The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-03
Act No. 1877
BY Mr.. Well.

Senate Bill No. So BY Mr.. Well.
AN ACT
| Proposing an amendment to Article 100
| Of the Cor StitutiOn Of Louisiana Tela-
tive TO District Courts. i'm Orl"r 90
provide for the creation and election Of
an additional Judge for the Thirteenth
Judicial District.
| Section J. BE e resolved hv the Gen
! eral Assembly Of the state Of Louisiana.
| two-thirdS of all the members elected
| 10 each house concurring. that tn" fol-
! lowing amendment to the Constitution
| of Louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors of the State. at the Congress
SiOnal election 10 be holden on the firSt
| Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vemher, 1914. and. if approved and rati-
| fled by majority of said electors voting
in said election. the same to become a
part OF the Constitution. tO-wit:
| That Article lO9 of the Constitution be
amended SO as TO read as follows:
ARTICLE 100
| The District Courts except in the Pa
! ish OF Orleans. shall have original iuris-
! dictiOn in all civil matters where the
! amount in dispute shall exceed Fifty
| CS5O0O) 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 cases
| except such as may he vested in other
| courts by this Constitution, and in all
| probate and succession matters and
| where a 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-
| Ceivprs of liquidatOTs to corpora lions or
partnership; and said courts shall have
4 ottth ~ a
| cess. and orders. IS may b" necessary or
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 Tween
| ty-first Judicial Districts. where until
! otherwise provided by law. there shall
| he 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 he residents of
the same parish after the expiration OF
| the terms of the present incumbents
! District Judges shall be elected nv a
| plurality of the qualified voters of their
J 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-
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| after the first Monday In November,
| 1916. and every four years thereafter.
| Vacancies occasioneu ny death. resig-
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 of
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 il further resolved. etc.
| that the foregoing amendment 10 the
| article OF the Constitution OF this State.
| If 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
| he 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 s. BE II 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 Juficial 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
! electer shall indicate. as provided in the
| general election laws of the state. for
which proposition. For" or Against
| he votes.
THOMAS c. JARRETT.
| Lieutenant Governor and President OF
| the Senate.
l.. +. THOMAS
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
| Approved: July 2. 1914.
l.. T.. HALL.
| Governor of the State Of Louisiana
| a true copy:
| ALVIN +. HEBFRT.
| Secretary of State