The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-05

ton, relative to the First City Criminal
Court of the City. of New Orle:n: ;~' he
Second City Criminal Court of tn, of |
New Orleans, and each elector si,a in
dicate how he votes On the proposed III nd |
ment as provided for in the general ect ton
laws Of this State.
FEnNANp MoUToN.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
HEWITT EouANcHArD
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: June %. 1918
L. q. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
JAMES j. BAILEY, Secretary of State
ACT No. 116.
House Bill No. 2:;3. BY Mr.. Nix.
JOINT RESOLUTION
y joint resolution proposing an amendment
to Article 1870 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, relative to judicial
OtEocrs of the Parish of Orleans.
ton l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house cencurrins, That the following
this State, for their approval or rejection.
ut the election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November.
1918.
Article 1870 Except as herein otherwise
provided, the judicial officers of the Parish
Of Orleans, and the City of New Orleans,
shall be learned in the law. and Shall have
resided and practiccd law or shall have
judicial position in this State for five years.
and shah hi.ve been actual residents of the
City of New Orleans for ut least two years
next preceding their election appoint
mont The General Assembly of the State
CT louisiana may as the public interest re-
CURES, provide Ter the trial CT cases by an
Interchange of said judicial officers, as well
us by the appointment Of judges al hnc ::
in case of vacancy in an office till said Office
be filled. and to act for and in the stead of
any judicial officer who by reason of disa-
| biiity, or amy cause Whatsoever is prevented
from holding court
Judges al hoe shall be selected from
licensed attorneys mt law who shall possess
the same qualifications required for the jul
ditial officers for whom they act: their
compensation shall be provided for without
| expense to the State of Louisiana. and be
paid by the City4of New Orleans, or out of
| the judicial Expense Fund of said parish.
| Sec. ,. Be it further resolved, etc, That
| the foregoing amendment to the Constftu-
| to the electors OF the State ut the next
| election for representatives in Congress, to
| bt. holden on the first Tuesday after the
| first Monday in November. 1913. and on the
| Official ballots to be used ut said election
| shall be placed the words: " For the pro-
| posed amendment to Artiolt $50 of the Con-
stitution. of the state of Louisiana" and
the words: Against the proposed amend
| ment TO Article 1870 of the Constitution of
| the State of Louisiana, and each elector
shall indicate. as provided in the general
1
| for or against the proposed amendment.
| levitt ROuANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
/ ETHELRED NJ. STAFFORD,
| President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Approved: July ). 1918.
| L. &. PLEASANT,
| Governor of the State of Louisiana
JAMES j. BAILEY. Secretary of State.
ACT No. 1863.
House Bill No. 1874. BY Mr.. Cooper
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing IN amendment to Article los OF
the Constitution of the State Of Louis
iana,. relative to district judges, judicia
districts. and salaries Of district judges
by proposing the retirement of district
judges on full pay in certain contin
genoies.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Genera
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
Constitution of the State of Louisiana b,
amended SO ,o as to read as follows: ,,
compose the first district.
The parishes of Bosser and Webster shall
compose the second district.
The parishes of Claiborne and Bienvill
shall compose the third district.
The parishes Of Union and Lincoln sfal
compose the fourth district.
| The parishes of Jackson and Winn shall
compose the fifth district.
The parishes of ouachita and Morehous
shall compose the sixth district;
The parishes of West Carroll and Rich
land shall compose the seventh district.
The parishes of Franklin and Catahoul
. shall compose the eighth district.
the parishes of Madison and East ca'
!, The parishes of concordia and Tens'
!, shall compose the tenth district
d The parishes of Natchitoches and Re
q River shall compose the eleventh district.
| he nnr M
), non shall compose the twelfth district
u The parishes of Rapides and Grant sha
J, compose the thirteenth district.
The Parish of .tvOyclles shall cOmpO>
e the fourteenth district.
e The parishes of caleasieu. Allen. Bcaur
gard jefferson Davis and Cameron sha
y compose the fifteenth district.
;, The parishes of St Landry and Evang
J line shall compose the sixteenth district.
:, The Parish of Vermilion shall compo.
e the Seventeenth district.
II The parishes of Acadia and Lafayct
u shall compose the eighteenth district.
y The parishes of Iberia and st. MART
l. shall compose the nineteenth distinct.
$ The parishcs of Tcrrebonnc and l.
: fourohe shall compose the twentieth di
X trict.
$ Rouge and l'ontc coupce shall compose Il
% The Parish Of East Baton Rouge sha
compose the twenty-seeond district.
st The Parish of st. Mary shall compo
Ne the twenty-thrd district.
n The parishes of East FcIiciana and We
"a Feliciana shall compose the twenty four
a district.
Y. The parishes of ST. Helena, Livingst'
n, and Tangipahoa shall compose the twent
'e fifth district.
81 Tammany shall compose the twenty-six
C. district.
re The parishes of Ascension. st. James al
n Assumption shall compose the twcnty-se
Ic The parishes of st. John the Baptist,
in Charles and Jefferson shall compose t
n twenty eighth district.
e. The parishes of st. BERNARD and l,laql
Of mines shall compose the twenty-ninth q
he The parishes of Caldwell and LaSa
n, shall compose the thirtieth district.
n The Judges of the several districts.
es herein provided for. shall each receive
ne salary of three thousand dollars per annu
a payaLle monthly on their irsm own w mav
r. their discretion. rcdistriet the judicial I
n tritts provided for in this article. Any q
it trict Judge may retire on full pay wnen
e, shall have reached seyenty-hve years Of a
cs provided said district judge has served G
he tinuously as Il district judge. or judge
ty Court of Appeals. not less than twenty-f
Ill wears prior to his said retirement and p
ic yided further that any judge affected
PHI the foregoing shall serve until his success
ii shall be elected and qualified Provie
hit further, that the provisions OF this anne,
vn mcnt to the Constitution shall apply to
py Judges of the Civil District Courts for
id Parish of Orleans as provided for in M
he | Gle 81, of the Constitution.
IN The Legislature shall provide by pro-
CT approximation for the salaries of retired {
he tritt judges in the same manner as 1t
ed vitcs for other judicial expenses -,
or Sec > BE it further resolved. etc. III
PC the above amendment be submitted to
electorate of this State. for approval or
re- ice ton ut the general cleo ton for congrt
,u- men to be held in November. laiS. ana Z
of the Secretary of State be dirested to ms
lal rpcn the ballot to be used upon said e
Mt ton. and in the proper column. the foil
of ing: For the proposed amendmcnf
is, Article los of the CONSTITUTION. relative
district Judges and the words: .Agai
nd the proposed amendment TO Article los
w. the Constitution. relative to- dist
cd Judges and the elector shall indicate
no vote on the proposed amendment as prov