St. Tammany farmer., 1910-10-15
ACT NO. 1856.
House Bill No. Sc.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No sc.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana by amending
= Act No. 245, approved July 8, 1908, and
approved by q majority of the electors OF
the State st the general Congressional
the first Monday in November, 1908, as
part of the Constitution of this State, the
same being "a Joint Resolution propos-
the. State Of Louisiana relative to ratify-
ing and carrying into effect an act Of the
Legislature regulating The care of neglect
trial of adults. in certain cases, establishing
Juvenile Court in the Parish of Or
leans, and providing for separate sessions,
outside of said parish, and making other
provisions cognate thereto, so as to sus:
pend the same in SO far as it affects ell
leans except parishes which contain an in.
corporated town Of more than seven thou
sand inhabitants. and providing formalities
No. SO of 1908 may Be extended to other
parishes and more fully declaring and de-
aning the jurisdiction Of the Juvenile
persons who may be charged before said
courts, and providing that said amendment,
if adopted, shall 20 into effect on and
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds Of the
members elected to each House concurring,
adopted @ d. as p part Of tke CONSTITUTION Of tn:
State Of Louisiana, at the general Congress
sionsl election held the Tuesday following
IA Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution Of the State of Louisi-
ana relative to rstatyins :nd carrying into
the care of neglected and delinquent chill.
dren and for the trial Of adults in certain
gases, ESTABLISHING Juvenile Court in the
arsts counts Of e
making other provisions oognate thereto, Be
" Act No. So, adopted June 50. 1908, as
amended by the act adopted by the Lsgisls-
ture at the regular session begun and held
nn %ens NAY ssnd control q neR.cted and dsn h
ander. UNDER and for @ II. trial of adults Charged
ths nsn physical hp moral and I mental we'll BENG
Of children or with. desertion or failure to
support wife or children; organizing the
providing judge and officers therefor; pro
viding for seperste sessions, as Juvenile
Courts. Of the. District Courts outside Of
said .nd hs sm %th
officers Of either sex for indeterminste sen
tsnces by, said courts and for appeals there
from and making Gthsr +b provision; cognsts
as it affects all parishes outside Of the Par
ish Of Orleans. except parishes which con con.
tain an incorporated Town OF more IMAM
seven thousand Inhabitants, and providing
therein formalities by which the effect and
operation of the Act No. 80 of 1905 as
amended by the Act Of the Legislature of
1910, herein referred to- may be extended to
other parishes, and more fully declaring and
defining the jurisdiction of the Juvenile
Courts in regard to children and other per-
sons who may be charged before said courts,
providing said amendment, if adopted, shall
70 into effect on and after January L, 1911,
t. hereby ratified and approved: and. fur.
ther provided. that all provisions Of the pres
ent Constitution In conflict with the pro-
visions of said act as amended, and this
amendment are to that extent and for that
purpose only repealed.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, That
said proposed amendment be submitted to
the electors Of this State for their approval
or rejection, as required by the Constitution
Of Louisiana, at the next general Congress
sional election to be held in this State on the
Tuesday following the first Monday In No.
vember, 1910.
This proposed amendment, if approved as
part of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, conformsbly to the requirements
thereof shall go into effect and operation
on and after January /. 1911.
Section 8. Be 1t further resolved, etc.,
That on the Official ballots to be used at
said election shall be placed the words,
''For the Juvenile Court Amendment" and
Amendment" and each elector shall fndi-
cate. as provided IN the general election