The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-09-29
Act No. 1873,

BY Mr.. Toomer.] House Bill No. 221.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 119
of the Constitution of Louisiana, to
provide for the filling of all vacancies
occurring in the Office of Sheriff and
ex-oflcio Collector Of State and Parish
Taxes by special election.
Be it resolved by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds
of all the members elected to each house
concurring, That at the next Congress
sional election, to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, 1904, the following amendment
to Article 1i9, of the Constitution of
Louisiana, shall be submitted to the
electors of the State, and if majority of
the voters at said election shall approve
and ratify such amendment, the same
shall become part Of the Constitution
of this State, to-wit: That Article tt9
of the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana shall be amended so as to read as
follows:
Article 1f9. There shall be Sheriff
and Coroner elected ty the qualified
voters of cash parish in the State, except
in the Parish of Orleans, who shall be
elected at the general election and hold
Office for four years. The Coroner. ex-
cept in the Parish OF Orleans, shall act
for and in place of the Sheriff, whenever
the Sheriff shall be party interested,
and whenever there shall be q vacancy
in the Office of Sheriff, until such va
cancy shall be filed; but he shall not,
during such vacancy, discharge the du-
ties of Tax Collector. The Sheriff, ex-
cept in the Parish of Orleans, shall be
ex-of1cio Collector of State and parish
taxes
He shall give separate bonds for the
faithful performance of his duty in each
capacity. Until otherwise provided, the
bonds shall be given according to exist
ing laws.
Sheriffs elected or appointed shall
furnish bonds within thirty days from
the date of their commissions, in de-
fault of which the Office shall be de-
clared vacant, and the Governor shall
appoint for the remainded of the term.
All vacancies occurring in the Office
of Sheriff and ex-oficio Collector Of
State and parish taxes, by death, resig-
| nation or otherwise, where the unex-
pired portion OF the term is one year or
more, shall be filled by special election,
to be called by the Governor and held
| within sixty days of the occurrence of
| such vacancy under the general
| election laws of this State. In all cases
where the vacancy is less than one year,
the Governor shall appoint for the re-
| mainder of the term.
Be it further resolved, etc., That on
the official ballot to be used at said
election, shall be placed the words fFor
| the amendment to Article 119 of the
Constitution of Louisiana, providing for
the filling of vacancies in the Office OF
Sheriff by special election" and the
words "Against the amendment to Ar
ticle 1f9 OF the Constitution of Louis
lana, providing for the filling of vacan-
cies in the office of Sheriff by special
election" and each elector shall indicate,
az provided in the general election laws
of the State, which of the PROPOSITIONS
"for" or ssagainst," he votes for.
| r. n. SNYDER,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
p. M. LAMBREMoNT,
President pro tempore of the Senate.
Approved July 6, A. D. 1904.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD.
| Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.