Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-25
Act No. 1877
Senate Bill No. so.
BY Mr.. We'll.

/ ocHdte Dill NO. on. By MI. wen.
AN ACT
| Proposing an amendment to Article rOo
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 Il resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana.
| two-thirds OF all the members elected
to each house concurring. that the fol-
of Louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors OF the State. at the Congress
sfonal election to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember. 1914: and. If approved and rati-
fled by a majority of said electors voting
in said election. the same to become a
part of the Constitution, to-wit:
That Article 100 OF the Constitution be
| amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE '109.
The District Courts. except in the Par
fsh OF Orleans. shall have original juris-
| diction in all civil matters where the
, amount in dispute shall exceed Fifty
tS5O.OO) 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 Jurisdiction in all criminal ca SEES
except such as may be vested in other
courts by this Constitution, and in ali
probate and succession matters and
where succession is a party defendant
and in all cases where the State. par
fsh. 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-
cefvers OF liquidators to corporations or
Partnership: and said courts shall have
authority to issue all such writs pro-
cess. and orders. as may b. necessary or
proper for the purpose Of the Jurisdiction
There shall be one district Judge for
each judicial district. except for the
First. Thirteenth. Fifteenth and TWEEN
ty-first Judicial Districts, where ,rnti1
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
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
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
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 occasioneo py oearh. Nresig-
nation, or otherwise. where the unex-
pired portion OF the term IL less than
one year, shall be filled for the re-
mainder Of the term by appointment Of
sent OF the Senate. In all cases where
the unexpired portion of the term il one
year or more. the vacancy shall be filled
by special election to be called by the
n nd bal a.
the occurrence of the vacancy. under the
general election laws Of the State.
section 2. Be 1t further resolved. ETC..
mat the FOREGOING amendment to the
II adopted. shall become operative on TIE
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 ONCE until the next regular
election for JUDGES under this Corstitu-
ton and until his successor IL elected
and qualified.
Section 8. 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 Consti-
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"
THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
L. f. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
Approved: July 3, 1914.
L. z. HALL, 1
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State