The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-03
Act No. 1877

Senate Bin No. so. BY Mr.. We'll
Proposing an amendment to Article los
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 l. Be It resolved by the Gen
erai Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
two-thtrds OF all the members elected
70 each house concurring, that the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors OF the State. at the Congress
stona1 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
in said election, the same TO become q
part of the Constitution. to-wit:
That Article ICE of the Constitution be
amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10a.
The District Courts, except In the Per-
fish of Orleans, shah have original 5uris-
diction in all civil matters where the
amount in dispute shall exceed Fifty
s s5o ,n Al. pears SSas i've f T. est
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 ca ses
except such as nay be vested in other
courts by this Constitution, and in ell
probate and succession matters and
where succession is party defendant,
and in all cases where the State par
ish. municipality, or other political cor
porasion.. is party defendant regard
less of the amount in dispute and Of all
proceedings for the appointment Of re-
ceivers of liquidators TO corporations or
partnership; AMI said courts shall have
authority to issue all such writs, pro-
cess, and orders as may be necessary or
proper for the purpose Of the Jurisdiction
herein conferred upon them.
There shall BE- one district Judge for
First Thirteenth. Fifteenth and rwen-
ty-first Judicial Districts where, until
otherwise provided 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 I,di-
ciaI District Shall not be residents of
the same parish after the expiration Of
the terms Of the present incqmbents.
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
have practiced law In this State five
years previous to their election.
District Judges under this Constitu-
ton shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
1915, and every four years thereafter
Vacancies occastoned by death, Fesig-
nation. or otherwise, where the unex-
pired portion OF the term is less than
one year. shall be filled for the re-.
the Governsag. with the advice and con-
sent of theAsenate. In ali cases where
she unexpired portion of the term is one
year or more, the vacancy shall be filled
10 hc Sl1 y,
Governor and held within sixty days of
the occurrence Of the vacancy, under the
general election laws Of the State.
Section 2 Be It further resolved, eto.,
article of the Constitution Of this State,
II adopted. shall become operative on the
first day of December, A. D. 1914 and
the Governor of the State shall, within
be held within the Thirteenth Judicial
District of Louisiana and In conformity
with existing election laws. for the pur-
pose Of electing the additional Judge for
said Thirteenth Judicial District who
shall hold office until the next regular
election for Judges under this Constitu-
ton and until his successor is 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 100 of the Consti-
tutlon or louisiana relative to District
Courts, creating an additional judge for
the Thirteenth Judicial District" and
the words, Against 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 in the
general election laws OF the State Sor
which proposition, for" or Against
he votes.
THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
L. E THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
July 8. 1914.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT.