Lower coast gazette., 1914-10-03

Senate.
L. e. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: July 8, 1914.
L. e. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1877.
Senate Bill No. 60 BY Mr.. Wei
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 1OG
of the Constitution of Louisiana rela.
tive to District Courts. in order tc
provide for the creation and election oil
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 elec-
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.OO) 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
rights, and all other cases where no speci.
tic 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
q succession is q party defendant. and
10 an cases where the State, q parish.
M~unicipaiity, or other political CORPORA
ZION, Is a party defendant, regardless of
the amount in dispute; and Of ali pro-
ceedlngs for the appointment of receivers
or liquldators to corporations or part
nership; and said courts shall have An.
tnorlty to issue all such writs. processes.
q orders as may be necessary or proper
Tor the purpose Of the jurisdiction here
in conferred upon them.
There shall be one district nudge for
each judicial district, except for thu
First, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Twenty.
First Judicial Districts. where. mill
otnerwfse provided by law, there shall
T De TWO district judges, but judes of the
IWenty.frst judicial District shall not
be residents of the same parish.
And the judges Of the Fifteenth Judi
clal District shall not be 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
respective district. in which thew shall
have been actual residents for two wears
next preceding their election. They shall
De learned in the law and shall have
practiced law in this State FIVE years pre-
vious to their election.
District Judges under this Constitution
shall be elected on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1916. and
every four years thereafter.
Vacancies occasioned BY death. resie-
nation, or otherwise, where the ~unexnired
portion of the term is less than one year.
shall be filled for the remainder Of the
term BY appointment of the Governor.
with the advice and consent Of the Sem
ate. In all cases where the unexpired
portion OF the term is one year or more,
the vacancy shall be filled BY special cleo
ton 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 ar.
ticle Of the Constitution of this State.
II adopted shall become operative on the
irst 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 nur.
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 3. BE it further resolved, ETC..
That upon the official ballots to ue 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 Judicial District" and
the words: Against the proposed amend
nent to Article 100 of the Constitution
Of Louisiana relative to District Courts,
creating an additional Judge for the Thir-
tenth judicial Districts" and each cleo
tor shall indicate, as provided in the gen.
eral election laws Of the State, for which
proposition, For" or "Aainst," he votes.
THOMAS g. BARRBT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
4. 3. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July 8, 1914.
Il q. HALL
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
"A true copy:
ALVIN e. HERBERT,
Secretary Of State.