The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-10-08
Act No. 1877

Senate Bill No. so. BY Mr.. Well
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 1o9
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 /. Be It 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-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
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 Mo-
vember 1914. and, If approved and rati-
fled by majority of said electors voting
nart s. tssa az s,s sss ons ts
" THAT Article I0g of the Constitution be
amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE I09.
The District Courts. except in the Par
ish OF Orleans, shall have original juris-
diction in al civil matters where the
amount in dispute shall exceed Ftftv
(S50-00) 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
speciffc amount is in contest, except
otherwise provided in this Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and exclusive
orieiral t,iria1iction in all criminal cases
except such as may he vested in othe-
courts by This Constitution, and in all
probate aud srncession matters. and
where a succession is a partv defendant.
and in all cases where the State, par
ish, municipality. or other political cor
poration. is a paFtv defendant, regard
less of the amount in DISPUTE: and Of all
proceedings for the appointment of re-
ceivers Of liquidators to corporations or
partnership; and said courts shall have
IA Ar oil Ial, rryyritC
cess and orders. as may be necessary or
proper FOR the purpose of the Jurisdiction
herein conferred upon them.
There shall be one district juoge for
! Zach judicial district, except for the
! First Thirteenth. Fifteenth and Tween
ty-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
cial 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, 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 Constitu-
tion shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1915, and every four years thereafter.
Vacancies oecasioned py oeath, resg-
nation, or otherwise, where the unex-
pired portion of the term is less than
one year, shall be filled for the re-
mainder of the term by appointment or
the Governor, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate In all cases where
the unexpired portion of the term Is one
year or more. the vacancy shall be filled
by special election to 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 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 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 office until the next REGULAR
election for Judges under this Constitu-
ton and until his successor Is elected
and qualified.
Section g. 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 CT Louisiana relative to District
Courts, creating an additional Judge Tor
the Thirteenth Judicial District" and
the words. Against this proposed amend
ment to Article 109 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"
he votes.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
H. e. THOMAS,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
Approved: July 8. 1914.
t. r. HALL,
Governor of THE State of Louisiana
a true copy:
{ ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Eecrt AIRY of State