The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-09-15

opcdHeT u lAe mouse Oi represents.
p. M. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: June Is, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
JOHN i. MICHEL
Secretary of State.
Act. No. IS.
House Bill No. 274.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article Is
OF the Constitution of the State Of
louisiana, increasing the number VI
Representatives.
Section /. he 1t resolved by the Gen.
two-thirds OF all the members eicc,
to each House concurring. that an
amendment to the Constitution OF ,he
State Of Louisiana be submitted to ,-,e
approval or rejection. as required ~
Article 81 Of the Constitution, at
congressional election TO be held ON Inc
first Tuesday. next following the first
Monday In November, lJlU. anie>.llRg
Article Is Of the Constitution Of LOUIS
lana SO as to read as follows:
Article IL. Representation in the
House Of RsPrssentat'v ss, shall h be
upon population. Each parish and
each ward Of the City Of New orleans
shall have at least one representative.
At Its first regular session after the
United States census of 1917. and at
Its first regular session after eacn
United States census thereafter, Tie
General Assembly shall and 1t is HEREBY
directed to reapportion the represent
tation among the several parishes and
representative distrist on IL basis OF
| the total population shown by such
| census. A Representative number shall
| be fixed, and each parish and represen-
tative district shall have many rep
| resentattves as such representative
| number Is contained in the total NUM-
| Der 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 repre-
| sentative number. The number of rep
| resentatives shalr not be more than
| one hundred and twenty U20) nor less
than ninety-eight (S8). provided that
| when new parish or parishes Is or
are created AS authorized by this Con-
stitution, and the maximum number OF
| representative have been previously
| appOrtiOned to other parishes. then that
such now parish or parishes shall be
| assigned a representative each in adj
dition to the maximum one hundred
and twenty fixed herein. and to thtt
| extent the maximum shall be in-
creased. until the next appointment
| eral Assembly at which time the maxi
mu.u OF one hundred and twenty shall
| NC scored. That II there Is more than
! ON. representative in parish from
which the larger portion of the terri
| tory Is taken for the purpose of Great
| ing Z new parish. one of such represent
tatives may be appOrtion to the new
parish In the same Act which creates
the parish. That any act passed by the
General Assembly Of the State OF
Louisiana at its session in 1919 creating
a new parish or parishes and assign
| ing . representative to each is hereby
| ratified and confirmed,
Section 2. Be ii further rc:5olved. ETC..
! That the official ballot to Dc used ut
said election shall have printed thereon
| the words: For the prOp,sed amend
ment to Article Is of the Constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana authorizing
| the increasing Of the number of repre-
sentatives under certain condition.:
Against the proposed amendment to
/ Article IL of the Constitution Of the
State OF Louisiana authorizing the in
creasing Of the number of representa-
| tives under certain conditions. and
each elector shall indicate as provided.
State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
H. G. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
/ tives.
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
| the Senate.
Approved: June 90, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor OF the State nf Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN +. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.