Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
ACT NO. 1856.
fOnse BIZ No. l3-.
A LOINT Resolution

House Bill No 1872.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State OF Louisiana, creating and
establishing the Office Of Assistant Attor-
ney General of Louisiana: providing for
the appointment of Assistant attorneys
General; prescribing their qualihcatons,
powers and duties, and fixing their sala-
rleS
Section l. BE it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds OF the members elected TO each House
concurring therein. That the following amend
ment To the Constitution of the state OF
Louisiana be submitted to the electors OF the
State. in accordance with the requirements
of the Constitution and the laws of this
State. at the next election for Representa-
tives in Congress, to be holden IN Novem
ant Attorneys General for the State. who
shall. be appointed by the Attorney General
and he removable at his will.
They shall have the same qualihcations
as the Attorney General.
They shall take charge of and attend to
all such legal matters as the state may De
prosecute and defend all suits wherein the
State may be party or may have an inter
est. when thereto assigned by the Attorney
General. and shall generally do. perform and
discharge all such other duties as may be
assigned to them by the Attorney General !;
and they shall represent him and act Tor
him and in his stead whenever he may be
absent from the State, or be temporarily dls.
abled from any cause. from acting himself
in any matter; and they shall discharge
such other duties as may be imposed, and
exercise such other powers as may be con
ferred by law on the Attorney General.
They shall receive the following salaries,
PAYABLE monthly their own warrants, To-
wit One of them shall receive and be paid
the sum of Four Thousand Dollars (S4Uoo),
and the other shall receive the sum OF Ihree
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (S3,3OOl;
Section .. Be it further resolved That
il adopted at said election in November.
1910. this amendment shall go into enect
and be operative on and after the first day
Section 3. Be it further resolved That
this proposed amendment shall be submit
ted TO the electors of this State. for their
approval or rejection, as required by tne
the general election laws of the State, at
the election for Representative in Congress
to be held on the first Tuesday after the nrst
Monday in November 1910.
Section A. Be il further resolved, That:
on the official ballots to be used at said
election. there shall be placed the words
'For the proposed amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of louisiana. creating
and establishing the office Of Assistant Attor-
new General" etc. and Against the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana creating and establishing
the office of Assistant Attorney General.
etc and each electnr shall indicate as pro-
vided in the general election laws of the
against he votes for.
Speaker of the II NE If Rsoresertatiyes.
p NJ LAMPPEMONT.
Lienterant Governor and President of the
Approved; July s 1 y s.NprRs
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
JOHN = Mrcu-r
Sacratarv of State