The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-10-27
Act. No, Is,

Act. No. Is.
House Bill No. 274
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment 10 Article is
OF the Constitution OF the STATE OF
Louisiana, increasing the number OF
Representatives.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
wo-thirds of all the members elected
to eacn House. concurring. that an
amendment TO the Constitution or the
State Of Louisiana be submitted 10 tbs
qualified electors of the State. for tne-r
| approval or rejection. as required oy
Article 321 of the Constitution, at the
congressional election TO be held on the
! first Tuesday. next following the first
Monday In November. 1910, ames.ilng
Article Is of the Constitution of Louis
lana SO as to read as follows:
Article Is. Representation in the
House of Representatives shall be
reQual and uniform and shall be based
upon population. Each parish and
each ward of the City of New Orleans
shall have at least one representative.
At it's first regular session after the
United States census of 1910, and at
it's first regular session after each
General Assembly shall and it is hereby
directed to reapportion the represen-
tatien among the several parishes and
representative distrist on basis OF
the total population shown by sucn
census. representative number shall
, be fixed, and each parish and represen-
tative district shall have as many rep
resentatives 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 shall not be more than
; than ninety-eight (9S). provided that
Z when a new parish or parishes is or
n are created as authorized by this Con-
stitution, and the maximum number OF
: apportioned to other parishes. then that
!. such new parish or parishes shall be
!. assigned a representative each in ad-
dition to the , maxi hnrnn one ea h ~ i
!. extent the maximum shall be in
n creased, until the next apportionnlen'
= of representatives Is made by the Gen
e eral Assembly at which time the maxi
3 mum Of one hundred and twenty sinai
4 be restored. That If there Is more thar
one representative in a parish from
which the larger portion Of t ne .erf
4 ing a new parish. one Of such represen
: tatives may be apportion to the new
4 parish in the same Act which create
4 the parish. That any act passed by thu
= General Assembly Of the State q
I. Louisiana at IT'S session in 1910 creating
4 new parish or parishes and assign
ing Representative pre- 90 each is hefeD
= Section 2. Be 1T further resolved. etc
= That the official ballot to be used a
= said election shall have printed Thereon
= the words: For the proposed amend
= ment to Article Is OF the Constitution
II OF the State Of louisiana authorizin'
= the increasing of the number Of repre-
- sentat1ves under certain condition.;
4, against the proposed amendment t
q Article Is Of the Constitution Of tn
= State Of Louisiana authorizing the in
y. creasing Of the number of representa-
10 tives under certain conditions" am
~ each electOr shall indicate as provide
= in the general election laws Of tn
:. = state whether he votes for or agar ms
- the proposed amendment.
=. HI. G. DUPRE,
~ Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
~ p. M LAMBREMONT.
- Lieutenant Governor and President Q
- the Senate
u Approved: June 20, 1910.
70 J. Y. SANDERS.
"A Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
40 A true copy:
=. JOHN T. MICHEL
~ Secretary OF State.