. and orders. as NAV ho necessary =,
proper Tor the purpose OF tho iuriseii ctiou
herein conferred upon them
There shall be one district fudge 70.
each judicial district. except for tn.
First. Thirteenth Fifteenth and TWEEN
otherwise provided by law, ther shall
be two district judges. but Judges Of til,
Twentv-tirst Judicial District shall moi
BE- residents OF the same parish
And the Judges OF the Fifteenth judi
cial District shall not be residents O,
the same parish after the expiration o
the terms OF the present inclr,bents.
District Judges shall be elected by
plurality Of the qualified voters of theft
respective district. in which they shall
have been actual residents for two year
next preceding their election. The,
shall be learned in the law and shal
have practiced law in this stats fiv
years previous to their election
District Judges under this Constftu
ton shall be elected on the TUESDAY
= after the first Monday in Novembel
1915, and every four years thereafter.
. vacancies orcasioreu ny death. resie
nation. or otherwise, where the une1
, pred portion OF the term IL less thai
one year. shall be filled for the RI
malnder OF the term by appointment .
sent or the Senate In all cases whe,
, the unexptred portion Of tho term Is on
: year or more, the vacancy shall be file
> oy special election to be called by tn
governor and held within sixty days q
, the occurrence Of the vacancy under tn
. general election laws Of the State
section !: Be it further resolved. etc
, that the roteEoin~ amendment to {!
article OF the Constitution Of this Stat
II adopted. shall become operative on tn
first day Of December 4. D. 1914. ar
t the Governor OF the State shall. with,
= ten DAYS thereafter, order an election
I be held within the Thirteenth Jndfri
, Dlstrlct or Louisiana. and. in conformst
with existing election laws, for the pu
t pose or elerting the additional Judge II
; sald Thirteenth judicial District. WI
I shall hold office until the next reguls
: election for Judges under this Constit'
e tIon and until his successor Is electf
f and qualified
= Section 3. BE u rrrther resolved. et'
= That upon the official ballots to be ns.
3 AT said Congressional election shall |
e printed the words For the propose
amendment to Article 100 OF the Const
|. tuition az Louisiana relative to Dfstri
+ .;onfts creating an additional fudge 4
me Thirteenth judicial District" ar
the words Against tho proposed amen
@ m"nt to Article 100 OF the Constitute
= or Louisiana relative 10 District Court
. nrea,'ng an additional Judge for Il
r ih'fteenth judicial nistrtct:" and ca.
= H'ert0r shall indicate, as provided in Il
g general eier'iOn laws Of the State, +
% "hl'h proposition. For or Against
+, he votes.
q THOMAS e. BARRETT
T. '''e''Hnart Governor and President
n the Senate
n L. r, THOMAS.
= speaker Of the House or RenreSentativ.
T. Approved: July 9. 1ol4
\. !. f. HALE.
l. Governor of the State Of I.oufsiar
:, trne copy:
"a ALVIN f.. HFR~RT,
,r Secretary Of State
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