The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
Act No. 1877
Senate Bill No. go.

AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 100
of the Constitution of Louisiana re1a-
tive to District Courts. tn order to
provide for the creation and election of
an additional Judge for the Thirteenth
Judicial District.
Section /. BE It resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
two-tl1irds of all the members elected
to each house consurring, that the fol-
OF Louisiana shall be submitted No the
electors Of the State at the CfEagres-
sfonal election 70 be holden on It'd first
Tuesday after the first Monday d. No
fled by q majority Of said electors# Foting
in said election, the same 10 become a
part of the Constitution, to-w1t:
That Article 100 Of the Constitution be
amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 100.
The District Courts, except in the Par
ish Of Orleans, shall have original j1lris-
diction in all civil matters where the
amount 5 cunt Il dispute shall exceed Fifty
and in all cases whore 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
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 other
courts by this Constitution, and In ali
probate and succession matters. and
where a Succession is a party defendant
ard in al cases where the State, a par
ish, municipality, or other political cor
poration. Is q party defendant, regard
less OF the amount In dispute; and df all
proceedings for the appointment of re-
ceivers OF liqulaatorF to corporations or
pafttreEshiR; ann said /, courts shall have
cess and orders, as may be necessary or
proper for the purpose OF the Jurisdiction
herein conferred upon them
There +s,5 sha BE- one district judge FOR
First. Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Twen-
ty-first judicial Districts, where, until
otherwise provided by law, there shall
be two d5strtct jYdgea, but Judges Of the
be residents of the same parish.
And the judges Of the Fifteenth Judi
ciaI District shall not be residents Of
the same parish after the expiration Of
the terms Of the present incumbents
District Judges shall be elected pv A
plurality OF the qualified voters Of their
respective district. in which they shall
next preceding their election They
shall be learned IN the law and shall
have practtcea law in this State five
years previous to their election
District Judges under this Constf+J-
ton shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1915, ard every four years thereafter
vacancies occasioned ny death, resig-
nation, OF otherwise. where the unex-
PRED portion of the term is less than
one year, shall be filled for the re-
nla1nder Of the term by appointment of
Sne Governor with the advice and con-
sent or the Senate In all cases where
iae uneEpifed portion of the term is one
year or more. the vacancy shall be filled
by special election to be called by the
Governor and held within sixty days Of
tue occurrences OF the vacancy, under the
general election laws Of the State
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
that the foregoing amendment to the
article of the Constitution Of tffIs state.
Il adopted, shall become operative on the
first day of December 4. D 1914. and
the Governor Of the State shall within
ten days thereafter, order an election to
BE held within the Thirteenth judicial
District Of Louisiana, and, in conformity
with existing election laws, for the n,,r
pose of elact}na the additional Judge FOR
said Thirteenth Judicial District who
shall hold efslce until the next regular
election for Judges under this Constitu-
and qualified
Section 3. Be it further resolved etc.
That upon the of1ctal ballots to be used
at said Congressional election shall be
printed the words, For the proposed
to Article 100 Of the Consti-
tuition OF Louisiana. relative to District
Courts creating an additional Judge for
the Thirteenth Judicial District and
the words, "A gainst 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 III the
general election laws Of the State. FOR
which proposition, Tor" or "a gainsf.
he votes.
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate,
T. E. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
Approved: fully 8, 1914
T.. E. HALL
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true copy:
ALVIN Z. EIEBEnT.
Secretary of State