The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31
Act No. 1877
BY Mr.. We'll.
Senate Bill No. so.

Senate Bill No. so. BY MT We'll
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment To Art'c'" q"
of the Constitution of Louisiana rela-
tive TO District Courts. i'm order To-
provide for the creation and election OF
an additional Judge for the Thirt"enth
Judicial District.
Section l. BE a resolved Nv the Gen
eraI Assembly Of the state Of Louisiana
two-thrds of all the members elected
to each house cOncurring. that the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of Louisiana shall he submitted to the
electors of the State. ut the Congress
Sional election TO he holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vemher 1914 and. il approved and rati-
fled by a majority of said electors voting
| in said election. 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 iuris-
| dictiOn in all civil matters where the
amount in dispute shall exceed Fifty
! IS5OOOD 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
! sreclfic amount is in contest. except as
| otherwise provided in this Constitution.
1 They shall have unlimited and exclusive
|
| 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 partv defendant
| and in all cases where the State. q 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.
! ceiVers of liquidatorS to corpora lions OF
partnership: and said courts shall hav.
| authority to issue all such writs, pro-
cess. and orders. as may DO necessary ol
proper for the purpose of the jurisdi ctior
| herein conferred upon them.
| There shall be one district Judge FOL
| each judicial district, except for tho
| First. Thirteenth. Fifteenth and Tween
ty-first Judicial Districts. where. unit
be two district judges. but judges Of tn,
Twenty-first Judicial District shall no
be residents of the same parish.
And the Judges of the Fifteenth Judi
ciaI District shall not be residents o
the same parish after the expiration o.
the terms of the present incumbents
District Judges shall be elected by
plurality of the qualified voters of thei
! respective district. in which they shall
have been actual residents for two year,
| next preceding their election. The,
shall be learned in the law and shall
have practiced law in this State fiv
years previous to their election.
District Judges under this Constitu
ton shall be elected on the Tuesda,
after the first Monday in November
: 1916, and every four years thereafter.
Vacancies occasioneu ny ueath. resig
nation. or otherwise. where the unex
pired portion OF the term Is less thai
one year. shall be filled for the re
: mainder OF the term by appointment o
the Governor: with the advice and con
sent OF the Senate. In all cases wher
{ the unexpired portion of the term is on
year or more. the vacancy shall be file
by special election to be called by tn
Governor and held within sixty DAYS o
E the occurrence of the vacancy. under IN
general election laws of the State.
, Section 2. Be IL further resolved. etc
\ that the foregoing amendment to IN
Y article OF the Constitution OF this State
II adopted. shall become operative on TT
first day of December A. ID. 1914. an
= the Governor of the State shall. with
= ten DAYS thereafter order an election
$ he held within the Thirteenth Judicis
{ District OF Louisiana and. in conformit
= with existing election laws, for the puI
/ pose of electing the additional Judge 70
n said Thirteenth Judicial District. VIII
: shall hold office until the next rezuia
= election for judges under this ConstitI
= ton and until his successor is electe
and qualified.
n Section 3. BE It further resolved. etc
: That upon the official ballots to be use
s at said Congressional election shall
= | printed the words. For the propose
n amendment to Article 100 of the Const
= tuition of Louisiana relative to Distrit
= | Courts, creating an adultlOnal Judge 1S
a the Thirteenth Judicial District" ar
( the words. AGAINST the proposed ament
l. ment to Article 100 of the Constitute
/ of Louisiana relative to District Court
4 creating an additional judge for Il
- Thirteenth Judicial District and eaC
n elector shall indicate. as provided in Il
o general election laws of the State, Il
:. which proposition, For" or Against
|, he votes.
"a THOMAS c. JARRETT,
ID Lieutenant Governor and President
K the Senate.
lie l.. f. THOMAS.
II Speaker OF the House of Representative
D. Approved: July 9, 1914
g l.. F.. HALL,
RS Governor of the State Of Louisiar
De A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBFRT,
d. Secretary of State.