Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-04
Act No. Isl

JOINT RESOLUTION.
| AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 1os
| OF the Constitution Of Louisiana. rela.
| tive to District Courts.
Section ]; 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 fol.
/ lowing amendment to the Constitution
OF Louisiana shall be submitted to the
sional election to be holden on the Fra
Tuesday after the first Monday In No.
vember, 1914. and II approved and rati.
fled by majority Of said electors vot-
Ing in said election of the same to be-
come a part Of the Constitution. to.
wit:
Article 100. The District Courts AZ.
| cept in the Parish Of Orleans shall have
| original Jurisdiction in all civil matters
where the amount in dispute shall exc
coed fifty C$50,00) dollars. exclusive OF
! interest and in all cases where the title
| to real estate is involved. or to office
political rights, and all other cases
where no specific amount il in contest
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and AZ.
elusive original Jurisdiction In all GRIM
inal cases except such as may be vested
In other courts authorized by this con-
stitutfon: and in all probate and sue
CcSSiOu udttcTo, ana where q success
sion is a party defendant. and in all
cases where the State. a parish. munic-
fpality or other political corporation ID
a party defendant regardless Of the
amount In dispute; and of all proceed
ings for the appointment of receivers
or liquidators to corporations or part
nerships; and said court shall have au-
thority to issue all such writs. process
and orders as may be necessary or
proper for the purpose Of the iurisdic-
ton herein conferred upon them.
There shall be one district Judge in
each judicial district except in the
First, Thirteenth. Fifteenth. Twenty-nrst
Districts. where until otherwise provided
by law there shall be three CD district
judges In the First Judicial District
and in the other districts above men,
toned there shall be two ca district
District judges shall be elected by q
plurality Of the qualified voters Of their
respective districts. 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 occasioned by death. res.
ignation. or otherwise where the unex-
one year shall be filled for the remain
der Of the term by appointment by the
Governor with the advice and consent
OF the Senate. In all cases where the
year or more the vacancy shall be filled
by special election to be called by the
Governor and held within sixty days Of
the occurrence Of the vacancy. under
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article Of the Constitution Of this State.
II adopted shall become operative ON
day in November. 1914. at which time
the additional Judges provided for IN
said Article shall be elected in conform
ity with existing election laws and they
years and until their successors are
elected and qualified, on the first Tues.
day after the first Monday in Novem-
Der; 1915. on which date all judges here
conformity with the existing election
laws and they shall hold office for q
term or four years and until their suo.
cessors are elected and qualified.
Section 3. Be II 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 1os Of the Consti-
Courts" and the words against the
proposed amendment to Article 100 Of
the Constitution Of Louisiana relative
to District Courts" and such electop
shall indicate. as provided in the gem
erai election laws Of the State. which
OF the propositions For or Against
he votes for.
L. f. THOMAS,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRRET.
Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July .. 1914.
l.. E. HALL
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.