The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-10-16
Act No. 1877
Senate Bill No. so.

| AN ACT
proposing an amendment to Article IN
OF the Constitution of Louisiana r.la
i've 70 District Courts In order I
ploNIue Tor the creation and election O
an additional Judge for the Tbir,oert
judicial District.
Section l. Be Il resolved nv the 20,
eral Assembly of the State Of 7 o,,is;a
two-thirds of all the members eieota'
10 each house concurring, that the foI
| lowing amendment to the Const;tutio,
OF Louisiana shall be submitted 70 W.
electors OF the State at the Con,res
sionai election to be holden on the Five
uesoay after the first Monday in No
veneer, 1914, and. If approved and 20 ~;
a. leu py majority of said electors voting
nor 20 e.ecHon' me same to become q
part OF the Constitution. to-wit:
lhat Article 109 of the Constitution bs
allehoeo so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 100.
Inc District Courts. excent IN th. d.
iSh or orleans, shall have original iuris.
dictlon IN all civil matters WHARF 81 :.
amount in dispute shall exceed E;ftv
lsoo'Vo) Dollars. exclusive Of intsrsst
ana IN all cases where the It'll. IN rsai
n,'hIie Is 1nvoIves. or to ofsaA~.as-ottssf
rights and all other cases wbera ~
speclflc amount is in contest. excent az
otherwise provided in this Con.titnt;. as
lney snail have unlimited and eyclnsir.
original Jurisdiction in all criminal 90 ..s
except such as may be vested in other
courts by this Constitution, and in ali
poua'e ana succession matters and
wheIe succession is party defendsnt
and In all cases where the Stat. q I'll
ISM municipality. or other political rnr.
polatlon; ls party defendant, regard
less OF the amount in dispute. and 20 w
proceedings for the aIspointment ~ .. al
celVers or liQuidators to cornora tion,
partnership; and said courts shaU haUa
au.norlty TO issue all such writs nrno
usos' anu orders as may be Necessary or
proper Tor the purpose of the iurisdiott,e ~,
herein conferred upon them. 'o'''ion
mere shall be one district ,pdg. D..
e ei judicial district. EXCEPT for ~ tp.
FIRST, thirteenth, Fifteenth ana ~, .ne
ty.tlrst Judicial Districts wher. Mrt;I
otherWise provided by law. ther. s Lui
ne TWO district judges, but Judges of "a.
y \ "en.y,irst Judicial District shall not
De residents of the same parish "o'
ana the judges of the Fiftsanth ,,s,
t the same parish after the expirat1on % %
'n9 .elhs OF the present incumbenta
district Judges shall be elect.d D.,
piuIality or the qualified voters NJ ~, "a
Lespective district, in which thev . se
nave Deen actual residents for two rs .n.
shan bbs pr leg their election. Thew
have nrac ,earaed In the law and shah !
lears previous to their eJact;au i've
District Judges under tb;s
' oie me first Monday in Novansh haS
W Vso ana every four years thereafter
,atton o o occasioned ny Death, resjR-
,iraS o. otherwise, where the uneS.
me va e.r 'ioh or the term Is less than
1ainSer -, snail be filled for the re-
he Govepno .he term by appointment of
bs ro OF me Senate. In all cases wh he
eer u ne portion of the term is ons
"a. vi more, the vacancy shall n. ems
,ovopn election to be called nv rho
40 onn ur and held within sixty DAYS Of
An ar occurrence OF the vacancy. under tho
sectdo eiec'on laws OF the State,
7at tha re 1t further resolved. etc.
FOL. Ia ,ne IoreEoins amendment To- 10
.iele or the Constitution Of mi. C Sta ,ne
,. at.oPted' shall become opera tive ~, tSn
:. Jay OF December, A. D. 1914 and
&c =, IoVernor of the State shall 1uith,n a
- lay lays thereafter, order an ejectinn ~ :
ist 1Got wlthin the Thirteenth ,Judic;ai
jth ex,s 81 LOUISIANA and. in conformity
,sa of a'ong election laws, for the mr., F
id Tbirteg the additional fudge for
all bota ""bItIdl District who |
actto ,not fa once until the next resI,ar
IN o ior Judges under this Const;t,,l
"a qualified. Is elected
' S'.,oh .. Be it further resolved ~,
ID. upon the official ballots IN ~ ~, CIV; q,
tnted HtSonsressional election shall ha t,
,nnd me words. For the nro "l os a,
ttet a to Article 100 Of tbIp proposed 81
ZION or Louisiana relative tne 1 Sonstl o
q ,rt.eatlng an additional iudge for f.
q w ,rtL .e e Judicial Districts an o
nv *o[us. Against the PROMISED !. ana
or ,H ,Artlcle 100 of the Constit"tton 81
,atins 'ana relative to District Courts al
otteenth Judicial District!"e Ior the 10
Tor Shall indicate, as nro,,,a ana each
i ie election laws of ~ U IN the fr
wo,a proposition For" or "a seir TOT til
.utsran. THOMAS c. RARRErr III
the hes governor and Presidant ~ in
eaesr =, L. T. THOMAS. tr
proveS. 'ie mouse of Representation, su
proved: July 9. 1914 e'ehtatlVes.
co,,o L. f. HALL, ~
true se con,i. of the State of Louisiana :"
ALVIN E. HEBERT wi
secretary Of State Isl
iza
Act. NJ 100 t i"