Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09
Act No. PSI
House Bill No. SIS Bv Mr.. F7surv.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
AN ACT

JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing IN amendment to Article 100
OF the Constitution Of Louisiana. re]n-
tive to District Courts.
Section J.. Be It resolved By the Gen.
two-thirds 81 ali the nsmS b l eiscts6
TO each house concurring. That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitutes
Of Louisiana shall BE- submitted to ~
electors Of the state et the Cengres-
Tueeday after the first Monday IN Ne
vember, 1914. ana II approved and rnti-
fled By . majority Of aid electors vet
ing IN said election Of the same to b.
come part OF the Constitutes. ~
Article 100. The District Courts. 81.
cspt In the Parish Of Orleans shall have
original Jurisdiction in all civil matters
ceed flfty (S5o.oe) dollars. exciusivs o.
interest and in all cases where the tue
to real estate II involved. or to office
or other public positions. or civil Of
where no specific amount IL in contsst
except ~ otherwise provided In this
They snail have unlimited and sr-
elusive original jurisdictior In all Grim.
tnal cases except such ~ may Be vested
In other courts authorised By this con-
stitution: and In all probate and sue
ceesf0n matters. and where q success
sion IL . party defendant. and In all
sy or sS ss s sss %ss'i e
. party defendant regardlese Of the
amount In dispute: and Of all proceed
inge Tor the appointment Of receivers
or li9uidators to corporations Or part
thority to issue al such writs. process
and orders ~ may be necessary Or
proper for the purpose Of the jurisdis-
ton herein conferred upon them:
each judicial district except in the
First. Thirteenth. Fifteenth. Twenty-ArUt
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-eight judicial
Districts. where until otherwise provided
judges in the Frat Judicial Distries
and in the other districts above mem
toned there shall be two GO district
District judges shall be elected By .
respective districts. In which they Gha1l
have been actual residents for two yoarO
next preceding their election.
They shall be learned in the Law. ana
shall have practiced law in this 0toto
five years previous to their election.
District Judges under this Conotitu-
ton shall be elected on the Tuee1ay
after the first Monday in Novembss.
v:c:ncies ocxcas;c as by 81 ds ns -.
iGnation. or otherwise where the uneg-
pired portion OF the term v 1oaU than
one year shall be filled for the rsmain-
s1 the v .ss s:S 3 5
Of the Senate. In al cases whore the
unsxpired portion Of the tern 10 enc
year or more the vacancy shall be fl11e1
ssasi ana SsS v e ss s sss g
the occurrence Of the vacancy; un009
the general election laws Of the 01afn
section ,: Be 4 further resolved. eta.
That fn.s, the :. for fcresoinE .m ne. g ths
II adopted shall become operative e
day in NevemSsf. 1914. & vSieS tins
the additione1 Judeec provided fer =
ity with existing election laws anA thov
years and until their successors -
s.set: 3D.. ana cu, III, On the first russs
Der; 1915. on which date All Judges hsre-
inabove provided for shall Be elected -
conformity with the existing eloctioo
laws and they shall hold office for .
cessors are elected ana Sus quail
Section ;. Be IL further resolved, ETC.,
That upon the official ballots - ~
used et said Congressional election shah
to Article Iss u s1 re- SscS sss
tuition Of Louisiana, relative to District
Courts" and the words ~AgninDt he
proposed Amendment 70 Article 10 -
the Constitution Of Louisiane relative
70 District Courts." and such G1oetoe
shall indicate. - provided in the eoa-
eral election laws Of the State. Whioo
Of the Propositions Tor or -Asainst~
= 4 rHouAa
Speaker Of the House Of Representative
THOMAS c. BARRREr,
Lieutenant Governor and President e
the Senate.
Approved: July .. 1914.
L. T. HALL.
Governor Of the State q Louis1anA.
A true COPY: fs&
ALVIN T. HILBERT,
Secretary OF State