The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-18
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House Bill No. 274. 5Ss
JOINT RESOLUTION

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Proposing an amendment to Article 10 OF
TIE Constitution OF the State OF Louisiana,
increasing the number of Representatives,,
Section i. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to ea asa
House concurring, that an amendment to the
Constitution of the State OF Louisiana pc
submitted to the qualified electors Of the
State for their approval or rejection, as re-
CURED by Article 321 of the Constitution,
at the Congressional election to pc hela on on
Monday in November, 1910, amending Aftl'
Gle 10 Of the Constitution Of Louisiana so
as to read as follows:
Article 49,. 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 Oh
New Orleans shall have at least one repre-
sentative. At it's first regular session after
each United States census of 1910 ana AZ
States census thereafter, the General Assem-
bly, shall and it is hereby directed to re-
apportion the representation among the sew
eral parishes and representative DISTRICTS on
basis Of the total population shown by
such census. A representative NUMBER snall
district shall have as many representatives.
as such representative number IS contained
in the total number of the inhabitants OF
such parish or representative dlstrlct. as
shown by the last precedng ontea s.sivs
for every fraction exceeding one-halt the
representative number. The number OF rep
resentatiyes shall not be more than one nun
dred and twenty (120) nor less than ninety
eight (ss provided that y when new ,ut PPar
lied by this Constitution. and the maximum
| number of representatives have been prevl'
ously apportioned to other parishes. ,hen
| that such new parish or parishes shall oe
assigned representative each IN aaal.'on xs "
herein. and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next aPportn1on
! mcnt Of representatives is made by the Ven
eral Assembly, at which time the maximum
of one hundred and twenty shall be restore o.
| That il there is more than one representa-
tive In parish from which the larger por
ton OF the territory is taken for the p uI,
pose of creating a new parish, one OF sucl
representatives may be apportioned 10 tn'
parish in the same act Th nc the Gen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana a a
| it's session in 1910, creating q new par!sl
or parishes and assigning a repreentatlV
to each, is hereby ratified and CONFIRMED.
Section Be it further IT IL r Hca a. s ssi
election shall have printed thereon IN n
words: ''For the proposed amendment to Ar
! ticle g of the Constitution OF the s'ate -, Q
Louisiana. authorizing the increasing Of IN
dition:'' 'Against the proposed esmendmen
to Article 10 Of the Constitution! ofthe Stat
Of Louisiana authorizing the increasing. .
the number Of representatives under CERTAIN
/ conditions and each eector shall indlcat
as provided in lie general election laws o
the State whether he votes for or aEains
the proposed amendment.
Fl. G.. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House Of Renresents NY
P. M. LAMBREMONT,,
! Lieutenant Governor and President OF tn
Senate.
Approved June 20, 1910.
j. Y SANDERS,
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana
A true cOnv:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.