The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-10-20
n Act. No. IS.


JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article is
OF the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana. increasing the number Of
Representatives.
Section /. BE 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds OF all the members elected
to each House concurring. that an
amendment to- the Constitution of tno
State OF Louisiana be submitted to tlo
qualified electors OF the State. for their
approval y0r rejection. as required oy
Article 32l Of the Constitution, at the
congressional election to be held on the
first Tuesday. next following the first
Monday In November, 1910, ame3SSlng
Article Is Of the Constitution of LOUIS
lana 50 az to read as follows:
Article Is. Representation in the
House Of Representatives shall pc
equal and uniform and shall be based
upon population. Each parish and
shall have at least one representative.
At its first regular session after the
United Statss> census Of 1910. and at
its first regular session after each
General Assembly shall and it is hereby
directed to reapportion the represen-
tatiOn among the several parishes and
| representative distrist on basis OF
the total population shown by such
census A representative number shall
| be fixed, and each parish and represent
tative district shall nave as many rep
|
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
fraction exceeding one-half the repre-
sentative number. The Rumber of rep
resentatives shall not be more than
one hundred and twenty 120) nor less
when a new parish or parishes is or
are created az authorized by this Con-
stitution, and the maximum number OF
representative have been previously
such new parish or parishes shall be
assigned q representative each in ad-
dition to the maximum one hundred
and twenty fixed herein. and to thai
creased. until the next apportionmeni
of representatives Is made by the Gen
eral Assembly at which time the maxi
mum OF one hundred and twenty snail
| De r, stored. That II there Is more thai
one representative in parish fror
which the larger portion of the terri
tory Is taken FOR the purpose of Great
Ing new parish. one Of such represen
tatives may be apportion to the new
parish In the same Act which create
the parish. That any act passed by tbs
General Assembly OF the State o.
Louisiana at IFS session in 1910 creatini-
a new parish or parishes and assign
ing representative to each is hereb-
ratified and confirmed.
1 Section 2. b II further resolved. etc
That the official ballot to De used 6
said election shall have printed thereo,
the words: For the proposed amenG
ment to Article Is Of the Constitutior
Of the Statsoof Louisiana authorizin ,
the incre2siag Of the number Of repre-
sentatfves9under certain condition."
Against the proposed amendment T.
Article 10 sf the Constitution Of tn
State OF Louisiana authorizing the H.
creasing Of the number of Representa-
tives under certain conditions, an
each elector shall indicate as provide Y
in the general election laws of til
State whether he votes for or again,
the proposed amendment.
4 III. G. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House OF Representa- :
p. NJ LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Goyernor and President Q;
the Senate.
Approved: June 20, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T.sMICHEL.
Secretary OF State.