Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-19

A rue copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 257.
House Bill No. 513. by MI ieu
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Promising an amendment to Article dH9
Of the Constitution of LOUISIANA iei"
five TO District Courts.
Section /. Be it resolved by the zen
eral Assembly of the State OF houis1
ana. two-thirds of all the members elec.su
to each House concurrlng, Lhat .ne
following amendment to the Cons.i'a,
tion Of Louisiana shall be submitted 10
tho elections of the State, at the Coh-
oressional election to be holden on tne
First Tuesday after the first MONDAY III
November, 1914, and if approved n
rat;6ed by a majority of said electors
voting in said election the same to be-
come a part Of the Constitution, TO-
wit:
Article 100. The District courts, ex'
cent in the Parish of Orleans shall have
original jurisdiction in all civil matters
where the amount IN dispute shall ex.
coed fifty ($5O.OO) dollars. exclusive OF
interest and in ali cases where the title
to real estate is involved, or to once OF
other public positions, or civil or pohti.
cal rights, and all other cases Where no
specific amount is in contest, except as
otherwise provided in this Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and exclusive
original jurisdiction in all criminal cases
except such as may be vested IN otner
courts authorized by this constitution
and in all probate and succession mat
ters and where a succession is a party
defendant, and in all cases where the
State. a parish, municipality or other
nolitical corporation is a party defendan,
regardless of the amount in dispute and
of all proceedings for the appointment OF
receivers or liquidators to corporations OF
partnerships and said court n nav
authority to issue all such writs, process
and orders as may be necessary or pr0pel
for the purpose Of the jurisdiction herelI
conferred upon them.
There shall be one district Judge II
each judicial district except in the First
Thirteenth. Fifteenth, Twenty-frst, TWen
ty-ffth. and Twenty-eighth judicial Dis
tricts. where until otherwise provides
by law there shall be three W dlstrlc
Judges in the First Judicial District, an
in the other districts above mentione
there shall be two (2) district judges.
District judges shall be elected by
plurality of the qualified voters OF thei
resnectiye districts, in which they sha
have been actual residents for two year
next preceding their election.
They shall be learned in the law an
shall have praeticed law in this Stat
five years previous to their election.
District judges under this Constit'
tion shall be elected on the Tuesday att
the first Monday in November, 1916 al
every four years thereafter.
Vacancies occasioned by death, resign
ton or otherwise where the unexplr'
norton of the term is less than one ye,
shall be filled for the remainder OF Il
term by appointment by the Govern
with the advice and consent of the Sc
ate. In all cases where the unexpir
norton of the term is one year or mo
the vacancy shall be filled by speci
election. TO be called by the Govern
and held within sixty days of the occt
a Of the vacancy, under the genel
election laws Of the State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, e.
That the foregoing amendment TO the 4
ticle Of the Constitution OF this STATE,
adopted shall become operative On
first Tuesday after the first Monday
November, 1914, at which time the az
tional Judges provided for in said I
ticle shall be elected in conformity "
existing election laws and they shall d
Office for q term of two years and u
their successors are elected and qualif
on the first Tuesday after the first M
day in November, 1916, on which d
ALI Judges hereinabove provided for 81
he elected in conformity with exist
election laws and they shall hold Of
for a term Of four years and until q
successors are elected and qualified.
Section 9. Be it further resolved,
That upon the official ballots to be !
ut said Congressional election shall
printed the words For the prop,
amendment to Article 100 Of the
stitution Of Louisiana, relative to
trict Courts" and the words "Aga
the proposed Amendment to Article
Of the Constitution of Louisiana, rela
to District Courts" and such elector
indicate, as provided in the general
ton laws Of the State, which OF
propositions For" or Against" he ,
for.
+. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
THOMAS @. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President 0
Senate.
Approved July 8. 1914.
L. e. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louis
Alvin VIZ q. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 200.
House Bill No. 153. By Mr.. Gene
AN ACT
TO define motor vehicles and to pl
for their registry, and imposing
cense therefor; and providing
ties for ary violations OF this act
An Act whereas 1t is intended e
this Act ratified by an amendm.
the Constitution Of the State. !.
fore
Seetion /. Be it enacted by the
ersl Assembly Of the State OF LOU
fw0-fhirds Of all the members cleo
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