The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-09-14
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ACT NO fe3

frhtHa #ethiINa To district Judges, judi
aal districts. and salaries Of district
Judges by proposing the retirement OF
district judges oB fun pay In certain
contingencies
Section ! Be II resolved by the General
Assembly Of the state u Louisiana. two
thirds Of All members elected 10 each
house eoucurring that Article los Of the
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana be
amended 80 as e. read az follows
Article ies The Parish Of Csdao shall
rompose the first district
The parishes of Booster ana Webster
shal compose the second district
Tive parishes q Claiborne and Biebyilie
shall compose the third district
The parishes Of Union and Lincoln shah
compose the fourth district
The parishes Of Jackson and W4pn shall
gumposv she nth 1iatrIct
The parishes Of Ouchta and Morehouse
shall compose the sixth district
The parishes Of West Carroll aud Rich
hand shall compose the seventh district
The parishes Of Franklin and Catahoula
shall compose the eighth district
The parishes Of Madison and East Car
full shah compose the ninth district
The parishes Of Concordia and Tensas
shall compose the tenth district
The parishes Of Natchltoehes and Red
River shall compose the eleventh district
The parishes Of pesoto sabine and
Negoeu shaR compose the twelfth district.
The parishes 81 Rapides and Grant shall
compose The thirteenth district
The parrish OF Ayoyeiies shall compose
the fourteenth district
The parishes ot Caleasieu Allen, t3eaure-
gard Jefferson Davis aud Cameron shall
compose the fifteenth district
The parishes Of 1t LANDRY and EyanRe-
me shah compose the sixteenth district
The parish Of Rermiligon shall compose
the svs utseuih district
The parishes Of Acadia aua Lafayette
shah compose the eighteenth district
The parishes " iheria and ~ Martin
gnurrhs shall ssmpass the tweutteth dis
trpt
The Parishes # TeTrebonne and La
toar shnit compose the twentieth district.
The parishes of lbefvills. West Baton
Rouge aud PoInte Coupes shah compose
the twenty first district
Ths parish of East Baton Rouge shall
compose the teeuty second district
The parish Of ~ MARY shall compose
the Iwcniy thlrd district
TUe parishes q Fast FeliciaRa and West
riivtaHa shah compose the twenty fourth
district
The parishes nj - Helena. Livingston
nj TauRipahea shall composs the twenty
MIN district
The parishes 81 Washington and ST.
Tammany shall uomrsoas tire twenty sixth
district
The parishes Of Ascension. st James
aHd Assumption shall compose TIE twenty
seventh district
Tbe parishes II Il John the Baptist.
81 Charles and Jefferson shall compeae
the twenty eighth district
The parishes 81 ~ ncrBa & and Plaque
mines shall compose the twenty ninth dis
frIrt
The parishes ol caldwell and fasafle
shalt compose the thtrtteth district
T4s Judges Of the several districts, a.
herein provided for shall each receive a
SALARY If three thousand dollars pes an
nIm payable monthly en his own war.
rant provided the General Assembly may,
iu their discretion. redstrict the judicial
aHtrlrts provided for ia thIa Article Any
district Judge may retire on fun pay
when he ahan have reached seventy five
Years Of axe, provided sai1 district Judge
haa served continuously a. district
Judge at Judge Of court Of appeals, not
less thar twenty five years prior 10 bis
aatd retirement and provided further that
nuy Judge affected by the foregoing shah
serve until his successor shall be elected
and qualified Promised further. that the
provisions II this amendment 20 the Con-
stituunn shall apply to the Judges Of the
Civil District Courts for the Parish ~
Orleans as provided for IN Article l22 Of
she constitution
The legislature shall provide by proper
appropriation for the salaries Of retired
district Judges IN the same manner as Il
provides for other judicial expenses.
secttua g BE il further resolved etc,
That the above amendment to be submit
Ted e. the electorate II this state Tor ap-
prevail or rejection a. the general elee-
ton for Congressman 70 be held 81 Nc
vemhsf 1918 and that the Secretary Of
State he directed to insert upon the ballot
e. be used upon said election and In the
proper column. the following Per the
proposed amendment to Article los Of the
Constitution relative Sc district judges. "
and the words Against the proposed
amendment a. Article los az the Coasu-
tatiou relative &c district judges and the
etsrs5F shall indicate Als vots on the pro-
posed amendment as provided BY ths gen.
sgsI elects 81 Jaws Ut this state
HEWITT RouANCHAup
Speaker Of ths House " Representa- tivsa