Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-26

eral election laws of the State whether
he votes for or against the said amend
ment. = :.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
l.. b. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: July s, 1914.
l.. Il. HALL, -
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
=. ALVIN e. HEBERT,.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO.~1S7.
Senate Bill No. 60 By Mr.. Wei
-. AN ACr i'''5
Proposing. an amendment to Article 1O9
of the Constitution of Louisiana rela.
tive to District Courts, in order tc
provide for the creation and. election. OF
an additional Judge for the. Thirteenth
Judicial District.
Section 1. 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 ST as to read as follows.
ARTICLE 100.
The District Courts, except in the. Par
ish of. Orleans, shall have original juris-
diction in all civil matters where, the
amount in dispute shall exceed Fifty
(!$5O.0O) 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-
tic amount is in contest, except as other
wise provided in this Constitution: They
shall have unlimited and exclusive origi.
nal jurisdiction in oil criminal cases ex-
cept such: as may be. vested: In other
courts BY. this Constitution, and in all
probate and succession matters, and where
succession is-,a party defendant. and
in. all cases where the State, a parish.
municipality or other: political corpora.
ton, is a party defendant, Regardless of
the amount in dispute; and Of all pro
:ceedlngs for the appointment Of receivers
or nquldators to corporations or part.
.nership :. and said courts shall have au-
.tlQrity to issue all such wits, processes.
ana orders as may be necessary or proper
Tor the purpose Of The Jurisdiction here
in conferred upon them:
There shall be one district judge for
each judicial district -Asxfapt 30 the
.First. Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Twenty
FIRST Judicial Districts, where. until
otherwise provided, by. Ay,. there. shall
BE. two. district judges. but iudes of.,the
Twenty-irst Judicial District. shall. moi
be residents of the same, parish.
And the: judges of the Fifteenth. Jndi-
cial District shall not be residents Of the
same parish after the expiration of the
terms of the present incqmbents.
District Judges Shall; BE- elected by a
plurality of the qualified voters of their
respective district, in which they shall
have been actual residents :ttOf, two years
next preceding their. election. They shall
be learned in the law and shall have
plracticed law innthis State FIVE years pre-
.yious to their election.
District Judges under this Constitution
shall be elected. on the Tuesday after the
first Monday In November 1915, and
every four years =tAereafterA6 F.
Vacancies occasioned by, death, resig-
nation, or otherwise, where, the ~unexpired
portion Of the term is. less than one year,
shall be filled for the remainder of the
term. by appointment of, thk Governor,
with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate. In all cases where tie. unexpired
portion OF the term is one .EeaE. Or more,
the vacancy shall be filled by special cleo
ton to- be. called by the Governor and
held within sixty daygo Of. me 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: 6ff@ this State,
If adopted, sshall become operative on the
first day Of December, A. D., 1914, and
the Governor Of: the State 4shallsr=-within
ten days thereafter, order. an. election to
be held. within the Thirteenth Judicial
District; Of Louisiana. end
with existing election, laws, Ter the, pprv
pose of electing the additional judge for
said Thirteenth Judicial District, who
shall hold office untit the next Regular
election for Judges-tiAdert this Constitu-
ton and until his successor lii, elected
and qualified.
Sections. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That upon the Official ballots to-be used
at said Congressional election shall be
printed the words: aFOss- theeepFupOsed
amendment to Article. 100 Of the, Gonsti-
tuition of Louisiana relative to District
OourlS, creating an audafl0IiaEt 3uuSe ,IOr
the Thirteenth Judicial District" and
the words: against the Rroposedseanend-
ment TO Articler1Dsso f tie Constitution
of Louisiana relative erDlstficfssConrts
creating an additional Judge forathe .Thir:
teenth, Judicial District, r1and each cleo
tor shall indicate, as provided. il. the gen.
eral election laws .of thss State, Sfswhich
proposition, For" or "Aainst," he votes.
THOMAS. CsBeKRRE,es
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate. s...sxS
LIE. THOMAS, sos.--
Speaker Of the House Of Represeltatiyes.
Approved: July g. 1914.
p: HALL IS
G~overnorsof the StAtsssof k6s6siana.
A true copy: ~
ALVIN E. HEBERM ~
Secretary; Of s sa.t,
-7Srst 1855
-. ACT NO. 1as. aGss
Senate Bill No. TO- By M.sFavrot