The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-24
Act No. 1877

Senate Bill No. SO. BY Mr. Well.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 10o
of the Constitution of Louisiana rela-
tive to District Courts. In order to
provide for the creation and election of
an additional Judge for the Thirteenth
Judicial District.
Section /, Be IT resolved bg the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
tWo-thfrds of ali the members elected
lowing amendment to TIE Consultation
4 OF Louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors Of the State, at the Congress
g1onal election 70 be: holden on the first
yember, 1915, and. approved and ratl-
fled by q majority OF said electors voting
an said elections tlae same to become q
part Of the Constitution, to-Wit::
That Article zoe Of the Constitution be
amended so as to read as follows.
ARTICLE 10a
The District Courts, except In the Par
isf Of Orleans, shall have original I,aris-
dictton IN all civil matters whore the
amount IN dispute shall exceed Fifty
and In all cases where the title to real
estate is involved. or to Office Of other
public positions, or civil or political
rights, and al 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
e eoaeR 5 yc THIS na este and otha
probate and succession matters, and
where succession is a party defendant.
and in all cases where the State. par
isf, municipality, or other political COR
poration, IS a party defendant, regard
less Of the amount in dispute; and 81 all
proceedings for the appointment OF re-
ceivers Of liquidators to corporations or
partnership; am1 said courts shall have
authority f6 iHGIIa all rxyrifo
cess, and orders, as may be necessary or
proper for the purpose Of the Jurisdiction
he re- &c eo Iae,, upon them.
each judicial district except for the
First, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Twen
tY-first Judicial Districts, where, until
otherwise provided by law. there shall
Twenty first judicial District shall not
be residents of the same parish.
And the judges Of the Fifteenth Judi
cial District shall not be residents OF
the same parish after the expiration Of
the terms Of the present incumbents.
District Judges shall be elected by a
plurality Of the qualified voters Of their
respective district, n which they shall
next preceding their election They
shall be learned IN the law and shall
have praetieed law IN this state five five
years previous to their election.
District Judges under this Consfitu
ton shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in Novembev.
HIS, and every four years thereafter.
vacancies occasioned by death. restg-
nation, or otherwise. where the unex-
PRED portion of the term is less than
one year. shall be filled for the re-
mainder OF the term by appointment of
she Governor, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate In all cases where
the unexpired portion of the term is one
year or more, the vacancy shall be filled
By special election to be called by the
IoFernor and held within sixty days of
the occurrence of the vacancy. under the
general election laws Of the State.
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 the
first day of December, (. 5. 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
pose Of electing the additional Judge for
said Thirteenth Judicial District who
shall hold office until the next regular
election for Judges under this Constatu-
and qualified.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc,
That upon the off1eiat ballots to be used
at said Congressional election shall be
amendment to Article 100 of the Constt-
tuition OF Louisiana relative to District
Courts: creating an additional Judge for
che Thirteenth Judicial District and
the words, Against the proposed amend
ment to Article 100 OF the Constitution
of Louisiana relative 10 District Courts.
creating an additional Judge for the
Thirteenth Judicial District and each
alector shall Indicate Is provided In the
general election laws Of the State, Ybr
which proposition, '.For' or against
lie votes.
THOMAS. C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate
L. E THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Represent ttves.
Approved: July 8. Iai4
L. E. HALL
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
4 true copy:
ALVIN E HEBERT,
Secretary of State.