The St. Mary banner., 1910-10-01
ACT NO. rs.
AL NJ. tOs
House Bill No. 274.

House Bill No. 274.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 1s O
me constitution Of the State of Louisiana
Section l.. Be it resolved by the Genera
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, two
Lhlrds Hds OF all the members elected to eaci
| house concurring. that an amendment to thu
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana b,
ssubmitted to. the qualified electors Of the
SuaIe tor their approval or rejection. as re-
a. a. the Congressional election to be held on
,he hrst Tuesday next following the frst
| MONDAY in November. 1910. amending Arti-
| s.e 70 OF the Constitution OF Louisiana SO
Article 1a. Representation in the House
~ representatives shall be equal and uni.
Eaeh Farh n.r.h ana shall b. based upon population
New Orleans shall have at least one repre-.
ssntsatIye: At its first regular session after
sseh 81. United States census of 1910. and at
states census thereafter, the General Assem-.
ply shall and 1t is hereby directed to re-
app spp1or,on the representation among the sew
erai parishes and representative districts on
q basls OF the total population shown by
such SUCH census. A representative number shall
9s nxed. and each parish and representative
olstrict shall have as many representatives
as sucn representative number is contained
IN the total number of the inhabitants Of
shch parish or representative district as
shown by the last preceding United States
census, and one additional representative
lor esery traction exceeding one half the
representatlve number The number of rep
dred and twenty (120) nor less than ninety
eight (9s). provided that when new par
isn or parishes is or are created. as author
lzed by this Constitution, and the maximum
number of representatives have been previ. |
ously apportioned to other parishes then |
mat such new parish OF parishes shall be |
assigned a repres tative each in addition to |
tthe maximum one hundred and twenty fixed |
hereln, and to that extent the maximum
shal. sn. be increased until the next apportion-
ment OF representatives is made by the Gen.
eral Assembly: at which time the maximum
Of q, one hundred and twenty shall be restored
tive in parish ro whie ,hah 9hs 3hs
fton Of the territory is taken for the pur
pose OF creating new parish. one of such
,ew parish in the same act which creates
he, parish. That any act passed by the Gen
n RAJ Assembly Of the State of Louisiana at
n parishes and essirping new psfisn
o each, is hereby ratified and confirmed. ''''
hat Section ito Be it, it further resolved; etc.
lection shall have printed thereon the
..ords: For the proposed amendment to Ar
lcle 8 of the Constitution of the State of
'oulsiana- authorizing the increasing of the
nmber OF representatives under certain con-
ition: Against the proposed amendment
, Article IL of the Constitution Of the State
10 number of representatives under certain 4
1nfiions. and each elector shall indicate
provided in tie general election laws of
'e State whether he votes for or against
le proposed amendment |
r. G. DUPRE
Speaker of the House of Representatives +
P NJ LAMBREMONT
lentenant Governor and President of the n
Senate. Z
pproved June 90. 1910
T. Y. SANDERS
Governor of the State of Louisiana
trne cory:
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State