The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-10-09

y ether oourta authorized bv +h,.
Su1ution: and in all probate snS .Ua
session matters, and where sn.o
Sion 10 party defendant ana w %,
sa6es "nere the State, a parish rnmrio1
apahty or other political corporation :.
parry defendant regardless of ths
knIouHI IN olspute; and of all proceed
Or ltquidators to corporatjons or w..
nershlps: and said court shall have on-
Shority TO issue all such writs nrooa..
ana orders as may be necessary or
proper for the purpose Of Che turisd,c.
non herein conferred upon them
mere snail be one district Judge IN
sscn judicial district except in the
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-eirht Indioisi
districts. where until otherwise nrovtdad
BY law there shall be three ca district
Judges in the First judicial Diotriot
and In the other districts above man.
sudges. \-' uis'rict
District judges shall be elected Nv =.
pIurahty OF the qualified voters of their
respective districts, in which thew sbeIl
have been actual residents for two vaars
next preceding their election.
Tnsy snail be learned in the law. and
gnal nave practiced law in this state
live years previous to their election,
District Judges under this Constitu-
non shall be elected on the Tuesday
1915. and every four years therea fter
Vacancies occasioned by death, res
agnation. or otherwise where the unev-
nired portion Of the term is less than
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
af
year or more the vacancy shall be filled
~ special election, 10 be called by the
Governor and held within sixty GAYS AT
Che occurrence Of the vacancy, under
she general election laws of the state
Section 2: Be 1t further resolved etc.
Ihat the foregoing amendment to the
article OF the Constitution of this State
X adopted shall become operative or
che first Tuesday after the first Mon,
Day in November, 1914. at which time
me additional Judges provided for ir
said Article shall be elected in conform.
ity with existing election laws and they
Shall hold office for term Of two
years and until their successors are
elected and qualified. on the first Tues.
gay after the first Monday in Novem.
Der, 1916, on which date all judges here.
inahove provided for shall be elected If
conformity with the existing election
Jaws and they shall hold office for 6
~ Aool SCdlS anu uillll lltIl SuC
csssors are elected and qualified
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc.
That upon the official ballots to b.
nBed at said Congressional election shall
Be printed the words For the proposed
amendment to Article 90 Of the Const
tatfon OF louisiana, relative to Distric
CourtS' and the words Against tn,
proposed amendment to Article 100 o.
DE Constitution of Louisiana relative
% District Courts" and such electO
snail indicate, as provided in the gen
sfal election laws of the State, which
Of the propositions For" or Against
he votes for.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
aAeutenant Governor and President O.
the Senate.
Approved: July 8, 1914.
l.. E. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
4 true copy;
ALVIN e. HFBFRT,
Secretary of State.