The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-09-24
ACT NO. w.
HUWBU LII NUs Q IL
JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment to Artieis - Of
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
increasing the number of representatives..
Of the ssts Of
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring, that an amendment TO the
submitted to the qualified electors of the
State for their approval or rejection, as re-
quired by Article 321 of the Constitution,
at the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1910, amending Arti-
Gle 18 of the Constitution Of Louisiana so
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 it's first regular session after
each United States census of 1910, and at
States census thereafter, the General Assem-
bly, shall and it is hereby directed to re-
apportion the representation among the sew
eraI parishes and representative districts on
basis of the total population shown by
such census. A representative number shall
be fixed, and each parish and representative
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-haIt the
representative number: The number OF rep
dred and twenty (120) nor less than ninety
eight (9S), provided that when a new par
ish or parishes is or are created, as author
ized by this Constitution, and the maximum
number of representatives have been previ'
ously apportioned to other parlsheS, thsn
that such new parish or parishes snaH pe
assigned representative each IN aool1lon saS "
the maximum one hundred and twenty nxeo
herein, and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apportIon-
ment of representatives is made by the Cen
eraI Assembly at which time the maximum
of one hundred and twenty shall be restored
That If there is more than one representa-
tive in q parish from which the larger pof-
tion OF the territory is taken for the pur-
representatives. may be apportioned to ths
new parish in the act which creates
the, parish That any act passed by the @ 9en. n.
it's session in 1910, creating new parish
or parishes and assigning repreentatiVe
to each, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
that the official ballot to be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment to Ar.
ticIe Is of the Constitution of the State of
number Of representatives under certain con.
dition;'' Against the proposed amendment
to Article IS of the Constitution OF the State
of Louisiana authorizing the increasing OF
the number of representatives under certain
conditions and each elector shall indicate
as provided in the general election laws OF
the State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment
H. G.. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House Of Renresentatiyes.
P NJ LAMBREM0NT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Approved June 2s, 1910.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
JOHN II. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.