The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-09-22
Act. No. u.


House Bill No. 274.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment TO Article is
Of the Constitution of the State of
louisiana, increasing the number Ut
Section !. be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds of all the members elected
amendment to the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana be submitted to t.Ie
qualified electors of the State. for Their
approval or rejection. as required os
congressional election to be held on the
first Tuesday, next following the first
Monday In November, 1910, ane3sllnS
Article Is Of the Constitution of LOUIS
lana 50 as to read as follows:
Article Is. Representation In the
House of Representatives shall be
equal and uniform and shall be based
upon population. Zach parish and
each ward of the City Of New Orleans
shall have at least one representative.
At Its first regular session after the
United States census of 1910. and aC
It's first regular session after each
United States census thereafter, the
General Assembly snalr and 1t is HEREBY
directed to reappOrtion the represent
tation among the several parishes and
| representative distrist on Il basis Of
| the total population shown by such
| census. A representative number shall
| be fixed. and each parish and represen-
tatfve 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 tho
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
one hundred and twenty u20) nor less
than ninety-eigh t9S). provided that
when a new parish or parishes is or
are created as authorized by this Con-
stitutiOn. and the maximum number Of
representative have been previously
apportio1ed to other parishes, then that
such new parish or parishes shall be
assigned representative each in adj
dition to the maximum one hundred
and twenty fixed herein, and to that
extent the maximum shall be in
creased. until the next apportionment
of representatives is made by the Gen
era1 Assembly at which time the maxi
be restored. That IL there is more than
one representative in parish from
which the larger portion of the terri
tory is taken for the purpose Of Great
ing. new parish. one OF such represen-
tatives may be apportion to the new
parish in the same Act which creates
the parish. That any act passed by the
General Assembly of the State OF
. new parish or parishes and assign
ing 2 representative to each is hereby
| ratified and confirmed.
Section 2. BE 1t further resolved. etc,
That the official ballot to be used at
said election shall have printed thereon
the words: For the proposed amend
ment to Article Is Of the Constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana authorizing
the increasing of the number of repre-
sentatfves under certain condition.
Against the proposed amendment to
Article 10 OF the Constitution of the
State OF Louisiana authorizing the in
creasing of the number of representa-
tlves 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.
| III. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
p. M. LAMBREMONT
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
! the Senate.
Approved: June 20. 1910.
/ j. Y. SANDERS,
| Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
| A true copy:
/ JOHN r. MICHEL.
| Secretary of State.