Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-27


tive to the First City Criminal Court
of the City of New Orleans and the
Second City Criminal Court of the City
OF New Orleans, and each elector shall
| indicate how he votes on the proposed
amendment as provided for in the gen.
eral election laws of this State.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Approved: June %. 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 11s.
House Bill No. 233-By Mr.. Nix.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 1870 of the Constitu-
ton of the State OF Louisiana. rela-
tive to Judicial officers for the Par
ish of Orleans.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds Of all members
elected to each house concurring. That
the following amendment be submitted
to the electors of this State. for their
approval or rejection. at the election
to be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November. 1918.
Article 100. Except as herein other
wise provided, the judicial officers OF
the Parish of Orleans, and OF the City
of New Orleans. shall be learned In the
law, and shall have resided and prac-
ticed law or shall have judicial position
in this State for five years. and shall
have been actual residents of the City
Of New Orleans for at least two years
next preceding their election or ap.
pointment. The General Assembly OF
the State Of Louisiana may, as the pub
lie interest requires. provide for the
trial of cases by an interchange or SAID
judicial officers, as well as by the APP
pointment Of Judges AID Hoe; in case or
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 disability. or any cause whatsoever.
is prevented from holding Court.
Judges Ad Hoe shall be selected from
licensed attorneys at law, VINO snail
possess the same qualifications requir-
ed for the judicial officers for whom
they act; their compensation shall be
provided for without expense to the
State of Louisiana, and be paid by the
City of New Orleans, or out OF the
Judicial Expense Fund of said Parish.
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
ETC.. That the foregoing amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana be submitted to the electors OF the
State at the next election for Repre-
sentatives in Congress to be holden on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November. 1918. and on the Of
fetal ballots to be used at said election
shall be placed the words: For the
proposed amendment to Article l3O or
the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana" and the words: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article 1870 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana" and each elector shall indicate. as
provided in the general election laws
of the State whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment;
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
THELRED NJ. STAFFORD.
President Pro Tempore OF the Senate.
Approved: July 5. 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1s3
House Bill No, 134-By Mr.. Cooper.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article los
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to district judges.
judicial districts. and salaries of dis
trict judges. by proposing the retire.
certain contingencies.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
two thirds OF all the members elected
to each house concurring. that Article
1OS Of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana be amended so as to read
as follows:
Article 10S. The Parish of Caddo
shall compose the first district.
The parishes of Bossier and Webster
-.
The parishes OF Claiborne and Bien-
Vile shall compose the third district.
The parishes Of Union and Lincoln
shall compose the fourth district.
The parishes of Jackson and Winn
shall compose the fifth district;
house shall compose the sixth district.
The parishes OF West Carroll and
Richland shall compose the seventh
district.
The parishes Of Franklin and Cata-
houla shall compose the eighth district.
The parishes Of Madison and East
Carroll shall compose the ninth district.
The parishes of Concordia and Tensas
shall compose the tenth district.
The parishes Of Natchitoches and Red
River shall compose the eleventh dis
trict.
The parishes OF De Soto. Sabine and |
Vernon shall compose the twelfth dis |
trict.
The parishes Of Rapfdes and Grant |
shall compose the thirteenth district
The parish Of Avoyelles shall compose
the fourteenth district.
The parishes of Calcasieu. Allen. |
jefferson Davis and Cam |
eron shall compose the fifteenth dis |
trict.
The parishes Of st. Landry and Evan |
yeline shall compose the sixteenth dis |
.rict.
The parish Of vermilion shall COM |
pose the seventeenth district.
The parishes Of Acadia and Lafayette |
shall compose the eighteenth district.
The parishes of Iberia and st. Martin |
shall compose the nineteenth district.
The parishes of Terrebonne and La |
'ourche shall compose the twentieth |
district.
The parishes of Iberville. West Baton |
Rouge and Pointe Coupee shall compose |
he twenty-first district.
The parish Of East Baton Rouge shall |
the twenty-second district.
The parish of ST. Mary shall compose |
he twenty-third district.
The parishes of East Feliciana and |
West Feliciana shall compose the twen-
.y-fourth district.
The parishes of st. Helena. Living |
'ton and Tangipahoa shall compose the |
district.
The parishes of Washington and st. |
Tammany shall compose the twenty
sixth district.
The parishes Of Ascension. st. James |
md Assumption shall compose the |
twenty seventh district.
The parishes of St. John the Baptist. |
st. Charles and jefferson shall compose |
he twenty-eighth district
The parishes of St. Bernard ana |
shall compose the twenty
ninth district
The parishes of Caldwell and LaSalle |