The Comrade., 1910-11-04
ACT NO. rs. [.
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J JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an am mendment to Article 18 Of
the Constitution Ol the state OF Louisiana,
increasing the number OF Representatives. .
Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana. two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring, that an amendment to the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
CURED by Article 32l Of the Constitution,
at the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November. 1910, amending Artl.
clc IS Of tho Constitution of Louisiana so
as to read as follows:
Article 10. Representation in the House
of Representatives shall be equal and uni
form. and shall be based upon population:
Each parish and each ward of the city OF
sentative. At it's first regular session after
each United States census of 1910, and at
its first regular session after each United
States census thereafter, the General Assem-
bly, shall and it is hereby directed to re-
apportion the representation among the sew
a basis of the total population shown by
such census A representative number shall
be fixed. and each parish and representative
district shall have as many representatives.
in the total number of the inhabitants OF
such parish or representative district, as
shown by the last preceding United States
census, and one additional representat,ve
for every fraction exceeding one'halt the
representative number. The number of rep
resentatiycs shall not be more than one hun
dred and twenty (120) nor less than ninety
eight (93). provided that when new par
sh or parishes is or are created. as author
lied by this Constitution. and the maximum
ously apportioned to other parishes, tnen
that such new parish or parishes shall be
assigned representative each in addition 10
the maximum one hundred and twenty liked
herein. and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apportlon'
ment of representatives is made by the Gen
eral Assembly. at which time the maximum
of one hundred and twenty shall be restored.
That if there is more than one representa-
tive in parish from which the larger por'
tion of the territory is taken for the pur-
pose of creating a new parish. one, OF such
representatives may be apportioned to the
new parish in the same act which creates
the parish. That any act passed by the Gen,
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana at
it's session in 1910. creating rev parish
to each, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section g Be il further resolved, etc;
that the official ballot to be, used at sald @
election shall have printed thereon the
ticle IS of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana. authorizing the increasing of the
number of representatives. under certain con,
dition:'' against the proposed amendment
to Article IS of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana authorizing the increasing, OF
the number of representatives under certain
condiions, and each ee"tor shall indicate
as provided in tie general election laws Of
the State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
H. e. DUPRF.
Speaker OF the House Of Reore.tnstives.
?. NJ. LAMRREMONT.
Lirutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approvtu June 30. 1910.
~ r. V. SANDERS.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true ronv:
JOHN r.. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State