The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-01
ACT NO. rs,
House Bill No. 274.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article Is of
tne Constitution OF the State OF Louisiana.
increasing the number Of Representatives.
Section 1. Be il resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring that amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors of the
quired by Article 321 of the Constitution.
at the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday nAzt fsllowing the first
Monday in November, 1910, amending Arti-
Gle Is of the Constitution of Louisiana so
as TO read as follows:
Article IS. 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
New Orleans shall have at least one repre-
sentative. At its 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-
apportion the representation among the sew
eral parishes and representative districts on
basis of the total population shown by
such census. representative number shall
be fixed, and each parish and representative
district shall have as many representatives
as such representative number is contained
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 representative
for every fraction exceeding one-half the
resentatives shall not be more than one hun
dred and twenty 120) nor less than ninety
eight (9s), provided that when new par
ish or parishes is or are created. as author
lied by this Constitution, and the maximum
number of representatives. have been previ-
ousy apportoned to other parishes. then
that such parish or parishes shall be
assigned a representative each in addition TO
the maximum one hundred and twenty fixed
herein, and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apportion-
m 0f is made by the GEN
eral Assembly, at which time the maximum
of one hundred and twenty shall be restored.
That II there Is more thsS one on, repre-, representa
tion of the territory is taken for the pur'
pose Of creating new parish. one OF such
representatives, may be appcrti9n;edd 70 me
the parish. That any act passed by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana at
its session in 1910. creating new parish
parishes and assigning representative
to each, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 2. Be il further resolved, etc;
that the official ballot to be used at said
words: For the proposed amendment to Ar.
ticle 10 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana. authorizing. the increasing of the
number Of representatives under certain con-
dtion - Against the proposed amendment
(, Article 70 of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana authorizing the increasing Of
the number of representatives, under certain
conditions and each eector shall indicate
rs provided in tie general election laws of
the State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment. nr,ppp
P. NJ. LAMRREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Approved June 20. 1910.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.