Lower coast gazette., 1914-10-10

ment.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
L. f. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July s, 1914.
l.. +. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true copy:
ALVIN Il. 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 I. 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-
dlction in all civil matters where the
amount in dispute shall exceed Fifty
(S5O.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-
nc amount is in contest, except as other
wise provided in this Constitution. They
shall have unlimited and exclusive oripi-
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
10 all cases where the State. a parish
municipality, or other political cornora'
tion, is a party defendant. regardless Of
the amount in dispute; and of all nro.
ceedlngs for the appointment of receivers
or ~iiquldators to corporations or part.
nersnlp; and said courts shall have au-
tnorlty to issue all such writs, processes,
orders as may be necessary or pronpr
ior the purpose of the jurisdiction here.
IN conferred upon them.
There shall be one district iudoo for
eacn judicial district, except for the
FIRST, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Twenty.
FIRST judicial Districts, where, until
otherwise provided by law, there shall
De two district judges, but judes of the
Iwenty,frst Judicial District shall moi
be residents of the same parish.
And the judges of the Fifteenth :Iudi.
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 bv q
plurality of the qualified voters of their
respective district, in which thew 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 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 Sen
ate. In al! 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
it 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 tC
be held within the Thirteenth Judicia,
District of Louisiana, and, in conformity
with existing election laws. for the pur.
pose of electing the additional Judge fo,
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 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 fol
the Thirteenth Judicial 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 Thir'
tenth Judicial District" 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. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
L. q. 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. 1872.