St. Tammany farmer., 1914-08-29
Speaker of the House of Represen-
taG.ves.
proved: July 8, 1914.
L. e. HALL,
say arnor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1877.

:
ACT NO. 1877.
Senate Bill No. so. BY Mr.. Wie]
AN ACT.
Proposing an amendment to Article
100 of the Constitution of Louisi-
| ana relative to District Courts, in
| order to provide for the creation
! and election of an additional Judge
for the Thirteenth Judicial Dis
trict.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each house concur
ing, that the following amendment
to the constitution of Louisiana shall
be submitted to the electors of the
State, at the Congressional election
to be holden on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
1914, and, if approved and ratified
by majority of said electors voting
in said election, the same to become
a part of the Constitution, to-wit:
That Article 109 of the Constitu-
ton be amended so as to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 109.
That District Courts. except in the
Parish of Orleans, shall have origi-
nal jurisdiction in all civil matters
where the amount in dispute shall
exceed Fifty ($5O.OO) Dollars, ex-
elusive of interest, and in all cases
where the title to real estate is in
volved, or to Office or other public
positions, or civil or political rights,
and all other cases where no specific
amount is in contest, except as other
wise provided in this Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and ex-
elusive original Jurisdiction, in all
criminal cases except such as may be
vested in other courts by this Con-
stitution, and in all probate and
| succession matters, and where sue
cession is a party defendant, and in
all cases where the State, parish,
! municipality or other political cor
poration, is party defendant, re-
| gardless of the amount in dispute;
! and of all proceedings for the ap-
pointment of receivers or liquidators
to corporations or partnership; and
said courts shall have authority te
issue all such Writs, process. and or
ders, as may be necessary TOR proper
for the purpose of the jurisdiction
herein conferred upon them.
There shall be one district judge
for each judicial district except for
the First, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and
Twenty-frst Judicial Districts, where
until otherwise provided by law,
rhOn h1 Ind hut Ind
es of the Twenty-first Judicial Dis
trict shall not be residents of the
same parish.
And the judges of the Fifteenth
Judicial District shall not be resi-
dents of the same parish after the ex-
piration of the terms of the present
incumbents.
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 Consti-
tuition shall be elected on the Tues
day after the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1916, and every four years there
after.
Vacancies occasioned by death. res
ignation, or otherwise, where the un
expired portion of the term is less
than one year, shall be filled for the
remainder of the term by appoint
ment of the Governor, with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. In
all cases where the unexpired por-
ton of the term is one year or more,
the vacancy shall be filled by special
election to be called by the Govern
or and held within sixty days of the
occurrence of the vacancy, under the
general election laws of the State.
Section e. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That the foregoing amendment
to the article of the Constitution of
this State, If adopted, shall become
operative on the first day of Decem-
ber, 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 con-
fornity with existing election laws,
for the purpesesof electing the adj
ditional judge for said Thirteenth
Judicial District, who shall hold Of
flee until the next regular election
for Judges under this Constitution
and until his successor is elected and
qualified.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
ETC.. That upon the official ballots
to be used at said Congressional cleo
ton shall be printed the words:
"For the proposed amendment to
Article 1O9 of the Constitution of
Louisiana relative to District Courts,
creating an additional judge for the
Thirteenth Judicial District" and
the words: against the proposed
amendment to Article 109 of the
Constitution OF Louisiana relative to
District Courts, creating an addition
al Judge for the Thirteenth judicial
District" and each e1ectof shall in
dicate, as provided in the general
election laws of the State, for which
proposition, "For" or Against he
votes.
THOMAS c.. BARRETT,
Governor and President
of the Senate.
L. b. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Represen-
tatives.
Approved: July 9, 1914. !
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
AVN r. HEBERT.