The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-10-22
Act No. 1877
Senate Bill No. 80.
By Mr.. Well.


4 AN ACT
[ Proposing an amendment to Article 1o9
of the Constitution of Louisiana rela-
tive to District Courts, in order to
3 provide for the creation and election Of
an additional Judge for the thirteenth
Judicial District.
Section /. Be~!t resolved by the Gem
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
sional election to be holden on the first
Tuesday. after the first Monday in No
vember, 1914, and. IL approved and ,rati-
!. Sied. .by majority Of said electors voting
That article 1og Of the stifution be
amended so as to read az follows:
ARTICLE 1os.
! The District Courts. except in the Par
ish OF Orleans, shall have original turis-
idiction in all civil matters where the
amount In dispute shall exceed Fifty
I. ($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 shah have Unlimited anrf" exclusive
original jurifdfction in all criminal cases
except such as may he vested In other
courts by this Constitution, and in all
probate an1 succession matters. and
where q succession is a 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 Iiquidatbrs to corporations or
partnership: and said courts shall have
authority to issue all such writs, pro-
~
proper for the purpose Of the jurisdiction
herein conferred upon them.
There shall be one. district ju9ge for
each judicial district. except for the
First. Thirteenth. Fifteenth and Twen-
sy-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
eial 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
plurality of the qualified voters of their
respective district. ia 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-
tion shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1915. and every four years thereafter
Vacancies occasioned Dy death, resig-
nation, or otherwise, where the urex-
pirsd portion, Of the term is less than
rnainder 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
by special election 10 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 1t further resolved, etc,
that the foreRoink amendment TO the
article Of the Constitution of this State.
II adopted, shall become operative on the
first day Of December, A. D. 1914, and
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-
said thirteenth judicial District, VITO
shall hold ONCE until the next regular
selection for Judges under this Constitu-
ton and until his successor In elected
and Qualified.
Section s. 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
tuition of Louisiana relative TO District
yCeurts.F Great ting an additional Judge for,
sthe Thirteenth JudtciaI District. and
the words. against the proposed amend
naent to Article 1es of~the Constitution
of Louisiana relative to District Courts,
creating an additional judge, Tor the
Thirteenth Judicial District" and each.
;elect6r shall Indicate. as provided In thss
general election laws OF the Stats tfoF:
which propositi3n, For, or sAsafnst, =
= s.r, THOMAS. q. BARRETT. :
I Lieu utenar rt.Goyernor1 q and Prasident Of.
= L. z THOMAS, =
Speaker Of the House of Representative
-Approved1 July q, lSf45- - r. ,s9ss. =
~tseszezS'Hr L. f. HALL,
Governor of tfe State Of Louisiana
AstrxssscApv:
= ALVIN r. HEBERT.
Secretary of Etats.