The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-24
Act No. 1877
Senate Bill No. 60.
BY Mr.. Well.

AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 700
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 Thirteenth
Judicial District.
Section 7. Re 4 resolved nv the Cen
eral Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana,
two-thirds OF all the members elected
to each house concurrinC that the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of Louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors of the State. at the Congress
sioral election to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
Vemher. 1914. and IT approved and att
fled by ma iority of said electors voting
in said election, the same TO become
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. excent In the Pa
ish OF Orleans shall have original iuris-
diction in all civil matters whore the
amount in dispute shall exceed Fifty
S5O.o0l 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
sNeclfic amount is in contest. eXrept as
otherwise provided in this Constitution
They shall have unlimited and exclusive
ORIGINAL jurisdiction in all criminal cas-
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 a par
ish. municipality. or other political cor
poration. is a party defendant rerard-
less of the amount in DISPUTE: and ~ all
proceedings for the appointment of re-
ceivers of liquidatOrs to corporation or
partnership; and said courts shall have
authority to issue all such wrfts pro-
orders a no
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 Twer-
ty-first judicial Districts. where. until
otherwise provifed by law. there shall
he two district judges. but judges OF the
Twentv-first Judicial District shall NOT
be residents of the same parish.
And the JUDGES of the Fifteenth Judi
cial District shall not be residents Of
the same parish after the expiration of
the terms of the present inrumbants
District Judges shall be elected nv a
plurality of the qualified voters of their
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-
ton shall he elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
1916. and every four years thereafter.
Vacancies occasioneu py 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 snectal 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 II further resolved. etc,
that the forevo'n~ amendment to the
article OF the Constitution OF this State.
" afonted. shall become operative on TIE
first day of December. a. ID. 1914. and
the Governor OF the State shall. within
ten davs thereafter order an election TO
he held within TIE Thirteenth Judicia,
District or Louisiana, and, In conformity
with existing election laws. for the pur-
pose of electing the additional iuige for
said Thirteenth Judicial District who
shall hold Office until the next regular
election for JUDGES under this Corstitu-
ton and until his successor is elected
and qualified.
Section 3. Be II rurther resolved. etr
That upon the official ballots to be usei
at said Congressional election shall be
printed the words. For the proposed
amendment to Article 100 of the Corstf-
tuition OF Louisiana relative to District
Courts. creating an additional fudge for
the Thirteenth Ju1ic'al District" and
the words. "Arairst 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
elector shall indicate. as provided In the
general election laws Of the State, for
which proposition, For or Against"
he votes.
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
L. f. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House of Representative.
Approved: July 3. 1914
l.. f. HALL.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBFRT,
Secretary of State.