The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-10-15
Act No. 1877
BY Mr.. Well.
Senate Bill No. so.

Senate Bill NO. 90 BY MT. Well
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 109
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 4 resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each house concurrfng. that the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of Louisiana shall be submitted TO the
electors of the State. at the Congress
sfonaI election to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, 1914. and, If approved and rati-
fled by majority of said electors voting
part OF the Corstitution. t0-wit:
That Article 109 of the Constitution be
amended so as TO read as follows:
ARTICLE 10e
The District Courts. except in the Par
fish OF Orleans, shall have original iuris
diction in ell civil matters where the
amount in dispute shall exceed Fifty
(S5O.0O) Dollars. exclusive of interest
and in all cases where the title to real
estate is involved or to office Of other
rights ami all other cases where no
snec1ffc amount is in contest except as
otherwise provided in this Constitution.
They shall have Unlimited and exclusive
except such as nav he vested in other
courts by this Constitution, and in all
probate afId S"ncaesion matters. and
where a succession is a partv defendant.
and in all cases where the state, a par
ish municipality. or other political cor
poration. is n party defendant. regard-
less of the amount in DISPUTE: and Of all
proceedings for the appointment of re
ceivers of liquida tors to corpo~ations or
partnership; and said courts shall have
authority 20 issue all such writs pro-
cess. and orders. as may b" necessary or
proper for the purpose Of the jurisdiction
herein conferred unon them.
There shall be ope district juege for
each judicial district except for the
First. Thirteenth. Fifteenth and Twen-
ty-first. Judicial Districts, where, until
otherwise provi1ed by law. there shall
be two district Judges, but judges of the
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 incumbnrts
District Judges shall be elected by
plurality of the qualified voters Of their
respective district, 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-
tion shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1915. and every four years thereafter.
Vacancies occasioneu ny oeath. resig-
nation, or otherwise. where the unex-
pirsd portion of the term is less than
one year, shall be filled for the re-
mainder OF the term by appointment OF
the 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
Governor 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,
If adopted shall become operative on the
first day Of December A. 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 pur-
pose of electtng the additional Judge for
said Thirteenth Judicial District, who
shall hold Office until the next regular
election for Judges under this Constitu-
tIon and until his successor IL elected
and qualified.
Section g. Be It 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 109 of the Consti
tuition of Louisiana relative to District
Courts, creating an additional Judge for
the Thirteenth Judicial District" and
the words. Against the proposed amend
ment tn Article 100 of the Constitution
of Louisiana relative to District Courts,
creating on additional judge for the
Thirteenth Jud'cial District" and each
eIector shall Indicate as provided In the
general election laws of the State, for
which proposition, For or Against"
he votes
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
L. F. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July 9. 1914.
L. E. HALL, ~:
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A, true cCry: t~ -
ALVIN =. HILBERT, -
Seerstars of Stats,