Lower coast gazette., 1914-10-24

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THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
L. II. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July s, 1914.
L. e. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 1877.
Senate Bill No. 60 By Mr.. We'll
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 100
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 1. 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 follow
ing amendment to the Constitution of
Louisiana shall be submitted to the cleo
tors of the State, at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, 1914,
and, if approved and ratified by a ma
jority Of said electors voting in said cleo
ton, 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 100.
The District Courts, except in the Par
ish of Orleans, shall have original juris-
diction in all civil matters where the
amount in dispute shall exceed Fifty
($5O.W) Dollars, exclusive of interest,
and in all cases where the title to real
estate is involved, or to Office or other
public positions, or civil or political
iShlo alu III III SdSCS WuClC III SpcCl-
fic amount is in contest, except as other.
wise provided in this Constitution. They
shall have unlimited and exclusive origi-
nal jurisdiction in all criminal cases ex.
cept such as may be 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 parish,
municipality, or other political corpora.
ton, is a party defendant, regardless OF
the amount in dispute; and of all pro-
ceedings for the appointment Of receivers
or l@iquidatOrs to corporations or part
nership; and said courts shall have au
thority to issue all such writs, processes
and orders as may be necessary or proper
for the purpose of the jurisdiction here
in conferred upon them.
There shall be one district judge fol-
each judicial district, except for the
First, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Twenty
First Judicial Districts, where, unit
otherwise provided by law, there shall
be two district judges, but judes of thu
Twenty-frst Judicial District shall no
be residents of the same parish.
And the judges of the Fifteenth Judi
cial District shall not be residents of tn
same parish after the expiration of tn
terms of the present incumibents.
District Judges shall be elected by
l plurality Of the qualified voters Of thei
/ respective district, in which they shal
have been actual residents for two year
next preceding their election. They shal
t be learned in the law and shall hav
: practiced law in this State five years pre-
vious to their election.
District Judges under this Constitutio,
: shall be elected on the Tuesday after tn
e first Monday in November, 1916, an
every four years thereafter.
; Vacancies occasioned by death, resie
. nation, or otherwise, where the unexpire
+, portion Of the term is less than one veal
i shall be filled for the remainder Of tn
term by appointment of the Governor
. with the advice and consent Of the Ser
ate. In all cases where the uneXplre
portion Of the term is one year or mor'
e the vacancy shall be filled by special ele'
ton to be called by the Governor an
held within sixty days of the occurrene
Of the vacancy, under the general electio
laws of the State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc
that the foregoing amendment to the a
i ticle of the Constitution Of this Stat
if adopted. shall become operative on tt
first day of December, A. D., 1914, an
the Governor of the State shall, with
ten days thereafter, order an election
be held within the Thirteenth Judici'
District of Louisiana, and, in conformit
, with existing election laws, for the pu
pose of electing the additional judge fl
said Thirteenth Judicial District, WI
shall hold office until the next reguls
g election for Judges under this Constit1
= ton and until his successor is electe
" and qualified.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, ett
That upon the official ballots to be ust
a. at said Congressional election shall
to printed the words: For the propose
70 amendment to Article 10y OF the Consl
tuition of Louisiana relative to Distri
Is Courts. creating an additional judge II
the Thirteenth Judicial District" al
j. the words: against the proposed amen
ment to Article 100 of the Constitute
= of Louisiana relative to District Court
a creating an additional judge for the Thi
ID tenth Judicial District :" and each ele
r. tor shall indicate, as provided in the &c
eral election laws of the State, for whi'
It proposition, For" or "Aainst," he vote
r. THOMAS G. BARRET,
N Lieutenant Governor and President OF Il
Senate.
I'd L. e. THOMAS,
10 Sneaker of the House of Representative
i. Approved: July 8, 1914.
l.. E. HALL,
ns Governor of the State of Louisian
er A true copy:
Il. " n HERFRT.